Tremaine is back—and this time, we’re closing a loop that’s been 15 years in the making.
If you’ve been with us for a while, you’ll remember Tremaine’s original episode: an emotional conversation where she shared how her newborn daughter Mikaela was taken from her the same day she gave birth all because she was blind. She wasn’t allowed to bring her baby home. She was separated from her child for 57 days. That story struck a chord with so many of our listeners because it’s every blind parent’s nightmare—and it actually happened.
In this episode, we catch up with Tremaine to hear what life looks like now. Mikaela is a teenager. Tremaine is thriving. And most importantly, she’s been doing the work—traveling, speaking, and helping drive legislative change. Because of advocacy efforts like hers, seven states have now passed bills that protect blind parents from being denied custody, placement, visitation, guardianship, or adoption based solely on their blindness. This is real, tangible progress—and Tremaine has been part of that fight.
She updates us on Mikaela’s growth, her own healing, and the ways she’s helping make sure no other parent has to go through what she did in 2010.
After the update, we’re replaying her original interview—one of the most listened-to episodes we’ve ever put out. If you’ve never heard it, now’s the time. And if you have? You’ll hear it differently with everything you now know.
This is a story about pain, power, and proof that change is possible when we refuse to be quiet. Press play. This is one you’ll remember.
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