Parenting on the Spectrum

Spencer Bishins shares tips and demystifies Social Security by sharing information he has learned after more than 10 years of working with the agency. Biography Spencer Bishins has a master’s degree from the London School of Economics, and a law degree from Florida State University. Working for SSA for more than 10 years, he drafted or reviewed thousands of disability decisions. After leaving SSA,...

Integrative Wellness & Life Transformation Coach, Integrative NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Practitioner, and divorced father of 3, Jude Sandvall said that he did not do it right.  As a result, he works passionaltely so that you don't make the same mistakes that he made. Biography Has your life been turned upside down due to divorce? Does everything feel chaotic and stressful? Men ex...

Life Coach Andy Lidstone talks about what the lack of boundaries is costing us.   Biography Andy became a Life Coach after having a few negative experiences with other life coaches and deciding I wanted to help the people they refused to help. I'm committed to helping people who've slipped through the cracks of the systems designed to help them. I'm a certified Neurotransforamtional Results C...

Dylan is a new father who mentors young men in his program, Prince to King.  He shares great insights into the importance of positive male influences in the lives of young men.   (Note: Please excuse the gap in the recording!  We had a little technical glitch) About Dylan I grew up with one of Australia's most famous athletes and coaches as my father. This allowed me to develop lead...

Dr. Smalls-Mantey shares the science and research behind vaccinating your child against viruses.   Biography Dr. Adjoa Smalls-Mantey, MD, DPhil, is a physician-scientist and writer. She conducted viral immunology research for many years and currently practices psychiatry in New York City. She is also a contributor to the ABC News Medical Unit. Her mission as a writer is to empower people by s...

This episode was so much fun!  Carew shares many tips on getting your child to read and the importance of writing!   Biography Carew Papritz, also known as The Cowboy Philosopher, is the author of the multi-award-winning book The Legacy Letters. Though fictional, The Legacy Letters has won acclaim as a life lessons book for all generations, gaining the distinction of being the only book...

Have a baby?  Listen up!  Helen shares valuable tips to help reduce crying (yours and your baby's) with massage. About Helen Helen Thompson. She's a certified nursery nurse with a professional background as a childcare educator for many years and more recently as an infant massage and tummy time instructor.  She helps parents who are beginning their journeys into parenthood often fo...

Mindfulness starts with you.  Be the model for your children on how to become calm. Oh and I pronounced her last name wrong.  I apologize, Sarah! Biography Sarah Vallely, lead instructor/coach and founder of TSD Mindfulness meditation center has been teaching mindfulness and meditation for 20 years in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Asheville, NC & online. Students from across the globe tr...

Lacey shares the importance of understanding your value as a teen.  Knowing your value early on helps you become a more confident parent.  Biography Writer. Storyteller. Cultural Producer. Empowerment Personality. Actress. World traveler.   Lacey C. Clark! aka “Ms. Phenomenal Everywhere” is the multi-faceted personification of expressive art, rich culture, soulful global travel, and...

Join us for this great conversation about the importance of practicing self-love as a model for your child. About Martine Martine is passionate about coaching women on self-love mindset and self-care practices. She believes that the relationship that you have with yourself dictates all the other relationships in your life. Start with self and the rest will fall into place.   Learn about her p...

Kasey gets vulnerable as she shares how she deals with overwhelm, creating a village, and navigating social media, while putting her family first.  And much more!   Biography Kasey Potts is a content creator and podcast host who helps millennial moms overcome the overwhelm of everyday life with confidence, humor and style.   She is the host of the podcast, "Kasey’s Korner" where she...

Ali West shares steps on how to get started with self-care by setting realistic goals. About Ali I have over 14 years in health, fitness, wellness and human optimization. Since 2015 after a trip to Sedona, Arizona, where I had a spiritual awakening - I have gone all in on my own personal growth. I have spent the last 7 years going all in on improving my mind, body and spirit.   I now focus on...

Theresa Nast mom of 5 on managing anxiety and parenting while running a business Biography Theresa Nast is the founder and designer of West Rock Apparel Co., a children's wear brand, a mom to 5 wild ones, and someone with a great deal of experience with postpartum mental health struggles. She hopes that by sharing her story she is able to help someone else feel a little less alone in their journey...

My friend Ulrika Bilby shares her book which was born from bedtime stories to her son.  It's a story of following dreams and overcoming challenges.  An inspiration for any child! About Ulrika Ulrika Bilby's mission is to transform families and create thriving relationships. She empowers parents to take action through a step-by-step method of speaking life into themselves and into th...

Sarah Maynard shares some easy to implement tips to help you reduce the use of digital devices in your home.   Biography Sarah Maynard is the founder and CEO of THE START EFFECT. She helps people understand the impact the digital world has on their offline lives and find balance between online and unplugged so that they can live a safe, healthy, and intentional life in both worlds. Sarah is a...

Dr. Kristic shares powerful information with parents to be present and available to their children. About Milica Through 1:1 guidance, Milica helps entrepreneurs identify, understand, and shift their body, mind, soul, emotions, and overall lifestyle with aim of reducing unhealthy behavioral patterns including anxiety, depression, imposter syndrome, overthinking, and more.  Also, Milica is the...

Agape Garcia shares her story of transforming from trauma into growth.   About Agape Be Your Incredible Self (BYIS) best describes Ms. Garcia’s tenacious attitude towards empowering others. Garcia, over the past 35 years has navigated through domestic violence, privacy, safety, vulnerability, and the mindset to endure personal adverse events in life.  Her survival of a double attempted h...

Parenting starts with honoring yourself. Biography Sara Deacon is a Life Balance Coach for Better Adulting, Black Belt Martial Arts Instructor, artist, wife and mother of three. She enjoys painting, drawing, writing, crochet, occasional basket-weaving and exploring new ways to express herself. Sara has years of experience working with young people and families as a childcare provider, postpartum c...

Tess shares her views on parenting infusing humor to keep the joy in it!  About Tess I’ve lived through multiple divorces, married my husband twice and raised a brood of boys which only goes to prove God is full of grace and mercy. He has guided me through breast cancer, bathroom renovations and menopausal hormones. I want to encourage women of all ages that they’re not alone. As a former bla...

Molly DeFrank shares great tips from her book Digital Detox.  Get your family back! Biography Molly DeFrank is the author of Digital Detox: The Two-Week Tech Reset for Kids. She helps free families from their addictions to devices. She has a degree in international relations and worked as a press aide for former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. These days, she is a stay-at-home mom...

D. Neil Elliot is back talking about the power of our thoughts.  You and create the life you want for yourself and your family by changing your thoughts.  I have learned that everything begins with a thought.  Upgrade your life and your children's by changing your thoughts as they become your behaviors and your children will follow. About D. NEILin his words: As I write this, it has...

D. Neill Elliot shares his journey to transformation and spiritual perfection using meditation  Biography To any outsider, D. Neil Elliott was highly educated, owned a profitable consulting firm, and had a successful career and an amazing wife and family. But things were not all they seemed to be … Neil was facing a lot of challenges. In a phrase, he was in a dark place. Quite by accident, he...

Do you travel with your child who had different needs?  If you answered no, Dawn will show you how to make it easier. Biography Dawn M. Barclay has spent a career working in various aspects of journalism, starting with corporate communications work (brochures, profiles, newsletters, press releases, web content) and then branching out into magazine writing and editing. She has held senior or c...

David Alston shares the trauma he experienced of being abducted as an infant, later molested and how he triumphed. Biography David Alston has over thirty-five years of experience as an educator, motivational speaker and public figure. David is the 3rd cousin of Harriet Tubman. He has dedicated his life to helping others to live a free and better life. David is the host of The Underground Subway, w...

Jamal shares deep insights on the distinction between pain and suffering and how pain develops into suffering.  He also shares tips to reduce suffering. Biography Jamal Jivanjee is a best-selling author, podcaster, and full time life coach. As an author with over twenty years of experience working with people in various stages of personal struggle and challenges, after traveling to many cultu...