Handing your baby over to a surgical team is not in the parenting handbooks.

In this powerful episode, Johanna and Peter take you inside one of the hardest days of their lives — the day of their son’s first surgery. From managing a fasting six-month-old, to sitting in the waiting room desperately trying not to think the worst, to holding him again once he woke up from anesthesia, this is a glimpse into what it’s like to parent through the unimaginable.

If you’re facing a pediatric surgery or supporting someone who is, this episode offers honesty, hope, and the reminder that you're not alone.

In this episode:

• Preparing a baby (and yourself) for major surgery

• What it’s like to wait while your child is under anesthesia

• The emotional weight of seeing your child post-op

• Why support systems are everything

• How healing begins for both the child and the caregiver

💬 “You will get through it. One breath, one moment at a time.”

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What happens when your holistic lifestyle collides with a medical reality you can’t ignore?

In this vulnerable episode, parents Johanna and Peter share what it was like to step into a world they had spent years intentionally avoiding. After a lifetime of natural remedies, chiropractic care, and avoiding unnecessary interventions, their son's diagnosis forced them to make impossible choices and find a way to merge their values with the care he needed.

Whether you're a holistic parent feeling blindsided by a medical diagnosis or searching for ways to support your child through surgery without losing your values in the system, this episode offers hope, solidarity, and practical tools.

In this episode:

• The internal conflict of choosing surgery in a holistic home

• How Johanna's childhood shaped her path toward natural healing

• What they did to support their son through anesthesia and recovery

• Hyperbaric oxygen, red light therapy, and other natural healing tools

💬 “Trust yourself to find the path that feels right for your family. Keep questioning, keep learning, and know that choosing both worlds doesn't mean compromising who you are.”

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When Johanna and Peter’s son was born, they were immediately met with the unexpected: a rare congenital diagnosis they had never heard of. This is the raw, vulnerable story of what came next.

From a home birth to navigating dismissive doctors, terrifying decisions, and finding their voice as holistic-minded parents, this episode lays the foundation for the entire Born for This Stories movement.

Whether you’re parenting through the unimaginable or searching for a sign that you're not alone, you’ve found it.

In this episode:

• Their son being diagnosed and what came next

• Why they chose the long road over the "easy" one

• The emotional toll of medical decision-making

• Building a supportive space for families like yours

💬 “You were never meant to carry this alone. You were born for this.”

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