Episodes

Caregiver Burnout: Bridging the Gap Between Accountability & Independence How do you support someone you love without sacrificing your own well-being? Caregiver burnout isn't always caused by doing too much—it can also come from the constant challenge of balancing compassion with accountability. In this episode of Beyond the Spectrum: Every Age. Every Need., host Shawn Francis sits down with Eric Hundley, founder of MeetBea, for a powerful conversation about helping loved ones achieve greater i...

Who Cares for the Caregiver? Our relationship with food

RELATIONSHIPS & CAREGIVING, PART 2 THE VERSION OF YOU THAT GOT HURT STILL NEEDS HEALING Many caregivers spend so much time tending to the needs of others that they lose touch with the parts of themselves that were wounded long before caregiving began. In Part 2 of our Relationships & Caregiving series, we continue the conversation about the most important relationship we will ever have—the relationship with ourselves. This episode explores how unresolved pain, childhood experiences, disappoi...

Nutrition, Business, & the Heart of Caregiving..Fueling the Caregiver’s Mission

The price of overthinking, the value of spontaneity, & how it all affects the caregiving journey

Caregiving & hygiene

WHen the parent becomes the consultant

Who cares?

The hereditary connection between ADHD, Autism, & my own diagnosis

What does autims mean to YOU? Part II

What does autims mean to YOU? Part 1

What men don't say: The grief & glory or raising an autistic son

Being a caregiver is one of the most demanding roles a man can take on. The Den is a support group created to provide male caregivers with a place to vent, find resources, and build community with others in the same boat. If you’re looking for a group of men who lead with empathy and shared strength, we’d love to hear from you. Fill out the registration application here: https://sites.google.com/view/welcometotheden/home

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Shawn & Maurice each discuss what it means to them to be a man, how they each define masculinity, how society today defines both, & how it has affected they way they parent.. each as fathers to young adult men on the autism spectrum.

Susanna, Maurice, & Shawn have an open conversation about how being caregivers has & continues to affect relationhips in their lives.

August 18, 2021 | Episode 52 Learning disability & ADHD Coach Alex Gilbert joins Shawn & Brian for a chat. Alex Gilbert is a New Yorker, a Mets fan, a yogi, and a brunch enthusiast. She also has dyslexia and ADHD. After spending her career working in leadership development, she decided to start a consulting and coaching business that will help adults with learning disabilities and/or ADHD like herself who have been struggling in their careers. Her business, Cape-Able Consulting, was created t...

December 30, 2020 | Episode 19 In this episode Shawn & Brian talk about navigating income needs for special needs families. #justTwoDads #specialNeedsParenting #specialNeedsFinancialEducation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/just_two_dads/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-two-dads/id1535250142 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/just-two-dads-9421b8202/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearejusttwodads

December 23, 2020 | Episode 18 In this episode Shawn & Brian chat with Life Coach Susanna Peace Lovell and Brian's daughter Jo Quinones. They discuss holiday traditions and the challenges and blessings of the seasons. #justtwodads #neurodiverseparenting #neurodiverselifecoach

December 16, 2020 | Episode 17 In this episode Shawn & Brian talk about vulnerability. #justtwodads #specialneedsparenting #beingvulnerable

December 9. 2020 | Episode 16 In this episode Shawn & Brian have a chat with The Neurodiverse Nerd herself Dr. Tasnuva Sarwar Tunna. Dr. Tasnuva Sarwar Tunna is a pharmacist, educator, and research scientist with several high impact publications. She earned a PhD in Pharmaceutical Science with a major in Natural Medicine. She is a mother of two boys and a girl. The second boy, Muhammad has been diagnosed stage 3 nonverbal autism with developmental delays at age 2 in Bangladesh, where they are ...

December 2, 2020 | Episode 15 This week's show will be a preview of the special event happening the evening of the same day. Shawn & Brian will talk about the importance of dreaming again despite challenges and adversity. The will not to settle and reminding ourselves that we are enough. The need for financial education & daring to break free and be self-reliant and self-sufficient. #justtwodads #specialneedsparenting #specialneedsfinancialeducation Special Event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e...

November 25, 2020 | Episode 14 In this episode Shawn & Brian sit down with their friend and limited mobility guide & mentor Adam Hancock. When an accident over 30 years ago resulted in a spinal cord injury that left him without the use of his arms or legs, Adam Hancock instantly became a member of the special needs community. To say that he had to adjust to a new life is an understatement. Despite unimaginable challenges, doubt & fear, he now serves as a guide or mentor for others who have had...

November 18, 2020 | Episode 13 Shawn Francis & Brian Altounian sit down with Burbank Advisory Council Member Konstantine Anthony - Burbank City Council. Konstantine Anthony was diagnosed with autism in 2008 and has worked in disability rights advocacy with various organizations since then, including the Autistic Self Advocacy Network and Hillary Clinton's Disability Action team in 2016. He is a member of the Burbank Advisory Council on Disabilities and was just elected to the Burbank City Coun...