The Telepathy Tapes: Now What?

In this episode of Now What? , Betsy and Libby sit down with Dr. Zach Bush for a conversation about one of the ideas at the heart of their experiences as parents: what if our children are perceiving the world in ways we have forgotten how to perceive ourselves? The conversation begins with nature. Betsy reflects on how her son Joe is drawn to the earth, water, and the natural world, while she ofte...

Nutrition can feel overwhelming for any family. Add sensory differences, limited diets, food sensitivities, gut issues, and a nervous system that may already be working overtime, and figuring out what to put on the plate can become one more enormous task for caregivers. In this episode of Now What? , Betsy and Libby sit down with nutritionist Kelly Dorfman to strip the conversation back to the bas...

In this episode of The Telepathy Tapes: Now What?, Betsy Hicks-Russ and Libby Ingram sit down with occupational therapist and Sunrise Therapies founder Erin Clarelli to take a deeper look at whole-body apraxia, and what parents and practitioners can actually do to support a body that doesn’t always follow the mind’s intentions. Erin breaks down motor loops, sensory differences, co-regulation, and...

This week, Betsy and Libby turn the microphone around on Ky Dickens, creator of The Telepathy Tapes. Ky shares the deeply personal story behind the series from years of rejection and the moment she feared the project might never reach the world, to its unexpected rise as a global phenomenon. She reflects on the non-speakers and families who shaped the work, the criticism that followed its success,...

In this episode, Betsy and Libby sit down with somatic trauma practitioner Lisa Fairman to explore how stress, grief, and chronic caregiving shape the body, and why nervous system regulation matters for the entire family. Together they discuss co-regulation, trauma responses, boundaries, grief, nutrition, and practical ways caregivers can move from survival mode toward greater steadiness and conne...

What happens to our relationships after someone we love dies? Can connection continue even when physical presence is gone? In one of the most heartfelt conversations of the series, Betsy and Libby sit down with child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Eric Fier to explore grief through a profoundly different lens. Drawing from the loss of his own daughter, Dr. Fier shares how his understanding of lov...

For many non-speakers, vision challenges are hiding in plain sight. In this episode, Betsy and Libby sit down with neurodevelopmental optometrist Dr. Susan Daniel to explore the profound connection between vision, apraxia, communication, and regulation. Dr. Daniel explains why many non-speakers struggle with eye teaming, fixation, and visual processing—and how these challenges can affect everythin...

In this episode of The Telepathy Tapes: Now What? , Betsy Hicks and Libby Ingram sit down with occupational therapist and autism researcher Dr. Dana Johnson to explore the concept of whole-body apraxia and why so many assumptions about autism may be based on motor challenges rather than intellectual limitations. Together they discuss the difference between speech apraxia and whole-body apraxia, wh...

In this deeply moving conversation, Betsy Hicks Russ and Libby Ingram sit down with intuitive communicator and autism researcher Suzy Miller to explore the profound shift in consciousness many families are beginning to witness through their nonspeaking children. Together they discuss the tension between seeing autism as a tragedy versus recognizing the gifts these children may carry including tele...

There is a quiet paradox many parents of high-support-needs children carry: How can someone be the greatest light in your life and the greatest source of heartbreak? In this profound conversation, bestselling author and spiritual teacher Martha Beck joins Betsy Hicks Russ and Libby Ingram to explore the sacred, painful, transformative reality of raising children who challenge everything we thought...

In this episode of Now What? , Betsy Hicks Russ and Libby Ingram sit down with engineer and independent researcher Becca Cramer to explore one of the most debated and rapidly evolving topics in the autism world: spelling as a form of communication. As more non-speakers begin expressing themselves through letter boards and typing, a growing number of families, educators, and professionals are rethi...

Discover the layered experience of growing up alongside a sibling with complex needs. In this episode, Betsy Hicks-Russ and Libby Ingram are joined by their children, Jessie and Thomas, for an honest and deeply personal conversation. Together, they explore communication and their evolving understanding of connection—from spelling to telepathy. Through the sibling lens, this episode offers a powerf...

In this episode, Betsy and Libby sit down with Natalia Meehan and Maria Welch to map the major spelling pathways supporting non-speakers today. They explore and explain core concept underneath it all: apraxia (the brain–body disconnect). They break down why spelling is a motor-based communication method, why you can’t just “buy a letterboard,” and why communication partners hold and reset the boar...

After the release of The Telepathy Tapes , many listeners were left with the same lingering question: now what? In this first episode, hosts Betsy Hicks and Libby Ingram begin answering that question through a deeply personal and practical conversation. Joined by a mother of a non-speaking child who is just starting out on her journey, they explore what it actually looks like to support, understan...