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Passing for Normal

Passing for Normal

Written by: Colleen and Jared English
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 Jared and Colleen will be sharing stories from their unusual life as expats that are also sorting through grief after the passing of their daughter Claire, who live with Rett Syndrome for 15 years.Copyright 2023 All rights reserved. Parenting Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • It Takes Time, a LOT of Time

    It Takes Time, a LOT of Time
    Sep 21 2025

    In this episode we discuss the life altering, disorienting process of recovering, falling into normal, and pursuing magic again.
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    30 mins
  • A Dad's Perspective

    A Dad's Perspective
    Sep 7 2025

    After a hiatus, Jared is back! We talk briefly about where he's been and why he's returning to the podcast now. In honor of it being Father's Day down in Australia, we focused our conversation around a dad's perspective on being a parent/caregiver. Jared shares how he told strangers in Hobbiton about our chaotic life and why he thinks reading fantasy with the girls was one of his best dad moves.
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    31 mins
  • How to do hard things

    How to do hard things
    Aug 20 2025

    After my unexpected hiatus I am back and discussing the funk I've been in and reflecting on one of the lessons I learned from Claire, to do hard things, you need support.
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    15 mins
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