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HERself

22. The Best Ways To Support When A Loved One Needs You

HERself

Abby and Amy

Best Self, Parenting, Opportunity, Purpose, Kids & Family, Grow, Future, Real, Honest, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Comparison, Health & Fitness, Vulnerable, Education

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

A heavy episode full of raw emotions and real thoughts. With Abby discovering that their 3rd child will have Down syndrome, we wanted to bring in an episode to meet you where you are. The grief you have gone through and the feeling of loss that can sit on our shoulders is real. This episode is full of different coping strategies as well as tangible ways you can help, or ask for help, during the times we all need it most. Resources: Jack’s Basket Gigi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome ...

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0:00.0

Just think about today, this week and this month. That's all I want you to think about.

0:04.9

And as a person who is a planner and a forward thinker and someone who is very, very difficult being in the present,

0:11.0

I try really hard, it's always my goal. But if I actually just think about today, I'm not worried. Like I have this beautiful growing baby who is perfectly made exactly as he or she is meant to be and I'm not worried about today.

0:29.4

I'm Amy and I'm Abby and as women we are constantly comparing ourselves to others.

0:36.0

But your life isn't supposed to look like hers.

0:39.0

Being your best self means standing firm in your decisions and always being willing to grow with

0:44.6

a purpose.

0:45.9

We get vulnerable and real with an honest look into the challenges and triumphs we all face.

0:52.3

Every woman listening gets an opportunity

0:54.2

to choose what life looks like for herself.

1:02.1

Hello friends, at the time of this airing it's been about a week and a half since we found out that our third baby has Down syndrome.

1:10.0

So about three weeks ago we knew that there were heart issues there was a brain cyst

1:15.4

There was some bowel issues, but we also knew that those could all be fixed maybe it was surgery afterwards

1:21.4

Maybe it would just clear up while I was still pregnant it was

1:24.1

still pregnant and honestly when they rattled up the stats it didn't bother me

1:28.6

like those were all stats those happened to other people those are things that don't happen to us and I was in a really good spot until it was completely definitive.

1:38.0

Our genetic counselor called and let us know just right off the bat she got to the point and let us know that all of these

1:43.9

things they have figured it out our baby has Down syndrome and it was hard news to hear

1:50.4

I don't even really remember the next three or four minutes.

1:54.0

Colin was so strong and was able to get the appointment set up and figure out what our next

1:58.8

steps were, get insurance lined up, and I really don't know what happened.

2:02.4

And I think a lot of what we'll talk about in this

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