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July 10, 2023

Tangible Tools for Using our Chakras for Education: Part 3 with Maure…

Today Jen and Maureen conclude their 3rd episode in the 3 part series regarding the best ways to incorporate balanced chakras within an education environment for children with special needs.

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July 3, 2023

What's It Like: Finding Joy with Tyler Lapkin

Today's episode brings a full circle to an interview series with the Lapkin family...unless Larry wants to join us in the future! Tyler Lapkin, sister to Haley (Mar 12 Episode) and son to Deborah (Feb 12 Episode) joins us tod...

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June 19, 2023

Hope Behind the Lens with Joey Travolta

In this episode, Joey Travolta introduces us to the hopeful side of Hollywood with his company Inclusion Films. Learn how Joey is taking the word "inclusion" to a whole new level by not just speaking about it but living it an...

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June 12, 2023

Touching Moments: Part 2 with Maureen Burford

If you haven’t listened to last week’s episode yet with Creative Lives' Executive Director, Maureen Burford, I recommend you take a few minutes to listen to that before diving into this part of my conversation with Maureen as...

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June 5, 2023

A New Perspective on the Chakras and Education: Part 1 with Maureen B…

You may be blown away by this episode as it restructures the way we look at our chakras and their influence on our child's ability to learn. Maureen Burford shares the philosophies of Ellen Tadd and how we can discover them again for ourselves.

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May 29, 2023

Meet Amazing with Sara England

Sara England is an amazing mom to 3 children one of whom has Down Syndrome. Today she shares with us some incredible tips on how to change your life...little by little, how familial patterning can change with you, and how self-care really is where we can most benefit our life with our children.

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May 22, 2023

The Journey AFTER a Non-Fatal Drowning with Annemarie Miller

In this week's episode, Annemarie shares her journey with us about her and her son's life after a non-fatal drowning at the young age of 17 months. Choices make all of the difference and Annemarie speaks openly how her choices each day shaped the life they would live as a family.

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May 15, 2023

You gotta fall before you walk! with Sylvia Shordike

Sylvia Shordike joins us to talk about walking. Her interactions with Teal have been profoundly beneficial for helping Teal get upright and move! This episode covers why it is important to know how to fall before you learn to walk and all of the lovely neurological steps it takes a brain to get the…

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May 10, 2023

Go Mom Yourself!

Just some quick thoughts on how it's ok to not want to "mom" others on Mother's Day. Take this day, if you can, to mom yourself!! Write down the things you would do with your free day so you're ready when you get that time! I...

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May 8, 2023

Meet Amazing with Kristin Micalizzi

We're back with another episode of Meet Amazing! This week Jen talks with Kristin Micalizzi, super mom to 4 children. They discuss some tough topics as well as the moments to celebrate.

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May 1, 2023

Free Spirited - Teal: with Suzanne Falter

We are joined by Suzanne Falter this week. In our chat, we talk about grief, mourning, and self care. We discuss how each of us can connect with someone in spirit, the default mode and why doing nothing so important to healing and connection, and some ways to raise your vibe so you can find and k…

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April 24, 2023

IEPs & Summer with Medium Denise Correll

Denise Correll joins the podcast today to talk about IEP and summer preparation. With her many years within the special education community, Denise has a wealth of knowledge and experiences to share with us. She gives us bot...

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April 17, 2023

Creating Positive Attachments with The Attachment Nerd

This week's episode is with Eli Harwood, The Attachment Nerd! We talk about everything from trauma, connection, security, fire alarms, and this heroic journey we are on as parents/caregivers of children with special needs. It's a fun conversation and we hope you enjoy!

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April 11, 2023

HAPPY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY...THANK YOU!!!!

We can't believe we made it...1 YEAR!! This episode is simply a love letter to our listeners, a thank you, and a setting expectations for our year ahead!!! We love to hear from you. Send emails to ForOurSpecialKids@gmail.com ...

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April 3, 2023

Hearing Voices, Clearing a Room, and Energy with my friend, Kristen O…

Jen's is on holiday this week in the Alps so we wanted to share with you a quick look into one of her best friendships with Kristen O'meara. Yes, they talk about this stuff on any given day. It's just what they do! This li...

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March 27, 2023

A Look Into Family Parenting with Steven Forth - Live Zoom

In November, we hosted our first Community Zoom with Steven Forth, the behavior dude.  It was an incredible hour with such great teaching moments.  And today, I’m sharing it with you.

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March 20, 2023

The Power of Words and Intention with Jolena Long

In today's episode Jolena gives us great advice on how best to parent our spiritually awakened kids. We hear her set boundaries with spirit and she demonstrates how we can model this for our kids. She gives us a great "bad dream spell" so be sure to have pen and paper ready if you have a little one…

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March 13, 2023

What's It Like? with Haley

This week we highlight a series we haven't done in a while...What's It Like.  Haley joins us today to talk opening and honestly about her life with osteogenesis imperfecta or brittle bones disease.   She bravely covers everything from discrimination, lessons from childhood, therapy, fears, findi…

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March 6, 2023

Reclaim Your Life with Annette Moreau

Annette Moreau, of Annette Moreau Coaching, has taken her life's journey with her two medically complex sons and used it to create a transformative program for women to reclaim their life, their joy, their passion, and their control.   Enjoy!

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Feb. 27, 2023

Raising Spiritual Children with Maren

Take a moment with Maren and Jen to better understand how to proactively raise spiritual children. You'll learn tangible tools to work with your child's energy and specific language to use when they wake up at night from their dreams, have fears that seem unexplainable, or tell you about what they…

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Feb. 19, 2023

Forever Boy with Kate Swenson and Her Journey with Autism

Today’s interview is with Kate Swenson, author of Forever Boy. A mother’s memoir of Autism and Finding Joy.  In this episode, we talk about: - Hitting that emotional and physical bottom,  - Grief and unpacking our emotions,  - Why we hate playgrounds, and  - Kate's advice on how to navigate t…

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Feb. 12, 2023

A Mother's Love with Deborah Lapkin

Jen interviews her neighbor, Deborah Lapkin, in this week's episode. Deborah gave birth to Haley almost 40 years ago. They did not know at the time of her delivery that Haley had Osteogenesis Imperfecta or Brittle Bone Disease. In this episode, Deborah discusses their journey as a family within …

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Feb. 5, 2023

Mindfulness and Transformer Action Figures with Kristen O'Meara

Can you have a spiritual, mindful practice when playing for hours on end with transformers? Kristen can! How do we take our every day and make it more connected? How can we take the perceived mundane and make it magical? How ...

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Jan. 30, 2023

Meet Amazing: Tiffany Goodchild and her Kourageous Karter

We are excited to add another episode to the Meet Amazing series of For Our Special Kids. Today, Jen talks with Tiffany Goodchild about her incredible son Karter. This is a raw look into the real life of a beautiful family ...

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