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Life, Loss, and Love: Raising Great, Even When… with Grace Berios

December 17, 2025 • Katey Fortun • Season 7 • Episode 271

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Grace Berios opens up about the emotional journey of discovering her youngest son, Teddy, has Down syndrome. From grief and uncertainty to life-changing travel and new perspectives, Grace shares how her family found hope, balance, and joy while raising kids of all abilities—and how it inspired her upcoming book, Raising Great, Even When…

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Grace Berios is an author and mom of five—raising kids of all abilities—whose newest book, Raising Great, Even When…, was deeply shaped by her experience raising her youngest son, Teddy, who has Down syndrome. She teaches parents how small systems and intentional rhythms can bring calm to the chaos, especially for families navigating special-needs parenting.

Her mission is simple: to help parents own their story, step confidently into their role as Guide, and feel seen, supported, and steady through the messy, beautiful, and unpredictable parts of raising great kids of all abilities.

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