In this special solo episode, Luba shares the deeply personal story behind her very first children's book, Bobo Wears a Bowtie, launching this May during Better Speech and Hearing Month. This isn't just a book about speech, it's a story about courage, confidence, and helping children build the inner voice that says "I can try, I can learn, and I don't have to be perfect to grow." Luba opens up about the real reason this book exists, her mom, the woman who believed in her first, who spoke to her in possibilities instead of limits, and whose voice still shapes the way Luba raises her own family and supports the hundreds of children she works with each year. Written in her mom's honor and released around the four-year anniversary of her passing, Bobo Wears a Bowtie is a love letter to every child who just needs someone to believe in them, and to every parent looking for the words to do it. Preorder Bobo Wears a Bowtie now at bobowearsabowtie.com.

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00:00, Welcome to The Growth Lab

00:47, Introducing today's episode and the story behind the book

02:43, The real reason this book exists, a tribute to Luba's mom

03:37, How the words adults say become a child's inner voice

04:32, The kitchen table conversation that started it all

06:32, What Luba sees in her clinics when children lose confidence

08:26, Why she made an intentional choice not to make this a "therapy book"

10:31, The bigger message, you don't have to be perfect to grow

12:38, Why launching during Better Speech and Hearing Month matters

13:19, Preorder Bobo Wears a Bowtie at bobowearsabowtie.com