Ep 24: It’s Our Birthaversary: A Look Back and the Future of the Podcast

You Don’t Want a Hug, Right? The Hilarity and the Hard of Raising Humans with Neurodiversity

One year!! Can you believe we made it this far, friends? Because we sure can’t. You Don’t Want a Hug has officially been published for a year, and it has been a wild ride.

In today’s episode, we’re sharing joy, frustration, hope, and gratitude as we look back on this last year of podcasting. We’ll be discussing the many lessons we’ve learned, reading notes sent to us by you lovely listeners, offering advice here and there, and we’re going to be pretty raw and honest about the future of the podcast.

Quite frankly, we need your help to keep this podcast going. If you want to support us and the production of YDWAHR, consider donating to our GoFundMe here:
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This fun little episode is one you can’t miss! Let’s dive in!

In this episode, you’ll learn…

[00:00] Intro

[01:04] Gwen and Kristen celebrate a very special birthaversary

[02:52] Gwen’s Rylanism that captures the very real feelings she’s having about her kids today

[09:15] What Gwen and Kristen have learned after a year of podcasting

[12:02] Listener emails we’ve received covering isolation from local community, finding reassurance and joy in this podcast, and affirmations for Gwen’s bird obsession

[18:05] Kristen’s advice on teaching autistic children how to swim

[26:03] The future of You Don’t Want a Hug, Right?

Get full show notes and the episode transcript: https://www.youdontwantahug.com/post/ep-24-it’s-our-birthaversary-a-look-back-and-the-future-of-the-podcast

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