{"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":"Summertime Feels, Disability Ed. (Summer Mini #1)","slug":"summertime-feels-disability-ed-summer-mini-1","published_at":"2026-06-11T14:26:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rare-life-1239619/summertime-feels-disability-ed-summer-mini-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rare-life-1239619","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rare-life/episodes/Summertime-Feels--Disability-Ed--Summer-Mini-1-e3klfqa","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/22c0499c/podcast/play/121339146/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-11%2F3bdeee23-6757-6c6c-6a1b-5ab4c2e1eac4.mp3","summary":"It’s summer! But when you have a disabled or medically complex kids, this season can bring with it many, many mixed feelings. Today, we’re digging into all of that: how we feel about summer, what makes summer uniquely hard for our families, and the parts of summer we still love anyway. A huge thank you to our sponsor for this summer season, Real Food Blends! Real Food Blends are the only 100% real food meals thatare 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":"It’s summer! But when you have a disabled or medically complex kids, this season can bring with it many, many mixed feelings. Today, we’re digging into al…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1293,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rare-life-1239619/episodes/summertime-feels-disability-ed-summer-mini-1/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/summertime-feels-disability-ed-summer-mini-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}