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Jolene Philo

Jolene Philo has written several books about caregiving, special needs parenting, and childhood PTSD including: Sharing Love Abundantly with Special Needs Families: The 5 Love Languages® for Parents Raising Children with Disabilities, which she co-authored with Dr. Gary Chapman. She speaks internationally about caregiving and parenting children with special needs. Jolene and her husband live in central Iowa. To learn more about Jolene, visit https://jolenephilo.com/

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Applying Love Languages to Families With Special Needs

Raising a child with special needs has many challenges. Jolene Philo will help you discover how to use Love Languages to express love to your child with special needs, as well as their siblings and your spouse! It’s a terrific conversation you won’t want to miss.

parents of a child with special needs work on overcoming guilt.

Overcoming Guilt in the Face of Special Needs

The keys to overcoming guilt lie in understanding the truth about who you are in Christ, and who God created your child to be.