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Holyoaks Rise is a podcast for families and parents navigating medical complexity. Hosted by a NICU nurse and medical mom of five, this show blends professional insight with personal experience to help you feel calm, informed, and anchored in the midst of diagnoses, “all the…
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32) Well, That Got Medical: A New Chapter for Medical Families (opens the original)
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There’s a new name and new artwork in your podcast feed: Holyoaks Rise is becoming Well, That Got Medical: A Holyoaks Rise Podcast. Why the change? After talking with medical families and experts—and living on both sides of the bedside as a NICU nurse and medical mom—I’ve gotten clearer about who this show is here to serve. In this episode, I share what “Well, That Got Medical” means, why a diagnosis or medical event can change life for an entire family, and why Holyoaks Rise remains the heart b
31) When the Crisis Is Over..but You’re Not: The Aftermath of Hard Things (opens the original)
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What happens when the crisis is finally over… but you don’t feel okay yet? We spend so much time talking about how to survive hard things that we rarely talk about what happens afterward. The hospital stay ends. The baby comes home. Treatment is finished. The divorce is final. The caregiving season changes. You make it through burnout, grief, job loss, financial hardship, a major life transition, or simply a season that took more out of you than you expected. Everyone else moves on—but sometimes
30) CDH Baby, Breast Milk & a Mom Who Wouldn’t Stop Asking Questions | Blair’s Story (opens the original)
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When Blair’s baby was diagnosed with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), she entered a world of NICU care, specialists, feeding challenges, and questions she never expected to have to answer. But when her daughter began struggling with breast milk, Blair noticed something wasn’t adding up—and she kept asking questions. In this episode of Holyoaks Rise: Stories of Rising Through the Unexpected, Blair shares her experience as the mom of a medically complex baby receiving specialized CDH care at
29) How to Bond With Your Baby in the NICU — Even When You Don’t Feel Like Mom Yet (opens the original)
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What if you love your baby deeply… but you don’t feel like their mom yet? Bonding with your baby in the NICU can look very different from the picture you had in your head. Instead of immediate skin-to-skin and uninterrupted newborn snuggles, there may be incubators, monitors, respiratory support, procedures, nurses, and days—or even weeks—before parenting begins to feel the way you expected. In this episode of Holyoaks Rise: Stories of Rising Through the Unexpected, Amanda Holyoak talks about NI
28) Your Baby’s Gut Microbiome: What We’re Learning About a Healthy Start | Dr. Stephanie Culler (opens the original)
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What are scientists discovering about the infant gut microbiome—and what could it mean for our understanding of lifelong health? In Episode 28 of Holyoaks Rise, Amanda sits down with Stephanie Culler, PhD, CEO and Co-Founder of Persephone Biosciences, to explore the fascinating world developing inside a baby’s gut during the earliest stages of life. Dr. Culler breaks down what the gut microbiome actually is, how it develops in babies, and why researchers are studying its possible connections to
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