{"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":"Denial and Loving Well","slug":"denial-and-loving-well","published_at":"2025-12-17T09:39:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837/denial-and-loving-well","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837","url":"https://iono.fm/e/1629323","audio_url":"https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_239/epi_1629323_medium.m4a?p=rss","summary":"Lauren Edmunds speaks candidly about the moment a child receives a diagnosis and the emotional journey that follows for parents and families. Drawing from her own experience as both a mother and an educator, she explores denial, grief, acceptance and responsibility, and why the weight of a diagnosis should never sit on the child alone. This episode offers an honest, compassionate look at how early, intentional intervention, accountability and love can set children up to live confidently and authentically with who they are. Omatas Learning Centre","meta_description":"Lauren Edmunds speaks candidly about the moment a child receives a diagnosis and the emotional journey that follows for parents and families. Drawing from…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":774,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837/episodes/denial-and-loving-well/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/denial-and-loving-well.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}