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We are excited to have Wendy Jones back on the show again. Wendy is a mother of 4, a writer, coach, and founder of Be Better with Wendy Jones. She has a passion for healing generational trauma and teaching the next generation to turn their struggles into strengths. One of the biggest catalysts for her own growth was when her youngest survived a nea…

Erika Havlik is a mother and the founder of Team Reed. Her son, Reed, was diagnosed with an extremely rare and terminal genetic disease called Vanishing White Matter. Reed was diagnosed at the age of two after suddenly struggling to walk one day after waking up from a nap. Reed is one of less than 200 people in the world with VWM, odds of having VW…

As parents, we want to know that there is a community out there that understands and a community that we can lean on in times of need. This is why I’m so excited to have Jess Hansen on the show today. Jess is one of the most incredible advocates for her children that I have ever seen. I was fortunate enough to be invited into her team of people to …

Abbie a wife and mom of two young boys and a speech language pathologist with specialty training in breastfeeding/lactation counseling, infant feeding disorders, and childhood feeding difficulties. She started my career in the suburbs of Chicago, where she gained specialized experience working with children (birth-adolescence) with various feeding …

Today we have Matt Sloan joining us on the show. Matt is a Certified occupational therapy assistant, personal trainer, former special education teacher, coach, and owner of Sensory Fitness LLC. Sensory Fitness was created to provide fitness for everybody while focusing on neuro-diversity. Taking sensory difficulties into account Sensory Fitness foc…

Wendy Jones is a writer and Life Design Coach passionate about building self-awareness to create flow in life. She has spent years training her optimists lens to help build a growth mindset that has framed her life experience which includes healing after the near death experience of her youngest child, thriving after divorce, raising four children,…

Scott is the founder of Living Adaptive which highlights amazing individuals that have achieved incredible things despite facing significant adversity. Scott, himself, was born with a congenital disability that significantly impacted his legs, but he did not let that define the rest of his life and instead uses humor, authenticity, and openness to …

Tricia Frericks is a clinical supervisor at the Roy Eblen Speech and Hearing Clinic at the University of Northern Iowa. The clinic is affiliated with the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, which is dedicated to the preparation of students who will be entering the professions of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. In this way, …

Dr. Hamilton is an assistant professor at Auburn University and a certified speech-language pathologist. She spent 10 years in New York City schools, the largest school district in the U.S, and recently published a classroom manual “Strategies for Successful Classroom Communication”. https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support Facebook - https://www.fac…

Dr. Melissa Pangelinan is an assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology at Auburn University. She completed her Ph.D. in neuroscience and cognitive science at the University of Maryland. Over the last five years, she has developed adapted physical activity and sport programs for children, adolescents, and adults with developmental disabilitie…

Stacey Atiyeh is the solution marketing manager for N2Y. N2Y is a special education curriculum company and Stacey will get into more details in the show, but as a former special education teacher I had a fantastic experience with N2Y. They have truly built solutions to meet the educational, classroom, and life skill needs of students with the most …

Katie Devereaux is an early childhood special education consultant in the Cedar Valley. We had a great conversation about early access and early childhood special education and the importance of a family-centered IEP team and IEP meetings. Katemdevereaux@gmail.com Instagram - @katemdevereaux --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/…

Mary Cayten Brakefield is a graduate from the University of Tennessee with a major in Retail and Consumer Sciences and a minor in Business Administration. She competed as a member of the Lady Vol swim team. Mary Cayten is now pursuing a masters degree in Fashion Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design. After graduating she plans to start a…

Gretta Berghammer teaches coursework in drama education and theatre for youth at the University of Northern Iowa. She serves as the Artistic Director for the Sturgis Youth Theatre, a community-based theatre providing class and production-related experiences for students ages 4-16. In 2010 she founded the Spectrum Theatre program for kids on and off…

Julia is an E-RYT 500 teacher out of Cedar Falls, Iowa. She first fell in love with an ambitious asana practice in her late teens, and found a love for the philosophy and metaphysics of yoga and meditation in early adulthood. Armed with a healthy dose of compassion, a smile, and teaching experience with bodies of every age and ability, she is able …

Joe Beckman is joining us and his message and vision for human connection is incredible and extremely relevant as we navigate COVID-19. Joe is a youth motivational speaker and has been speaking for over 15 years. He’s presented in over 1500 schools which roughly translates to over 1 million students and teachers he has impacted. He is coming out wi…

Ellie Shimp is a Therapeutic Recreation major at Winona State University and E3 Collective intern this summer. Ellie was a competitive swimmer for 10 years and highly involved in mission work. As she was going into her senior year of high school, she was in a jet ski accident that crushed her leg forcing her to be life-flighted to Mayo Clinic in Ro…

Allyson Schwab is the mother of four with twin girls who are three and on the Autism Spectrum and a professional photographer. Her willingness to share her family's journey with authenticity and humor has positioned her as a thought leader in the advocacy space for children and adults with diverse abilities. Allyson is one of the founding members o…