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INTERVIEW: Autumn Cullen & Whole Story Meals

January 05, 2021 • Theresa Thomas & Kristine Hoestermann / Guest: Autumn Cullen • Season 1 • Episode 27

Hey peeps! Theresa couldn't make it this week so You're stuck with me! Don't get too excited! This week I am sitting down with Autumn who has five children. 4 boys and 1 girl. Her daughter Story Grace is legally blind and deaf and is unable to walk, talk, or eat by mouth. Autumn uses hiking as a way of bonding with her children as well as therapy but she found it difficult to hike as well as bring along everything needed for her daughter. Her daughter is tube fed and the blended food for her feeding tube was too heavy to pack. So she created her own solution. Autumn is the founder and sole creator of Wholestory Meals and we can't wait for you to learn all about her daughter and her much-needed solution for tube-fed children. I'm your host Kristine so let's Dive in!

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@wholestorymeals

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Hey peeps! Theresa couldn't make it this week so Your stuck with me! Don't get too excited! This week I am sitting down with Autumn who has five children. 4 boys and 1 girl. Her daughter Story Grace is legally blind and deaf and is unable to walk, talk, or eat by mouth. Autumn uses hiking as a way of bonding with her children as well as therapy but she found it difficult to hike as well as bring along everything needed for her daughter. Her daughter is tube fed and the blended food for her feeding tube was too heavy to pack. So she created her own solution. Autumn is the founder and sole creator of Wholestory Meals and we can't wait for you to learn all about her daughter and her much needed solution for tube fed children. I'm your host Kristine so let's Dive in!

Thank you so much for being with us today Autumn

I briefly touched on your story and the inspiration behind Wholestory Meals, but you could tell our listeners a little bit more about your daughter and her condition?

Before Story Grace was born did you have any idea that she had anything going on? Was there any signs during your pregnancy that lead you to think she would be born blind?

Can you describe for our listeners what it's like to be a single mom parenting 5 children, one of which has extra needs?

Walk our listeners through what hiking is like before you created Wholestory meals and why you went on a mission to change it.

Tell us about Wholestory meals! What makes your tube feeding meals different from the standar tube feeds people use?

So what is next for you and wholestory meals? What do you want to accomplish in the next year?

Where can people find you to connect with you ?

Autumn thank you so much for coming on here and sharing your story. We love connecting with people who use their situation to create the change needed in their community.

As always we want to thank you our listeners

Until next time. Live large and stay rare.

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Kristine Hoestermann

Host