Raising Extra features two moms raising incredible children, two of them just happen to have Down Syndrome. On this podcast we dive into all things motherhood-pregnancy, two under two, and so much more- the good & the messy. While advocating for a better tomorrow for our babies! We hope you'll join us along this amazing crazy journey, while inspiring you along the way.
Join us this week as we wrap up Heart Awareness Month with Amanda Schwiening.
20 Feb 2023
9: Continuing Heart Month With Madison Sponsler
Join us this week as we continue Heart Awareness Month with Madison Sponsler from @thesponslercrew.
6 Feb 2023
8: Kicking Off Heart Month With Whitney Carver
Join us this week as we kick off Heart Awareness Month with our friend Whitney Carver from @catchingupwith_thecarvers. Her powerful story of overcoming two separate heart defects in both her children, will bring you to tears.
23 Jan 2023
7: Q & A's
Join us this week to answer questions!
9 Jan 2023
6: Kathryn's Story
Join us this week as we sit down with another fabulous mom and hear her story!
26 Dec 2022
5: Overcoming The NICU With Abby Engels
Join us this week as we talk to our good friend Abby about her work as a NICU nurse, and how she overcame the NICU with her own son Carson. Whether you have a baby in the NICU, or a friend who has a baby in the NICU; you wont want to miss these tips.
19 Dec 2022
4: Pregnancy After Diagnosis
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have another baby after a DS diagnosis? Join us this week as we talk about navigating pregnancies after diagnosis.
12 Dec 2022
3: Kayla's Prenatal Diagnosis Story
Join us this week to hear Kayla Swope expand on her pregnancy journey and the story that made her a mama.
5 Dec 2022TRANSCRIPT
2: Emily's Birth Diagnosis Story
Join us this week to hear Emily Green expand on her pregnancy journey and the story that made her a mama.
21 Nov 2022
1: Expanding The Conversation With Amalia Bowden
After watching Season 3 of Love is Blind, controversy began to spread within the Down Syndrome community. The clips of Nancy & her fiancé having a eugenic abortion debate left the DSe community feeling hurt and angered. We quickly saw Bartise's sister, Amalia get emotional over this debate; however, the filming ended there. This left a lot of unanswered questions in our community that we wanted them answered. In this episode we were blessed to be able to hear Amalia's side and her passion for making this world better for individuals with different abilities.
16 Nov 2022
Raising Extra: Trailer
Raising Extra features two moms raising incredible children, two of them just happen to have Down Syndrome. On this podcast we dive into all things motherhood- pregnancy, two under two, and so much more- the good & the messy. While advocating for a better tomorrow for our babies! We hope you'll join us along this amazing crazy journey, while inspiring you along the way.
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2: Emily's Birth Diagnosis Story
Published 5 Dec 2022 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And there was like maybe another one, but I don't really remember because I was like in such a days. I mean, I just go, I just hadn't slept for 40 hours given birth. Right. I'm telling me my child has Down syndrome. Like I literally, we like left and we're like, no, he doesn't, I'm sorry, he doesn't. […]
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