Honest stories and holistic hope for families navigating medically complex conditions.

Born For This Stories Podcast

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Born for This Stories is a healing-centered podcast for parents navigating the unthinkable… often in silence—

From rare birth diagnoses and NICU trauma to holistic recovery and emotional resilience.

Raw conversations, gentle truths, and holistic insights for families walking medically complex paths— we can’t wait to share this with you.

Meet your hosts—

Dr. Johanna & Peter Hartley

Rooted in our own family's journey through our son's birth defect, we created this space to tell the stories we couldn't find when we were searching for hope.

Each episode offers raw conversations, gentle truths, and holistic insights for families walking medically complex paths — because you deserve to feel seen, supported, and held — and this, unfortunately isn’t something that is often graciously given in these circumstances.

This isn't just about trauma. It's about transformation.

Welcome to the place where healing begins — and where you'll always remember: You were born for this.

We want to hear from you.

The goal of this podcast is to be a space for other families and providers to share their voice in navigating complex medical conditions where they often felt alone and up against the world.

Please submit this contact form if you’re interested in sharing your story, having a medical provider speak on a specific topic, or anything else you may feel called to share.

We will respond back to you via email. Thank you!