As we continue our Back To School & Transition Series, I am excited to welcome Kristen Corrie, Owner of Sweet Abilities, Life Skills Job Coach, Special Education Teacher and employees Carla & Bret. Kristen Corrie taught transition age young adults at Lakeland School for 13 years and helped prep them for life after school. As a special education tea…

As we continue our Back To School & Transition Series 📚 I am excited to welcome Dr. Meagan Orsag, Director of Rural Programs at the Center on Disability and Development at Texas A&M University and Angela Griffin, Program Coordinator for iGROW. 🌱 About iGROW : The "I Generate Rural Opportunities for Work" (iGROW) Project is a transition-focused mode…

As we continue our Back To School & Transition Series 📚 I am excited to welcome Evelyna Castro, Adaptive Trainer/Instructor & Makeup Artist/Designer. Evelyna has has had a passion for fitness and the arts practically her whole life, though she does not come from a very performing arts oriented family. Evelyna grew up in San Jose, CA. with her four …

As we continue our Back To School & Transition Series 📚 I am excited to welcome James Collins, Associate Professor of Special Education / Director of UW-W LIFE. Dr. James Collins is a school psychologist, board certified behavior analyst, and an associate professor of special education. His professional and research interests include postsecondary …

As we continue our Back To School & Transition Series 📚 I am excited to welcome Robin Miller, Director of Employment Programs, TAMU CDD. Robin Miller is Director of Employment Programs at Texas A&M's Center on Disability and Development, where she coordinates the center's Work-Based Learning and Transition Capacity-Building projects. Prior to joini…

As we continue our Back To School & Transition Series 📚 I am excited to welcome Tara Tuchel, Speech/Language Pathologist and Founder of Autism Little Learners. Tara is a speech/language pathologist who has been teaching young autistic children for over 2 decades. She has had the unique position to run her own communication-based classroom and team …

As we continue our Back To School & Transition Series 📚 I am excited to welcome Dede & Peter Dankelson, Owners & Creators of Pete's Diary. Dede and Peter Dankelson are co-owners of Pete’s Diary. Dede is the managing partner, author, and content creator. Peter is the musician and speaker. Over 700k social media followers have found inspiration and m…

As we continue our Back To School & Transition Series 📚 I am excited to welcome Tracy Glass, PATHS Program Coordinator, Heather Dulas, Dr. / Program Director, Aggie ACHIEVE and Eric Roberts, Director of Postsecondary Education. 📚 Tracy is currently the PATHS Program Coordinator working with students of all abilities to help them achieve their emplo…

As we continue our Back To School & Transition Series 📚 I am excited to welcome Scott Perkins, Director of Admissions. Scott Perkins is the Director of Admissions for Shepherds College (SC), a fully accredited post-secondary vocational training school designed specifically for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Union Grove…

As we continue our Back To School & Transition Series 📚 I am excited to welcome Jill Urbane, The Mentor Mom. Jill Urbane, aka, The Mentor Mom, is a Parent Educator and Social Worker who has been working with families in their homes for nearly thirty years. The bulk of her work has been as an Early Childhood Interventionist working with parents of t…

As we continue our Back To School & Transition Series 📚 I am excited to welcome Lisa Dickie, Owner, Dickie's Cooking School. Lisa opened Dickie's Cooking School in 2017 with a goal to teach people how to cook delicious and healthy meals for themselves. She is passionate that cooking classes should be accessible to everyone. Since then she has devel…

As we continue our Back To School & Transition Series 📚 I am excited to welcome Sarah Sweeney, MSW. Sarah Sweeney is 37 years old, and has her masters degree in social work. She likes to get to know people and hear their stories and really understand what makes them who they are. Currently, Sarah is in a transitional phase of life right now and som…

As we continue our Back To School & Transition Series 📚 I am excited to welcome Tylia L. Flores, Author and disability activist, radio station co-owner. Tylia L. Flores is a twenty-seven-year-old born with Splastic Dysplasia Cerebral Palsy. Despite her condition that affects her mobility, she does not allow it to affect her will and determination t…

As we continue our Back To School & Transition Series, I am excited to welcome Chris Blezien. Chris has mild Cerebral Palsy and is 40 years old. He has been actively involved in the transition process since the beginning. Which started in school where he participated in his IEP meetings since grade school. When he graduated he used the department o…

As we kick off our Back To School & Transition Series 📚 I am excited to welcome to Friday’s show, Mackenzie Edinger, Owner of Inclusion Coffee Company. Mackenzie opened Inclusion Coffee Company after years of working with Special Education students and adults, and realized that she wanted to do something outside of a school building. The Inclusion …

As we kick off our Back To School & Transition Series 📚 I am excited to welcome to Friday’s show, Cindy Folk, Author & Entrepreneur. Cindy Folk was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. She attended the University of Regina, majoring in finance, but has always had a creative side that was bubbling just below the surface. Northern Escape …

It is so important as a special needs parent to surround yourself with positive energy and uplifting voices. Finding those that make you smile and feel supported. Sometimes finding those individuals isn't so easy. As many can't understand the journey we are on... Listen in as we have a quick chat about finding those uplifting voices and protecting …

Entitlement vs Eligibility Services ... What the heck does that mean? Take 10 minutes today to listen in and learn more about the tranistion process. Having a clear understanding of this before your young adult with special needs starts the transition process is crucial to set you and your family up for success. In addition, I am so excited about o…

Let's be honest friends trying to sleep at the hospital can be maddening. Here are a few helpful tips from our personal experiences sleeping at the hospital over the last 2 1/2 decades. Also, super excited to be back after a month and a half of doing the hospital hustle with my son. Below are some of the resources I mentioned in the episode. Thanks…

As our Summer Series continues ... The Power of Preplanning I think we can all agree that being prepared and taking time to preplan can calm chaos and overwhelm throughout each day. Listen in to today's 10 minute shorty episode ( its really 20 minutes but giving myself grace) as we go through 17 simple preplanning strategies to help you go from cha…

Special Needs Parenting is definitely a marathon not a sprint. Being able to give yourself grace is vital. Listen in to this 10 minute shorty episode as we go through some simple and easy ideas to implement. As I spoke about in the episode I want to share this very special new FREE resources from The On-Air Advocate: The Self-Care Toolkit for Speci…

Welcome to our New Series called 10 minutes with Tammy. These shorty episodes provide quick and helpful tips, tools and strategies for parents of children, teens and young adults with special needs and complex medical conditions. In addition, giving us a transparent space to chat about our trials and triumphs. As we all navigate and advocate our wa…

As we continue our Cholangiocarcinoma Series I am excited to welcome, Peter Langmuir, M.D., Group Vice President, Oncology Targeted Therapies, Incyte. Peter Langmuir, M.D. is Group Vice President of Oncology Targeted Therapeutics at Incyte. Dr. Langmuir earned his medical degree at the Yale University School of Medicine and trained in pediatrics an…

As we continue our Cholangiocarcinoma Series I am excited to welcome, Melinda Bachini Director of Advocacy, Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. Melinda Bachini is a 12-year survivor of cholangiocarcinoma. She was diagnosed in 2009 with Stage IV intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Her treatments have included: Liver resection, chemotherapy, clinical trial w…

As we continue our Cholangiocarcinoma Series I am excited to welcome to the show, Milind Javle, M.D. Milind Javle is a medical oncologist from Houston, TX. He is currently the Hubert L. and Olive Stringer Professor at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, he is also the current chair, NCI Task Force, Hepatobiliary Cancers, former chair of the International…

As we kick off our Cholangiocarcinoma Series I am excited to welcome to the show, Stacie Lindsey, Founder and CEO of the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. Stacie Lindsey is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation (CCF). She and the Foundation were the first cancer advocacy organization to participate in the FDA’s P…

As we continue our VEDS Series, I am so excited to welcome, Meg & Zoe. Meg is a 41 year old mother, wife, registered nurse, and patient living with Vascular type Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS). Meg was diagnosed with the condition after several years of seeking answers for medical issues including multiple aneurysms. Meg's parents tested negative fo…

As we continue our VEDS Action Month Series, I am so excited to welcome to the show, Katie Wright, Director of The VEDS Movement. Katie Wright was diagnosed with VEDS, or Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, in 2017. Her diagnosis provided the answer for the unexplained neck pain she had been dealing with for over a year, which turned out to be a disse…

As we kick off our VEDS Action Month Series, I am so excited to welcome to the show, Dr. Josephine Grima, Chief Science Officer - The Marfan Foundation. Dr. Josephine Grima is in charge of The Marfan Foundation Research and Science Program and also helps direct The VEDS Movement. The VEDS Movement is a new division just added two years ago. The Mar…

As turn our spotlight to Pancreatic Cancer Awareness, I am so excited to welcome to the show, Steve Lipshetz Communications Chair - Milwaukee Affiliate of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Tricia Zenker, Survivor/Caregiver Engagement Chair with PANCAN, Bert Zenker AIA, Vice President Design Services at MSI General. About Steve: I started to vol…

As we continue our spotlight on Stroke Awareness Month, I am so excited to welcome, Josie Rupnick, Stroke Survivor, American Heart Association Volunteer. Josie Rupnik suffered from a massive stroke in 2012, when she was just 36 years old. She had just traveled 16 hours by car, from Florida, back home to Wisconsin. During that trip, she developed a …

As we continue our spotlight on Mental Health Awareness Month, I am excited to welcome, Erin Browning, Ayurvedic Health Counselor & Breathwork facilitator. Erin's education is as a speech language pathologist and she spent a decade traveling the country and teaching the nations therapists and educators about neurodiversity. She currently Lives in r…

As we wrap up our Alport Awareness Series, I am so excited to welcome to the show, Grant Bonebrake & Maddie Martin, Volunteer Patient Advocate Alport Foundation. About Grant: Grant Bonebrake is a high school senior in San Diego, CA. He was misdiagnosed with the wrong kidney disease until age 11 when he experienced hearing loss that led to proper di…

As we turn our focus to Stroke Awareness Month, I am so excited to welcome, Leah Forlenza, Chest Pain & Stroke Coordinator at Ascension St. Joseph Leah Forlenza has been a nurse working in the inner City of Milwaukee since graduating from Cardinal Stritch University in 1996. First on the floor then in the Emergency Departments at Aurora Sinai Medic…

As we spotlight MPS awareness month, I am so excited to welcome, Daisy Vogt, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach & MPS Mom. Mucopolysaccharidoses are genetic diseases affecting 1 in 25,000 children. MPS and related diseases affect virtually every organ and body system including joints, nerves and muscles. This is due to incompletely broken down glyc…

As we turn our focus to National Stress Awareness Month, I am so excited to welcome, Jennifer Van Rossum, Psychotherapist and Mental Wellness Educator & Consultant. I am a Licensed Psychotherapist (LPC) and Mental Wellness Educator & Consultant in private practice with a specialty in treating anxiety and building resilience. I have studied the huma…

As we spotlight Autism Acceptance and Awareness Month, I am excited to welcome back to the show, Jackie Dorshorst, RPM Provider/Owner of RPM+ for Autism & Gavin Schultz, Student. Jackie Shares: I am a Speech/Language Pathologist and worked in the public schools for over 20 years. I was looking for some way to help people who couldn't communicate ve…

As we spotlight this April Parkinson’s Awareness Month, I am so excited to welcome, Dr. Rebecca Gilbert, Chief Scientific Officer, American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) Dr. Rebecca Gilbert joined APDA in 2018, bringing a wealth of practical experience in diagnosing and treating Parkinson’s disease, as well as a strong background in fundamen…

As we spotlight this April Sjogren’s Awareness Month, I am so excited to welcome, Janet Church, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Sjogren’s Foundation. Janet Church is the President and CEO of the Sjogren's Foundation. Sjogren's is a serious and systemic autoimmune disease affecting 4 Million Americans. The Sjogren's Foundation provides …

As we spotlight this April, Sarcoidosis Awareness Month, I am excited to welcome, Dr. Elliott Crouser, Chair of the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research' Scientific Advisory Board, Professor - Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine at Ohio State University & Mary McGowan CEO, Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research. Dr. Crouser has over 31 years of m…

As we turn our focus to National Nutrition Month, I am so excited, Rachael Stricker, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, real food lover. wife. mom. essential oil user. jesus follower. About Rachael : I am a mom to two teenage girls, a bonus 7 yr old boy, wife to a super cool husband, and a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP). And oh yeah, I am a …

As we spotlight National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month , I am excited to welcome to the show, Stephen Estrada, Manager of Community Engagement at the Colorectal Cancer Alliance. About Stephen: At 28, I was diagnosed with Lynch Syndrome and inoperable, stage 4 colorectal cancer. After being told I had about a year left to live, I became an advoc…

As we wrap up our Alport Awareness Series & support National Kidney & Alport Syndrome Awareness Month, I am so excited to welcome to the show, Cassandra Smith ICU Nurse and Volunteer Patient Advocate, Alport Foundation. Cassie Smith, a Kentucky native, is a registered nurse and mom to three young children. She was first diagnosed with Alport syndro…

As we kick of our Alport Awareness Series & support National Kidney & Alport Syndrome Awareness Month, I am so excited to welcome to the show, Kevin Schnurr, Director of Communications, Alport Syndrome Foundation. Kevin began volunteering for Alport Syndrome Foundation in 2012 at age 26 after experiencing unexpected renal failure. After two years o…

As we continue our Marfan Awareness Series, I am so excited to welcome, Grace Meyers, Volunteer, The Marfan Foundation. Grace Meyers, 17, is a senior at Plymouth High School in Michigan. She be attending Eastern Michigan University next year to pursue a career in child development. Grace, who is affected by Marfan syndrome, enjoys getting involved …

As we continue our Heart of it All Series for American Heart Month, I am so excited to welcome, Kim Christenson & Veloris Brooks, Volunteers & Heart Attack Survivors, American Heart Association About Kim: Kim Christenson suffered a major heart attack in September 2016. She had just finished up a training session with her friend, when she started to…

As we continue our Marfan Awareness Series, I am so excited to welcome Allison Pullins, Volunteer, The Marfan Foundation. Allison Pullins is a healthcare technology executive with 15 years of industry experience. She has guided and executed corporate strategy, and built teams across marketing, sales, product, and customer success. As COO of MD Rang…

As we continue to drive awareness for National Cancer Prevention Month, I am so excited to welcome, Latarsha Ancrum, Breast Cancer Survivor. Listen in as Latarsha shares her personal journey with breast cancer and recently becoming a breast cancer survivor. Learn more about the OAA: www.onairadvocate.com #CancerPreventionMonth #BreastCancerAwarenes…

As we turn our focus to Cupid , I am excited to welcome back to the show, Tylia Flores, Author Radio show personality and Disability Activist. Tylia Flores is a 25-year-old born with cerebral palsy. Although her condition has affected her mobility, it has never affected her will and determination to make a difference in the world. Through her many …

As we continue our Marfan Awareness Series, I am so excited to welcome, Maya Brown-Zimmerman, Advisor to The Marfan Foundation's Professional Advisory Board. Maya Brown-Zimmerman, of Ohio, is a stay-at-home mom to four kids with a variety of diagnoses including Marfan syndrome, autism, and a brain injury. She has a Masters in Public Health and is t…