Empowered by Hope

About Empowered by Hope

You want the best possible quality of life for your child regardless of diagnosis or prognosis. Raising a child with medical complexities is often lonely, scary and overwhelming. Join two parents of amazing children with rare medical complexities, Emily K. Whiting and Ashlyn Thompson, to get help and grow with them into empowered advocates for our kids. Here you’ll find a community of support, encouragement, education and resources, equipping you to navigate your child’s medical complexities with hope. To get more personal support, connect with us directly at www.ParentEmpowermentNetwork.org.

Publisher

Ashlyn Thompson

Category

health & fitness · kids & family · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Dec 2022

Latest episode

25 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

89 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Mar 2026

   The Pressure We Put on Ourselves and the Burnout That Follows

   Send us a text, we want to hear from you! In this episode, Ashlyn sits down with Danielle Ireland—licensed therapist and host of Don’t Cut Your Own Bangs—for a real, unfiltered conversation about the internal pressure so many medical parents and caregivers carry. That constant voice that says you’re both too much and not enough… that you should be doing more, even when you’re already doing everything… that it’s all on you to hold it together and make it okay. Together, they explor...

2. 

   26 Feb 2026

   Why Connecting With Another Medical Parent Can Change Everything

   Send us a text, we want to hear from you! There’s a moment many medical parents know too well: the late-night scroll, the knot in your throat, the feeling that you need an answer and a hand to hold—right now. That’s where our story begins, with two moms, a Facebook group, a long hospital stay, and one honest message that turned fear into friendship. Co-hosts and close friends, Ashlyn Thompson & Ashley Milbourne, talk about how relationships change when your child’s care gets complex, and...

3. 

   11 Feb 2026

   Turning Insight Into Evidence: A Journal for Caregivers with Amy Lamb

   Send us a text, we want to hear from you! You know your child best. The challenge is proving it in a 15-minute appointment or during morning rounds at the hospital. In this episode, Emily talks with Amy Lamb, creator of My Health Journal, about a simple journaling system that helps caregivers track symptoms, medications, sleep, stress, and daily observations in one organized place. When patterns are documented clearly, doctors can see what you see. That’s how Amy uncovered her mother’s misdia...

Who has been a guest on Empowered by Hope

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Brittany Luther
• Mary Jenner
• Dr Tasha Faruqui

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

81

Social presence

91

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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Books guests

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