Awesome Nonspeakers

I recently had an experience reminding me how scary and unsafe it can feel to be misunderstood.

Reflecting on that, I thought of how often nonspeakers live with that feeling—whether they communicate through open spelling, supported spelling, devices, or behaviors like screaming or leading a parent by the hand.

I talk about how feeling unsafe can push the nervous system into hyperarousal (like self-injury, hitting, or over-explaining) or hypoarousal (shutting down, withdrawing, or sleeping), and how nervous system regulation tools helped me after my own situation.

For parents, I suggest acknowledging to your child, “You’re probably feeling misunderstood…I’m here with you and I love you,”

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A Sample Energy Session: That Quickly Turned Real!

In episode 52 I said I’d try recording a sample energy session, so I did—using a real situation from when my son Bryson was little and lost a plastic boat at the beach.

I start to walk through how I’d do a session (usually with the mom), including asking questions, pausing for a prayer, noticing emotions like sadness, worry, and fear, clearing a negative cord to the beach/ocean, and releasing beliefs like “the beach is not safe” and “the ocean steals things from me,” then replacing them with safer beliefs.

As I recorded, something deeper came up connected to tsunami energy around when Bryson was conceived, and I also realized I needed to clear my own fear about Bryson living by the ocean.

I end by sharing what a successful session can feel like and inviting someone to do a free recorded session.

00:00 Why This Session Matters

00:54 Setting Up The Demo

01:47 Intake Questions And Prayer

04:07 Clearing Emotions And Cords

06:08 Releasing Limiting Beliefs

06:46 Tsunami Network Revelation

08:37 Installing Safe Beach Beliefs

10:06 Checking For Objections

10:21 Clearing Mom's Beach Fears

12:35 Closing The Session

12:45 What A Session Covers

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Energy Work 101: Clearing the Traffic Jams in Mind, Body, and Spirit

In this episode I explain energy work in a simple way

using a traffic jam analogy:

when something blocks the flow in our mind, body, or spirit—like stuck emotions, limiting beliefs, trauma, or even “energetic weapons”—

it can create problems in mood, thoughts, relationships, and physical symptoms.

I also clarify that energy work is a complimentary tool and doesn’t replace doctors, therapists, or good nutrition.

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In this episode, I share a message I often pass along from non-speaking clients to their parents:

some kids believe they’re communicating mind-to-mind to their parents, because they can hear their parents’ thoughts and assume it works both ways.

This can lead to frustration when parents don’t “listen.”

In Spirit to Spirit Sessions I explain that most parents can’t hear their child’s thoughts, they “hear” with their ears.

It will help your child if you tell them directly, “I can’t hear what you’re thinking, I only know how to hear thoughts with my ears” and to name the ways you can understand—pointing, leading by the hand, spelling, or using a communication device.

I also encourage parents and siblings to keep speaking out loud because the nonspeakers are listening with their ears (in addition some with their mind) and want to be included.

Check out my episode on my private podcast, “Telepathy Missteps: Why Words Still Matter,”

This week I share about a documentary I saw at Sundance called Joybubbles,

The film follows Joybubbles, a man born blind who learned to whistle into the telephone to make free calls in the 1950s and 60s as a “phone freak,” later working for the phone company and living independently, including in a high-rise apartment he’d long dreamed about.

He describes a childhood near-death experience involving “bubbles of love,” and how nonspeakers have described similar “love bubbles.”

Later, he watched Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood archives to heal.

Near the end of his life he created a phone-based “podcast” of joyful recordings people could call, then reach him personally for support.

The screening’s audio description also taught me new ways to make movies more accessible for blind loved ones and reinforced how essential communication and being heard are, especially for nonspeakers.

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In this episode, I share an exciting announcement: my podcast is now called Awesome Nonspeakers.

I talk about why I made this change, what inspired it, and why this new name feels like a better fit for the work I have been doing with nonspeakers and their families for over 12 years.

I also share my new podcast description, explain the heart behind the tagline, and reflect on a powerful group coaching experience that helped me see more clearly why using my voice in this way matters.

You can still find all my resources, where to sign up for sessions, and blog posts at awesomeautismtools.com.

Head over to AwesomeAutismTools.com/spirit

where you can read testimonials,

listen to part of a session

and get a better feel for what these sessions are like.

From there, you can sign up for a free call to see if we are a good fit, or if you already feel ready, you can sign up directly for a session.

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Energetic Weapons: What They Are, How They Show Up, and How I Clear Them

I explain what I mean by “energetic weapons,”

using the idea of feeling “stabbed in the back” as an example of an energetic attack rather than a literal weapon.

I share how these can appear as knives, ropes, arrows, or even nontraditional items like a muffin (representing my son’s burden of responsibility in a club) or a book, and how a person, fear triggers like airplanes, or even a child’s self-injurious behavior can feel like energetic weapons as well.

Then I explain how I work with clearing these in a session.

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If something in this episode resonated with you and you are curious whether energy work could help, you can sign up for a free call with me.

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In this special episode, I interview Madison, a nonspeaking communicator who shares her thoughts by spelling on a letter board with the support of her communication partner.

At times, Madison also says some of the words she spells. You may hear her communication partner say the words that Madison has spelled, and I’ve chosen to leave the interview unedited so you can experience her communication as it happened.

I’ll also share a video version on YouTube for those who want to see the spelling process in action, along with a transcript so you can easily see/hear Madison’s responses to my questions… you can access both at this link:

https://awesomeautismtools.com/madison-thoughts-about-the-hill/

Madison says spelling is rewarding because it lets her express her thoughts and feelings. We discuss “the Hill,” which Madison says she knew before the Telepathy Tapes. And we also cover a lot of other fascinating topics as well!

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In part one of this episode, I interview Laine about her journey as Madi’s communication partner.

She shares how they first met at church when Madi was a child. Then later reconnected when Madi’s mom reached out, and the divine timing of that.

I loved hearing about her rewarding moments and challenging moments as they work together and how they help each other.

Come back next week to hear from Madi!

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I ask first-time clients to send a picture of their child, but I learned not to open it until right before the session because the child’s energy would wake me early in the morning.

I’ve been creating a client book with a Word doc for each client, including their name, photo, and notes from our Spirit to Spirit sessions,

and it’s been joyful to revisit and summarize our conversations.

Reopening each photo fills me with love and connection, and it reminds me of how meaningful it is when others love your kids.

Like when my son Devon’s Cub Scout leader warmly accepted his sensory quirks.

Through these sessions with nonspeakers, I feel privileged to connect deeply, share insights with parents, and help increase their love and understanding—one mom said she used to see her son in black and white, but now she sees all his colors.

Want to learn more about Spirit to Spirit Sessions?

Head over to AwesomeAutismTools.com/spirit

where you can read testimonials,

listen to part of a session

and get a better feel for what these sessions are like.

From there, you can sign up for a free call to see if we are a good fit, or if you already feel ready, you can sign up directly for a session.

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