14. Marriage & Relationships: Parents Raising Children with Down Syndrome

What happens when five married couples get together to talk about raising kids who have Down Syndrome? Join us around the campfire for this episode to find out! We’re talking all about growing stronger through tough seasons, splitting therapy responsibilities, and still making time to enjoy date night! Marriage and raising kids with Down Syndrome can be tricky, but these couples prove that it is definitely possible, and always worth it. Listen along for the ultimate insider’s perspective.

GeneralValerie SchliederOctober 29, 2018Family, Marriage Comment

13. Inclusion In The Church with Jamie Lim Lee

This week on The Lucky Few Podcast, we’re breaking through cultural and religious stereotypes that discriminate against people with Down Syndrome, with the help of none other than Jamie Lee! Her educational background includes a MA in Secondary Education with emphasis, English (USC), post graduate work in Paralegal studies (NYU), and a BA in Psychology with a Minor in English (UCSB).

Heather AvisOctober 22, 2018Family, Advocacy, EducationComment

12. Education - So Happy to Learn with Mrs. Terry Brown

This week on The Lucky Few Podcast we’re talking all about education! And we’re learning from none other than Mrs. Terry Brown, the creator of the “So Happy to Learn” program. She is passionate and gifted at teaching individuals with Down syndrome for over 20 years, and has developed an innovative program called “So Happy to Learn” that teaches reading, writing and math to children and adults with with Down Syndrome.

Heather AvisOctober 15, 2018Family, Advocacy, Education Comment

11. Inclusion - A Parents Perspective with Kristin Enriquez Pt. 2

For our first two episodes of this second season, we’re chatting with Kristin Enriquez, an inclusion expert and educational consultant, who has the unique perspective of both an educator and mom, with a long career in the field of special education, and a ten year old son with Down syndrome.

GeneralHeather AvisOctober 8, 2018Family, Inclusion, AdvocacyComment

10. Inclusion - An Educator’s Perspective with Kristin Enriquez Pt. 1

For our first two episodes of this second season, we’re chatting with Kristin Enriquez, an inclusion expert and educational consultant, who has the unique perspective of both an educator and mom, with a long career in the field of special education, and a ten year old son with Down syndrome.

GeneralHeather AvisOctober 1, 2018Family, Inclusion, Advocacy Comment

9. Q & A!

It’s our Season One finale! And we’re celebrating by taking your questions! From adoption to social media to navigating extracurricular activities, Heather, Mercedes and Micha are here to answer your deepest questions (or maybe just the first questions that came to your mind).

GeneralHeather AvisJuly 10, 2018FamilyComment

8. Therapy and All the Feelings

It is finally here! Welcome to the episode where we talk about all things therapy, and trust us… you won’t want to miss this one. What do you do when it feels like therapies are taking over? How much therapy should your child be receiving? How do you balance therapies with everything else of life? We cover it all…

GeneralHeather AvisJune 27, 2018FamilyComment

7. The Dads Episode

Welcome to the Dad episode. In honor of Father’s Day coming up the dads take over this episode and talk all about being a dad and what it specifically looks like when parenting kids with Down syndrome.

GeneralHeather AvisJune 13, 2018FamilyComment

6. Friendship Pt. 2 with Guest, Melynn Henry

We continue our conversation about friendship, this time focusing on one particular relationship between two little girls in Amarillo, Texas in the 80’s. Micha sits down with her lifelong friend Melynn Henry to talk about Carey, their childhood friend with Down syndrome, who was included in their classrooms and sports teams and Brownies.

GeneralHeather AvisMay 30, 2018Family, Friendship, Non Profits Comment

5. Friendship with GiGi's Playhouse and Just Like Me Foundation

Welcome to the latest episode of The Lucky Few Podcast. On this episode we talk all about friendship. We get to hear from another awesome Heather who works for the awesome Gigi’s Playhouse and her friend Bill (who we are super jealous of by the way) and then Lyndcee who started the Just Like Me Foundation.

GeneralHeather AvisMay 15, 2018Family, Friendship, Non ProfitsComment

4. Adoption with Special Guest Lisa Eicher

We share our personal adoption stories and are so lucky to get to chat with the amazing Lisa Eicher from @eicherumba who has four awesome kids and two of whom she adopted and happen to have Down syndrome. We laugh and cry and hear some great advice from Lisa.

GeneralHeather AvisMay 1, 2018Family, Adoption Comments

3. College - Liz Plachta of Ruby's Rainbow

Here at The Lucky Few Podcast we are all about raising the bar for individuals with Down syndrome. One great way that we have seen that is through Ruby’s Rainbow and we are so excited to have the Liz Plachta, the founder, with us today. Ruby’s Rainbow provides college scholarships to individuals with Down syndrome.

GeneralHeather AvisApril 18, 2018Family, CollegeComment

2. Siblings and Special Guests

On this second episode of The Lucky Few Podcast we talk about siblings, and because siblings can be difficult, we brought in some of the best ones we know! We get to talk to @Jimbo_Is_The_Man’s sisters about growing up with him and how they have navigated all of the life’s changes and we chat with Ace Eicher of @eicherumba!

GeneralHeather AvisApril 4, 2018Family Comment

1. World Down Syndrome Day!

Welcome to our first official episode of The Lucky Few Podcast! In this episode, we chat about our own World Down syndrome Day celebrations that range from waking the kids up in the morning to fulfilling Heather’s lifelong dream.

GeneralAndy LaraMarch 21, 2018World Down Syndrome DayComment

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