July 17, 2019

CTLP Episode 125- Outside the Box Motherhood with Heather Avis

1 hour 6 minutes

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On Cultivating the Lovely this week, MacKenzie Koppa talks with Heather Avis, author of the new book Scoot Over and Make Some Room: Creating a Space Where Everyone Belongs. Heather and her husband Josh live in Southern California with their three out of the box children. MacKenzie and Heather talk about shifting the narrative surrounding people with different abilities, including:

How Heather startedÂ writing and landedÂ her book deals
Heather’s message and goal to shift the narrative surrounding different kids
MacKenzie tells a little of her brother’s spina bifida story
Heather and MacKenzie talk about being “sriracha mamas”Â withÂ “marmalade mama” friends
Shifting perspectives in parenting as you get older and being gentle instead of “judge-y”
The refining process that happens in motherhood
Learning to let go of our expectations for our children
The importance of finding friends who understand and can identify with your situation
Changing the negative narrative surrounding a diagnosis of a child with differences

Not assuming low levels of competence orÂ judging by appearances

Teach your kids to view people who are different as able. -Heather Avis Click To Tweet

Challenging ourselves to believe in the abilities of our children
Heather’s ideas for normalizing differences
- Being curious and open to asking questions with love and sensitivity
- Talking about how everyone is different
- Exposing children to people who are different, in real life as well as in media choices

A typical day in the life of Heather’s family

Current Lovelies-

Heather:Â doing hot yoga on a regular basis to help de-stress and let her mind focus

MacKenzie:Â following her personalized yoga nidra to restore and relax

Resources Mentioned- Books:

The Lucky Few

Scoot Over and Make Some Room

Movies:

Big Fish

Find Heather-

You can find Heather AvisÂ on her website, HeatherAvis.com. You can also followÂ herÂ across social media onÂ Facebook,Â Twitter,Â andÂ Instagram.

Find MacKenzie-

You can find MacKenzie KoppaÂ onÂ Instagram, Facebook, and the CTL Facebook Group, of course! You can also listen to her familyÂ podcast The Same Page!

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