Episode 29: Grieving in a Pandemic

After a week off due to the COVID pandemic and the stresses surrounding it, I decided to restart the podcast. I tried stuffing my grief down deep into myself, feeling like it was not important enough to give any attention to during these trying times, but that is not...

Episode 28: Max’s Mom

Today on Always Andy’s Mom, I talk with Shan, whose first-born son, Max, died at 15 months of age from Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy. Max was a healthy, growing boy until having his first seizure at 8 months of age. Over the next few months, they adjusted...

Episode 27: Andy’s Director/Charlie’s Brother

Music. It carries such emotion for me and so many others. I remember thinking even at a young age that Andy ‘felt’ music. When all three kids would be practicing the piano, I could always tell when it was Andy’s turn. He certainly wasn’t the...

Episode 26: Eddie’s Mum

In today’s episode of Always Andy’s Mom, we go international for the first time. My guest is Eddie’s mum, Jennifer from the UK. Jennifer reached out to me over Twitter last month. It is her goal, as well as mine, to help change society by removing...

Episode 25: Anne Cathryn’s Mom

Episode 25. It is sort of hard to believe that I have met this milestone. Overall, I know that I just started publishing episodes 5 short months ago, but what has been accomplished actually blows me away. I now have listeners and guests from across the country and...

Episode 24: Tommy’s Mom

Tommy was a joyful 2 year old with a contagious belly laugh. He always raced around the house and neighborhood chasing after his two older brothers (ages 4 and 5) trying to keep up. His mom, Meredith, shared in today’s episode what their family of six was like...