This Mom With a Blog Mia Carella 12

Mia Carella of thismomwithablog.com shares wisdom from the head and the heart, which comes from navigating life as a CVI mom / heart mom. (Her daughter Evalyn, 8, has cortical visual impairment and a congenital heart defect.) Mia describes the ups and downs of being a special needs parent and why we should let go of the Super Mom ideal. In this episode: 2:05 – Dance programs for kids with special needs 4:45 – Moving from feeling helpless to feeling more empowered as a mom 9:20 – Explaining rare genetic disorders and little-known conditions, like CVI, to doctors 11:30 – What CVI means for Evalyn (late Phase II CVI) in her day-to-day life 13:20 – Advocating for CVI needs in an IEP meeting 18:30 – Participating in The Miracle League and making baseball adaptations 23:50 – What our kids teach us about resilience, positive outlooks and perspective 26:19 – How her blog has changed her life Resources: thismomwithablog.com pcvis.vision The Miracle League

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This Mom With a Blog Mia Carella 12 is an episode from Kaleidoscope: The Cortical Visual Impairment Podcast by Jessica Marquardt.

This episode is 00:30:07 long.

This episode was published on Jul 24, 2019.

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