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Welcome to FASD Family Life the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I’m your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of four children with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success. I hope that sharing my experiences can help you feel that you are not alone and that there is hope for you and your child with FASD.

Here we are, my friends, the first episode of season 2 of the FASD Family Life podcast. Whether this is your first episode or your 47th, I am grateful to be spending this time with you again today.  I welcome you to join me with a hot cup of coffee as we settle in and listen to Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., MA, MS, MS, MS  talk about the risks of excessive screen time and social media for individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. This is a hot topic of conversation for nearly all parents raising a child with FASD.

Jerrod Brown is a regular guest on the FASD Family Life podcast. Jerrod is an assistant Professor for Concordia Univerity, St. Paul, Minnesota and has extensive expereience teaching courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Jerrod has also been employed with Pathways Counselling Centre in St. Paul for the past 17 years. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS) and the Editor-in-Chief of Forensic Scholars Today (FST).  To learn more about Jerrod's work, or to contact him click the link below.
HTTPS://www.aiafs.com/Jerrod-Brown-asp

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Welcome to FASD Family Life the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I’m your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of four children with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success. I hope that sharing my experiences can help you feel that you are not alone and that there is hope for you and your child with FASD. 

Here we are, my friends, episode 46 of the FASD Family Life podcast. Whether this is your first episode or your 46th, I am grateful to be spending this time with you again today.

I welcome you to join me for a hot cup of coffee as we settle in and listen to Tim Manson, a 52 year old Indegenous man with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.  I think it important to listen to individuals with FASD and learn from their lived experience.  As Tim recounts some of his life circumstances from his birth in the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation as the 14th child to Rosemary Charie and Willie Manson, to growing up in fostercare, re-connection with family, homelessness, addiction, having his own business and sobriety you will hear the importance of family and friendship in his life. Tim proudly states, "I am a survivor."

If you would like learn more about Tim Manson, please contact the Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Centre where he has volunteered for years, https://www.tillicumlelum.ca/contact-us/

I want you to know that you are not alone.  I and the FASD Family Life podcast is here for you. Do you have a question you would like me to address on the show or a topic suggestion? Email your comments, questions and topic suggestions to FASDfamilylife@gmail.com.

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Welcome to FASD Family Life! Whether this is your first episode or your 45th I am delighted that you are here and I invite you to sit down with me for a nice hot cup of coffee as we talk about FASD Family Life.
This is a very special episode as I have the honour of sharing the mic with The Women of FASD Podcasting. We are all mothers who are passionate about raising awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder around the world.  It is my pleasure to introduce you to my collegues and friends:
Natalie Vecchione host of FASD Hope Podcast series, available wherever you find your favourite podcasts
 https://www.fasdhope.com/
https://facebook.com/fasdhope1
Jessic Ruthrford and Clare Devanney-Glen hosts of Spotlight on FASD Podcast series, available wherever you find your faviourite podcasts
httsp://www.facebook.com/Spotlightonfasdpodcast/

For more information about Jessica Rutherford's FASD Service Education program through Nudge Education https://www.nudgeeducation.co.uk/fasd-services

Welcome to FASD Family Life the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I’m your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of four children with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success. I hope that sharing my experiences can help you feel that you are not alone and that there is hope for you and your child with FASD.  

Here we are, my friends, episode 43 of the FASD Family Life podcast. I am grateful to be spending this time with you again today wherever you are. Whether this is your first episode or your 44rd, I invite you to grab a nice hot cup of coffee with me as we chat parent to parent.

Today we are doing to get REAL as we talk about on boarding our family and friends to the realities of raising a child / youth/ adult with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.  I know this is a long a and difficult process. I've been there! Settle in with your coffee or tea as we talk about the struggles and the successes.

Do you have a question you would like me to address on the show or a topic suggestion? Email your comments, questions and topic suggestions to FASDfamilylife@gmail.com.

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Here we are, my friends, episode 39 the FASD Holiday Survival Guide. I am grateful to be spending this time with you again today wherever you are. I am Robbie Seale, parent of five kids, four via adoption each prenatally exposed to alcohol and trauma. I know the struggle is real and so is success.

Whether this is your first episode or your 39th, I invite you to grab a nice hot cup of coffee with me, as we chat parent to parent. Today we are doing to get REAL as we talk about Christmas in our homes. 

Last year I said, “NO MORE! I am never doing Christmas again!” I am mom of five kids and I’m saying I’m never doing Christmas again. I meant it… and I knew I wouldn’t follow through. Instead I would try differently rather than harder. But I wonder, if you felt that way too?

Before the holiday season is in full swing I would like to you to settle in with me as I share my 12 Christmas Season Survival Guide with you.

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Welcome to FASD Family Life the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I’m your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of four children with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success. I hope that sharing my experiences can help you feel that you are not alone and that there is hope for you and your child with FASD.  

I am grateful to be spending this time with you again today.  Whether this is your first episode or your 36th, I invite you to grab a nice hot cup of coffee with me, as we chat parent to parent. Today we are doing to get REAL as we talk about parenting toddlers and preschoolers with prenatal alcohol exposure. In this episode I am going to respond to a letter I received from a parent in Norway asking for an episode about Toddlers. 

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Welcome to FASD Family Life the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I’m your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of four children with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success. I hope that sharing my experiences can help you feel that you are not alone and that there is hope for you and your child with FASD.  

And I have great news to share with you! FASD Family Life podcast has surpassed 6000 downloads since it launched in March 2021! Thank you for sharing the podcast with the people in your life and on your social media.  

I am grateful to be spending this time with you again today whether you’re driving, listening at work or at home. Today we are doing to get REAL as we talk about the wonderful ways structure and routine can reduce behavioural symptoms, reduce stress and improve your family life.  Whether this is your first episode or your 33rd episode I invite you to grab a nice hot cup of coffee with me, as we chat parent to parent. 

In this episode of FASD Family Life I speak with the lovely Paula McPhail of https://www.oshaysfasd.org/ about her experience and her SUCCESS as a person living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.  Getting a diagnosis of FASD at age 16 instantly transformed Paula's life.  In her own words Paula went "from zero self esteem to 1000!" when she received her diagnosis because then she knew her struggles were not her fault, they were a result of the injury to her brain from prenatal alcohol exposure.  

Today Paula McPhail together with her mother, Maryelen McPhail, runs Oshay's FASD, a not-for-profit organization in Scotland, where they provide parenting classes, youth programing, and FASD training in their community.. I am proud to call these two amazing FASD advocates Friend. 

Whether this is your first time listening to FASD Family Life podcast or your 29th time I want you to know that I am glad you are here. I am Robbie Seale, host of the podcast, and parent of 5 children; four via adoption, each prenatally exposed to alcohol. With more than 20 years experience I know the struggle is REAL and so is success.  I invite you to settle in with a nice hot cup coffee and enjoy listening as Paula McPhail tells us what it take to succeed with FASD.

Resources referenced in this episode:
https://www.oshaysfasd.org/

In this episode of FASD Family Life I speak with Christine Bofenkamp, of Kansas FASD, about care giver stress.  It doesn't take long before our conversation gets REAL and we start airing some dirty laundry.

Whether this is your first time listening to FASD Family Life podcast or your 28th time I want you to know that I am glad you are here. I am Robbie Seale, host of the podcast, and parent of 5 children; four via adoption, each prenatally exposed to alcohol. With more than 20 years experience I know the struggle is REAL and so is success.  I invite you to settle in with a nice hot cup coffee and enjoy listening as Christine and I get real about caregiver stress. You won't want to miss Christine's top tips for living a healthy balanced life.

Resources referenced in this episode:

FASD Caregiver Success (Facebook Group)
http://www.FASDSUCCESS.com/Podcast

FASD Hope podcast:
http://www.feed.podbean.com/fasdhope/feed.xml

Medication Algorithm to support people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
https://canfasd/algorithm/

KansasFASD
http://kansasfasd.org

Trying Differently Rather Than Harder;
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
by Diane Malbin

Welcome to FASD Family Life the podcast where we get REAL about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'm your host, Robbie Seale, FASD educator, advocate and mom of five children; four by adoption, each prenatally exposed to alcohol. I know the struggle is real and so is success. 

Thank you for inviting me into this part of your day. I hope you can settle in for a nice hot cup of coffee as we take a look at caregiver stress.  I won't promise 1 - 2 - 3 magic to reducing stress, or give you a list of things to do.  Stress is inevitable. We can choose to wither or grow in the face of adversity. And the good news is we are not alone.

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Welcome to FASD Family Life podcast, where we get REAL about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.  September is FASD Awareness month and to celebrate we are kicking off the month with an FASD SUPER STAR, Lauren Richardson FASD advocate extraordinaire.  Lauren is a young woman from Vancouver Island, in Canada who was diagnosed with FASD at 27 years old.  Lauren is a passionate advocate who wants the world to know that FASD is REAL!
I invite you to settle in with a nice hot cup of coffee as you listen to Lauren's latest awareness campaign. You will be astonished at Lauren's tenacity and creativity to raise awareness of FASD with billboards, bus ads and radio spots. "This girl is on fire!"

Welcome to FASD Family Life, the podcast for families raising children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. This week we continue our Summer Series: Talk to the Experts with my guest Judy Smith.  Judy, former classroom teacher, now parenting coach has 20 years experience raising foster and adopted children prenatally exposed to substances, trauma and a plethora of complex diagnosis. Judy shares with us what we need to know about teachers, effective advocacy, after school meltdowns, developmental gaps and how to support our kids effectively.

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Welcome to FASD Family Life podcast where we get REAL about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.  We are continuing our Summer Series: Talk to the Experts and you will not want to miss this dynamic episode. My guest, Randy McDonald, is an Indigenous chef, sales professional, entrepreneur, husband, father of 7 and grandfather of 9 and he has Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.  Randy attributes much of his success from the love and structure his adoptive parents provided for him.

Thank you for making me part of your day. Join me for a nice hot cup of coffee as we discuss living with FASD and listen to the wisdom from my guest, Randy McDonald.
 
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Welcome to FASD Family Life podcast where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I am Robbie Seale, your host. I am an FASD Educator and Advocate with more than 20 years experience raising my four children with FASD.  I know the struggle is real and so is success.  

Join me now for sharing a cup of coffee as we tune into another inspiring Talk to the Experts episode, featuring Lauren Richardson.  Lauren is an amazing young woman with FASD who is passionate to live her best life and she is taking the world by storm!

In 2019 Lauren championed FASD awareness in her city by getting ads on the side of buses. In 2020 she brought FASD awareness to billboards across her city. We can't wait to see what she has in store for 2021.  Lauren is a living testament to the FASD reality that the struggle is real and so is success!

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Welcome to FASD Family Life, the show where we get REAL about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I am Robbie Seale your host, FASD educator, advocate and mother of four with FASD. I know the struggle is real, and so is success. In this 21st episode of FASD Family Life my guest, Chris Fillion, a 36 yr old with FASD and ADHD will share his perspective on growing up in foster care and the unfortunate events that unfolded when he aged out of care. Without adequate supports Chris struggled, and as a vulnerable youth he was easily led into mischief that ultimately led to criminal charges and prison.  But his story does not end there. Get yourself a cup of coffee and buckle up its going to be a bumpy ride from adversity to advocacy.  Today Chris is married, owns his own car, and is the Executive Director of a start up not for profit called WEAREYOU to serve at-risk-youth with a disability in his community of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Chris will tell you the struggle is REAL and so is success.

Welcome to the first in our Summer Series. Our guest this week is Natalie Vecchione. I hope you can settle in with a nice hot cup of coffee and listen to our conversation. Natalie is a parent of two children, and she has more than 18 years lived experience raising a child with FASD. Natalie Vecchione is the  host of a wonderful podcast called, FASD Hope. Natalie joins us today to talk about the book she co-authored, it is called Blazing New Homeschool Trails; Educating and Launching Teens with Developmental Disabilities.  This book promises to our MUST READ guidebook for the teen and early adult years.

Welcome to FASD Family Life podcast episode 16. In this episode Robbie shares her summer time struggles and the accommodations she learned for summer time success with you; the parents, grandparents, and caregivers raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.  
Robbie Seale is a parent of four children prenatal alcohol exposure with more than 20 years lived experience. Robbie is also an FASD parent educator, advocate and conference speaker.  Robbie encourages you to connect with her on Facebook at Robbie Seale. 

Welcome back to another episode of FASD Family Life Summer Series; Talk to the Experts.  Join me for cup of coffee and a fascinating conversation with Cindy LaJoy.  Cindy LaJoy is a homeschool mom, special education consultant, and co-author with Natalie Vecchione of Blazing New Homeschool Trails,  Educating and Launching Teens with Developmental Disabilities. Cindy and her husband have raised five children; three of whom with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Cindy knows the struggle is real, and so is success! 

I know you are going to thoroughly enjoy our conversation as Cindy and I discuss our "ah ha!" moments from raising children with FASD.  Cindy's pride in her children and enthusiasm for helping others is palpable.  Now grown,  three of  her children are operating their own award winning business and another is attending seminary. Tune in to hear about the accommodations that made success possible.

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Welcome to the FASD Family Life podcast with host Robbie Seale. FASD Family Life is the podcast where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. In this special episode Robbie draws from her email inbox and answers your questions; everything from toothpaste in the sink, accepting "no" as an answer, bad attitude, to refusal to do chores. Sound familiar?  If so, Robbie invited you to settle in with a nice hot cup of coffee and listen in to this important conversation.

Welcome to FASD Family Life the podcast where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Robbie Seale, podcast host, is the mother of five amazing kids; four of whom were adopted and prenatally exposed to alcohol. Robbie is also an FASD Educator and Advocate passionate to help families raising children with FASD thrive. Robbie knows the struggle is real and so is success.