The FASD Success Show
Jeff Noble thought he knew all about FASD... until he became a full time FASD Foster Parent. Fast forward to now. Jeff has been coast to coast and from one side of the earth to the other talking, teaching and learning about FASD with other Caregivers, Front Line Staff and anyone who might sit and listen to him. In The FASD SUCCESS SHOW, Jeff and his gang of FASD Insiders will talk about FASD in a real way so that you can learn how to deal and cope with FASD in REAL life, to be a better advocate and a more confident caregiver. Jeff is going to tackle all the hot topics like FASD and aggression, sleep, hygiene, the education system, meltdowns and working with professionals. Pretty much all the things you need to know so that you can focus on being a happy, balanced caregiver. Jeff will make you laugh, he will make you think, but mostly he will give you hope that you CAN do this. Hit subscribe and get ready to transform into the FASD Caregiver you know you can be.
Episodes
181 episodes
Episode #189 Carrie McCarter Helps Kids for a Living, But Felt Like She Was Failing Her Own
Carrie McCarter is a speech-language pathologist with a master’s degree who has spent her career working in the birth-to-three world of early intervention. However, when it came to raising her own twins with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Dis...
Episode #188 Michael Harris Blocked Care Why Caregivers Go Numb and How to Come Back
When you’re parenting on high alert for years, your nervous system eventually tries to protect you. Sometimes that protection looks like numbness, irritability, shutdown, or going through the motions. In this episode, Jeff Noble sits down with ...
Episode #187: Dr. Raja Mukherjee Why FASD Is a Connectivity Disorder, Not a Behavior Problem
Episode #187 The FASD Brain and Connectivity with Dr. Raja MukherjeeWhat if many of the struggles we see in FASD are not about behavior at all but about how the brain sends and receives messages?In this episode of The FASD ...
Episode #186 Supporting Adults with FASD: A Blueprint for Change
What if independence is not the finish line we should be chasing for individuals with FASD?In this episode of The FASD Success Show, Jeff Noble sits down with Chris Fillion, an adult on the FASD spectrum, foster parent, and national advo...
Episode #185 Dr. Carly McMorris How to Help When Mental Health Gets Hard
Trigger warning: This episode discusses suicide, self-harm, and mental health crises.In this powerful and compassionate conversation, Jeff Noble sits down with Dr. Carly McMorris — clinical psychologist, associate professor at the...
Episode 184: Laurie Anderson The Power of Showing Up
Episode 184: Laurie Anderson The Power of Showing UpWhat if success as a caregiver wasn’t about getting everything right, but about showing up again and again?In this heartfelt episode of The FASD Success Show, Jeff Noble s...
Episode 183: New Research on FASD and Aging - What Families Need to Know
What really happens as people with FASD grow into adulthood and beyond?In this episode of The FASD Success Show, Jeff Noble sits down with Dr. Valerie Temple to talk about brand-new Canadian research exploring how the FASD brain and body...
Episode 182: FASD in Adulthood: What Happens After Diagnosis? A Future Shaped by What Works, Not What’s Expected
What happens after the diagnosis?In this episode of The FASD Success Show, Jeff Noble sits down with Joseph Munn, an adult with FASD who’s building a life that works, not one that’s defined by expectations.Joseph opens up a...
Ep. 181 | Dr. Debbie Michaud: Healing Old Wounds & The Journey from Lived FASD Experience to Doctor
What if healing isn’t about fixing what’s broken but finally seeing it clearly?In this episode of The FASD Success Show, Jeff sits down with Dr. Debbie Michaud, a researcher, advocate, and storyteller whose groundbreaking dissertation
Episode 180: Sophie Harrington The CEO Birth Mom: From FASD Diagnosis to National Leadership
In this episode of The FASD Success Show, Jeff Noble sits down with Sophie Harrington, CEO of NOFASD Australia, to talk about what happens when caregivers stop chasing perfection and start building holidays and live...
Episode 179: Melissa Dobson — Turning Sh*t Into Rocket Fuel
The holidays are here, and for a lot of caregivers raising individuals with FASD, this isn’t the season of calm and cozy.It’s the season where routines explode, nerves fray, school schedules flip, people show up unannounced, and you’re tryi...
Still Growing: Why Slower Doesn’t Mean Stuck in the FASD Brain
The scans are in, and they tell a different story.Dr. Catherine Lebel, Canada’s leading FASD brain imaging researcher, joins Jeff Noble to share what MRI research reveals about how the brain develops after prenatal alcohol exposure and w...
What Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Really Does to the Brain(even low levels)
What if your loved one with FASD’s brain wasn’t misfiring — it was miss-messaging?In this powerful episode, Jeff sits down with Dr. Long from the University of Calgary’s Developmental Neuroimaging Lab, one of the k...
How the Gut Talks to the Brain: Dr. Tamara Bodnar on FASD, Stress, and Small Changes That Matter
What if mental health and behavior weren’t just about the brain, but also about the body? In this fascinating conversation, Jeff sits down with Dr. Tamara Bodnar, a biological scientist and researcher at the University of Calgary, whose work is...
Dr. Jacqueline Pei: Understanding Mental Health and Hope in FASD
Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussions around mental health challenges and suicide. Please listen when you feel ready and take care of yourself as needed.What if everything you thought you knew about mental health and ...
From Fires to Foundations with the Freemans
What if you could hear the same family one year apart and actually feel the shift from chaos to connection. In this powerful “before and after” episode, Jeff revisits Angela Freeman and her two kids, Ruby and Elias. Last year, we met t...
Teaching, Training & Transformation: Malgorzata’s Journey Forward
Teaching, Training and Transformation: Malgorzata’s Journey ForwardWhat happens when language that works at home starts changing classrooms and systems. What if a one minute demo with an umbrella could stop symptom punishment fast...
Turning Pain Into Purpose: Malgorzata’s FASD Advocacy
Turning Pain Into Purpose: Malgorzata’s FASD AdvocacyWhat if the child you were promised was “healthy” — and the real story didn’t show up until years later? What if the diagnosis you fought so hard to get didn’t open doors but instead...
Relationships and Resilience: Reinier & Kate on Love and FASD
Relationships and Resilience: Reinier & Kate on Love and FASDWhat does love look like when FASD is part of the story? And how do you play the long game when milestones come later than expected?In this episode of The FAS...
FASD Awareness Month Special: CanFASD Updates + See Jeff Live
FASD Awareness Month Special: CanFASD Updates + See Jeff LiveAwareness isn’t just hashtags or red shoes. It’s what we do with that awareness that counts.In this special episode of The FASD Success Show, I sit dow...
Why an Adult FASD Diagnosis Isn’t Doom: Barb Clark’s Story, Three Months Later
In this follow-up episode of the FASD Success Show, Jeff reconnects with Barb Clark three months after she received her official FASD diagnosis.When we first spoke, Barb had just gotten the news, and she shared the raw relief and ...
Why Getting an FASD Diagnosis Matters: Barb Clark’s Story (Part 1)
In this raw and powerful episode of the FASD Success Show, Jeff sits down with his friend and colleague Barb Clark just hours after she received her official FASD diagnosis.Barb has coached, trained, and supported caregivers for y...
FASD Without Borders: Raising a Family, Building a Movement with Cornelia Fornefeld
In this powerful episode of the FASD Success Show, Jeff sits down with Cornelia Fornefeld, a fierce and funny foster mom from Germany who's turning personal adversity into national impact.Cornelia opens up about the whirlwind journey of ...
Ready to Run: Crystal’s Breaking Point and How They Found a Way Forward
In this episode of The FASD Success Show, I sit down with Mike and Crystal, a couple who have been through the wringer raising four kids—all on the FASD spectrum. They open up about their darkest moments and the journey that brought th...
Breaking Through the Overwhelm: Ryan Jolly’s Path to FASD Caregiving Success
Welcome to another inspiring episode of The FASD Success Show! In this episode, I sit down with Ryan Jolly, an incredible single mom of four, two of whom have FASD. Ryan's story is one of resilience, determination, and the transformati...