Not So Typical Family Podcast

NOT SO TYPICAL FAMILY PODCAST WHERE WE HOPE TO PROVIDE AN HONEST PERSPECTIVE ON FAMILY, MARRIAGE, AND OUR FAITH. HOST: JUAN AND JEN BENITO

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Episodes

NSTFP Married with Children

Welcome Back: In this episode we talk about being married with children. We dive in by answering a recently posted question: How has having a child with special needs affected your marriage? We talk about the stress of raising children and lessons learned from raising a child with special needs.

Apr 19, 2018•29 min

NSTFP Expectations and Marriage

In this episode, Jen and I talk a little bit about our marriage and our initial expectations. We discuss our family and cultural upbringing and how that helped shape our unrealistic expectations of each other. We even discuss a little about intimacy and what we thought would happen once we got married. In the podcast we mention two books: You Can Be The Wife of A Happy Husband https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Wife-Happy-Husband/dp/076843601X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524079621&sr=8-1&key...

Apr 18, 2018•30 min

NSTFP Adoption and it's impact on our family

EPISODE 3: Why are you still listening? Honestly. Well, if you are, thank you. In this episode, we bring our kids along to talk about adoption and the impact it has on our family. Our kids are a little blunt, so I am sorry. In this episode we allow our kids to share their story and how they have been impacted by Jana's adoption. They also discuss how her Down Syndrome diagnosis has impacted their view of their peers around them.

Mar 28, 2018•25 min

NSTFP - Adopting a child with Special Needs

EPISODE 2: We are back, and this time we are talking all about Jana. In this episode we share our adoption story. So come join us and don't forget to check out our blog. www.benitofamily.com

Mar 28, 2018•32 min

NSTFP - Welcome to the Not So Typical Family Podcast

Episode 1. Welcome, we are Juan and Jen and we are glad that you are joining us on this new journey. Come and listen as we introduce our self, our family and our new podcast.

Mar 28, 2018•9 min

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