Episode 214 - Happiness is Down Syndrome with Misty Snyder

The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

What happens when the excitement of a pregnancy comes to a screeching halt with the words you never expected to hear: Down syndrome? For many parents, it can feel like a life sentence of fear and unknowns. What started out as a grief over the life Misty Snyder was expecting to have with her second-born child, ended up to be one of her greatest gifts. While she wrestled through the anxieties and mourned the expectations of what she thought motherhood of two would be like, Misty has found a richer, more fuller life than she could have ever imagined. She has taken her pain and turned it into a vibrant, encouraging community called Happiness is Down Syndrome to support other parents grappling with the challenges and joys that come with loving a child with Down syndrome. Join Davey and Misty as they talk about what to do when life takes an unexpected turn and how to find happiness in the midst of it. Whether you are a parent of a child with special needs or just know one, this episode will help you see the good in the hardest moments of life. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mistycoysnyder/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/happinessisdownsyndrome/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=tHDn13t1Sqo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Nothing Is Wasted Podcast, where we believe that no matter what you've
0:09.6	gone through in life, God is inviting you to partner with him to take back your story.
0:15.1	On this podcast, we have inspiring conversations with people who are doing just that.
0:20.4	And now, your hosts, Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Samson.
0:26.4	Hey, everybody. Welcome to the Nothing Is Wasted Podcast. I'm Aubrey and I'm Davey and we have an
0:32.8	incredible conversation in store for you today with Misty Snyder. You know, this is a topic
0:38.8	Aubrey that we have not really covered a whole lot. I've been wanting to have some conversations
0:44.0	surrounding parents with special needs and because I know that we have so many of you guys out there
0:49.2	and we've had a couple conversations, but I'm just really glad that that we were able to do
0:53.5	this conversation so that you guys can not only be encouraged and ministered to, but also
0:58.0	resourced and Misty's got some great resources. She is an advocate for special needs families.
1:05.6	She has created an online community called Happiness is Down syndrome. It's awesome. It's very
1:11.6	cool. You need to go look up their Instagram, Happiness is Down syndrome and it will light up your day
1:18.2	because she really, and we'll talk about in this conversation, you'll hear in just a second,
1:21.6	she really flips the script on everything you would think of when you receive a diagnosis
1:27.0	of Down syndrome, right? As a in pregnancy, you know, a doctor OB comes to you and says,
1:33.3	hey, I'm sorry, you know, here's the genetic testing and how it comes back. Typically,
1:37.3	you're going to go and search Google and you're going to find all of these different things that,
1:40.8	you know, are going to tell you all the difficulties and how hard this is going to be and how much
1:44.4	it's going to, you know, really adversely affect your family and she decided to flip the script.
1:50.2	And I love her perspective on this. Amazing. So so cool. So cool.
1:55.8	Yeah, you are going to be so encouraged by Davies conversation with Misty Snyder.
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