Episode Details

A loud, loving family visit that turns from pasta jokes to hard truths about caregiving. This episode of This Past Weekend (original ~2 hours, condensed to ~12 minutes) brings Theo Von together with guest Hannah Strickland, her mother Dawn, and sister Grace for a mix of mischief, baking talk, and the real-life challenges of cystinosis. Listen for moments of joy—Hannah’s unabashed love of pasta and baths, Grace’s baking channel stories—and powerful insight into the Strickland Hope Foundation, launched to ease the hidden costs of chronic care. You’ll walk away with takeaways on family resilience, pediatric rare-disease advocacy, caregiving burnout, and how small comforts and community become radical acts of support. Hosts: Theo Von. Guests: Hannah Strickland, Dawn and Grace Strickland. Keywords: cystinosis, caregiving, family resilience, pasta, baking, philanthropy, rare disease. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.