One of the worst pieces of news a mother can receive: your child has cancer. Our friend, Kara Ryska, knows how that feels, her family has lived and continues to live with that life changing diagnosis. We discuss the shift from one expectation for your family to a completely different frame of mind. We can change and grow and alter our perspectives AND we can thrive in our new life! Kara’s journey has shaped the work she does today: a life coach and community leader for other special needs moms. She also has an amazing podcast (we’ve been guests on there!) Go check it out and send us your feedback on how her story has touched your life.

Kara’s Website

Kara’s Instagram

Kara’s Podcast

We Are Brave Together

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Today, Tash and Shannon chat with Dr. Eric Weiss. He shares his journey as a father of a child with autism and his professional insights as a plastic surgeon turned autism treatment advocate. He discusses groundbreaking research on stem cell therapy and its potential to address brain inflammation. He shares success stories from his practice and highlights the challenges faced in the medical community regarding accepting and implementing stem cell therapy for autism.

Real and honest chat about imposter syndrome in autism parenting with Shannon, Jean & Tash! Come and chat.. let us know what you think!

In this episode, we sit down with Eric Chessen, founder of Autism Fitness. Eric explains the crucial role of fitness for individuals on the autism spectrum. We talk about common fitness misconceptions why fitness should be a fundamental aspect of health and well-being for autistic individuals.

IG: @TheAutismFitness

Shannon broke Brittney last week. She called to check on Brit, to see how she was doing with all of the stuff in the media. And she broke her (in the best way possible...). So, today is a full on friend therapy session. Gets a bit deep, friends. But it's good. Let's chat with Brit about all the things.

Today, we enjoyed speaking with Becky Large from Champion Autism Network (CAN)! We often discuss how difficult it can be for our families to travel. Becky fills us in on how CAN and Autism Travel Club help families like ours go on vacations that we may not normally be able to enjoy!

You can find Becky on her site at: https://beckylarge.com

So many of you loved the last episode with Dr. Brandon Crawford, so we brought him back! This time around, we discussed the difference between standard neurology and functional neurology. We also discussed not just stopping at the symptom but digging deeper. Also touched on were reflexes and bedwetting, the importance of co-activation, and what to look for if you are looking for a functional neurologist in your area!

You can find Dr Brandon on his site: https://www.drbrandoncrawford.com/

Also, his medical practice site: https://www.neurosolutionatx.com/

Another mentioned resource: https://www.iafnr.org/

As always, please do your own research and due diligence. Find out what is best for your family. We are not medical providers; we are just always hungry for knowledge and a great conversation!

Rapid Fire Q&A with our friend, Ashley Lewis, today! Questions we tackled in this bonus episode are:

1. Building Confidence with your kids
2. Daily Routines
3. Childhood memories
4. Stimming triggers