EPIC Families
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<p>We’re on a mission to create EPIC families: Extraordinary Parents. Incredible Children. </p><br><p>Families with children (and potentially parents!) who have ADHD, Autism or sit along the neurodiverse spectrum...it's time to celebrate the power of thinking differently.</p><br><p>The EPIC Families Podcast gives neurodiverse families the certainty, clarity, and confidence to build EPIC relationships and live incredible lives through embracing - not fighting against - what makes them unique.</p><br><p>We deliver strength in neurodiversity by grabbing the information from experts who have it and giving it to the families who need it. Our focus is on real-life families and providing them with practical guidance, tools and support. We are proudly and boldly different - we focus on real, chaotic, messy family life, not perfect psychological scenarios and academic case studies.</p><br><p>No longer will neurodiverse families feel overlooked, misunderstood, confused, ignored, or forgotten. This is where we make a stand and prove to the world that neurodiversity is a superpower!</p><br><p>EPIC Families is delivered by Bay Paediatrics, New Zealand's leading child neurodevelopmental clinic. Discover more at: https://baypaediatrics.com/</p><br><p>The show is hosted by Freddie Bennett, a neurodivergent dad who conquered his mind and became a Guinness World Record holder, crossed the Sahara Desert, and ran the Arctic towards the North Pole. Now he’s on a mission to help every family understand that neurodivergence does not have to be a weakness…it can be your greatest strength.</p><br><p>You can also join the free EPIC Families community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/epicfamiliescommunity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Get the support you need to build strength in neurodiversity. Be seen, be heard, and be YOU.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
July 16, 2026
The Art of Family Untangling
<p>Come join Elen and our amazing speakers at EPIC Families LIVE on August 16th: New Zealand’s biggest EVER event for Neurodiverse families! More details <a href="https://baypaediatrics.com/epic-families-live" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br><p><strong>The Expert Who Untangles What Nobody Else Can.</strong></p><br><p>Every neurodiverse family reaches a point where they know something is wrong, they know they need help, and they have absolutely no idea where to start. Too much information. Too many waitlists. Too many professionals who don't quite get it. And not enough time, energy, or clarity to figure out the next step.</p><br><p>Elen Nathan gets it. As an occupational therapist, sensory integration specialist, and founder of The Playful Place in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, she has spent her career doing one thing above all else: untangling what nobody else can. </p><br><p><strong>In this episode, you'll hear:</strong></p><br><p>❤️🩹 Why Elen's premature son set her on the path to becoming one of New Zealand's leading voices in sensory integration</p><br><p>🗺️ What "wayfinding" is…and why it might be the most important first step any family can take</p><br><p>📱The concept of "infobesity”, and why all the information on your social media feed might actually be making things worse</p><br><p>🏆 Why traditional strategies like sticker charts and reward systems simply don't work for neurodivergent children…and what does</p><br><p>🚫 What to do when one parent isn't on board…and the powerful question she asks that changes everything</p><br><p>🤞 Why hope can actually feel dangerous for families who have been let down too many times</p><br><p>👀 Why compassion isn't enough…and what "empathy with action" really looks like</p><br><p>🫶 The moment Elen realised her job isn't just to support the child or the parent…it's to support the relationship between them</p><br><p>If you have ever felt lost, overwhelmed, or like nobody really understands what your family is going through, this conversation is the hand on your shoulder you have been waiting for.</p><br><p>Discover more about Elen and her work here: <a href="https://theplayfulplace.co.nz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://theplayfulplace.co.nz/</a></p><br><p>>>>>>>>></p><br><p>EPIC Families is part of Bay Paediatrics, New Zealand’s leading child Neurodevelopmental clinic. We believe every family deserves to be an EPIC family with Extraordinary Parents and Incredible Children.</p><br><p>Discover more about our award-winning ADHD and ASD assessments, family therapy support, and our free tools and resources here: <a href="https://baypaediatrics.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://baypaediatrics.com/</a></p><br><p>Join the free EPIC Families community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/epicfamiliescommunity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Be seen, be heard, and discover strength in neurodiversity.</p><br><p>Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/baypaediatrics/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/baypaediatrics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
July 5, 2026
From Overlooked To Unstoppable
<p><strong>Come join us at EPIC Families LIVE on August 16th: New Zealand’s biggest EVER event for Neurodiverse families! More details </strong><a href="https://baypaediatrics.com/epic-families-live" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a></p><p>-----------------------</p><br><p>She Fought Every System. And She Won.</p><br><p>Some parents ask for help and get it. Anna Knight asked for help and was told: "nothing to see here". She was told to come back when her son was four. She was told her anxiety was the problem. She was told the behaviors were under control...while she was going home covered in bruises.</p><br><p>She kept fighting anyway. And what she built on the other side of that fight will give every struggling parent real, tangible hope.</p><br><p>In this episode, you'll hear:</p><br><p>🚫 How a daycare manager's offhand observation set Anna on a years-long journey through a system that repeatedly let her family down</p><br><p>🧠 Why her son's autism was missed again and again...and what finally got him diagnosed</p><br><p>🗺️ Why the strategies on every parenting course she attended simply didn't work...and what actually did</p><br><p>🎓 The two types of teachers: and why one of them can change everything for a neurodiverse child</p><br><p>🧩 Why sensory needs are the missing piece that nobody talks about...and how understanding them transformed her son's life</p><br><p>🎉 The mindset shift that changed everything: from fixing the child to changing the environment</p><br><p>🚀 What it means to get yourself diagnosed to become a positive role model for your own child</p><br><p>This is one of the most honest, raw, and genuinely important conversations we have ever had on the EPIC Families Podcast. Anna says the quiet part out loud so that every parent who has ever felt alone in this fight knows the truth: they are not.</p><br><p>>>>>>>>>>>>></p><br><p>Join Anna in our free EPIC Families community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/epicfamiliescommunity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Be seen, be heard and discover strength in neurodiversity.</p><br><p>EPIC Families is part of Bay Paediatrics, New Zealand’s leading child Neurodevelopmental clinic. We believe every family deserves to be an EPIC family with Extraordinary Parents and Incredible Children.</p><br><p>Discover more about our award-winning ADHD and ASD assessments, family therapy support, and our free tools and resources here: <a href="https://baypaediatrics.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://baypaediatrics.com/</a></p><br><p>Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/baypaediatrics/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/baypaediatrics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 9, 2026
NeuroPlay: Building a Limitless Future
<p>🎉 Join us at EPIC Families LIVE on August 16th: New Zealand’s biggest EVER event for Neurodiverse families! More details <a href="https://baypaediatrics.com/epic-families-live" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.🎉</p><br><p><strong>She Looked Around and Saw Nothing. So She Built Everything.</strong></p><br><p>Every neurodiverse family knows the feeling: The park visit that ends in meltdown. The soft play centre that leaves your child dysregulated for two days. The birthday party that looked fine to everyone else…and cost you 48 hours of chaos at home. The constant sense of being on guard, never quite able to breathe.</p><br><p>Jorgia Curtis felt all of it. And then she decided to do something about it.</p><br><p><strong>In this episode, you'll hear:</strong></p><br><p>🧠 How Jorgia's son was diagnosed with Autism at just two years old, and why this inspired her to create something the entire Bay of Plenty was crying out for.</p><br><p>❓Why getting a diagnosis can feel like the beginning of even more questions… and what families actually need on the other side of it</p><br><p>💡The moment Jorgia visited a sensory play centre in Auckland and thought: "Why can't EVERY family have this?"</p><br><p>🫣The reality of public play places for neurodiverse families… and why so many parents have simply stopped trying</p><br><p>🎉What NeuroPlay Studios will actually look like: soft play, dark rooms, trampolines, music sessions, sensory equipment, and a community space where no one has to explain themselves</p><br><p>❤️🩹 The powerful secret that reveals why parents need inclusive play spaces as much as their children do.</p><br><p>🚀 What it actually takes to go from a crazy idea to a charity to a real physical space in eight months</p><br><p>This is a story about a mum who saw a gap, felt the fear, and jumped anyway. And in doing so, she is building something that will change the lives of thousands of families in New Zealand and beyond.</p><br><p>You can connect with Jorgia by email (<a href="mailto:neuroplaystudiosnz@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">neuroplaystudiosnz@gmail.com</a>), discover more about NeuroPlay Studios <a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Neuroplay-Studios-Charitable-Trust/61588348753994/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> and donate <a href="https://givealittle.co.nz/org/neuroplay-studios-charitable-trust" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br><p>>>>>>>></p><br><p>EPIC Families is part of Bay Paediatrics, New Zealand’s leading child Neurodevelopmental clinic. We believe every family deserves to be an EPIC family with Extraordinary Parents and Incredible Children.</p><br><p>Discover more about our award-winning ADHD and ASD assessments, family therapy support, and our free tools and resources here: <a href="https://baypaediatrics.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://baypaediatrics.com/</a></p><br><p>Join the free EPIC Families community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/epicfamiliescommunity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Be seen, be heard and discover strength in neurodiversity.</p><br><p>Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/baypaediatrics/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/baypaediatrics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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<p>We’re on a mission to create EPIC families: Extraordinary Parents. Incredible Children. </p><br><p>Families with children (and potentially parents!) who have ADHD, Autism or sit along the neurodiverse spectrum...it's time to celebrate the power of thinking differently.</p><br><p>The EPIC Families Podcast gives neurodiverse families the certainty, clarity, and confidence to build EPIC relationships and live incredible lives through embracing - not fighting against - what makes them unique.</p><br><p>We deliver strength in neurodiversity by grabbing the information from experts who have it and giving it to the families who need it. Our focus is on real-life families and providing them with practical guidance, tools and support. We are proudly and boldly different - we focus on real, chaotic, messy family life, not perfect psychological scenarios and academic case studies.</p><br><p>No longer will neurodiverse families feel overlooked, misunderstood, confused, ignored, or forgotten. This is where we make a stand and prove to the world that neurodiversity is a superpower!</p><br><p>EPIC Families is delivered by Bay Paediatrics, New Zealand's leading child neurodevelopmental clinic. Discover more at: https://baypaediatrics.com/</p><br><p>The show is hosted by Freddie Bennett, a neurodivergent dad who conquered his mind and became a Guinness World Record holder, crossed the Sahara Desert, and ran the Arctic towards the North Pole. Now he’s on a mission to help every family understand that neurodivergence does not have to be a weakness…it can be your greatest strength.</p><br><p>You can also join the free EPIC Families community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/epicfamiliescommunity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Get the support you need to build strength in neurodiversity. Be seen, be heard, and be YOU.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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