This DownsideUp Life
Jenny Tesler and Heidi Hedges
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Complex parents can't always help.
Heidi and Jenny discuss complex parents appreciating people helping out and creating activities for their kids, but don't be mad if they can't help out.
One way to skin a horse
Heidi and Jenny interview Kourtney Barnum from Rett University. They chat about all the things. Facials, birthdays, education and speech therapy.
Complex parenting...In a nutshell
Heidi and Jenny have a special guest who has so much to say about special education, growing up with a sister with a disability and building a camp for those with Rett syndrome. Seriously, so much to…
Running, running, running for a cause
Heidi and Jenny met up in Orlando Fl, to run the Disney Princess half marathon. It wasa weekend full of laughter, sweat and tears. Check out how they did. Did they finish? Or was it just too far
Sibling love
Heidi and Jenny bring their neurotypical sons on the podcast to discuss living with a rare disorder. An honest discussion about being a sibling, relating with other siblings and just being honest…
The sibling life
Heidi and Jenny discuss caretaking, sibling resolve and the weight of caretaking on a neurotypical sibling.
Happy New Year! LFG 2026!
After a 6-7 month hiatus. Thats right. 6....7! Heidi and Jenny talk about their 2025 highlights and what they are looking forward to in 2026
How do you summer?
Heidi and Jenny discuss summer camps, School ESY and just hanging out all day long for the dog days of summer.
Heads are spinning about medicaid
Heidi has had a fun time with Sex Ed . Jenny vents about people just not getting it. Disability rights are at risk, disability moms are mad!
Hospital Life and medical mom credentials
IMO we are Mom MD, but really we are MOM,IMO., OMG., LOLJenny discusses hospital life and the hot doctors that showed up for Manolia.
Around the world salute
Jenny and Heidi discuss AI, boobs and being jealous of others.
We are all getting older
Heidi has a birthday. Jenny and Heidi discuss getting older with complex kids. Also, RIP Hermione the chicken.
The interview one
Jenny goes to cardio pilates and has a realization about her body. Perimenopause and bigger boobs. Neurogene trial update and questions for each other. Good times.
Heidi's Hawaii experience
Heidi and Jenny chat about vacations and how great the experience can be. Jenny gets wistful for siblings to play independently. The dichotomy of complex parenting.
Consistently inconsistent
Hippos are dangerous animals and having nothing to do with hippotherapy. Also, we have some hot gossip about we have heard about Medicaid.
Ask disability parents about Medicaid
Heidi and Jenny discuss life changing Medicaid services, differences state by state and how this will impact the disability community.
Telepathy, lack of sleep and parenting
Jenny bans her self from listening to the rest of The Telepathy Tapes podcast. Heidi hasn't slept.
Do you believe in telepathy?
Heidi and Jenny discuss The Telepathy Tapes podcast, being woo woo and the idea that nonverbal kids have special powers.
Are you prepared for a disaster?
Heidi and Jenny discuss preparing for emergencies while living in areas that have natural disasters. Sharing tips from good resources and bad advice from experience. Take a listen. How prepared are…
New Year, new us, not really.
Its a New Year. Heidi and Jenny discuss a couple of highlights from 2024. The fires in Los Angeles, Jenny's home for 25 years. Then a look forward to 2025
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This DownsideUp Life has published 51 episodes since March 2024, covering topics in Kids & Family, Parenting.
This DownsideUp Life is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 55m.
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