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Handing your baby over to a surgical team is not in the parenting handbooks.

In this powerful episode, Johanna and Peter take you inside one of the hardest days of their lives — the day of their son’s first surgery. From managing a fasting six-month-old, to sitting in the waiting room desperately trying not to think the worst, to holding him again once he woke up from anesthesia, this is a glimpse into what it’s like to parent through the unimaginable.

If you’re facing a pediatric surgery or supporting someone who is, this episode offers honesty, hope, and the reminder that you're not alone.

In this episode:

• Preparing a baby (and yourself) for major surgery

• What it’s like to wait while your child is under anesthesia

• The emotional weight of seeing your child post-op

• Why support systems are everything

• How healing begins for both the child and the caregiver

💬 “You will get through it. One breath, one moment at a time.”

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What happens when your holistic lifestyle collides with a medical reality you can’t ignore?

In this vulnerable episode, parents Johanna and Peter share what it was like to step into a world they had spent years intentionally avoiding. After a lifetime of natural remedies, chiropractic care, and avoiding unnecessary interventions, their son's diagnosis forced them to make impossible choices and find a way to merge their values with the care he needed.

Whether you're a holistic parent feeling blindsided by a medical diagnosis or searching for ways to support your child through surgery without losing your values in the system, this episode offers hope, solidarity, and practical tools.

In this episode:

• The internal conflict of choosing surgery in a holistic home

• How Johanna's childhood shaped her path toward natural healing

• What they did to support their son through anesthesia and recovery

• Hyperbaric oxygen, red light therapy, and other natural healing tools

💬 “Trust yourself to find the path that feels right for your family. Keep questioning, keep learning, and know that choosing both worlds doesn't mean compromising who you are.”

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When Johanna and Peter’s son was born, they were immediately met with the unexpected: a rare congenital diagnosis they had never heard of. This is the raw, vulnerable story of what came next.

From a home birth to navigating dismissive doctors, terrifying decisions, and finding their voice as holistic-minded parents, this episode lays the foundation for the entire Born for This Stories movement.

Whether you’re parenting through the unimaginable or searching for a sign that you're not alone, you’ve found it.

In this episode:

• Their son being diagnosed and what came next

• Why they chose the long road over the "easy" one

• The emotional toll of medical decision-making

• Building a supportive space for families like yours

💬 “You were never meant to carry this alone. You were born for this.”

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This is Born For This Stories — the podcast for parents who never thought they'd be medical advocates, but became experts by necessity. Each week, we share raw, real stories from families navigating rare diagnoses, surgeries, and healing — blending holistic hope with practical insight. You're not alone. Whether you're in the hospital, researching at 3 a.m., or just trying to hold it together, you were born for this. Subscribe now to join the movement.