Content Warning: I share some unpleasant/hateful comments left on our Instagram page.

This is not what we had planned for our 100th episode. In fact, I had a really creative and "inspiring" episode planned. But for the reasons mentioned in this episode, it didn't happen. So here we are. Please enjoy this episode where we share a few things learned throughout the course of 100 episodes. And I try to stay on topic. Maybe I'll finally master that by our 200th episode. :)

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This podcast was recorded in Garageband and edited by Lisa Thornbury (with assistance from Avery).

Read more and find the transcript for this episode at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠averybrightlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

And, come chat with us on social! No seriously, c'mon over! It's fun there.

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LisaThornbury⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠aVERY Bright life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (formerly Forever In Mom Genes)

For Rare Chromosome & Gene Disorder Awareness Day I put on my scientist hat (I'm not a scientist... I barely passed high school chemistry class!) and share... in VERY basic terms... what we've learned about chromosomes and genes and how it all relates to rare genetic disorders like Avery's.

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This podcast was recorded in Garageband and edited by Lisa Thornbury (with assistance from Avery).

Read more and find the transcript for this episode at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠averybrightlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

And, come chat with us on social! No seriously, c'mon over! It's fun there.

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LisaThornbury⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠aVERY Bright life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (formerly Forever In Mom Genes)

Avery's big brother aka "Bruh" talks about growing up with a sibling who has disabilities. He also shares how he views the future as a 'lion hearted' trustee in Avery's Microboard.

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This podcast was recorded in Garageband and edited by Lisa Thornbury (with assistance from Avery).

Read more and find the transcript for this episode at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠averybrightlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

And, come chat with us on social! No seriously, c'mon over! It's fun there.

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LisaThornbury⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠aVERY Bright life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (formerly Forever In Mom Genes)

Questions or Partnership Inquiries: averybrightlife@gmail.com

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In this ode to Mother's Day and Nurse's week, I share how my mom was the original mama bear (I learned from the best) and talk about nurses and their "secret magic." I also over-share why my husband had to take a flashlight to my undercarriage. 🧐

Avery independently recorded and edited her own jokes this week and recorded a brief segment on what she loves about her mom. 😍

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This podcast was recorded in Garageband and edited by Lisa Thornbury (with assistance from Avery)

Read more and find the transcript for this episode at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠averybrightlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

And, come chat with us on social! No seriously, c'mon over! It's fun there.

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LisaThornbury⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠aVERY Bright life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (formerly Forever In Mom Genes)

Questions or Partnership Inquiries: averybrightlife@gmail.com

Have a comment, question, episode suggestion or just want to say hello? We’d love to hear from you! Message us old-timey style by commenting on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Or show us your techie and leave an AUDIO message via the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anchor messaging button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! We might even use your voice message in an upcoming episode!

Thanks for listening. 💜

If you have a child with developmental disabilities, you might want to check out cheerleading. This sport is active, accessible, inclusive, empowering, highly social, and a lot of fun.

In this episode we talk about our experience with cheer and Avery hops on to explain what she loves about this sport.

This episode was prerecorded and will air on the day Avery's team competes at the World Cheer Competition in Florida. Go Team Canada!!

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This podcast was recorded in Garageband and edited by Lisa Thornbury (with assistance from Avery)

Read more and find the transcript for this episode at ⁠⁠⁠⁠averybrightlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠.

And, come chat with us on social! No seriously, c'mon over! It's fun there.

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@LisaThornbury⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠aVERY Bright life⁠⁠⁠⁠ (formerly Forever In Mom Genes)

Questions or Partnership Inquiries: averybrightlife@gmail.com

Have a comment, question, episode suggestion or just want to say hello? We’d love to hear from you! Message us old-timey style by commenting on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast page⁠⁠⁠⁠. Or show us your techie and leave an AUDIO message via the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Anchor messaging button⁠⁠⁠⁠! We might even use your voice message in an upcoming episode!

Thanks for listening. 💜

I'm feeling a little "meh" lately. Not happy, not sad. Just flat. Maybe you can relate?

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This podcast was recorded in Garageband and edited by Lisa Thornbury (with assistance from Avery)

Read more and find the transcript for this episode at ⁠⁠⁠averybrightlife.com⁠⁠⁠.

And, come chat with us on social! No seriously, c'mon over! It's fun there.

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@LisaThornbury⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠aVERY Bright life⁠⁠⁠ (formerly Forever In Mom Genes)

Questions or Partnership Inquiries: averybrightlife@gmail.com

Have a comment, question, episode suggestion or just want to say hello? We’d love to hear from you! Message us old-timey style by commenting on our ⁠⁠⁠podcast page⁠⁠⁠. Or show us your techie and leave an AUDIO message via the ⁠⁠⁠Anchor messaging button⁠⁠⁠! We might even use your voice message in an upcoming episode!

Thanks for listening. 💜

I don't love talking about the dark stuff. But I feel like the more we know, the better prepared we are to protect our vulnerable kids.

*Content Warning—not for younger or sensitive listeners.

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This podcast was recorded in Garageband and edited by Lisa Thornbury (with assistance from Avery)

Read more and find the transcript for this episode at ⁠⁠averybrightlife.com⁠⁠.

And, come chat with us on social! No seriously, c'mon over! It's fun there.

Instagram: ⁠⁠@LisaThornbury⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠aVERY Bright life⁠⁠ (formerly Forever In Mom Genes)

Questions or Partnership Inquiries: averybrightlife@gmail.com

Have a comment, question, episode suggestion or just want to say hello? We’d love to hear from you! Message us old-timey style by commenting on our ⁠⁠podcast page⁠⁠. Or show us your techie and leave an AUDIO message via the ⁠⁠Anchor messaging button⁠⁠! We might even use your voice message in an upcoming episode!

Thanks for listening. 💜

We're reposting an old episode this week. Mama's got a sore throat and sounds like a toad, so Avery is helping out with the intro. Please enjoy this happy little episode from 2021.

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Hey! It's Sponge Lisa Tight Pants here. We spongey empath types tend to soak up the vibe around us so when the world is hurting, we hurt too. So, in an effort to avoid dwelling on the dark and heavy feelings, we're trying to highlight some of the bright, fluffy, happy, cute things that are all around us.

Based on the popular and positive TikTok trend where people are listing the little inconsequential things that people do that make them happy, this is our list.

We'd love to hear what little human (or animal) behaviours bring you joy.

Read: ⁠Sponge Lisa Tight Pants⁠

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This podcast was recorded in Garageband and edited by Lisa Thornbury (with assistance from Avery)

Read more and find the transcript for this episode at ⁠averybrightlife.com⁠.

And, come chat with us on social! No seriously, c'mon over! It's fun there.

Instagram: ⁠@LisaThornbury⁠

Facebook: ⁠aVERY Bright life⁠ (formerly Forever In Mom Genes)

Questions or Partnership Inquiries: averybrightlife@gmail.com

Have a comment, question, episode suggestion or just want to say hello? We’d love to hear from you! Message us old-timey style by commenting on our ⁠podcast page⁠. Or show us your techie and leave an AUDIO message via the ⁠Anchor messaging button⁠! We might even use your voice message in an upcoming episode!

Thanks for listening. 💜