Disabled Expectations
Disabled Expectations
Podcast Description
Honest conversations with dad’s who have kids with disabilities. We are not just talking about the journey, we are living it. Each conversation in Disabled Expectations is about embracing the struggle, facing the pain, and finding the strength through the stories we tell. Each conversation you hear is a step toward building a community of fathers who get it, who know the complexity of loving a child whose path looks different from what you expected.
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The podcast addresses themes such as parenting strategies, advocacy, and emotional resilience in the context of raising children with various disabilities. Episodes include stories of navigating rare conditions like Au-Kline Syndrome, family dynamics in the face of adversity, and lessons learned from experiences in the NICU, as demonstrated by guests like Dan Vainner and Mike VanderWoude.
Honest conversations with dad’s who have kids with disabilities. We are not just talking about the journey, we are living it. Each conversation in Disabled Expectations is about embracing the struggle, facing the pain, and finding the strength through the stories we tell. Each conversation you hear is a step toward building a community of fathers who get it, who know the complexity of loving a child whose path looks different from what you expected.
In this episode, I talk with Bill Barton—dad to Lucas, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. We get real about the painful weight of a degenerative diagnosis and how it doesn’t just affect the child, but reshapes the entire family. Bill shares what it’s like to parent in a world where control slips away day by day, and how he’s learning to show up with presence instead of answers.
We talk about the surprising strength that surfaces when you stop trying to fix everything—and start walking through it together. This is an honest look at fatherhood, faith, and the deep love that holds when nothing else does.
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