Mama Advocate

In today's episode, we have invited Angela O'Brien. Angela is a wife, mother of two, professional organizer, and certified Enneagram coach. After college and graduate school, Angela worked at several Fortune 500 companies in various sales, marketing, and brand management roles. When her daughter was born with Down Syndrome, she made the switch to stay-at-home mom to focus on her daughter’s extra needs. Thirteen years later, her family again experienced multiple life transitions all at once. Feeling a bit lost and unsure of her next steps amid all the sudden changes in her life, a friend suggested she look into the Enneagram. This prompted Angela to begin a journey of self-awareness and reflection that helped her realize, finally at 51, the gifts she had to share with the world.  

You can check her at 

IG: @yourspacereclaimed  

FB: Your Space Reclaimed  

Website: https://yourspacereclaimed.net/  

Podcast: https://yourspacereclaimed.net/podcast  

You can find Laura in all the nooks of the internet:
https://www.mamasystems.net/advocate-like-a-mama
instagram.com/fasdmama
instagram.com/mamasystems

If you need help bringing systems to your motherhood journey then Systems for the Special Needs Mama is for you! 

In today's episode, we invited Laura Adams. Laura is a passionate champion of children from hard places and their families. Laura is the Founder of FACTS4safefamilies.com providing education, support, and advocacy to improve understanding of adoptive and foster children and complex trauma. Through over 20
years of work with international adoption and parenting her own adopted children with special
needs, she saw firsthand the challenges that exist in getting the proper assessments and
support in schools, especially in mental healthcare. Laura is a strong advocate for attachment-based interventions and today works to transform school social work to provide better outcomes for adopted and foster children. She is the Founder of Sequoia Family Ministries supporting adoptive families in Northern Illinois and serves on the Unique Abilities Advocacy Council (UAAC) for One Chance, Illinois,
empowering families of unique learners in education. She has worked as a reading instructor in schools and private tutoring for over ten years. Laura and her husband Don have four daughters aged 31-16, including two from China, and reside on the Northshore of Chicago.

You can check her website here: www.FACTS4Safefamilies.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: FACTS4SafeFams

You can find Laura in all the nooks of the internet:
https://www.mamasystems.net/advocate-like-a-mama
instagram.com/fasdmama
instagram.com/mamasystems

If you need help bringing systems to your motherhood journey then Systems for the Special Needs Mama is for you! 

In today's episode, we have invited Annette Hines, she is the founding partner of Special Needs Law Group of Massachusetts, PC, and has been practicing in the areas of Special Needs, Elder Law, and Estate Planning for over twenty years. 

You can check her website here: https://specialneeds-law.com/

Podcast: Parenting Impossible – The Special Needs Survival Podcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpecialNeedsCompanies 

You can find Laura in all the nooks of the internet:
https://www.mamasystems.net/advocate-like-a-mama
instagram.com/fasdmama
instagram.com/mamasystems

If you need help bringing systems to your motherhood journey then Systems for the Special Needs Mama is for you! 

For today's episode, we invited Kristin Berry from Honestly Adoption. Kristin Berry is a mom of 9 and grandma of 4. She and her husband have been married for 24 years, they are adoptive parents and former foster parents. Together, they run the Honestly Adoption Company and the Honestly Adoption Podcast.  Kristin is the author of Born Broken and Keep the Doors Open. She is also co-author of The Adoptive Parent Toolbox, Honestly Adoption, and Securely Attached. She currently lives in central Indiana where she and her family love being outside, meeting new people, and volunteering in the community. 

You can check their website here: https://honestlyadoption.com/

Podcast: https://honestlyadoption.com/podcast/ 

Facebook: The Honestly Adoption Company

Instagram: @honestlyadoptionco

You can find Laura in all the nooks of the internet:
https://www.mamasystems.net/advocate-like-a-mama
instagram.com/fasdmama
instagram.com/mamasystems

If you need help bringing systems to your motherhood journey then Systems for the Special Needs Mama is for you! 

In this episode, we have invited Angela Geddess. Angela also has over 25 years of experience supporting individuals in a variety of settings and has continued her research which has been both formal and informal
dedicated to understanding what FASD looks like across the lifespan and across sectors from the family and front-line perspective. She recently authored a book titled, A Complicated and Beautiful Brain, to help deepen understanding of the condition itself, the prevalence rates, and how many ‘missed ones’ there are out there who are struggling to be better understood. She is currently in private practice providing
education, advocacy, and direct support for individuals and families experiencing complex mental health and developmental issues including the impact of PAE/FASD. Angela is also an active member of the FASD ONE Diagnostic Action Group and works directly with FASD-Elgin, London, Middlesex, and Oxford, as well as the Ontario FASD Action Network while involving herself in many different short and long-term projects
aimed at reducing stigma, improving understanding and awareness while building a more inclusive service delivery system.

Training for Social Workers: https://www.angelageddes.ca/programs/social-work-assessment-training 

Angela's Book: https://www.angelageddes.ca/book  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelageddes.ca/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angelageddesintegrativesupportandwellness

You can find Laura in all the nooks of the internet:
https://www.mamasystems.net/advocate-like-a-mama
instagram.com/fasdmama
instagram.com/mamasystems

If you need help bringing systems to your motherhood journey then Systems for the Special Needs Mama is for you! 

In today's episode, we invited Sandra Flach, a mom of 8 children, 5 through adoption—one kinship and 4 international. Her youngest 2 are teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). 

Her podcast: The Adoption & Foster Care Journey

You can check her website here: https://www.sandraflach.com/

You can find Laura in all the nooks of the internet:
https://www.mamasystems.net/advocate-like-a-mama
instagram.com/fasdmama
instagram.com/mamasystems

If you need help bringing systems to your motherhood journey then Systems for the Special Needs Mama is for you! 

For today's episode, we have invited Karindy Ong, she is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She currently provides therapy to neurologically and medically complex patients from infancy through adulthood with feeding, swallowing, and orofacial myofunctional disorders at the Speech and Language Connection in Katy, Texas.

Her Instagram: @MyohackerSLP

You can check her website here: https://www.myohackerslp.com/

To find an orofacial myofunctional therapist near them:

IAOM - https://orofacialmyologist.org/

IAOMT - https://iaomt.org/

Airway Circle - https://members.airwaycircle.com/directory

For the course next month:

April 30-May 1, 2023 in Orange County, CA

https://www.aviarainstitute.com/

You can find Laura in all the nooks of the internet:
https://www.mamasystems.net/advocate-like-a-mama
instagram.com/fasdmama
instagram.com/mamasystems

If you need help bringing systems to your motherhood journey then Systems for the Special Needs Mama is for you! 

We invited a guest for today's show. We have Christian Hancock, a speech-language pathologist, feeding therapist, and parent coach. She is also a mom of two. She will be sharing with us her knowledge and advocacy about FASD. Let's dive in!

You can check her website here: https://heartandsoulspeech.com/

Her Instagram: heart_soul_speech - https://www.instagram.com/heart_soul_speech/

Her Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heartandsoulspeech/

You can find Laura in all the nooks of the internet:
https://www.mamasystems.net/advocate-like-a-mama
instagram.com/fasdmama
instagram.com/mamasystems

If you need help bringing systems to your motherhood journey then Systems for the Special Needs Mama is for you! 

We invited Markeisha Hall, a Parent Empowerment Partner, IEP Coach, and Certified Autism Travel Professional. In today's podcast, Markeisha will be sharing a lot of good tips on how to advocate for inclusion in your school. Let's check it out!

Check out Markeisha's YouTube Channel: Markeisha Hall - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD07NEdAcQRSmbHvwMkSBmA 

You can find Laura in all the nooks of the internet:
https://www.mamasystems.net/advocate-like-a-mama
instagram.com/fasdmama
instagram.com/mamasystems

If you need help bringing systems to your motherhood journey then Systems for the Special Needs Mama is for you! 

We invited a guest for today's show. We have Goz Odediran. She is an education rights attorney, and she will be sharing some tips on how to get us started, and how to make us effective advocates for our children with special needs.

You can check her website here: https://edurightslaw.com/

You can find Laura in all the nooks of the internet:
https://www.mamasystems.net/advocate-like-a-mama
instagram.com/fasdmama
instagram.com/mamasystems

If you need help bringing systems to your motherhood journey then Systems for the Special Needs Mama is for you!