Parenting Great Kids Podcast - Episode 12
A Mother's Hope, A Child's Miracle
with guest Christy Beam
Hosted by Dr. Meg Meeker | September 26th, 2016 | 37 min
How to overcome the fear of losing control as a parent and managing the complexities of fear.
Today's Guest(s)
Christy Wilson Beam was born and raised in Abilene, Texas. She has a degree in Education and specialization in Reading from Simmons University. Miracles From Heaven is her first book, and a New York Times bestseller.
EPISODE NOTES
Many parents worry about their child’s health, a specific illness, or simply the “what-if’s” when it comes to parenting. “What if my child turns away from me, what if my child flunks out of school or what if my child gets a terminal illness.” Fear is a regular part of parenting. But parenting out of fear robs parents- and their children- of the joy that they were meant to experience in life.
We can overcome fear and we can get worry under control because the truth is, we have a lot less control over our children’s lives than we think we do. We will hear the extraordinary story of one mother who lived with the pain of her young daughter’s chronic illness. Her daughter lived in and out of hospitals and experienced abdominal pain daily. We will hear how this mother coped with her daughter’s life-threatening illness and then the miraculous event that changed them both. This is the story of Christy Beam. Her story became a popular movie with Jennifer Gardner called Miracles for Heaven.
0:27 – WELCOME
Many parents worry about their child’s health, a specific illness, or simply “what ifs”. We can overcome fear and worry. This episode features an interview with author Christy Beam about the experiences with her daughter that led to the book and major motion picture starring Jennifer Gardner called Miracles From Heaven.
2:11 – PARENTING TOOL – E-Newsletter
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2:37 – A CONVERSATION WITH CHRISTY BEAM
Dr. Meg talks with author Christy Beam about the extraordinary events that unfolded when her daughter fell through a tree and lived to tell about what she experienced. She talks about the book that came from that called Miracles From Heaven as well as the film that followed and her involvement through it all as a mother.
20:45 – POINTS TO PONDER
Dr. Meg shares her three points for you that are parent ready to start today!
30:35 – LET’S GET SOCIAL
Dr. Meg answers an email question from a nanny about caring for a child with autism.
34:19 – PARENT PEP RALLY
37:00 – CALL TO ACTION
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