This Unexpected Life

By: Carrie M Holt
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  • Summary

  • Welcome to This Unexpected Life, a podcast designed to equip and encourage parents and caregivers of children with disabilities so they can embrace their journey with hope, faith, and resilience.

    With over twenty years of parenting experience, Carrie M Holt is a story-telling companion for caregiving mothers, exploring the hope and healing found in Jesus Christ—one story at a time.
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Episodes
  • The Caregiver Support System with Sara Clime

    The Caregiver Support System with Sara Clime
    Mar 11 2025

    Today my guest Sara Clime shares how her Caregiver Support System was born out of her son’s diagnosis and her own unique giftings to allow mothers to have time for what really matters.

    Resources:
    Sara Clime

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    Check out my new website

    • Click here if you want to be a guest on the show
    • Carrie’s Facebook or Instagram
    • Find me on Substack
    • My book: The Other Side of Special
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    32 mins
  • When The Unexpected Leads to a Terminal Diagnosis

    When The Unexpected Leads to a Terminal Diagnosis
    Mar 4 2025

    Today on the podcast, my friend and author Sara Clime, from the Take Heart Special Moms Podcast, gets raw and vulnerable while discussing when the unexpected in her life led to her son’s terminal diagnosis, but also a deeper gut-level-honest relationship with God.


    Resources:
    Sara Clime
    Scripture Mentioned: John 2:22


    If you enjoyed the show, leave a 5-star review on your podcast platform!

    Check out my new website

    • Click here if you want to be a guest on the show
    • Carrie’s Facebook or Instagram
    • Find me on Substack
    • My book: The Other Side of Special
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    34 mins
  • Why Story Matters In This Unexpected Life

    Why Story Matters In This Unexpected Life
    Mar 4 2025

    Story draws us in; it packs a powerful punch, can give us courage, and speaks to us in ways that other things do not. In this pilot episode of This Unexpected Life podcast, listen in as Carrie shares the importance of story, her goals for this podcast, and how you can be encouraged in this unexpected journey of raising a child with disabilities, medically complex, mental, emotional, or physical needs.

    Resources:
    Story of Jim Elliott, Nate Saint
    Operation Auca: 60 Years Later
    Terry Wardle: Healing Care Ministries
    Scripture mentioned: Psalm 40:1-3
    I’ve Witnessed It

    If you enjoyed the show, leave a 5-star review on your podcast platform!

    Check out my new website

    • Click here if you want to be a guest on the show
    • Carrie’s Facebook or Instagram
    • Find me on Substack
    • My book: The Other Side of Special
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    17 mins

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