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Amber Miskimmin: Parenting, Pain & Passion for Music
Season 8, Ep. 9
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On this week's episode The Parenting Tools, we speak to Amber Miskimmin - a mum of two girls, musician, producer, and music teacher.
Amber shares her experience of living with chronic pain following the birth of her first child and discovering she has Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, talking us through the day-to-day challenges this brings and the measures she has put in place to manage this.
She also talks about her music studio which she recently launched, Forte Music, and her passion for teaching music. Amber also has a new single out called Upper Room - available on all platforms!
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