by Alicia Meneses Maples | Oct 25, 2025 | podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Part 1 – Today’s episode is all about the glass child’s mental health; understanding how and why the glass child experience is so deeply impactful. We sit down with Megan Rodriguez, MS, LPC, NCC, a Licensed...
by Alicia Meneses Maples | Oct 11, 2025 | podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Meet Abigail Williams, a 43-year-old woman who grew up as the younger sibling to a brother with Down syndrome. From a young age, Abigail learned to make herself small. To not be a problem. To take care of everyone around her...
by Alicia Meneses Maples | Oct 4, 2025 | podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | Download In today’s episode, you are going to hear the young voice of a 20-year old twin named Mae. (NOTE: She requested anonymity. Her name and her voice have been changed to protect her privacy.) Mae grew up in the Philippines and her...
by Alicia Meneses Maples | Sep 24, 2025 | podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | Download In today’s episode, we meet someone who’s become a quiet force in the movement to recognize and support glass children. She goes by the name Nope—not her real name, but the one she uses online to protect her privacy. And...
by Alicia Meneses Maples | Sep 16, 2025 | podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | Download “They call us glass children. We look fine on the outside. We perform, we excel, we behave. We look like we have no problems, but inside we’re cracking. We’re carrying trauma that no one ever thought to...
