Causepods

Hello and welcome back to Causepods! We are back after a short break and slight change in name but are delighted to bring you this episode today with two great guests! They are Dionne Bensonsmith and Tammy Nyden from Mothers on the Frontline. The third cofounder of the organization and podcast, Angela Riccio, is unfortunately not with us today but we are really excited to talk to our two guests nonetheless. The purpose of Mothers on the Frontline is to highlight and share the stories of mothers raising children with special needs. The show was born out of the desire of the founders to support each other, growing organically outwards into the podcast that it is today. They aim to create a space in which conversations can heal, comfort, and educate through care and information and they have found the medium of podcasting to be effective in this pursuit. In our conversation we cover the beginnings of the podcast, its formation, and the needs that inspired it. We also get into how being avid podcast listeners inf