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 n...

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 chi...

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:&n...

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-au...

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...

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...

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.m...

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: ht...

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 a...

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...

In this podcast, I will be sharing with you how to keep your special needs child's paperwork organized, and hopefully, this will help you get some ideas. 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 t...

In this podcast, we invited an Occupational Therapist who specializes in working with children on the Autism spectrum who are non-verbal and have significant sensory dysfunction. Kristin Smith will be sharing some tips and tricks on how to potty train our little buddies. Let's listen! You can check out Kristin's website: https://easypeasytherapy.com/about-us/   You can find Laura in all the n...

Crystal Brown shares her family's journey through Turner Syndrome with her daughter and her foster care journey and how they have transformed that into a beautiful new ministry. You can check her Instagram account here:  @southernsnippets https://www.instagram.com/southernsnippets/?hl=en     You can find Laura in all the nooks of the internet: https://www.mamasystems.net/advoca...

Sandra Peoples shares all of her special needs ministry wisdom with us. You can check her website here: http://www.sandrapeoples.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...

The IEP Mom, Nicole Schlechter, explains all of the different sections of the IEP, who will be there, and what you can expect throughout the process. Here are the resources we spoke about. Accommodations Masterlist: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/T5pp6OP/AccommodationsMasterlist   IEP Parent Guide: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/STTdTMU/IEPParentGuide   You can check her...

How to Advocate Like A Mama for Their Future with Enable SNP   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! 

Amy Brown with Take Heart Special Needs Moms 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! 

Kourtney Frohlich shares with us the ECI process and her experience as a diagnostician in the public school system. 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! 

Nate Sheets shares with us great tools on how to handle difficult behaviors with our buddies.   Nate Sheets, BBA Behavior Consultant Oregon Behavior Consultation | Cognitive Supports ™ Phone: (503) 309-8161 Fax: (503) 961-7844 nate@oregonbehavior.com   You can find Laura in all the nooks of the internet: https://www.mamasystems.net/advocate-like-a-mama instagram.com/fasdmama  instag...

In this episode, Laura introduces herself, her family, her business, and why she is creating The Mama Advocate Podcast.