Behind the Capes Podcast

02/23/2026

Three years ago, Kyrian underwent open-heart surgery—and his journey has been a powerful reminder of just how strong our littlest warriors can be.

He was just 1 month and 13 days old when his tiny heart was repaired, and like so many medical families, his parents spent the night before surgery facing the kind of fear that only this life brings. And yet, here he is—three years later—full of joy, personality, and proof of what expert care, resilience, and love can do together.

Today we’re honoring Kyrian’s 3rd Heartiversary and celebrating not just a milestone, but the community, the care teams, and the courage behind stories like his. This is why we tell these stories. This is why Behind the Capes exists. ❤️

Happy Heartiversary, Kyrian.

02/21/2026

💙 CHD Awareness: A Few Things You Might Not Know 💙

Congenital Heart Defects are more common—and more complex—than most people realize. Here are a few things that still surprise a lot of folks:

🫀 CHD is the most common birth defect — about 1 in 100 babies are born with some form of it.
🫀 There are many different types of CHD, and no two heart journeys look the same.
🫀 Many heart warriors will need more than one surgery or procedure over their lifetime.
🫀 Thanks to medical advances, more kids with CHD are growing into adulthood than ever before—but many still need lifelong care.
🫀 You can’t always “see” CHD. A lot of heart warriors look perfectly healthy while fighting very real, very serious battles.

This is why awareness matters. This is why research matters. And this is why we keep sharing these stories. 💙
To our CHD families and heart warriors—you’re not alone, and your journeys matter.

02/20/2026

Behind the capes, the wins and the chaos often come back-to-back.
Big constipation victory.
Surprise G-tube pull-out.
All before 9am.
Medical parents… you’re not alone. 💛

02/20/2026

02/19/2026

CHD awareness is close to our hearts—literally. 💙
Kyrian’s heart journey has shaped Kayla’s family in ways they never could have imagined, and it’s a big part of why Behind the Capes exists in the first place.

With his third heartiversary coming up on Monday, we’re looking back at just how far he’s come—from surgery days to today, and all the strength, resilience, and love wrapped up in this little heart.

To every CHD family and heart warrior walking this road: you’re not alone. Your stories matter. Your kids are incredible. And so are you. 💙

Special shout out to webuildhearts for the awesome heart name!

02/18/2026

So… technology is really our enemy right now. 😅
We were hoping to release our episode with Matt last Friday, and now here we are on Wednesday—our usual drop day—still working to get things across the finish line (and it also happens to be Matt’s birthday! 🎂).

This new editing software definitely came with a learning curve, and it’s taken us longer than planned to get everything just right.

We’re truly sorry for the delay and for being behind on releases right now. Thank you so much for your patience and grace—we really appreciate you sticking with us while we work through this.

The episodes are coming, and we can’t wait for you to hear them. Thank you for being here. 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

02/15/2026

Hey friends 🤍
We wish we had better news, but this episode is still stuck in the land of technical difficulties. New software, learning curves, and a lot of deep breaths later… we’re still working on it.

If we don’t laugh, we’ll cry—and we’re choosing to laugh. 😅 Thank you for your patience, your grace, and for sticking with us while we get this sorted out. This episode means a lot to us, and we promise we’re doing everything we can to get it to you. 💙

02/13/2026

Hey friends 🤍
We were really hoping to have our new episode out today, but we ran into some technical difficulties with a new editing program. Turns out new tech is… humbling 😅

We always say if we don’t laugh, we’ll cry—and today is definitely one of those days. We want to make sure this episode is done right, so we’re giving it a little extra time.

Thank you so much for your patience and grace. It’s coming very soon, and we can’t wait for you to hear it. 🫶💙

02/12/2026

Hey friends 🤍
It’s Kayla. I know I’ve been pretty quiet for a while, and I want to be honest with you — I’ve been walking through a season of grief and needed time to process, heal, and just get through day-to-day.

Huge thanks to Kari for giving me the space and grace I needed — this is what real life looks like sometimes, and I’m so grateful for a co-host and friend who understands.

And if you need a lighter reason for the silence too… blame it on the Seahawks 😆 Between the Super Bowl win and Kari being at the parade, it’s been a week.

But we are absolutely still here. Behind the Capes isn’t going anywhere. We have two episodes already recorded, and the one with Matt as our guest is being released tomorrow (2/13)— and I’m really excited for you to hear it.

Thank you for your patience, your kindness, and for being part of this community. 🤍 More soon.

02/09/2026

Tonight, at least 15 children will be born with a congential heart defect during the airing of the Superbowl. 15 families will be changed forever, and that's in less than 4 hours worth of time.

On average, a Super Bowl lasts about 3 hours and 44 minutes.

With 1 infant born with CHD every 15 minutes, during tonight's game, 15 families will learn their child has congenital heart disease.

No matter which team takes home the championship trophy tonight, we never forget or stop fighting for the champions of our hearts, CHD patients and families!