19. Yes, There Are Other People Who Have Those Feelings Too! r1j13

The power of connection with other siblings is very real!  Even if you're just at work in the break room, you never know who will benefit from hearing you share your story.  Know that there are lots of us special needs siblings out there who feel your pain, sorrow, happiness, and joy.  There's a lot out there to feel, and there's a lot to be shared.  Hear Danica's story in episode 19. In this episode we talk about: How Charlene and Danica got connected through Eddie’s podcast! (Scroll down for a link to his show) About Danica’s family and brother with autism Connecting with other siblings at different stages of life and birth order Being stared at by other people when we talk about sibling topics Watching younger kids who are siblings and ing the feelings Hidden abilities that we have as siblings that only kick in due to our siblings with disabilities Danica’s career trajectory - and figuring out separation  The revolving door of our involvement in our sibling’s lives for as much as we do or don’t want to be involved Being 1 of 2 verses being 1 of more than 2 siblings Conservatorship, when it kicks in and how it is intertwined with our daily lives Moving away from our core family Danica’s experience with her brother moving into his group home About Danica’s parents starting and running their own group home  All sorts of confusing and complicated feelings about our sibling’s housing situations  Everything is a trade off and wanting some sort of normalcy  Feelings towards our typical siblings vs out siblings with disabilities  Different experiences we have due to birth order and meeting other oldest special needs siblings Danica’s encouragement to fellow siblings Links: Doing The Best We Can with Eddie Kaufholz: https://eddiekaufholz.com/ The episode that Charlene got to be on with Eddie: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doing-the-best-we-can/episodes/Issue-XXX---A-Mind-at-Work-w-Charlene-e23edao/a-a9p85fb Read the issue of the newsletter The Special Needs Sibling Podcast was featured on: https://eddiekaufholz.com/archive/issue-xxx-a-mind-at-work More Info: Check out the blog and Charlene here: https://thespecialneedssiblingpodcast.com/ Get episode updates directly to your inbox: https://www.thespecialneedssiblingpodcast.com/newsletter the podcast on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thespecialneedssiblingpodcast Music by: AlexGrohl from Pixabay QubeSounds from Pixabay 3v61y