Just like advocating for your child, sometimes unlearning and relearning how we see the world can be a messy, ongoing exercise. But if we are to move forward together as a society, we have to do the work.

We have to get out of the wading pool and dive into the big pool.

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We are talking about F-words on the podcast, but not that one. Better ones. F-words that help us focus on the things our kids are, and the things our kids can do. These F-words are ones we can use to get doctors and therapists to see the whole picture of who our kids are now, and who they are becoming. F-words that lead to the good things in life.

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In this episode, I'm talking with Samantha Noyek, Claire Davies, and Nora Fayed about the importance of researching the obvious, the idea of quality of life as it relates to kids with significant disabilities, and building a dictionary of our kids unique communication styles.

In Nora’s words: “We're talking about involving these children in the world when society has not even thought to even consider them.”

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“Can we realize that even though we're loving our children, we can be doing them so much harm when we don't address those beliefs, those worldviews, and those expectations: the biases that we have?”

La Shanda Sugg joins me on the podcast to unpack the relationships between trauma, bias, and othering and how this plays into all of our interactions with strangers, and with our own kids. This is a podcast you do not want to miss.

Our relationships are key to healing from trauma and fostering resilience. This school year presents all kinds of challenges to social connections and relationships for our kids. But all is not lost. When we understand how we can create opportunities for relationships, support friendships, embed social opportunities into our kids' IEPs and have a few ideas to get us started, we can create and maintain a social connection even during COVID. For a free series on relationship building, go to goodthingsinlife.org/stayconnected.

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“I very happily describe myself as a lifelong rebel because the system never had any room for me.”

This week on the podcast, Jean-Luc Martel shares his experiences with a broken educational system. Even in programs designed for individuals with disabilities, Jean-Luc found that so often there was not an appropriate understanding of how lived experiences and vulnerabilities shaped how he and his peers encountered the system. Listen as Jean-Luc tells his story and reminds us to continually lend a critical eye to the way services are delivered.

Our relationships are key to healing from trauma and fostering resilience. This school year presents all kinds of challenges to social connections and relationships for our kids. But all is not lost. When we understand how we can create opportunities for relationships, support friendships, embed social opportunities into our kids' IEPs and have a few ideas to get us started, we can create and maintain a social connection even during COVID. For a free series on relationship building, go to goodthingsinlife.org/stayconnected.

Access the transcript and full show notes here.

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“It’s not the functional aspect of disability that prevents a good life. It’s the social isolation.” Sarah Buffie gets it, and on this podcast, she unpacks a lot of really great information about how to re-focus caregivers on what really matters to both prevent and to heal trauma. Hint: it’s not more services.

Our relationships are key to healing from trauma and fostering resilience. This school year presents all kinds of challenges to social connections and relationships for our kids. But all is not lost. When we understand how we can create opportunities for relationships, support friendships, embed social opportunities into our kids' IEPs and have a few ideas to get us started, we can create and maintain a social connection even during COVID. For a free series on relationship building, go to goodthingsinlife.org/stayconnected.

Access the transcript and full show notes here.

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Mary Vicario adapts current neuroscience into practical interventions for people who have experienced trauma, including people with developmental disabilities.

Mary illustrates how our brains – and bodies – experience trauma and how real inclusion for people with disabilities can build resilience and begin to heal trauma.

When we see people with disabilities excluded, it actually makes us feel unsafe too. Inclusion means connection with safe people, and it means that everyone feels safe together. And when we feel safe, we can learn.

Here’s a great quote from Mary:

“I never like to talk about trauma without talking about the resilience that the person used to survive the trauma, because hidden in that resilience, in those survival skills - which may not work in the current environment, but kept them alive somewhere else - is resilience. And if we can harness the resilience, we can help them take that resilience and create the life they want.”

Our relationships are key to healing from trauma and fostering resilience. This school year presents all kinds of challenges to social connections and relationships for our kids. But all is not lost. When we understand how we can create opportunities for relationships, support friendships, embed social opportunities into our kids' IEPs and have a few ideas to get us started, we can create and maintain a social connection even during COVID. For a free series on relationship building, go to goodthingsinlife.org/stayconnected.

Access the transcript and full show notes here.

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Could you make a list of every single thing you are capable of doing? Now cross off the things you hate. Someone on the list that you have left, is a way for you to make money on the internet. Don’t believe me?   Chantelle Turner is on the podcast this week to talk about how you can make money on the internet in ways you haven’t thought of yet - and yes, it’s legal! Chantelle is the founder of Stronger Mommy, a positive community for parents of children with special needs, and Not Yet Notable, a business focused on helping coaches and course creators grow engaged communities.

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Have you noticed that being a parent means scheduling things in 25-minute chunks? There’s never more than that before something interrupts you! What if you could use some of those 25-minute chunks to make money for your family? Abbi Perets is on the podcast this week talking about exactly that.

If the thought of a home-based business appeals to you, check out Amy Porterfield’s Course Creation Starter Kit & Abbi's Free Course or join Writing for Money.

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This week on the podcast, R&A Creative Co. CEO, Mia Francis-Poulin, and I talk about how her family life led her to make the bold jump from the corporate world to a home-based business that allows her to meet her kids (and her financial) needs.   If the thought of a home-based business appeals to you, check out Amy Porterfield’s Course Creation Starter Kit.   Access the transcript and full show notes here.

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