HeyJaredAsk a NICU Mama Podcast
This podcast was created to share my NICU journey….the good, the bad, and the unexpected. I want to share the tips I have learned along this journey that has made my life easier. I want to speak to the families who have just been given a list of life changing diagnoses.
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The Healing Power of Music with Jamie (opens the original)
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What if music could help a NICU baby regulate, connect, and heal? 🎵💛 In this episode of the Ask a NICU Mama Podcast, host Ashley O’Neil sits down with music therapist Jamie Shegogue to explore how music therapy can support neurodevelopment, bonding, and emotional well-being for babies and families in the NICU. Together, they discuss the research behind music therapy, what it can look like at the bedside, and how caregivers can use music to create meaningful moments of connection, even in the mid
100 Episodes: When Joy & Grief Live in the Same Heart (opens the original)
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🎙️ 100 EPISODES OF ASK A NICU MAMA! 🎙️ 100 episodes. Wow. 🥹 Since launching in January 2024, this podcast has broughtreal stories, hard truths, and hope to families navigating life in and beyond the NICU. Through hospitalizations, rescheduled interviews, and allthat life has brought, we made it to 100! For this special episode, my dear friend Diamond isinterviewing me about my NICU journey, grief, and raising King Kolin. I hope you’ll listen and get a deeper glimpse into who I am and why I do wh
Count it Joy with Andew & Amber (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Ask a NICU Mama Podcast, host AshleyO’Neil is joined Andew and Amber Vassell, who share their deeply personal story of navigating two different NICU journeys , first with their 25-weeker, Austen, and later with their 26-weeker, Aliyah. They open up about the fear and uncertainty that comes withhaving a baby born too soon, while also trying to be present for the toddler(s) waiting for them at home. Because NICU parents don’t get to press pause on everything else. Andrew and
Called to Do More with Natalie (opens the original)
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What happens when motherhood asks you to hold unimaginable loss and incredible hope at the same time? In this episode of the Ask a NICU Mama Podcast, host AshleyO’Neil is joined by Natalie Estelle , a mother whose journey through motherhood has been anything but ordinary. In just two years, Natalie gave birth to three children. Herfirst was stillborn. Her second was a micropreemie, born weighing less than two pounds and spending time in the NICU. And her third was born full-term. Three babies. T
How the Dust Settles with Brittney (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Ask a NICU Mama Podcast, host Ashley O’Neil is joined by Bittany Bowman, who shares the emotional and often overwhelming experience of navigating the NICU with a baby who was born full-term, reminding us that the NICU journey doesn’t always look the way we expect. From pregnancy, IVF, and genetic testing to Ethan’s unexpected medical challenges and eventual diagnosis with the rare genetic disorder ZFX, Brittany takes us through the highs, lows, questions, and uncertainties
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