Stronger Every Day

345 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 71 ratings

I quit my law job to be at home with my kids. Turns out our daughter Tess has a rare genetic disorder called Hao-Fountain Syndrome, or USP7. She's different. And now, so is everything else. #USP7 #HaoFountainSyndrome #autism

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#195: Stories from the Land Where Cures Are Found

October 10, 2018 05:53 - 23 minutes - 28 Bytes

What we saw and did in Sin City, the land where cures are unexpectedly found.

#194: All the Feels pt 2

October 03, 2018 05:35 - 10 minutes - 13 Bytes

Part 2 about the Tess Army convening in Portland. A massive showing from dozens of our closest friends and family. And there is talk of ham.

#193: All the Feels

September 26, 2018 05:52 - 8 minutes - 11 Bytes

The Tess Army convenes in Portland. A massive showing from dozens of our closest friends and family. And there is talk of ham.

#192: Werd

September 19, 2018 05:45 - 11 minutes - 14 Bytes

An update about Tess's favorite word.

#191: The Other Day I Saw a Bear

September 12, 2018 05:45 - 10 minutes - 13 Bytes

A bear sighting. Not at all dangerous, but instead delightful for Miss Tess.

#190: The Crankypants

September 05, 2018 05:20 - 8 minutes - 11 Bytes

Half a pill, and Tess's personality changes from Rowdy Roddy Piper to Mister Rogers.

#189: Resolution

August 29, 2018 05:15 - 7 minutes - 10 Bytes

It's not January 1, but we have a new resolution. For Tess during this upcoming school year.

#188: The Princess of Tides

August 22, 2018 05:50 - 9 minutes - 12 Bytes

Tess loves island life. Especially when no one else is around to experience it.

#187: Days with Tess

August 15, 2018 05:04 - 5 minutes - 8 Bytes

Two people. Both with a laptop. Telling it like it is.

#186: This Episode Is About Nothing

August 08, 2018 05:32 - 5 minutes - 8 Bytes

A phone call that makes me laugh long and hard.

#185: Don't Even Say It

August 01, 2018 05:24 - 9 minutes - 12 Bytes

After a week on anti-seizure meds, we see what might be a personality change in our girl.

#184: Aftermath

July 25, 2018 05:04 - 8 minutes - 11 Bytes

Checking in with Tess's neurologist. A guy we have some history with, actually. Trying to get some answers about the T-Bird.

#183: Tess in the ER

July 18, 2018 05:17 - 15 minutes - 19 Bytes

Something happened to Tess. Something that fills us with dread.

#182: Pipes

July 11, 2018 05:37 - 8 minutes - 11 Bytes

Our family puts our heads together to solve a new problem for Tess. And we totally crush it. Sort of.

#181: Travel Bug

July 04, 2018 05:26 - 13 minutes - 16 Bytes

Three things we need when we take the kids to Bar Harbor. Not just beer.

#180: 3 Years Back in Time

June 27, 2018 05:03 - 8 minutes - 11 Bytes

I've been banging my head against a digital wall for six months. And this week I finally broke through.

#179: 365 Shots

June 20, 2018 05:09 - 9 minutes - 12 Bytes

A girl. A prediction. A wrong prediction. And a really, really weird result after the one-year mark.

#178: Four Extraordinary Boys

June 13, 2018 05:10 - 12 minutes - 15 Bytes

Four incredible boys unite to start up a lemonade stand, a special one. Not to get candy money, but to help our Tess. Hey! Watch some local news features about the lemonade stand: | "Local Lemonade Stand Makes National Difference" / News Center Maine - WCSH & WLBZ | "Local Kids Raise Money For Rare Genetic Mutation Research" / WGME

#177: MC

June 06, 2018 05:34 - 8 minutes - 11 Bytes

This DJ, literally those are his initials, is my favorite MC.

#176: Tess the Fragile

May 30, 2018 05:29 - 9 minutes - 12 Bytes

What does prog-rock have to do with Tess? And what did she do this week to scare the bejesus out of us?

#175: The Power of The Home Depot

May 23, 2018 05:59 - 13 minutes - 16 Bytes

Some of the greatest minds in social media turn their attention to Tess and our foundation.

#174: The Wildest Experiences Become the Best Stories

May 16, 2018 05:08 - 9 minutes - 13 Bytes

25 hours of running, accompanied by some of our dearest friends and Tess's greatest supporters.

#173: Atlanta part 2

May 09, 2018 05:34 - 10 minutes - 13 Bytes

Part 2 about our recent trip to Atlanta. Brunch treats, cousins, and walking. Walking the heck out of the place.

#172: Atlanta part 1

May 02, 2018 05:10 - 11 minutes - 15 Bytes

The first in a 2-part series about our trip to Atlanta. Will Tess give us a hard time, or turn out to be a real peach?

#171: Jackie Chan, Prohibition's End, and Us

April 25, 2018 05:39 - 8 minutes - 11 Bytes

April 7th. The birthdays of Billie Holiday, Jackie Chan, and Russell Crowe. Also the day that prohibition ended in the US. And now a red-letter day in our house as well.

#170: Quick Update + Bryan Leach of Ibotta

April 18, 2018 05:39 - 20 minutes - 25 Bytes

A snapshot of Tess, April 2018. What she's into, and what she's not into. Plus BONUS CONTENT - a full episode of Eurekatown from a few years ago, all about Bryan Leach of Ibotta.

#169: Switcheroo

April 11, 2018 05:13 - 11 minutes - 14 Bytes

A former foe returns. And like in cartoons, we forget past wrongs and he teams up with us for an episode.

#168: Happy Ski-ster

April 04, 2018 05:18 - 8 minutes - 11 Bytes

The Easter Bunny pays a visit. Tess is unexpectedly thrilled. This is a new development

#167: Tess's BFF

March 28, 2018 05:26 - 7 minutes - 10 Bytes

Tess has been in school for a long time now. Since she was two. At this point, does she have a best friend? If so, who?

#166: ASMR You Ready to Go?

March 21, 2018 05:06 - 12 minutes - 16 Bytes

An activity that's been hit or miss for our girl. But this time Tess is a complete rockstar, in every sense of the word. Maybe it's because of what she did to start her day.

#165: Maybe It's Not Just Me

March 14, 2018 05:44 - 10 minutes - 13 Bytes

When it comes to Tess I don't have it all figured out, but I know one thing. There's a way to make things better.

#164: The Supermarket Answer

March 07, 2018 06:13 - 15 minutes - 19 Bytes

What I tell you about Tess depends on several factors. Want the real, authentic truth? Well, how much time do you have?

#163: Fever

February 28, 2018 06:14 - 13 minutes - 17 Bytes

Tess is feeling under the weather, and we know it right away.

#162: Hip Hop Hooray

February 21, 2018 06:05 - 11 minutes - 15 Bytes

It's the day we express our feelings to the people we love. And there are people that Tess loves. So what does she do on Valentine's Day?

#161: Tess Hits the Hay

February 14, 2018 06:44 - 9 minutes - 12 Bytes

The T-Bird's bedtime ritual is a long and complicated affair. It feels like an hours-long magic spell, complete with eye of newt, to get her down. Here's what happened when her brother jumped in.