Specialness Pod

S3_Ep-08: The Special Needs Grief No One Talks About

August 15, 2026·1h 13m
Episode Description from the Publisher

When people hear the word grief, they think someone died. For special needs parents, the grief is different. It's the life you planned for and never got to live, and it doesn't fade. It compounds.In this episode, Jeff and Kim talk openly about the grief nobody in the special needs world seems allowed to name. The milestones that never come. The family gatherings where the gap becomes impossible to ignore. The jealousy that shows up watching friends drop their kids at college. And why, after almost 25 years, the grief has actually gotten heavier, not lighter.If you have ever felt guilty for grieving while still loving your child with everything you have, this one is for you. You have permission to feel it.#SpecialNeedsParents #SpecialNeedsGrief #SpecialNeedsFamily #Caregiver #TheSpecialnessPodcast

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