Episodes

Shawn & Brian are visited by Maurice McDavid & Sean Ranel. Maurice is a father to a young adult son on the autism spectrum & Sean along with his wife, owns a business that provides ABA therapy. Both are members of The Den, th...

Julia DeNey founded Sense-ational You, a maker of adaptive apparel for autistic children who need help with sensory regulation to succeed and be included. While at Cornell University, Julia established and ran a volunteer par...

Shawn & Brian discuss the matter of teachers.. from middle school to professors at colleges & universities, it seems to be a common theme that they are underpaid. How many teachers do you know that buy their own classroom sup...

Shawn shares with Brian, the experience of conservatorship, the reality of being a father & caregiver to a legal adult, & more. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4505255...

In a first Just Two Dads is doing a "pod swap" with Manny "Digital" Montilla from the Father Hoods podcast (https://fatherhoodspod.com/). This is a great show that talks about the trials and joys of Father Hood. Enjoy this ep...

Manny Montilla, better known as "Manny Digital," is the visionary behind FlyDadGear.com (https://flydadgear.com/) and co-host of the Father Hoods podcast, platforms dedicated to empowering dads to be present and positive forc...

Shawn & Brian are visited by Madeline Handy, an Outreach Specialist with CalABLE ( https://www.calable.ca.gov/ ), and Charles Beckham who is an Authorized Legal Representative on behalf of his Grandson. They discuss the ABLE ...

Curve Magazine described our next guest, the musician EMM as "...the definition of a thriving independent artist: calling all the shots in her own career, making her visions come to life, having a hand in every sonic choice a...

As a Father of a 16-year-old boy who is on the Autism spectrum, Jamiel Owens is truly an advocate for his son Shayne and other Autism parents. Jamiel has been through many challenges and triumphs in his life as a disabled ind...

Mark Purifoy is a dedicated father who has served his country in the United States Navy. Furthermore, he’s an inspiration to many because he’s a single father to a son on the autism spectrum who is non-verbal & has made the ...

Author, Elizabeth Trenary talks about her journey, her vulnerability, her discovery, & her new book....Your YOU. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4505255944912896 Book:...

Mother, wife, & Author, Kelley Coleman returns to talk in more detail about her book, "Everything No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child." Available for pre-order NOW on Amazon and will be available on March 13th, ...

Author, life coach and positive life influencer Eboney Thompson is known as Mz Hustle’N’Heelz because of her love for stilettos & the hustle. She's a single mom of four, a speaker, and Baddie breast cancer advocate. Eboney wa...

In the third part of their series on the relationship between money & caregivers, Shawn & Brian discuss the prospect of retirement. At what age should you stop working? Can you afford to retire? What does retirement mean to y...

In part two of our series on the connection between money and being a parent or caregiver to one with special needs. Shawn & Brian discuss the real, human, and emotional value of money versus the mathematical, and the relati...

Don ”The Dragon" Wilson is an 11-time world champion kickboxer who has scored 47 knockouts in 4 decades and according to the STAR ratings system, is perhaps the greatest kickboxer in American history. He's worked as a comment...

What is an accredited investor & why should it matter to families that consist of caregivers, the neurodivergent, or the elderly? In the first of a series of episodes on money & special needs, Shawn & Brian discuss the curren...

A life coach for special needs families, Susanna Peace Lovell returns to the show for the first episode of 2024 to discuss with Shawn & Brian, her new book, "Your True Self is Enough; Lessons Learned on my Journey Parenting a...

Wife, Mother, Warrior, & Author, Kelley Coleman returns to the show to discuss the publishing of her first book, "Everything No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child", which is EXACTLY what it sounds like!! All the t...

Larry Humphreys has over 20 years of experience in working with neurodivergent individuals. He found his love for working in this field as a co-teacher for a special education classroom at Julian Singer School in West LA. He ...

You may know Greg Grunberg as an actor from his roles on TV shows like Felicity, Alias, & Heroes. Or you may know him from Star Wars films like The Force Awakens or The Rise of Skywalker, or A Star is Born, or Steven Speil...

To say that Fiona Gonzalez is a teacher, is like saying that a pterodactyl is a bird.. it's SOO much bigger than that!!!!! How so? First of all, she's a moderate/Severe High School/Adult Transition teacher, with a Master's i...

Ryan Sheedy & Bret Koncak join Shawn & Brian to discuss their individual stories as well as what led them to create Mejo (https://www.mymejo.com/)...short for "Me journal", a web app that simplifies organizing, managing, & sh...

Tamara Mark is a single mother to two adult men on the autism spectrum. Along with her love, Marc Olson & Director Thiago Dadalt, she visits with Shawn & Brian to discuss her journey as a single mom, her return to love, & the...