You Don’t Want a Hug, Right? The Hilarity and the Hard of Raising Humans with Neurodiversity

About You Don’t Want a Hug, Right? The Hilarity and the Hard of Raising Humans with Neurodiversity

Join Gwen & Kristen on their proverbial couch (the most INCLUSIVE of couches) as they share irreverently honest stories and wisdom gained through a collective 35 years of parenting FIERCELY EPIC neurodiverse humans. These friends have spent eons talking together about the hilarity and the hard of their parenting journeys and they want to invite you into those conversations too. Thanks for tuning in. They already think you're rather fantastic. To get more of Gwen & Kristen, join our newsletter: https://www.youdontwantahug.com/

Publisher

Gwen & Kristen

Category

health & fitness · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 May 2023

Latest episode

17 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

36 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Dec 2025

   Best of: Legos, Alone Time, and Adjusted Expectations: How to Survive the Holidays with Neurodiverse Kids

   As parents of neurodiverse kids, navigating the holidays can be…. a lot. Trying to get our kids to tolerate all the events, all the activities, and all the routine changes on top of everything else is exhausting, frustrating, and quite frankly, maybe not worth it for us and our kids. And who says we actually have to do all of this stuff anyway? In today’s episode, we’re sharing our best holiday tips for surviving the holiday season, including managing schedules, adjusting the gift-giving proc...

2. 

   4 Nov 2025

   030: Here We Go Again…

   Sometimes the best-laid plans… fall flat. And when you’re raising a neurodivergent young adult, those pivots can feel like earthquakes. In this episode, Gwen and Kristen get honest about something big: Rylan is back home from college and the beautiful, carefully supported experience that seemed guaranteed… wasn’t. This isn’t a story of failure. It’s a story of real parenting: the kind that requires grit, grief, and the courage to start again. If you’ve ever tasted disappointment after believi...

3. 

   17 Sept 2025

   Best of: Suicide Prevention for the Neurodiverse Population with Anne Moss Rogers

   TW: This episode discusses suicide. Please listen with care. It's suicide prevention month and we know that our population of neurodiverse youth and adults are impacted greatly by suicide, by suicidal ideation, and mental health issues because of bullying and other social challenges. It’s a vital topic, and one that’s hard to discuss, but we really have to do it because it’s so important. In today’s episode, we have our very first guest. We’re so excited to talk to Anne Moss Rogers, a suicide...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

18 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

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Quality

14

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77