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Evan Rosenblum shares how raising a child with profound disabilities transformed his understanding of purpose and fatherhood.

What happens when the life you planned disappears overnight? In this episode of Inchstones, Sarah Kernion sits down with former TMZ executive producer Evan Rosenblum to explore caregiver stories, disability parenting, neurodivergent families, and how raising a child with profound disabilities transformed his understanding of purpose, fatherhood, and joy.When Evan Rosenblum's daughter Sydney arrived at just 25 weeks gestation, everything changed in an instant. After 143 days in the NICU, multiple surgeries, a traumatic brain injury, and a long list of medical diagnoses, Evan found himself navigating a reality he never imagined while desperately trying to hold onto the life he thought he was supposed to have. In this deeply honest conversation, Sarah and Evan explore what happens when identity, career, expectations, and parenthood collide. Together they discuss the emotional journey of becoming a special needs father, processing grief, balancing work and caregiving, and learning to see disability not as the end of a story—but the beginning of a completely different one. Evan shares how leaving his career at TMZ allowed him to embrace a new definition of success, why his daughter…

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Kernion

Guest: Evan Rosenblum

Topics covered

• caregiver stories
• disability parenting
• neurodivergent families
• fatherhood
• identity
• grief
• success

Keywords

• disability
• parenting
• caregiving
• neurodiversity
• fatherhood
• grief
• success
• NICU
• traumatic brain injury
• special needs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TMZ

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