Curveballs and Lemonade
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Podcast Overview
<p>Curveballs and Lemonade is a powerful podcast hosted by Judy Kogan featuring honest conversations with people who have faced life’s toughest moments and found a way to move forward.</p><p>Each episode explores real stories of loss, trauma, heartbreak, illness, and unexpected life changes, while focusing on resilience, healing, personal growth, and hope. Judy sits down with guests to discuss how adversity changed them, what they learned through their experiences, and how their stories can help others navigate difficult seasons of life.</p><p>These are conversations about rebuilding, rediscovery, and finding strength in the moments that shape us the most.</p><p>If you’ve ever wondered how people survive the unimaginable and come out stronger on the other side, Curveballs and Lemonade is for you.</p><p>New episodes drop every Thursday.</p><p>Follow the show: Instagram: @curveballsandlemonade Facebook: Curveballs and Lemonade</p><p>Produced by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="decorated-link" href="https://www.commandcreativestudios.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Command Creative Studios</a></p><p>Engineered by Robert Altschuler</p>
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Publishing Since
5/19/2026
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Recent Episodes
June 25, 2026
Navigating IEPs, Special Education, and Advocacy with Rachel Milman
<p>What happens when life’s earliest heartbreak becomes the foundation for your life’s purpose?</p><p>In this episode of Curveballs and Lemonade, Judy Kogan sits down with special education and Regional Center attorney Rachel S. Milman to discuss the profound childhood loss that shaped her career and her mission to help families navigate some of life’s most challenging diagnoses.</p><p>Rachel shares the heartbreaking story of losing her father at just five years old after a missed medical diagnosis, and how that experience created a lifelong drive for justice. That path ultimately led her to law school and, eventually, to a deeply meaningful career advocating for children with disabilities and their families.</p><p>In this powerful conversation, Rachel breaks down what parents need to know about IEPs, Regional Center services, special education law, self-determination programs, and how to advocate effectively when schools or service providers are not meeting a child’s needs.</p><p>She also shares practical advice for parents receiving a new diagnosis, including how to build the right support team, when to seek an advocate, and why trusting your instincts matters.</p><p>If you are a parent navigating autism, ADHD, developmental delays, special education, or disability services, this episode is packed with valuable insight, guidance, and hope.</p><p>New episodes of Curveballs and Lemonade drop every Thursday.</p><p></p><p>Follow Rachel Milman on: </p><p>Instagram: @lawmamamilman. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/lawmamamilman/">https://www.instagram.com/lawmamamilman/</a> </p><p>Visit Milman Law's website:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.milmanlawapc.com">www.milmanlawapc.com</a></p><p></p><p>Follow us on social media:</p><p>Instagram: @Curveballsandlemonade </p><p>Facebook: Curveballs and Lemonade </p><p>TikTok: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@curveballsandlemonade">https://www.tiktok.com/@curveballsandlemonade</a> </p><p>YouTube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@CurveballsandLemonade">https://www.youtube.com/@CurveballsandLemonade</a></p><p>Recorded and produced by Command Creative Studios: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.commandcreativestudios.com/">https://www.commandcreativestudios.com/</a></p><p>Engineered by Robert Altschuler.</p><p>#CurveballsAndLemonade #SpecialEducation #IEP #ParentAdvocacy #AutismSupport #DisabilityRights</p>
June 18, 2026
Melinda Blalock on Surviving Her Son’s Seizures and Her Own Heart Surgery
<p>What do you do when every doctor tells you your child is fine, but your gut tells you something is terribly wrong?</p><p>In this episode of Curveballs and Lemonade, Judy Kogan sits down with Melinda Hughie Blalock to share her family’s extraordinary journey navigating pediatric epilepsy, medical advocacy, and resilience in the face of unimaginable challenges.</p><p>Melinda opens up about her son Beck’s battle with drug-resistant epilepsy, the years of seizures that went undetected on EEGs, and the emotional toll of repeatedly being told nothing was wrong. After visiting four children’s hospitals without answers, Melinda refused to give up. Her relentless advocacy eventually led her family to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, where advanced testing uncovered the truth and changed Beck’s life.</p><p>Melinda shares Beck’s journey through epilepsy surgery, VNS, and RNS devices, and the incredible milestone of becoming seizure-free after years of uncertainty. She also discusses her own life-threatening cardiac journey, including open heart surgery for an aortic aneurysm and later a mechanical valve replacement.</p><p>This powerful conversation explores what it means to trust your intuition, advocate fiercely for your child, and keep searching for hope when the road feels impossible.</p><p>If you or someone you love is navigating epilepsy, chronic illness, rare disease, caregiving, or medical uncertainty, this episode offers powerful insight, hope, and encouragement.</p><p>New episodes drop every Thursday.</p><p>Follow Melinda at: @timinda</p><p>Follow us on social media:</p><p>Instagram: @Curveballsandlemonade </p><p>Facebook: Curveballs and Lemonade </p><p>TikTok: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@curveballsandlemonade">https://www.tiktok.com/@curveballsandlemonade</a> </p><p>YouTube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@CurveballsandLemonade">https://www.youtube.com/@CurveballsandLemonade</a></p><p>Recorded and produced by Command Creative Studios: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.commandcreativestudios.com/">https://www.commandcreativestudios.com/</a></p><p>Engineered by Robert Altschuler.</p><p>#CurveballsAndLemonade #EpilepsyAwareness #MedicalAdvocacy #CaregiverSupport #Resilience #PediatricEpilepsy</p>
June 11, 2026
Living With a Rare Brain Disease, Brain Surgery, and Becoming an Advocate with Linda Fuchser
<p>What would you do if a routine trip to the emergency room revealed a rare brain disease you never knew you had?</p><p>In this episode of Curveballs and Lemonade, Judy Kogan sits down with Linda Fuchser to share her incredible journey living with cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM), a rare neurological disease that causes abnormal blood vessels in the brain, brainstem, and spinal cord.</p><p>Linda discusses her accidental diagnosis after a brain bleed, undergoing brain surgery, discovering she carries the common Hispanic genetic mutation associated with CCM1, and learning to navigate life with multiple lesions throughout her brain and brainstem. She opens up about recovery, depression, cognitive challenges, family dynamics, and the uncertainty that comes with living with a rare disease.</p><p>Most importantly, Linda shares how she transformed her experience into purpose by becoming an advocate for the Alliance to Cure Cavernous Malformation, helping patients and families find support, education, and hope.</p><p>This powerful conversation explores resilience, advocacy, rare disease awareness, brain health, patient empowerment, and finding purpose through adversity.</p><p>If you or someone you love has been affected by a rare disease, brain injury, neurological condition, or chronic illness, this episode is filled with valuable insight and inspiration.</p><p>New episodes drop every Thursday.</p><p>Follow us on social media:</p><p>Instagram: @Curveballsandlemonade </p><p>Facebook: Curveballs and Lemonade </p><p>TikTok: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@curveballsandlemonade">https://www.tiktok.com/@curveballsandlemonade</a> </p><p>YouTube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@CurveballsandLemonade">https://www.youtube.com/@CurveballsandLemonade</a></p><p>Recorded and produced by Command Creative Studios: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.commandcreativestudios.com/">https://www.commandcreativestudios.com/</a></p><p>Engineered by Robert Altschuler.</p><p>#CurveballsAndLemonade #RareDisease #BrainSurgery #CCM #PatientAdvocate #Resilience</p>
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- What is Curveballs and Lemonade?
<p>Curveballs and Lemonade is a powerful podcast hosted by Judy Kogan featuring honest conversations with people who have faced life’s toughest moments and found a way to move forward.</p><p>Each episode explores real stories of loss, trauma, heartbreak, illness, and unexpected life changes, while focusing on resilience, healing, personal growth, and hope. Judy sits down with guests to discuss how adversity changed them, what they learned through their experiences, and how their stories can help others navigate difficult seasons of life.</p><p>These are conversations about rebuilding, rediscovery, and finding strength in the moments that shape us the most.</p><p>If you’ve ever wondered how people survive the unimaginable and come out stronger on the other side, Curveballs and Lemonade is for you.</p><p>New episodes drop every Thursday.</p><p>Follow the show: Instagram: @curveballsandlemonade Facebook: Curveballs and Lemonade</p><p>Produced by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="decorated-link" href="https://www.commandcreativestudios.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Command Creative Studios</a></p><p>Engineered by Robert Altschuler</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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