ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Sharing stories of parents who have a young person who has experienced a life changing trauma in Australia.
Hosted by Lisa McKelvey.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 18 days
Average audio length:
40 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
25 episodes
since Sept. 8, 2024
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
In this episode of The Long Road Podcast, Lisa sits down with Heidi McIntosh to share the story of her son, Benaiah Roi, and the profound impact of neonatal loss on her family.
After a healthy pregnancy, Heidi and her husband Caleb received unexpected news at 37 weeks that their unborn son was crit…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
In this episode, I’m joined by Zoe Chung, a mum to her daughter Sophia, who was diagnosed with Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome (CMS) after a complex start to life.
Zoe shares her experience navigating the NICU, receiving a rare diagnosis, and adjusting to life with a medically complex child. While s…
Clare shares her journey raising her 5-year-old son Frank, who is deaf, and what it has looked like navigating diagnosis, early intervention, and raising him bilingually using Auslan and spoken English.
We talk about advocacy, language access, and the importance of creating a world where every chil…
Courtney shares her journey raising her 3-year-old son Larry, who lives with cerebral palsy and complex medical needs.
We talk about advocacy, trusting your instincts, and embracing that every child develops in their own time.
Larry also has a rare genetic mutation called CBX1, and Courtney would l…
In this episode of The Long Road, I sit down with Makayla Jensen to share the story of her younger brother Beau, who survived a life-threatening drowning accident just days after his 17th birthday.
Makayla takes us back to the moment her family received the call that Beau was being given CPR, the w…
In this episode of The Long Road, Lisa sits down with Mel Garcia to share the moment everything changed — when her eight-month-old daughter experienced a prolonged seizure that led to a diagnosis of Dravet Syndrome.
Mel speaks openly about the fear, hospital stays, constant vigilance, and the stren…
Welcome back to Season 3 of The Long Road.
This podcast was created to remind families facing childhood trauma, disability and adversity that they are not alone. I’ve missed these conversations — and I’m so excited for what’s ahead this season.
Thank you for being here.
Find all episodes and connec…
At 9 years old, Sam Carroll was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer. Now 21, he reflects on his journey through treatment, recovery, and the silver linings he’s discovered along the way.
A story of courage, resilience, and hope.
Hosted by: Lisa McKelvey
Show Notes:
Video of Sams Tour De Cure …
Julie Cross shares the hardest chapter of her life — losing her husband Flash after a stroke, parenting two young boys, and navigating her youngest son Thomas’s autism diagnosis.
Through heartbreak and challenge, Julie has mothered through the storms with sparkle, humour, and wisdom.
Hosted by Li…
When Sasha Stanton’s 3-year-old son, Logan, lost his leg in a devastating farm accident (2018), life changed in an instant. What followed was a period of deep trauma, reflection, and ultimately, personal growth.
In this episode, Sasha shares the raw truth of parenting through crisis, how she rebui…
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Lisa McKelvey, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
PODCAST SEARCH ENGINE
You can use our website to search 3,822,708 podcasts and 195,605,884 episodes by people, places, or topics.
If I have seen further than others, it is by listening to podcasts and standing upon the shoulders of
giants.
‐ Isaac "Llamacorn" Newton
CLAIM THIS PODCAST
Why to claim podcasts?
If you are a podcaster, the best way to manage your podcasts on Listen Notes is by claiming your Listen Notes
podcast pages.
It is a great, free way to engage the podcast community and increase the visibility of your podcasts.
After claiming your Listen Notes podcast pages, you will be able to:
✓
Manually refresh the RSS feed to sync up
✓
Get a verified badge (
✓
) alongside with your podcast name on Listen Notes
✓
Post classified ads for sponsorship,
guests, co-hosts,
cross-promotion...
✓
Respond to listener comments on Listen Notes
✓
Use speech-to-text techniques to transcribe your show and
edit transcripts
✓
Improve the presence of your podcasts, e.g., self-service
podcaster interview...
✓
If you share your Listen Notes page and at-mention @ListenNotes
on X (formerly Twitter),
our official X (formerly Twitter) account will retweet to promote
your show to our followers.
Coming soon:
◯ Self-service promotion on Listen Notes
◯ Track your podcast stats on Listen
Notes, e.g., listens, page
views...
◯ Manage episodes
EDIT
Thank you for helping to keep the podcast database up to date.
