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About the Episode
Nourishing Exceptional Kids - getting beyond “fixing” and truly helping kids thrive

In this episode Jess invites Susan Baker to talk about her journey with her now 13 year old son Andrew who has autism and communicates without speaking. Susan shares her journey - from the early days to now - and talks about the impact of food and the challenges of feeding her son, along with how she came to understand and accept who he is so he could truly thrive as his best self.

Susan Baker’s Bio
Susan Baker is the mom to two beautiful children, Andrew, 13, and Abby, 10. She is the author of Life, Love & Autism, a blog that chronicles her family’s journey of growth and challenge, including love, loss and an autism diagnosis. Often hilarious, sometimes hard, but most certainly inspiring, Life, Love & Autism is raw, real, and relatable, even to those without autism in their lives. The stories are about the human connection and what brings us together— the joy, the challenge, and the learning that comes from it all. Susan is a holistic nutritionist by training and has been in the natural health industry since 2001.

Links For Susan
IG : @lifewithsusan
Blog: https://www.facebook.com/lifeloveandautism/
Subscribe to Susan’s newsletter : https://susan319.activehosted.com/f/1
Susan’s Books on Amazon: “For the Love of Our Children” and “Lead With Love”
Video: “Life as a Nonspeaker: An insider’s perspective” (Nov.2020) - 24-min. https://youtu.be/tm9fTEgQK4A

About your Host (Jess Sherman MEd, FDN-P, RHN):

Jess is a Family Health Educator and mother of three focused on nutrition for brain health and resilience in kids. She uses her training as a certified teacher, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, and Holistic Nutritionist to improve the lives of children with learning differences, anxiety, ADHD, autism and mood disorders by helping their parents uproot hidden stress and nourish deeply. Her book, Raising Resilience, and her online resources - Calm & Clear Kids and the Resilience Roadmap - have reached families all over the world.

Links for Jess
www.JessSherman.com
www.RaisingResilienceCommunity.com
https://www.jesssherman.com/biologyofbehavior
instagram.com/Jess.Sherman_RaisingResilience

To learn how Jess helps families minimize symptoms of anxiety & moodiness and set their kids up for strong health, development and resilience visit: https://www.jesssherman.com/coaching

Partnerships:

Audio magic on this episode was performed by Carlay Ream-Neal.

This episode was edited by Emily Groleau.

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