My Heart Is Aiken

About My Heart Is Aiken

Filter-free chats about raising a child with Down syndrome, “momming” in general, and how your life changes the second you decide to have a baby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Mara Bell

Category

health & fitness · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

21 Jun 2024

Latest episode

5 May 2025

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 May 2025

   Karrie Out Loud

   On this episode Mara chats with Karrie Lemansky, business coach & strategist and ADHD educator, about getting an ADHD diagnosis later in life, and how you can work the chaos of your brain to be your most authentic f-ing self. Karrie's Website (https://www.karrieoutloud.com/) Karrie's Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karrieoutloud/#) Karrie's Podcast on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@theadhdentrepreneuher) America Ferrera's Barbie monologue (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBqlDWHkdHk) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   16 Apr 2025

   Losing My Mind? Trying to Function Daily? Finding My Way Back?

   Just a quick update to let you know what's going on with the My Heart Is Aiken Podcast, and give you a few resources to check out. Allsides Media Bias Chart (https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-chart) Aaron Parnas Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/aaronparnas/) On the Road with Steve Hartman (https://www.facebook.com/OnTheRoadCBS?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=YXUju4SxQqHUSrK9&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1BtYLyQBTn%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr) BBC News (https://www.bbc.com/news) The Language of Love: A Universal Approach to Communication (https://www.fredrogersinstitute.org/resources/the-language-of-love) Talk With Children About Politics (https://www.fredrogersinstitute.org/files/resources/122/talking-with-children-about-politics.pdf) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   19 Feb 2025

   Shannon Striner - Activist and Advocate

   On this episode, Mara talks with Activist, Advocate, and Mother Shannon Striner about staying informed, fighting for our children's rights, and the importance of protecting Medicaid and the Department of Education from being totally gutted. Important Links: Shannon's Blog (http://www.thislifewegot.com) Find Your Congress Members (https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member) Find Your PA State Legislators (https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/) Education Voters of Pennsylvania (https://edvoterspa.org/) 5 Calls (https://5calls.org/) To Make Your Voice Heard The ACLU (https://www.aclu.org/) The Commonwealth Triple Whammy Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5MXn45Gi88) Schoolhouse Rock Video About Branches of Government (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EISWIY9bG8) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

7,260

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

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

Quality

34

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

51

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