To start 2026, I’m joined by a guest whose story brings new perspectives around surviving and thriving in parenthood.
Stephanie Woodward is a not-for-profit CEO, attorney, proud disabled woman, and mom to six children—including triplets and children adopted through foster care. She and her husband went from family of 2 to family of 8 within a single year.
In this conversation, we explore parenting multiples, navigating NICU life, pregnancy loss, supporting older siblings through massive transitions, and why routine plus flexibility matters more than having a perfect plan. Stephanie also speaks candidly about disability, scrutiny, and the assumptions that still shape how society views parents, and disabled parents in particular —often without realizing it.
This episode isn’t about one right way of parenting: It’s about responsiveness, creativity, advocacy, and building family life around what actually works.
In this episode, we cover:
Parenting triplets alongside older children
Life in the NICU and transitioning home
Supporting big siblings through major family changes
Parenting as a wheelchair user and adapting routines
Misconceptions about disability and caregiving
Why “routine plus flexibility” is a powerful parenting framework
You can find Stephanie and her family on Instagram at @WCTriplets, and learn more about her work with the Disability EmpowHER Network via the links below.
Where you can find Stephanie:
Instagram, TicTok, and Facebook at WC Family @WCTriplets
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