Episode 341: What You Should Know about Tourettes with Ginger McGee

Extraordinary Moms Podcast

Today we are covering a new topic on the podcast with my guest Ginger McGee. Ginger’s son has Tourettes Syndrome and she is going to share how her motherhood journey has looking parenting a child with this challenge. I appreciate moms like Ginger so much because to learn about her reality really pulls the curtain back on a reality that is different from my own. It helps me expand my knowledge on unfamiliar medical conditions, as well as expand my compassion for moms and children who fight every day for success and normalcy. She’s a brave mom, and now a new author, and I’m excited to share Ginger with you today.

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Facebook for book: @hesnotbroken

Facebook for me: @gingermichellecollins-mcgee

IG: @gingermcgeewriter

Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/90s8XTvy2j8

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Hes-Not-Broken-Mothers-Acceptance/dp/0692090002/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=he%27s+not+broken&qid=1614186489&sr=8-1

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