{"podcast":{"title":"The Lauren Edmunds Podcast","slug":"the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837","podcast_index_feed_id":7086837,"rss_url":"https://iono.fm/rss/chan/8867","website_url":"http://www.pintsizemedia.co.za","image_url":"https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p239/logo_8867_20260318_050559_1400.jpeg","author":"Pint Size Media","episode_count":95,"summary":"Are you a parent, teacher or caregiver navigating the world of neurodiversity, autism, learning difficulties or special needs? The Lauren Edmunds Podcast delivers practical insights and real conversations to help you better understand and support the children in your life. Hosted by Lauren Edmunds, founder of Omatas Learning Centre — a special-needs school in Johannesburg, South Africa — Lauren brings over 12 years of hands-on experience working with primary school children with remedial and special needs, backed by decades of academic research. Each episode dives deep into education, parenting and child development, giving you the tools, confidence and clarity to make a real difference. New episodes are released weekly. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T20:17:35.011166+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837"},"episode":{"title":"Chipping Away at the Stone","slug":"chipping-away-at-the-stone","published_at":"2026-04-08T12:23:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837/chipping-away-at-the-stone","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837","url":"https://iono.fm/e/1663949","audio_url":"https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_239/epi_1663949_medium.m4a?p=rss","summary":"Lauren Edmunds draws on the story of Michelangelo's David to reframe what it really means to support children with learning difficulties and neurodiversity. Rather than trying to mould children into something they are not, she argues that the real work is in removing the barriers that are getting in the way: the anxiety, the overstimulation, the emotional dysregulation that stops their true selves from coming through. A thoughtful reflection on what it means to restore rather than reshape, and why the most powerful thing a parent, teacher or therapist can do is trust that the child they need is already there. Omatas Learning Centre","meta_description":"Lauren Edmunds draws on the story of Michelangelo's David to reframe what it really means to support children with learning difficulties and neurodiversit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":377,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837/episodes/chipping-away-at-the-stone/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837/chipping-away-at-the-stone.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}