{"podcast":{"title":"The Rare Life","slug":"the-rare-life-1239619","podcast_index_feed_id":1239619,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/22c0499c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://therarelife.org","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/5730271/7551fc611b293c10.jpeg","author":"Madeline Cheney","episode_count":305,"summary":"This is the real, raw, and all the feels of loving a child with disabilities. Episodes feature parent-guests, professionals, and solo episodes with host Madeline Cheney. Their authentic conversations don’t shy away from the strong and mixed emotions that often accompany medically-complex parenting. Parents listen in to feel seen, validated, and receive much-needed solidarity. Professionals working with disabled people listen in to better understand what is often going on under the surface for a family living with disabilities.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T02:17:02.683032+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rare-life-1239619"},"episode":{"title":"How Time in Nature Impacts Disability Parents (Summer Mini #4)","slug":"how-time-in-nature-impacts-disability-parents-summer-mini-4","published_at":"2026-07-02T16:00:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rare-life-1239619/how-time-in-nature-impacts-disability-parents-summer-mini-4","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rare-life-1239619","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rare-life/episodes/How-Time-in-Nature-Impacts-Disability-Parents-Summer-Mini-4-e3lirga","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/22c0499c/podcast/play/122301386/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-2%2F8bfc907e-1164-a471-262a-bd81d4c1161e.mp3","summary":"Nature can be healing. But when you have a disabled or medically complex child, getting outside can also be complicated. Today, we’re talking about the ways nature grounds us, the grief that can come up when it is not accessible to our kids, and the small, beautiful ways our families still find their own version of outside. A huge thank you to our sponsor for this summer season, Real Food Blends! Real Food Blends are the only 100% real food meals that are ready-to-feed for people with feeding tubes. Offering 8 different meals and 1 snack for adults & kids, it's the closest thing to homemade blenderized tube feeding. Learn more at realfoodblends.com! Links: Fill out our contact form to join upcoming discussion groups! Join The Rare Life newsletter and never miss an update! Follow us on Instagram @the_rare_life ! Donate to the podcast or Contact me about sponsoring an episode.","meta_description":"Nature can be healing. But when you have a disabled or medically complex child, getting outside can also be complicated. Today, we’re talking about the wa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1561,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rare-life-1239619/episodes/how-time-in-nature-impacts-disability-parents-summer-mini-4/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rare-life-1239619/how-time-in-nature-impacts-disability-parents-summer-mini-4.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}