Awesome Nonspeakers

Today I share an inside look at how my faith and prayer have guided the work I choose to do.

From my early years as a doula and childbirth educator to life coaching and my current focus supporting nonspeakers and their families.

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I talk about the longing to see farther down the road as a parent

—especially when you’re parenting a nonspeaking child and wondering if your child will be okay,

if therapy is helping,

or if you’re making the right choices.

I contrast parenting as a race (with pressure, comparison, and “finish lines”)

and as a maze (with anxiety about wrong turns and needing to find the perfect route)

with the idea of walking a labyrinth: a path with twists and turns but no dead ends and no wrong turns.

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I’m have an end date for my summer sabbatical (May–September) I'm returning to a more consistent schedule in October.

I finally figured out what I am changing the name of Spirit-to-Spirit Sessions to...

I also share an important thing to consider when trying new things... tolerating discomfort.

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In this episode, I share why it’s so important to practice tools ahead of time—especially practicing feeling safe when you actually are safe—so you can access that state more automatically when you’re triggered.

I briefly introduce the “safety sequence” with three questions: Am I safe? Do I feel safe? Is my body relaxed?

I talk about how parents of children on the spectrum may sometimes not be safe and often do not feel safe, especially with aggresive or self-injurious situations. For you it is even more important to practice these tools!

I also recommend Finding Joy in the Journey episode 231, “The Power of Love Over Fear.”

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I’m excited to share that I signed up for an advanced nervous system training this fall,

and while family life is busy

I’m also feeling unusually still with work.

I wanted to share a tool I’ve learned from my teacher this summer - called the safety sequence:

first ask, “Am I safe?” (and if the answer is no, make choices to get safe),

then ask, “Do I feel safe?” even when you are physically safe you might not FEEL safe.

and finally relax your body to help it feel safe.

Two ways to relax are the rag doll (going limp) and the physiological sigh (in, in, out).

I’ve been practicing this 1–3 times a day and have seen how it helps me stay present, regulate before hard moments, and handle conversations better.

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I share a life coaching with emotional clearing session with a mother of a nonspeaking child who uses spelling.

She offered to do a session with me recording it, so you can hear what a session with me looks like and try the short visualizations along with us.

She describes a heaviness whenever she passes their spelling area, plus guilt about not being consistent enough, not being patient enough, and feeling like she’s failing her son.

We explore how transitions, physical prompting, and the need to be calm and present make spelling feel uniquely effortful compared to other household tasks.

Then using simple visualizations we clear some of the emotions and then create some new positive thoughts and emotions.

Feel free to listen and have the intention of clearing any similar feelings or thoughts you may have. And if it resonates, accept the positive replacement ones.

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I talk about rivers as unpredictable, with calm stretches, turbulent rapids, and unexpected obstacles, and how being present on a river trip helped me be present with myself.

My trip began with two and a half days of peaceful, mostly still rowing, then shifted into exciting rapids on days three and four before returning to calmer water.

I relate this to life and relationships, using boundaries and “life jacket” self-care tools, and I share how unexpected “rapids” recently showed up in my Awesome Autism Tools business, helping me refine how I explain my work while I take part of the summer off and plan fall studies in nervous system support.

You can hear my episode about the "poop box" over on the Finding Joy in the Journey podcast.

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I am taking the summer and maybe even the fall off.

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In this episode, I talk with Dr. Jeff Knight, a Utah-based chiropractor who has worked since 2014 with families of children on the autism spectrum, largely as a coach helping parents with cellular healing and detoxification support.

We discuss how overwhelming a new diagnosis can feel and why it helps to clarify your health philosophy (allopathic vs. holistic) while staying open-minded and finding trusted people to talk to.

What if your child's symptoms aren't just "autism" — but signs of an overwhelmed body trying to heal? In this powerful conversation, Dr. Jeff Knight shares how cellular healing, detoxification, and addressing hidden stressors like mold, parasites, and generational toxicity can transform the lives of kids on the spectrum — and the families who love them. 💛

You can learn more and connect with Dr. Knight here. https://healthempoweredfamilies.com/

(Sign up for a FREE training + book a $37 consultation)

Or here https://truenorthchiro.com/

(For adults & virtual wellness support)

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