Our first ever guest. Julia Erman is a special needs mom, author, and founder of The Hazelnut Movement, and both of her children live with a diagnosis that only has a handful of documented cases in the world.
In Part 1 of 2, Julia walks us through the beginning. A perfect birth that turned into a NICU emergency in 48 hours. A neurologist who took away every ounce of hope in two words. A second pregnancy that uncovered the cancer four doctors had missed. And the moment, two days after her son was born, when she realized it was happening all over again.
This is one of the most honest conversations we have had on this show about grief, diagnosis, and how long it can actually take to find joy again.
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Julia Erman is a speaker, author, and founder of The Hazelnut Movement, a nonprofit school assembly program that helps kids understand disability through storytelling. She has written 18 children's books and has been featured in People Magazine and NBC Today Parents.
Julia's website, books, and speaking: https://www.juliaerman.co/
The Hazelnut Movement, school assemblies and educator resources: https://www.thehazelnutmovement.com/
Julia is currently booking school assemblies and keynotes, and she has packets parents can send to their own school administrators. She also offers a free 7-day encouragement series for special needs moms called 7 Days of Hope.
Find her on Instagram at @ermanjulia and @thehazelnutmovement.
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