Your Lifeline in Challenging Parenthood

The Medical Parent Network

When medical complexity meets motherhood, you're not just surviving—you're rewriting the narrative. We've built a sanctuary for parents navigating extraordinary circumstances, where isolation transforms into connection, overwhelm becomes empowerment, and your unique journey is honored. Through intentional community, targeted resources, and compassionate support, we're here to anchor you during the most demanding chapters of your parenting experience.

Our mission is simple: ensure no medical parent walks alone. Whether you're managing a chronic diagnosis, navigating complex care, or seeking understanding, you've found your people—a network that sees your resilience, validates your struggle, and believes wholeheartedly in your strength.

Your First Steps to Support

Break Free from Isolation

Parenting a medically complex child can feel lonely, but you don’t have to do it on your own. Connect with others who “get it” and find real understanding and encouragement.

Reclaim Your Energy

Exhausted from juggling the demands of parenting a medically complex child? Find strategies, resources, and encouragement to help you recharge and regain balance in your life.

Ease the Chaos

When everything feels like too much, it’s time to take a breath. Learn practical tools and receive support to help you manage the chaos, find clarity, and create calm in your day-to-day life.

Your First Steps to Support

Break Free from Isolation

Parenting a medically complex child can feel lonely, but you don’t have to do it on your own. Connect with others who “get it” and find real understanding and encouragement.

Reclaim Your Energy

Exhausted from juggling the demands of parenting a medically complex child? Find strategies, resources, and encouragement to help you recharge and regain balance in your life.

Ease the Chaos

When everything feels like too much, it’s time to take a breath. Learn practical tools and receive support to help you manage the chaos, find clarity, and create calm in your day-to-day life.

Community Highlights: Connection and Support That Fits Your Life

When you join this community, you’re stepping into a circle of support designed to empower you as you navigate the challenges of parenting a medically complex child. Here’s what you’ll find:

A Mutual Support Group That Gets It

Join a warm, welcoming group of parents who truly understand where you’re coming from. Share your wins, challenges, and stories with people who are on the same path—and maybe even find lifelong friends along the way.

Tips and Tricks for Recharging

Feeling drained? Explore quick, practical ways to reenergize, no matter how much time you have. From 15-minute resets to deeper dives on your schedule, we’ve got you covered.

Your Free Starter E-Book

Get instant access to a 35-page guide packed with essential information to streamline your journey. It’s the perfect starting point to help you get organized and feel more confident.

A Vision for the Future

Our journey doesn’t stop here. We’re planning opportunities for in-person meetings, retreats, and more ways to build deeper connections. Stay tuned as our community continues to grow.

This isn’t just about resources—it’s about creating a supportive space where you can feel understood, recharge, and find real connection. Join us and take your first step toward a stronger, more supported you.

What You’ll Gain

  • True connection

  • Practical tools

  • A community that gets you!

Why We Exist

What is Medical Parenting?

Raising a child with medical complexities is a journey unlike any other. It involves:

Balancing Priorities: Managing treatments, therapies, and medications while maintaining family life.

Emotional Resilience: Facing fears, celebrating milestones, and navigating setbacks.

Building Strength: Rising above challenges to create a meaningful and fulfilling life for your family.

The Challenges We Address

Emotional Strain: Coping with grief, fear, and stress.

Physical Exhaustion: Juggling endless schedules and caregiving tasks.

Financial Pressures: Managing costs for medical equipment, therapies, and more.

Feeling Alone: Finding support in a world where few can truly relate.

At Medical Parent Network, you don’t have to face these challenges alone.

About Us

Hi, I'm Michaela McCoin—a mom and retired
Occupational Therapist whose life has been

deeply shaped by over two decades of navigating medical, developmental, and behavioral complexities within my family. What began as a personal journey of resilience has become a heartfelt mission to support parents walking similar challenging paths. I understand the profound isolation that can accompany these experiences. But I've also witnessed the transformative power of connection and genuine understanding. This community is my commitment to you: a space where you'll find solidarity and the reassurance that you are never, ever alone in this journey.Welcome to our community. I’m so glad you’re here!

About Us

Hi, I'm Michaela McCoin—a mom and retired Occupational Therapist whose life has been deeply shaped by over two decades of navigating medical, developmental, and behavioral complexities within my family. What began as a personal journey of resilience has become a heartfelt mission to support parents walking similar challenging paths.

I understand the profound isolation that can accompany these experiences. But I've also witnessed the transformative power of connection and genuine understanding. This community is my commitment to you: a space where you'll find solidarity and the reassurance that you are never, ever alone in this journey.Welcome to our community. I’m so glad you’re here!

Your First Steps to Support

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Find your people in a space built just for you.

Connect with Fellow Parents: Share stories and advice.

Access Exclusive Tools: Care plans, checklists, and guides.

Find Encouragement: A community ready to lift you up.

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Claim Your Free Resources

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Organize your caregiving life with tools designed for busy parents like you.

Care Checklists: Manage appointments, treatments, and medications with ease.

Self-Care Tips: Recharge while balancing the demands of caregiving.

Printable Journals: Reflect and track your journey.

Supporting and Uplifting Parents

This community was born out of my desire to help parents like you feel less alone and more supported. It is the space I prayed for when I started this journey.

What We

OFFER

We’re here to support you with resources, connections, and understanding that make navigating medical parenting a little less daunting. Here's how we help:

A Trusted Community

Share your journey with other parents who truly get it.

Celebrate wins and find support on tough days—no judgment, just care.

A Space to Breathe

Whether it’s emotional encouragement or practical tips, we’re here for you.

Expert-Backed Resources

Simplify your caregiving routine with free tools like care checklists, journaling templates, and self-care guides.

Access webinars and expert advice to navigate appointments, therapies, and treatments with confidence.

Learning how to Manage stress

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STILL NOT SURE?

FAQs

How do I join?

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What will I get as a member?

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Extraordinary Voices: Powerful Medical Parent Summit Pioneers

These are just a select few of the remarkable voices featured in the Powerful Medical Parent Summit. Each advocate has transformed personal challenges into community-changing movements, creating platforms of support, education, and inspiration for medical parents navigating complex journeys.

Their stories are more than interviews—they're roadmaps of resilience, practical wisdom, and unbreakable hope. Discover the incredible work of these medical parent pioneers who are reshaping support, one story at a time.

Confessions of a Rare Disease Mama by Jillian Arnold

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Tanisha Burke-Wormely

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Tameka Simmons

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