Too Peas In A Podcast Mandy Hose and Kate Mulholland

For World Down Syndrome Day today, Mandy and Kate chat to Sally, Pea mum to Jana, a little girl with Down Syndrome, and author of Jana’s Brightly Coloured Socks. Sally talks about her life with Jana, a happy little girl who is currently in her first year of school. Sally was inspired to write her book after reading another book about Down Syndrome to Jana's classmates. She found the children to be so receptive, open and accepting that she went home and wrote a new story about Jana, featuring themes of kindness, inclusivity, friendship, celebration and socks!  She then partnered up with illustrator Alexis Schnitger, who also has a child with Down Syndrome, to self-publish her gorgeous picture book. The book’s ‘sock’ theme also connects with the World Down Syndrome Day ‘Lots of Socks’ campaign that aims to raise awareness about the condition. Aussie Peas, Sally is running a giveaway to win a signed copy of the hardback, signed by the author and illustrator, plus a little bag of goodies!  To enter, please:1. Like and follow @sallyfetouh on Instagram2. Comment and tag 2 friends in this postEntries close on 21 March! Open to Australian residents ( only because there’s cookies inside the goodie bag 🍪).If you’d like to stock Sally’s book in your bookshop or library, please get in touch with her via her website. You can also follow her on Facebook, Instagram and Goodreads Thank you Sally for sharing your story with us! Plus: Listen to our Spotify playlist –Too Peas: Songs Our Guest Peas LoveMelbourne forecast for World Down Syndrom Day - showers developing, 21 degrees Join our Facebook HangoutFind us on YouTubeHelp spread the love for Too Peas by rating and reviewing us!Leave us a speakpipe Thank you for supporting Too Peas In A Podcast! We love to hear from you, please contact us here: Website: www.toopeasinapodcast.com.auEmail: toopeaspodcast@gmail.com

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Mandy and Kate chat to Ondine Sherman, cofounder and managing director of Voiceless, the animal protection institute, author and Pea mum of identical 16-year-old twin boys with rare genetic disorder MCT8 deficiency. Ondine is our friend Mia Freedman’s cousin and is calling in from her home in Israel.  Ondine’s boys have severe disabilities as a result of their condition. She chats about the challenges of their birth and diagnoses in Israel, where she was also managing her toddler daughter plus her unwell newborns far from her family's support, while also not speaking the local language of Hebrew. The boys were eventually diagnosed with the very rare disorder after a long search for help and answers that was spearheaded by Ondine’s dedicated dad.  Ondine reflects on the challenging and often lonely journey of being a twin mum with kids with special needs. The family moved back to Australia for a while to be closer to family, but ended up returning to Israel as it was a better fit overall for the family’s needs. In the last few years, Ondine’s been able to focus on her life and career again, and has written several books, including her memoir The Miracle of Love, Vegan Living: A simple guide to a cruelty-free, healthy plant-based life and the Animal Allies YA Series Sky, Snow and Star.  She also founded Voiceless with her dad to promote an equitable world where animals can flourish. Thank you for sharing your story with us Ondine! Find out more about Ondine’s books, life and work on her website Listen to our Spotify playlist –Too Peas: Songs Our Guest Peas LoveMelbourne forecast for Thursday 16 March - mostly sunny, 28 degrees Join our Facebook HangoutFind us on YouTubeHelp spread the love for Too Peas by rating and reviewing us!Leave us a speakpipe Thank you for supporting Too Peas In A Podcast! We love to hear from you, please contact us here: Website: www.toopeasinapodcast.com.auEmail: toopeaspodcast@gmail.com

Mandy and Kate chat with podcaster and Pea Simone, entrepreneur and founder of On-Plug, the soon-to-be-released world’s first marketplace to buy and sell products and services made exclusively by entrepreneurs who have disabilities, neurodiverse conditions, chronic illnesses and their caregivers. Simone’s son Josh was born with a rare kidney disease that required a transplant at age 5 and was subsequently diagnosed with autism and an intellectual disability. Her second child was also born at 25 weeks and spent seven months in NICU. Simone became an entrepreneur as she wanted to be known as more than just the ‘mum of the sick kid’ and she also needed the type of flexibility that the standard workplace can’t offer. Plus wanted to unleash her creativity, do something for herself and also create opportunities for her own kids to become entrepreneurs in the future. Simone has also started the On-Plug podcast to start conversations about disability and entrepreneurship, while the On-Plug marketplace will be coming soon in 2023. Enterpreneurship is a meaningful employment pathway for people with disabilities, chronic illnesses, and their carers, and Simone strongly believes we need to be talking more about it, plus plugging all the amazing businesses people are running. You can even hear Kate and Mandy on this ep!  To get in touch about On-Plug, fill out this form Check out Simone’s Linktree for all of her linksPlus Listen to our Spotify playlist –Too Peas: Songs Our Guest Peas LoveMelbourne forecast for Thursday - Partly cloudy, 21 degrees Join our Facebook HangoutFind us on YouTubeHelp spread the love for Too Peas by rating and reviewing us!Leave us a speakpipe Thank you for supporting Too Peas In A Podcast! We love to hear from you, please contact us here: Website: www.toopeasinapodcast.com.auEmail: toopeaspodcast@gmail.com

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Mandy and Kate chat with Emma Price, CEO and Founder of Source Kids, Australia’s largest media and events organisation supporting parents, carers and professionals of children and young people living with a disability, and Source Mama, a community that supports mums raising children with special needs (AKA Peas). With a career in marketing management roles, Emma’s direction changed when her daughter Charlotte was diagnosed with the rare condition Angelman Syndrome. Emma founded Source Kids as a resource to help others find relevant, reliable and up-to-date information in a positive and vibrant format. Source Kids currently delivers a printed and digital magazine four times each year, eMagazines, online and social media content and five expo events in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, collectively reaching over 400,000 people every month. Emma also founded Source Mama to help celebrate mums and provide a support network and a safe space. Emma also shares tender stories of the life and passing of her daughter Charlotte, and the powerful impact and change she’s made in the world by inspiring the founding of Source Kids and Source Mama. Thank you so much for sharing this precious story with us Emma.  Find out more about Source Kids: Visit their website Find them on Facebook and Instagram  Come along to their upcoming Source Kids Expos in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth and say hi to Emma! Find all the details via their website Discover Source Mama:Visit their websiteFind them on Facebook and Instagram  Plus Listen to our Spotify playlist –Too Peas: Songs Our Guest Peas LoveMelbourne forecast for Thursday March 2 - Cloudy, 21 degrees Join our Facebook HangoutFind us on YouTubeHelp spread the love for Too Peas by rating and reviewing us!Leave us a speakpipe Thank you for supporting Too Peas In A Podcast! We love to hear from you, please contact us here: Website: www.toopeasinapodcast.com.auEmail: toopeaspodcast@gmail.com