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CleftCast is a podcast dedicated to helping and informing the cleft and craniofacial community through real-life stories and information.

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Some health care providers may have a belief that when a child is born with a cleft or craniofacial anomaly that just one operation will take care of everything. Parents hear this and, wihle wanting to take the health care provider's word for... more
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No matter how loving, kind and tender parents are with their children, and children with their parents, a point is reached where both are tired. All of the positive, affirming energy that keeps your relationship beautiful becomes sapped with the... more
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How many individuals with cleft and craniofacial anomalies are told, either directly or indirectly, to "get out of the way" or "I wish you'd never been born?" Maybe a few around the world; maybe a lot. That and many other forms of discounting... more
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Feeling brave enough to speak up for yourself can be scary. It can make stomachs flutter, hearts beat faster than normal, and leave one of us in the cleft and craniofacial community wondering if it is OK to speak up and speak out for... more
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For many children, adults and parents within the cleft and craniofacial community, grief and sadness over their physical anomalies can be a heavy burden to carry around. Add that to whatever life brings along ... from loss of a relationship,... more
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Parents of children with cleft and craniofacial anomalies have so much to deal with in their lives. While focusing on their own relationship, they also turn their attention to the care and wellness of their beloved child. Then, of course, there... more
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Shame is a really powerful emotion that many people feel deep within their bodies, whether it is mentally or emotionally. Host Joe Rutland talks about how shame can affect those in the cleft and craniofacial community, define the... more
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Emotional abuse covers a wide range of topics and issues. When it comes to name-calling, shaming, blaming, belittling and a total lack of attention, many people in the cleft and craniofacial community can identify. Why? Because it has... more
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One of the biggest problems and stigmas that individuals with cleft and/or craniofacial anomalies deal with is name-calling, bullying and flat-out abuse from other people. While each of these issues is worth talking about individually,... more
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Growing up into adulthood has enough challenges of its own. Add cleft and craniofacial anomalies to the picture, and it gets a little tougher, too. While many adults, from their 20s on up, have learned and comprehended their places within... more
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