PPMD's Living Duchenne – Details, episodes & analysis

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PPMD's Living Duchenne

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy

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Frequency: 1 episode/73d. Total Eps: 26

PPMD’s Living Duchenne podcast brings together community voices to talk about navigating the Duchenne experience.

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PPMD Living Duchene: Caregiver Burnout: Fostering Dialogue

Season 8 · Episode 1

Thursday, September 10, 2026 • Duration 34:23

Join us for another great episode in our Living Duchenne podcast series. This season we are bringing folks together to talk about caregiver burnout. Our fantastic host, Rachel Poysky, sits down with Duchenne Mom, Joanna Johnson, for a spirited and candid conversation about caregiving in the midst of raising a young adult. Rachel and Joanna dig into recognizing the signs of burnout, setting boundaries and limits for yourself with your family, and getting clear on what you need that is 100% FOR YOU (and letting the rest of the household know it). Joanna brings humor and important perspective on her caregiving experiences to date that are sure to resonate with others no matter where you are on your Duchenne journey.

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PPMD Living Duchenne: Raising an Independent Child: Young Adults

Season 7 · Episode 3

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 • Duration 32:30

Welcome to our third episode in this season's PPMD podcast, Living Duchenne. Our topic is Raising and Independent Child. We welcome Adam Wechsler, a 29-year old man living with Duchenne, and Gretchen Agans, mom to Liam, a young adult living with Duchenne to talk about building independence and purpose in this time where young people are transitioning into early adulthood. Our host Rachel Poysky talks with Adam and Gretchen about remaining open to the many opportunities that exist for young men living with Duchenne--higher education, service, volunteerism, entrepreneur possibilities, consulting, and so much more. Join us and share to invite others to the conversation!

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PPMD Living Duchenne: Raising an Independent Child: The Middle Years

Season 7 · Episode 2

Thursday, June 11, 2026 • Duration 32:55

Please join us as we continue our discussion on Raising an Independent Child: The Middle Years. Our guests include Colleen Labbadia and Kate Vanderweele sharing their experiences parenting in those adolescent and early teen years (middle school and high school ages) with a mindset of preparing their children for a future with independence. Listen in on this great conversation where Colleen and Kate talk through successful practices to build ownership, self-advocacy, and incorporate "low stakes" situations that empower their young boys to autonomy.

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Living Duchenne: Raising an Independent Child

Season 7 · Episode 1

Thursday, June 4, 2026 • Duration 36:23

Welcome back to PPMD's podcast, Living Duchenne! This season we're discussing Raising an Independent Child. The path to purpose and independence begins at an early age for every individual. For those on the Duchenne journey this means tapping into creativity, community, and resources. This episode finds guests Christopher Bennett and Amy Ridolphi talking with our host, Rachel Poysky, about building a strong foundation for empowerment during those grade school and pre-adolescent years. Both guests share practical methods such as introducing chore responsibilities and socializing habits along with mental and emotional frameworks that benefit the entire family. Join us for a fantastic conversation!

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PPMD Living Duchenne: Focus on Siblings

Season 6 · Episode 4

Thursday, September 26, 2024 • Duration 35:16

We're rounding out Season 6 of Living Duchenne talking about the impact of Duchenne behavior on siblings. This conversation features fantastic guests, Colleen Labbadia, a Duchenne mom and counselor, and Hannah Divin, an older sibling of a brother with Duchenne. They join our host, Rachel Poysky, to share honest, heartfelt, and humorous perspectives on the world seen and experienced through a sibling's eyes. In this episode we chat about having open discussions about your sibling's needs, feelings, and experiences; making sure there's room for everyone's emotions; and finding the right ways to acknowledge that "everybody has a 'hard'" and it's important to keep an open, fluid dialogue about each family member's unique relationship to Duchenne. Join us!

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PPMD Living Duchenne: Understanding the Why-Duchenne Behaviors

Season 6 · Episode 3

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 • Duration 36:06

Join us for another great conversation on Living Duchenne in our season focusing on the intersection of behaviors and the Duchenne experience. In this episode, our host Rachel Poysky chats with Dr. Felix Wu, PhD in Industrial Organization Psychology who also lives with Duchenne. Dr. Wu gives candid insight into the behaviors he's grappled with as his Duchenne has progressed. He talks about "understanding the why" behind various behaviors--recognizing that factors such as frustration, anxiety, grief, and insecurity (on both the part of parents and family members) play roles in the Duchenne dynamic as much as biology and neurology.

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Living Duchenne: It's A Marathon, Not a Sprint - Normalizing Behaviors

Season 6 · Episode 2

Monday, July 22, 2024 • Duration 42:36

On this episode of Living Duchenne, host Rachel Poysky is joined by her husband, Dr. James Poysky, a Pediatric Neuropsychologist, for a conversation about insights into the connections between the Duchenne brain and challenging behaviors. Join us for a wide-ranging discussion between two Duchenne parents about managing expectations, bringing more transparency to the neurological nuances of Duchenne, and finding the right resources and practices that work for your family. From the cast: "Neurologically things are harder for them, and we have to take that into account." -James Poysky.

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Living Duchenne: It Just Might Look Different-Normalizing Behaviors

Season 6 · Episode 1

Monday, June 24, 2024 • Duration 40:12

Join us for a new season of Living Duchenne! In these episodes our host Rachel Poysky sits down with guests to talk about understanding and normalizing behaviors related to the Duchenne experience. In our first episode, “It Just Might Look a Little Different,” guests Jessica Rownd and Dawn Rezkalla discuss the challenges of behaviors impacting daily life with Duchenne. They offer practical strategies that have empowered their sons and improved their families’ quality of life. From educating the educators to finding support and giving themselves room to breathe and innovate as parents doing their best, Jessica, Dawn, and Rachel share valuable insights, humor, and tips every family can use!

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From Coach to Lifelong Connection

Season 5 · Episode 1

Friday, December 2, 2022 • Duration 27:18

For a lot of people fall is synonymous with football and for those in the muscular dystrophy community, that means Coach To Cure MD. Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy's nationwide initiative partners with the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) to educate about Duchenne and Becker and raise funds for research. Every September high school and college coaches sport the “Coach To Cure MD” patches at games and talk about ways to support individuals with Duchenne at press conferences and other media events. These coaches, along with their teams, also forge special connections with families and individuals with Duchenne both on and off the field. In this episode, we hear from Jack, Brian, and Karen Wolf and Coach Keith Otterbein of Hillsdale College about their enduring friendship sparked through this incredible program.

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Women Living Duchenne

Season 4 · Episode 4

Monday, September 26, 2022 • Duration 34:36

Dystrophinopathy is not exclusive to males. Though rare, women can also be affected by the disease, which raises different kinds of questions, challenges, and discoveries. On this episode, Deb Jansen and Mariana Livingston join host Rachel Poysky to offer their thoughts and insights about the complexities of the way the disease manifests in women and what we can do to raise awareness and provide more support for women living Duchenne.

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