Best Janice Wiggins Podcasts (2025)

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Season 2 - Episode 2 - Relationships (from the book FINDING CONNECTION) 38:53

19d ago38:53

38:53

An excerpt from Chapter 3 of the book Finding Connection talks about how relationships with spouses and romantic partners, our children, extended family, friends, and ourselves are shaped by the journey of loving and advocating for a child living with mental health and neurodivergent challenges.

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SEASON 2 - Sheltered Journey - Episode 1 - Say It Again 27:12

4M ago27:12

27:12

A talk about sharing the details of a child's story and the toll it can take on parents and caregivers of children living with challenges.

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SEASON 1 - Sheltered Journey - Episode 49 - Another Look at Relationships 27:47

1+ y ago27:47

27:47

A look at relationships and how they may change on the journey.

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SEASON 1 - Sheltered Journey - Episode 48 - Numb Love 22:27

1+ y ago22:27

22:27

A talk about the difficult emotions that may arise for parents and caregivers of minor and adult children living with emotional, behavioral, developmental, and intellectual challenges.

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SEASON 1 - Sheltered Journey - Episode 47 - Revisiting The Holidays 23:34

2+ y ago23:34

23:34

A look at the unique issues faced by parents and caregivers during the holiday season.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 46 - Just in Case 21:21

2+ y ago21:21

21:21

A talk about ways parents and caregivers can prepare for difficult times on the journey of loving and advocating for a child living with challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 45 - What We Forget 17:33

2+ y ago17:33

17:33

A talk about important reminders that parents and caregivers sometimes forget.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 44 - Life Goes On 20:02

2+ y ago20:02

20:02

A talk about the unique situations and circumstances that affect the everyday lives of parents and caregivers of minor and adult children living with mental health and other neurological challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 43 - Come As You Are 17:21

2+ y ago17:21

17:21

A talk about living in the reality of our lives as parents and caregivers of children -- minor and adult -- living with mental health challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 42 - Punching Bag 18:04

2+ y ago18:04

18:04

A talk about parents and caregivers feeling like emotional punching bags and what might be done about it.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 41 - Connected 24:00

2+ y ago24:00

24:00

A talk about the importance of connection for parents and caregivers of minor and adult children living with challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 40 - The System 26:46

3+ y ago26:46

26:46

A talk about all of the various systems parents and caregivers of children living with challenges navigate and the similarities in feelings regarding working within these systems to advocate for a child.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 39 - Guilt 15:04

3+ y ago15:04

15:04

A talk about the role guilt plays in the lives of parents and caregivers of children living with challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 38 - Resetting Ourselves 14:21

3+ y ago14:21

14:21

A talk about some of the ways that parents and caregivers of children living with challenges can give themselves a fresh start even in the most difficult of times.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 37 - Reminders 15:00

3+ y ago15:00

15:00

A talk about important reminders for parents and caregivers of children living with challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 36 - Interpreters 17:13

3+ y ago17:13

17:13

A talk about how parents and caregivers of children living with challenges sometimes play the role of interpreters to others not familiar with this journey.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 35 - Giving Ourselves Permission 14:55

3+ y ago14:55

14:55

A talk about the need for parents and caregivers to give themselves permission to feel the range of emotions that are a part of the journey of loving a child living with challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 34 - Unpacking Feelings 15:31

3+ y ago15:31

15:31

A talk about unpacking feelings that parents and caregivers of children living with challenges may tuck away and not address on the journey of loving and advocating for their child.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 33 - The Holidays 18:55

3+ y ago18:55

18:55

A talk about the unique issues parents and caregivers face during the holidays and ways to get through and cope during the holiday season.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 32 - The Loneliness of the Journey 16:09

3+ y ago16:09

16:09

A talk about the role loneliness plays in the lives of parents and caregivers of children living with challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 31 - Surviving and Thriving 19:40

3+ y ago19:40

19:40

A talk about parents and caregivers living in survival mode while moving toward and touching into thriving mode.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 30 - Parent Shaming 15:11

3+ y ago15:11

15:11

A talk about the feelings of shame parents and caregivers may feel on the journey of loving and advocating for a child living with challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 29 - Exhausted 14:25

3+ y ago14:25

14:25

A talk about the inevitable exhaustion faced by parents and caregivers of children living with challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 28 - Could Be Worse 16:11

3+ y ago16:11

16:11

A talk about the balance between gratefulness and accepting the inevitable feelings that come along with being on this journey.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 27 - Communicating with People in the Know 14:51

3+ y ago14:51

14:51

A talk about the interactions parents and caregivers of children living with challenges have with the various professionals in their lives.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 26 - Perception vs. Reality 21:08

3+ y ago21:08

21:08

A talk about how our lives and those of others are not always what they seem.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 25 - My Own Worst Enemy 15:06

3+ y ago15:06

15:06

A talk about how parents and caregivers of children living with challenges can sometimes be their own worst critics despite all that they do to love, support, and advocate for their children.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 24 - Difficult Feelings 17:14

3+ y ago17:14

17:14

A talk about the sometimes difficult feelings that arise in parents and caregivers as a result of loving and advocating for a child living with challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 23 - The Power of Understanding 18:40

3+ y ago18:40

18:40

A talk about understanding and the role it plays in the lives of parents and caregivers of children living with challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 22 - The Things We Celebrate 20:18

3+ y ago20:18

20:18

A talk about some of the things parents and caregivers of children living with challenges celebrate.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 21 - Relationships 26:27

3+ y ago26:27

26:27

A talk about our different relationships and how they are affected on the journey of loving and supporting a child living with challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 20 - How Have You Changed? 14:17

3+ y ago14:17

14:17

A talk about the many ways that parents and caregivers change as the result of caring for a child living with challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 19 - The Face 14:04

4y ago14:04

14:04

A talk about the facial expressions parents and caregivers of children living with challenges see on their journeys.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 18 - Things People Say 15:40

4y ago15:40

15:40

A talk about the sometimes hurtful things people say to parents and caregivers of children with challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 17 - No Easy Answers 14:39

4y ago14:39

14:39

A talk about the questions and answers -- some of them difficult -- of parents and caregivers of children with challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 16 - No Need To Call Back 14:35

4y ago14:35

14:35

A talk about the overwhelming pressure and stress parents and caregivers feel on this journey.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 15 - Let It Out 14:05

4y ago14:05

14:05

A talk about the importance of letting out emotions, even the uncomfortable ones.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 14 - What's In Your Toolbox? 20:09

4y ago20:09

20:09

A talk about the importance of personalized toolboxes for parents and caregivers of children with challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 13 - The Greatest Balancing Act on Earth 19:07

4y ago19:07

19:07

How parents and caregivers can find balance between their lives and the lives of their children living with challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 12 - Speaking the Language 20:13

4y ago20:13

20:13

A talk about the common languages spoken by parents and caregivers of children with challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 11 - Call Me By My Middle Name 14:12

4y ago14:12

14:12

A talk about the need for parents and caregivers to take a break and creative ways to do it.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 10 - On a Scale of 0 to 10 19:25

4y ago19:25

19:25

Measuring the bumpiness of the journeys of parents and caregivers of children living with emotional, behavioral, developmental and intellectual challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 9 - Pardon Our Appearance 22:53

4y ago22:53

22:53

A look at the adjustments and modifications parents and caregivers make to their homes and living spaces to address the needs of their children.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 8 - The Blame Game 20:13

4y ago20:13

20:13

The role blame plays in the lives of parents and caregivers.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 7 - Medicated 22:53

4y ago22:53

22:53

A look at psychiatric medication and the judgments involved.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 6 - PTSD 17:55

4y ago17:55

17:55

How parents and caregivers of children with emotional, behavioral, developmental, and intellectual challenges might experience PTSD-like symptoms.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 5 - Have You Tried? 16:02

4y ago16:02

16:02

A look at how "Have You Tried?" statements are received by parents and caregivers of children with special needs and challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 4 - The Forgotten Child 21:11

4y ago21:11

21:11

A talk about the siblings of children with behavioral, emotional, developmental, and intellectual challenges.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 3 - Telling the Story 20:55

4y ago20:55

20:55

A look at how parents and caregivers of children with special needs and challenges tell the stories of the children in their lives.

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Sheltered Journey - Episode 2 - The Fight 23:24

4y ago23:24

23:24

A look at the often unspoken fights that parents and caregivers of children with emotional, behavioral, developmental, and intellectual challenges face in their journeys.

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