# Healthcare Trauma: When Systems Fail Special Needs Families | Fight Back with Michael Mackniak and Victoria Cuore

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Podcast: [A Contagious Smile Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-contagious-smile-podcast-5769951)
Published: 2026-05-01T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1296747162391859
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Duration seconds: 2619

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Send us Fan Mail When special needs families fight healthcare systems, they're told they're doing everything wrong, while goalposts keep moving. Michael Mackniak and Victoria Cuore expose how institutions abandon caregivers, blame survivors, and fragment care into impossible bureaucratic labyrinths. This isn't a survival hack episode; it's an accountability conversation about why families in trauma deserve better. Hear how to recognize system gaslighting, document the chaos, and reclaim agenc...

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