Meet Elizabeth (Anne) Russell. She is the founder of The Russell Family Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Association. Anne is also the birth mother of two individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder(FASD).
This is a raw and powerful story of a birth mom who went from feeling “absolute, crushing anguish and unbearable grief” to helping save lives through her determination to raise FASD awareness through research, advocacy, publishing a book, training and speaking and forming the first FASD organization founded by a birth mom – in effect saving lives.
In this episode, Anne shares that despite all we know about pregnancy and alcohol, there is more stigma, blame and shame then there ever has been before. She offers some practical advice to birth moms about:
1. How to look after yourself
2. How to help your child
3. Dealing with depression and anxiety
Support the Show.
#054 Simon Laplante: Inside Education and Housing
#053 NOFASD Australia: A Global Leader for FASD
#052 Tracy Mastrangelo: School Success
#051 Megan Tucker: FASD and Harm Reduction
#050 Linda Rosenbaum: Not Exactly as Planned
#049 Katie Adliff: FASD and Independence
#048 How to Build Your Resilience with Patricia Morgan
#047 The FASD Project: Uncovering an Epidemic in a Pandemic
#046 Turning the Spotlight on the Creators of the UK's first FASD podcast
#045 Jay Derting: Doing it for the Dads
#044 Lisa Murphy: Leading by Example at the Lakeland Centre for FASD
#043 Dr. Susan Rich: Calling a Spade a Spade
#042 Natalie Vecchione: Mom on a Mission with a Microphone
#041 The visions and voices of adults with FASD
#40 Katharine Dunbar Winsor: A Rock on The Rock
#039 Claire Mafranc from Struggling Single Mom to Successful with a Vision
#038 The Berrys: Transforming From Trauma
#037 Aliy Brown: Providing Supports in Scotland and Beyond
#036 The Dougherty Dozen Doesn’t Quit
#035 Amy Patterson: Solutions for Siblings
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Meaningful Life with Andrew G. Marshall
The No-Frills Teacher Podcast
Heal, Survive & Thrive!
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
The Mel Robbins Podcast