Tag: Season 1
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When Fear Clouds the Future: An Advent Reflection for Special Needs Moms
Eps. 33 Date: 12/9/25 Title: When Fear Clouds the Future: An Advent Reflection for Special Needs Moms Summary: In this Advent reflection, Carrie Holt closes out the year with a powerful reminder for the special-needs mom who finds herself afraid. Drawing from the Christmas story—Zechariah’s uncertainty, Mary’s shock, and Joseph’s quiet fear—Carrie shares how God…
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God With Us in the Unexpected: An Advent Reflection For Disability Mothers
Eps. 32 Date: 12/2/25 Title: God With Us in the Unexpected: An Advent Reflection for Disability Moms Summary: In this Advent reflection, Carrie M. Holt invites weary, overwhelmed, and tender-hearted special needs moms into the ultimate unexpected story—Christmas. Through a first-person narrative inspired by Mary’s journey in Luke and Matthew, Carrie draws parallels between Mary’s…
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Finding Rest in Caregiving: Burnout, Faith, and Letting Go with Jess Ronne
Eps. 31 Date: 11/18/2025 Title: Finding Rest in Caregiving: Burnout, Faith, and Letting Go with Jess Ronne Summary: In this deeply moving conversation, Carrie M. Holt talks with author and advocate Jess Ronne about her powerful and unexpected story—one marked by disability, grief, resilience, surrender, and the refining work of God. Jess shares her journey…
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Acceptance: Learning to Live, Grieve, and Thrive in a Life You Didn’t Expect
Eps. 30 Date: November 11, 2025 Title: Acceptance: Learning to Live, Grieve, and Thrive in a Life You Didn’t Expect Summary: In this episode, Carrie Holt closes her grief-cycle series by exploring acceptance, a stage often misunderstood in the journey of raising a child with disabilities or receiving an unexpected diagnosis. Carrie explains what acceptance…
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When Grief Needs Words: Learning the Practice of Lament
Eps. 29 Date: 11/4/25 Title: When Grief Needs Words: Learning the Practice of Lament Summary: In this episode, Carrie Holt continues her grief-cycle series by exploring lament—the biblical practice of bringing our raw, honest emotions to God. Through Scripture, personal stories, and reflections from resources like Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy, she explains why lament becomes…
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When The Grieving Cycle Includes Anger: How to Respond with Curiosity, Connection, and Coming to God
Eps. 28 Date: 10/21/25 Title: When The Grieving Cycle Includes Anger: How to Respond with Curiosity, Connection, and Coming to God Summary: In this episode, Carrie M Holt explores one of the most misunderstood emotions in the grief cycle: anger. Whether it’s anger at a diagnosis, inaccessible systems, unfair treatment, or even at God Himself,…
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The “Shoulds” That Sink Us: Untangling Guilt in Grief
Eps. 27 Date: 10/14/25 Title: The “Shoulds” That Sink Us: Untangling Guilt in Grief Summary: In this episode, Carrie M. Holt discusses the complex emotions of guilt that often accompany the grieving process. She unpacks the difference between conviction (from the Holy Spirit) and accusation (from the enemy), and how the “shoulds” we carry pull us…
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Control to Trust: Facing Fear and Anxiety in This Unexpected Journey
Eps: 26 Date: 10/7/25 Title: Control to Trust: Facing Fear and Anxiety in This Unexpected Journey Summary: In this solo episode, Carrie explores fear and anxiety as one of the recurring stages in the grief journey for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities. She unpacks the distinction between fear and anxiety, drawing from Adam…
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Marriage, Caregiving, and Connection: A Conversation with Bruce Holt (Part 2)
Eps. 25 Date: 9/23/35 Title: Marriage, Caregiving, and Connection: A Conversation with Bruce Holt (Part 2) Summary: In this final episode of the month, Carrie is joined once again by her husband, Bruce, for a candid conversation about marriage in the midst of caregiving. From survival mode in the early years after their son Toby’s…
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A Father’s Voice in Special Needs Parenting with Bruce Holt
Eps. 24 Date: 9/16/25 Title: A Father’s Voice in Special Needs Parenting with Bruce Holt Summary: In this heartfelt episode of This Unexpected Life, Carrie M. Holt sits down with her husband, Bruce, to share the often-unspoken perspective of fathers in the world of special needs parenting. Together, they revisit the day they received their…