136: Thriving as a Special Needs Mama ft. Vania Deeney
The Catholic Feminist
Claire Swinarski
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2020
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Parenting is hard, no matter who you’re parenting. But parenting a child with special needs is a task that some people hold up as the most heroic act of them all. Not so, says today’s guest—and she explains why. Vania Deeney is a mom, engineer, and Catholic Latina whose daughter was diagnosed with a genetic condition in her third trimester. Vania and I chat about what it was like to receive her daughter’s diagnosis, her advice for mothers of able-bodied kids to make our church more inclusive, and her devotion Our Lady of Guadalupe. We also talk about her work as an engineer and being a woman in a male-dominated field. Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Catholic feminist episode 136. Today we're talking about |
| 0:06.2 | special needs parenting. Today's episode has been brought to you by every sacred |
| 0:11.2 | Sunday for a beautiful 2020 mass journal, |
| 0:14.5 | head on over to Every Sacred Sunday.com. |
| 0:17.5 | Today's episode is also brought to you by Select International Tours. |
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| 0:35.0 | a podcast for strong women who want to be informed, inspired, and intentional. |
| 0:40.0 | I'm your host, Claire, and I'm so glad you're here. Can you believe it's almost March? I know I can't. It is absolutely |
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