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CALL TO ACTION NEEDED with Julie Payne Neward and Marisol Rubio Mar 27, 2021

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Today we offer you a special bonus episode that requires your attention. We speak with Julie Payne Neward and Marisol Rubio who have proposed to very important legal resolution for legislative consideration including 1) For increasing Caregiver support and 2) Exposing disability sexual assault history within state and federal funded organizations by means of releases 10 years of secret settlement lawsuit details.

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SIGN SECRET SETTLEMENT TRANSPARENCY RESOLUTION HERE

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Episode 20 - Cerebral Palsy, Shopping Carts, and Pagentry with Nicole La Ha Zwiercan Mar 24, 2021

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We’re celebrating Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day this week on March 25th, and we’re so excited to share that occasion this week with Nicole La Ha Zwiercan. Nicole is Mrs. USA Universe 2018, a parent advocate to her daughter with Cerebral Palsy, blogger at Its Simple to Be Kind and more.

In this episode, Ileana De Sosa and Nicole share a conversation about life and mind transition once becoming a parent to a child with Cerebral Palsy, how they celebrate when grocery stores and parks provide proper equipment, and they discuss how every space needs efforts for inclusion and advocacy & much more.

**Thank you to our sponsor for this episode, Hertog Education Law at http://www.makeschoolwork.com. Schedule your free consultation if you live in CA. You can also reach out to Allison directly via phone at 213-290-3137**

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Miniland Educational - Dolls and Products made for a more open, inclusive, and diverse world. Mar 19, 2021

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Welcome to our first branded content episode, paid for and presented by Miniland Educational.

These episodes are curated and designed by the brand to bring you a conversational experience to hear about their company and products. We invite you to check out what our sponsors are all about, as they keep our show on the airwaves!

Check out Miniland Dolls and their other products at https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/C24D59BB-8CB8-46ED-A7D6-6DD6CA840EC4 .

Learn more about sponsoring Advocate Like a Mother Podcast and creating your own branded episode like this one at: www.advocatelikeamother.org/sponsor

Episode 19 - First Woman with Down Syndrome to Run the Austin Half Marathon, Kayleigh Williamson and her mom Sandy Mar 17, 2021

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As we approach World Down Syndrome Day at the end of this week (3/21/21), we are joined by the first woman with Down Syndrome to complete the Austin Half Marathon, Kayleigh Williamson and her mother Sandy. Since then, Kayleigh has completed many half marathons and will attempt her first full marathon this year. She is also the author of the children’s book, It’s cool to be me.

In our conversation we discuss her health and life before becoming a running athlete, the people in her life that continue to motivate her toward her goals, and Sandy offers advise for parents supporting and raising their person with Down Syndrome.

SHOW SPONSORS >>> Allison Hertog, ESQ - Make School Work**

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Episode 18 - Deafness & Raising Teenagers with Cochlear Implants with Author, Valli Gideons. Mar 10, 2021

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Today on the show Marine wife and mother, Valli Gideons. Valli Gideons is the author of the children’s book, Now Hear This and writer at MyBattleCall.com and parent to two deaf teenagers. Valli spends her time writing about navigating through the fog of raising kids with cochlear implants and other things from the heart.

We chat about her diagnosis story and experience as a hearing parent to deaf kids, the home dynamics of raising children with cochlear implants, and she offers me (Andy) advise on how to emotional engage language as a parent to a child who is not deaf, but on a lifelong journey to overcoming her speech delay.

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Episode 17 - Self Advocate - Megan DeJarnett Mar 03, 2021

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Today we are joined by our friend, Megan DeJarnett. Megan is the founder of No Such Thing, a company with a mission to help others redefine purpose by removing defining labels. As an author, she is currently producing a series of children’s books including No Such Thing as Normal.

Megan was diagnosed at the age of 2 with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). With a tremendous faith in God and the love and support of her family, Megan lives life determined to experience life to the fullest and choose joy over despair.

In addition to being an author, Megan is a speaker, a wife, a mother and was crowned Ms. Wheelchair Tennessee.

**Thank you to our sponsor for this episode, Hertog Education Law at http://www.makeschoolwork.com. Schedule your free consultation if you live in CA.**

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Episode 16 - Living and Learning While Raising a Person with Down Syndrome with Guest Host Liz Plachta and Kelle Hampton Feb 24, 2021

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We are excited to release our first Guest Hosted Episode! In this episode, our hosts will take a back seat and pass the mic to one of our beloved members of the Down Syndrome community.

On today’s show Liz Plachta, founder of Ruby’s Rainbow, interviews Kelle Hampton, author of New York Time bestseller Bloom: Finding Beauty In the Unexpected and fellow Vice President of Ruby’s Rainbow. They share the touching stories of their experiences on the road together, the transition from surviving as a parent to a child with a disability to advocating in their everyday lives, and they discuss profound simple realities of the small steps they took toward making a difference in their lives, that then effected others in positive and beautiful ways.

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Episode 15 - The Need for Grief and Self Care with Tameka Diaz Feb 17, 2021

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Our friend Tameka Diaz spends some time with us on the show sharing about her experiences with grief and how important it is to develop a self care regiment. She goes into detail about a never before shared experience in her own life that stopped her in her tracks before things could have gone terribly wrong. Tameka’s conversation is filled with grace and space for those who've hit rock bottom and need that empathy to cry, scream, and shout out the hurt. And, there’s hope on the other side.

Tameka Diaz is a mother to three girls: Luna, Evely and Skye. At birth Evely was diagnosed with bilateral anophthalmia meaning she was born with no eyes. Evely also has an undiagnosed genetic condition.

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Episode 14 - Naturalistic and Relational SLP Therapy with Sarah Dhooge Feb 10, 2021

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Today on the show, Sarah Dhooge shares with us about her experience as an SLP and her unique approach to her clients, industry in B.C., and how it effects her day to day life with her 3 boys. Sarah is a paediatric Speech-Language Pathologist who specializes in naturalistic developmental interventions to help support the communication development of children with speech and language delays. Currently living in the Okanagan Valley with her Craft Beer enthusiast husband, Sarah is a mother to three {wild} boys and a retired-therapy dog named Bear.

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Episode 13 - Beyond Kindness and Inclusive Storytelling with Amy Webb Feb 03, 2021

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Amy Webb joins the podcast today and spends some time sharing her journey toward speaking up for inclusion for her daughter "Lamp" (Not her real name) who was born with a condition called microgastria and limb reduction complex. In addition, we revisit some blog content she previously wrote as a way to look at what's changed in her life and how we can observe that as a mirror to see our own prejudice and we talk about the practice of anti-ableism by looking at the work accomplished in advocating against racism.

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