When the Beginning Looks Different: The NICU Journey

About this episode

Tami Gaines shares her emotional and spiritual journey as a NICU parent of micro-preemie twins, discussing resilience and growth amidst uncertainty.

Thanks for stopping by! We'd love to hear from you. In this episode, we’re joined by Tami Gaines, author of Preemie Parents and mother of micro-preemie twins born at 25 weeks. Drawing from her lived experience navigating the NICU, Tami speaks to the emotional and spiritual journey of NICU parenthood—the parts that often go unspoken and can feel invisible amid medical updates and uncertainty. Together, we explore how parents and caregivers can find meaning, resilience, and growth during an ex...

People in this episode

Host: Becky Morrison Gleed

Guest: Tami Gaines

Topics covered

• NICU journey
• parenthood
• emotional resilience
• spiritual growth
• micro-preemie
• caregiving

Keywords

• NICU
• micro-preemie
• parenting
• emotional journey
• spiritual journey
• resilience
• caregivers

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Preemie Parents

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