March 27, 2026

Speech Therapy and Empowered Parenting with Samantha Taylor

27 minutes

Ep.240 You’re advocating for your child every day… but who’s advocating for you? When your child is navigating hearing loss or developmental challenges, it’s easy to lose yourself in appointments, IEPs, and constant decision-making.

This week on HealingHer Within, Maryann Rivera-Dannert sits down with Samantha Taylor—a speech-language pathologist, entrepreneur, and mother whose world shifted when her son was diagnosed as profoundly deaf.

What started as heartbreak turned into a calling.

Samantha shares how she went from journalism to building a speech therapy practice and launching the Empowered Parent Network—all while learning how to advocate for her child and herself.

Key Takeaways:

How one diagnosis can redirect your entire life path

The emotional reality of raising children with hearing loss or ADHD

What advocacy actually looks like inside schools and systems

Why boundaries and self-care aren’t optional—they’re survival

How to find purpose beyond being a caregiver

Connect with Samantha

Website Speech Therapy | Olive Speech Therapy | Victor
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/olive_speech_or_language
Empowered Parent Network https://www.empoweredparentnetwork.org

Connect with Maryann

👉 Maryann’s Website
👉 Instagram
👉 Facebook
📖 New book: The Liberated Woman’s Voice: 365 Affirmations for the Mind, Body, & Soul

📖 Book: From Limitation to Liberation

Chapters:

00:00:00 — Unplanned Single Parent Hood
00:07:51 — From People Pleasing to Purpose-Driven Practice
00:13:01 — Don’t Lose Yourself in Motherhood
00:19:29 — Speech & Hearing Red Flags Parents Miss
00:22:07 — Empowered Parenting = Healing You First

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