192. Originally Aired on Your Trauma Talks: A Mother and Son Journey of Faith, Advocacy, and Acceptance

Written By Brigitte Shipman
 
 

This episode was originally released on Your Trauma Talks and is being shared here with permission so our audience can hear this meaningful conversation. 

In this interview, host Rahul K. Maharaj speaks with Brigitte Shipman and Joseph Shipman about faith, advocacy, acceptance, autism, and neurodiversity from both the mother’s and autistic adult’s perspective. 

The conversation explores grief, hope, stigma, self-compassion, and the power of understanding autism more deeply.

Episode highlights 

  • Brigitte’s journey through diagnosis, grief, advocacy, and self-compassion 

  • Joseph’s perspective on growing up autistic and navigating stigma and missed social cues 

  • Advocacy without losing yourself 

  • Why being different is powerful 

  • What every parent needs to understand about neurodiversity

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