Episode 262: Kate’s Mom

Losing a child affects us in ways that we never possibly could have imagined. We are quite honestly not the same people who we were before experiencing this profound loss. When today’s guest, Lisa, lost her 19-year-old amazing, talented daughter, Kate, to a...

Episode 261: Justin Cole’s Mom

When Justin Cole started on his peewee football team many years ago, each practice started and ended with a chant. Part of that chant included these words – Never Give Up. As the years went by, the boys eventually stopped playing peewee football, but the...

Episode 260: Clara’s Mom & Dad

Before our children are even born, we have dreams for them. We think of what they will be like as babies and the personalities they will develop as they grow. These dreams only get more real after they are born. Clara’s dad, Joe, says that as he sang to Clara as...

Episode 259: The Podcast Turns 5

I cannot quite believe I have been doing the Always Andy’s Mom podcast for 5 years.  As of today, there have been well over 250,000 downloads in 128 countries as we share stories from around the world. This week, we went back to talk to guests who have been with...

Episode 258: Remi’s Mom

If you listened to last week’s podcast, you heard a little bit about what goes on behind the scenes. For example, each week, one to two days before release, I listen to that week’s full podcast and try to find an overriding theme I want to focus on for the...