This badass woman has overcome so much - so much that we had to double/triple check our facts before we started the interview. She shared with us that she has overcome divorce, a blended family with 5 children, including an oppositional defiant child, a child with autism, a child with a severe congenital heart defect who endured 4 open heart and 13 other surgeries, court battles, having a restraining order violated 19 times, a child who was assaulted by an adult at a children’s museum, a child who was abused, a child who was strangled, and by far her most difficult challenge ever – having a child who drowned. 

Yet, she has overcome all of that (and more) and is thriving as the president of the Alex and Ali Foundation, a local nonprofit that empowers people with disabilities through meaningful employment opportunities. She's also a keynote speaker and advocate for children and adults with disabilities and a faith-based speaker focused on taking the next right step and keeping hope in the midst of hardship and suffering.

You'll have to listen to her story yourself to know why we think she's such a badass! 

Links we talked about in this episode: 

The Alex and Ali Foundation: https://www.thealexandalifoundation.com/

Happy Hounds: https://www.thealexandalifoundation.com/happy-hounds

The Hope Gallery: https://www.thealexandalifoundation.com/the-hope-gallery