Rejecting Impossible Parenting Standards: What Disability Teaches Us About Care and Community with Jessica Slice: Episode 220
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In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, I interview Jessica Slice, a disability activist and the author of Unfit Parent, a Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World. We discuss the effect of Jessica’s disability on her life and parenting, and what non-disabled parents can learn from her about parenting.
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We talk about:
* 00:00 — Intro + Jessica Slice and her book
* 00:02 — Jessica’s disability story and diagnoses
* 00:05 — Wheelchair, identity shift, and living as disabled
* 00:06 — The disability paradox explained
* 00:08 — Perfectionism, capitalism, and happiness
* 00:11 — Disability culture vs. hustle culture
* 00:13 — Becoming a parent unexpectedly (foster → newborn)
* 00:14 — Why early parenting can be easier for disabled parents
* 00:18 — Skill overlap: disability + parenting
* 00:20 — Myths about disabled parenting
* 00:26 — Fear of care, aging, and needing help
* 00:27 — Parenting and interdependence
* 00:29 — Community support and parenting
* 00:30 — Letting go of control and certainty
* 00:32 — Everyone needs help
* 00:34 — Advice to younger parent self
* 00:35 — Where to find Jessica
Resources mentioned in this episode:
* Yoto Screen Free Audio Book Player
* The Peaceful Parenting Membership
* Jessica on A Slight Change of Plans
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