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Better Together Guides

The conversations you have rehearsed and never had.

You have had it in your head a hundred times: the one with your kid, your partner, the school nurse, the new boss. Each Better Together Guide takes one of those and builds the whole thing out. Newsletters that name what is happening, interactives that make the invisible work visible, and the words for the part that is hard to start. Begin free, then go deeper at your own pace.

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Sixteen honest newsletters on healing with Type 1, free with your subscription. The clearest way to feel how BTD works before you go deeper.

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Honest field notes on healing with Type 1, from surgery numbers to chair workouts to letting people help. Free when you subscribe, and the gentlest way to feel what a Better Together Guide is like before you commit to one.

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Five guides · pick one

Whatever just happened, one of these is about it.

There is a natural arc from the day of diagnosis to a full, social life with diabetes, but you do not have to walk it in order. Pick the guide that matches the moment your family is in right now, and bring one more person along with you.

Guide 01 · Written

Surveillance to Support

Tracking as partnership, not policing. Turn fear and constant checking into trust and support, from day one. All 10 newsletters and 4 interactives are written; the package to own comes shortly.

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Guide 02

Eating Together

Food and meals as shared decisions, not battles at the table. Tools that turn carb math and snack choices into something the whole family carries. 6 interactives.

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Guide 03

Navigating Transitions

Renegotiating support through life's changes: starting school, a new job, moving out, new relationships, becoming a parent. 10 newsletters and 4 interactives.

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Guide 04

The Uncertainty We All Carry

Sharing the emotional weight of not knowing: fear, hope, and how families carry it together instead of one person holding it alone. 4 interactives.

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Guide 05

Playing Together

Social inclusion, disclosure, allies, and an active life with diabetes. Interactives and games for being out in the world without leaving safety behind.

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Six things in every guide

You have read plenty about diabetes. Nothing at home moved.

Ten minutes, then a conversation

Honest, kitchen-table writing from 35+ years of lived Type 1 experience. Read in ten minutes, talk about it the same evening.

Planners and games, nothing to install

Planners, explorers, and games that make the invisible work of diabetes something a whole family can see and share. Nothing to install.

The words for the talks that stall

The words for the talks that are hard to start, with a partner, a school nurse, a new boss, a kid, so nobody has to find them alone.

One-pagers for the fridge

Printable plans, checklists, and one-pagers you can stick on the fridge, hand to a teacher, or fold into a travel bag.

Walkthroughs on video, on the way

Brief walkthroughs of each interactive and a warm overview of each guide, so anyone in your circle can catch up fast.

Families working the same week

A growing circle of families working the same moments. You are not the first to navigate this, and you do not have to do it alone.

Team Together · personal support

Some moments need a person, not just a page.

When a specific moment lands hard, the guides can come to life with a real person in your corner. Team Together is structured, one-to-one help built around the chapter your family is actually in, drawing on the same newsletters, tools, and scripts, but shaped to you.

Built around the moment you are in
Just diagnosed Starting school A new job Injury and recovery A new relationship Becoming a parent Planning a trip
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You say what just changed

We begin by listening. What just changed, who is in your circle, and what would help most right now. No script, no pressure, just a warm place to name it.

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Your school, your job, your trip

We pull the newsletters, tools, and scripts that fit your moment, and adapt them to your family, your school, your workplace, your trip, so the support actually fits your life.

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Bring your people in

The whole point is one more person in your corner. We help you bring partners, parents, caregivers, and friends into the plan, so support keeps going after our work is done.

It starts with a friendly conversation, and we scale from there, from a single tough moment to ongoing support across a season of change. You set the pace, and your family always stays the hero of the story.

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