When your retirement story shifts overnight into raising grandchildren, it can feel like your personal story has ended. But what if this isn’t the end, but the start of a brand-new mission? In this powerful episode, Laura Brazan sits down with pastor and founder of Swagability, Stephen Wagstaff, to discuss moving from the trauma of what you lost to the purpose of what is right in front of you.
Stephen shares his journey of becoming a quadriplegic at age 19 and how he moved from bitterness to finding a "brand new platform" for impact. Together, Laura and Stephen dive deep into the "messiness" of kinship care, the reality of caregiver burnout, and how to save a marriage under the pressure of secondary parenting.
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