IP#514 Ginny Kochis – Quirky Catholic Kids on Inside the Pages with Kris McGregor – Discerning Hearts Podcast
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4.8 • 558 Ratings
🗓️ 9 April 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Kris McGregor speaks with Ginny Kochis, author of Quirky Catholic Kids, about raising neurodivergent children with faith, hope and joy. This conversation offers practical wisdom, spiritual encouragement and reassurance for Catholic families navigating autism, ADHD, OCD, anxiety and the beautiful uniqueness of every child.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Chris McGregor. |
| 0:01.9 | Before we begin, I want to let you know that Disserting Hearts needs your help. |
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| 0:14.4 | Why is this important? |
| 0:15.7 | Because souls around the world are searching for truth, for hope, and for Christ. |
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| 0:32.4 | Discerninghearts.com presents Inside the Pages, insights from today's most compelling authors. I'm your host, Chris |
| 0:38.8 | McGregor, and I'm delighted to be joined by Jenny Coaches, who is a Catholic wife and mom to three |
| 0:44.7 | neurodivergent children. She holds a master's in teaching, writing, and literature, and has two |
| 0:50.2 | decades of experience, educating children of all ability levels. Through the Quirky Catholic |
| 0:56.0 | Kids website and community, Jenny offers practical support and prayerful encouragement to Catholic |
| 1:01.2 | families raising exceptional kids. With Jenny Coaches, we go inside the pages of quirky Catholic kids, |
| 1:09.8 | navigating neurodivergence with faith and joy, published by Sophia |
| 1:15.1 | Institute Press. Jenny, thank you so much for joining me. Oh, thanks for having me. I'm really |
| 1:22.5 | excited to be here. I kind of shared with you before we started how enthusiastic I am about your book. |
| 1:28.3 | It is one that I actually, I wish I would have had it 30 years ago when my kids were first |
| 1:36.9 | diagnosed on the spectrum. |
| 1:39.1 | When my husband and I were so shocked by what we are experiencing, you know, those little babies that we have |
| 1:46.8 | that are just so beautiful. And they continue to be beautiful. But about three to five years in, |
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