Making Our Way

About Making Our Way

Making Our Way is a place for conversations about some of the toughest and best moments in life. The inspiration is Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but this is a show about people - and their stories. The messy, the magical, the motivating, the community-building, and the heart-tugging. This is about how we make our way through the difficult, the unimaginable, and the regular everyday heartache. We share stories about carving our path forward, having a hand in creating what comes next. This is really just a podcast about life....and how we lean into it as we make our way.

Publisher

Team Joseph

Category

kids & family · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 May 2021

Latest episode

9 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 43 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   9 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Comfortable with the Uncomfortable: The Nicklow Family on Love and Letting Go

   Chaikia and Darrel Nicklow share their inspiring journey of love, resilience, and finding joy while raising their son, Darrel Jr., in this heartfelt interview.

2. 

   24 Mar 2026

   Unfiltered and real - Mary Garrison’s story of grit, laughter and love

   In this vulnerable conversation, Mary shares what it truly costs to fight for a full life in a system that too often puts up barriers. She speaks candidly about the exhaustion of proving her son’s needs, the quiet ways lack of accessibility shrinks a child’s world, and the urgency she feels to create memories. Most of all, she reminds us that her 14-year-old son Eddie is not his diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy — he’s a teenager and a human first. This conversation is raw and deeply human.

3. 

   24 Feb 2026

   Shine Bright and Make Memories with Bill Barton

   In this heartfelt episode of Making Our Way, we sit down with Bill Barton — a father whose story takes us through the deep joy of fatherhood, the shock of an unexpected diagnosis, and the slow, transformative journey of learning what it truly means to be present. Bill shares honestly about the helplessness that can come with watching the people you love carry pain you cannot fix. He reflects on the moment he realized that love isn’t always about solutions — sometimes it’s about showing up, staying steady, and choosing connection in the hardest moments. Through it all, Bill reminds us that joy still finds its way in. In small moments. In laughter. In perspective. In family. This is a conversation about presence, perspective, and the quiet strength of a father learning to walk alongside his child — not with all the answers, but with an open heart.

Inside a recent episode

Comfortable with the Uncomfortable: The Nicklow Family on Love and Letting Go

Published 9 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] He was old before his time. So, and he's out, you know, he's my son. I love him more than life as well as his mom do the same, so. He's an amazing young man that I'm glad to be his dad. I know she's more than glad to be his mother as well. So, yes. A beautiful family and a beautiful story. When people first meet Daryl, he's 28 now. What do they notice? What do you think they notice most about him? His smile, his personality. Because he'll go up to a stranger and just start talking. He'll introduce himself and just start talking. And then he'll come back and say, I need you to come with me because I got to show you somebody I just met. […]

Who has been a guest on Making Our Way

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

• Darrel
• Chaikia
• Sheryl Marazzo

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

21 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 17 / 100

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

Quality

2

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

82