Hillary Rodriguez's guest appearances

Hillary Rodriguez

Girls Can Podcast

The Motherhood Metamorphosis

Melissa Davis

Kate Brown

Kathy Radigan

Valli Gideons

Ashley Mays

Stacy Lewis

Barbara Leigh

Lauren Flake

Chessy Prout

Mary Townsley

Shelby Mitchell

Jessica Grayson

Devon Walsh

Stacy Wellborn

Lorena Díaz Quijano

OwlTail

Hillary Rodriguez is a pilot wife, working mother of three, travel lover, serial over- volunteer-er, home baker, book lover, and disability advocate.My conversation with Hillary Rodriguiz was close to my heart as we both have kids with extra needs. Whew! Even as I was listening to the episode again to do the edits, I got tears in my eyes. We both showed up in a big way with our stories and emotions about the journey of parenting a child with special needs, hitting on key issues like grief, fear, and building empathy within ourselves, our kids, and the siblings of our kids with extra needs.Overall, it was a beautiful and emotional conversation that I hope touches your heart and mothering experience, whether your kids have special needs or not. Quotable Quotes: Hillary: "I’ve been fortunate—I’ve never lost a child. The pain, I don’t think, can compare to that. But you do have a dream. You spend your whole pregnancy coming up with these dreams. “My daughter is going to be a doctor and she’s going to be an astronaut!” And she’s going to be these grandiose things! And then all of a sudden… “Can she drive?” I don’t know. We’ll see. We’ll have to just wait and see. Things get a little bit different and we have to get through that grief. It takes time."Hillary: "“I always talk to people and when their children are newborns, they want to know what to do. My biggest piece of advice is just to appreciate them, who they are, and love them just right now because they grow so fast. But getting over that grief and coming to acceptance is a big thing. Being okay with what you’re family’s going to look like and the community you’re going to get and all these gorgeous things that come from it is big. But that initial period of denial and grief is a lot for people to overcome. But once you get past it…."Brittany: "I remember talking to someone once who was going through a diagnosis, and saying “You have to love your child more than your grief over what you thought their future was going to to be.” And I say that as somebody who has loved their grief at times more than their child. I had to make a choice about whether or not I was going to grieve over their future or step into that love.”Terms and references for this episode:IEP: Individual Education Plan"Welcome to Holland" by Emily Pearl Kingsley You can find Hillary @Hycastillo85 on InstagramCheck out her article on Her View From Home here!Support the show (https://patreon.com/themotherhoodmetamorphosis)

Hillary Rodriguez is a pilot wife, working mother of three, travel lover, serial over- volunteer-er, home baker, book lover, and disability advocate. My conversation with Hillary Rodriguiz was close to my heart as we both have kids with extra needs. Whew! Even as I was listening to the episode again to do the edits, I got tears in my eyes. We both showed up in a big way with our stories and emotions about the journey of parenting a child with special needs, hitting on key issues like grief, fear, and building empathy within ourselves, our kids, and the siblings of our kids with extra needs. Overall, it was a beautiful and emotional conversation that I hope touches your heart and mothering experience, whether your kids have special needs or not. Quotable Quotes: Hillary: "I’ve been fortunate—I’ve never lost a child. The pain, I don’t think, can compare to that. But you do have a dream. You spend your whole pregnancy coming up with these dreams. “My daughter is going to be a doctor and she’s going to be an astronaut!” And she’s going to be these grandiose things! And then all of a sudden… “Can she drive?” I don’t know. We’ll see. We’ll have to just wait and see. Things get a little bit different and we have to get through that grief. It takes time." Hillary: "“I always talk to people and when their children are newborns, they want to know what to do. My biggest piece of advice is just to appreciate them, who they are, and love them just right now because they grow so fast. But getting over that grief and coming to acceptance is a big thing. Being okay with what you’re family’s going to look like and the community you’re going to get and all these gorgeous things that come from it is big. But that initial period of denial and grief is a lot for people to overcome. But once you get past it…." Brittany: "I remember talking to someone once who was going through a diagnosis, and saying “You have to love your child more than your grief over what you thought their future was going to to be.” And I say that as somebody who has loved their grief at times more than their child. I had to make a choice about whether or not I was going to grieve over their future or step into that love.” Terms and references for this episode: IEP: Individual Education Plan <a href="https://www.dsasc.ca/uploads/8/5/3/9/8539131/welcome_to_holland.pdf " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Welcome to Holland" by Emily Pearl Kingsley </a> You can find Hillary @Hycastillo85 on Instagram <a href="https://herviewfromhome.com/taking-kids-to-church-is-hard-but-beautiful-work/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out her article on Her View From Home here!</a><a href="https://patreon.com/themotherhoodmetamorphosis" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://patreon.com/themotherhoodmetamorphosis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/themotherhoodmetamorphosis</a>)

Hillary Rodriguez: Moving forward after a child's diagnosis 

  In this episode, Brooke and Abigail Swain talk with the volunteer coordinator and victim advocate of the Lifelines Counseling Services Rape Crisis Center - Hillary Rodriguez - about sexual assault and the importance of raising awareness with high school and college women. Hillary discusses her work at the Rape Crisis Center (Mobile, Alabama) and how young women can volunteer and become more involved with this supportive organization. Resources: Lifelines Counseling Services Rape Crisis Center | Website  24 hour phone number |  (251) 473-7273 or 1-800-718-7273   Girls Can is a podcast created to help educate and inform young omen throughout the world. Our shows will discuss many issues, skills, and lessons that affect the lives of young women. We plan to interview professional women in our community to learn from their experiences and mentorship. We wanted to give all girls an opportunity to hear leadership advice from smart, strong, successful, and amazing women.  This podcast is sponsored in part with a grant from HERlead - A Fellowship for young women on their way.  Girls Can Podcast is created and produced in collaboration with Deep Fried Studios.

In this episode, Brooke and Abigail Swain talk with the volunteer coordinator and victim advocate of the Lifelines Counseling Services <a href="http://www.lifelinesmobile.org/crisis-services/rape-crisis-center/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rape Crisis Center</a> - Hillary Rodriguez - about sexual assault and the importance of raising awareness with high school and college women. Hillary discusses her work at the Rape Crisis Center (Mobile, Alabama) and how young women can volunteer and become more involved with this supportive organization. Resources: Lifelines Counseling Services Rape Crisis Center | <a href="http://www.lifelinesmobile.org/crisis-services/rape-crisis-center/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Website </a> 24 hour phone number |  (251) 473-7273 or 1-800-718-7273 Girls Can is a podcast created to help educate and inform young omen throughout the world. Our shows will discuss many issues, skills, and lessons that affect the lives of young women. We plan to interview professional women in our community to learn from their experiences and mentorship. We wanted to give all girls an opportunity to hear leadership advice from smart, strong, successful, and amazing women. This podcast is sponsored in part with a grant from HERlead - A Fellowship for young women on their way.  Girls Can Podcast is created and produced in collaboration with <a href="http://bit.ly/1OShJ8O" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Deep Fried Studios.</a>

Ep.12 - Hillary Rodriguez: Sexual Assault Awareness