In this episode, I have the privilege of speaking woth Simon—a former advertising executive, husband, father, and podcaster who lives in the UK with his wife and their three children. His podcast, "Turning the Tables," offers candid and inspiring storied from people who have turned adversity into advantage

In this Episode 8 of Wisdom Shared, I sit down with my friend, Rosemary Bushey, and her 15-year-old daughter Lauren who was diagnosed with a mental illness in 2018. Signs and symptoms appeared much earlier but Rosemary and her husband assumed it was typical teenage defiance.

Beril Tokcan was a designer in Intaly before moving back to Turkey to raise her family. Sooner than expected, she gave birth to twins, Emre and Denise. They spent the first five weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit while Beril, a single mother, traveled back and forth.

Jill Bolte Taylor, a Harvard trained neuroanatomist, experienced major left sided stroke in 1996. In this episode, she tells her story of resilience, perseverance, and the power of the connection and attention her mother bestowed on her. She gives us insight into her eight years of being differently abled.

What does it mean to 'Man Up'? It actually means to stand down, take a good look at the situation, and stand from a platform of humbleness. Stand from a platforms where strength comes from saying, I actually don't know it all. Maybe I had to have a special needs.

Paria Hassouri admits to being blindsided when the child she give birth and called her son announced at 13 1/2 years old that she identified as a girl and wanted to be recognized and acknowledged as her mother's daughter. In this episode, we explore the topic of gender identity.

Eleven years ago Mara Yale's daughter, Mia, has a stroke ath birth. In this episode, we hear hoe Mara's research, advocacy, self-education, and curiosity informed her approach to parenting and contributed to her daughter's remarkable recovery. Mara shares considerations that apply across the board of all kids. regardless of age.

In this episode, Claude Winn shares her journey raising her twenty-year-old daughter, Maya, who was diagnosed at an early age as being on the autism spectrum. Claude talks about learning how best to supprt her extraordinary child; her explorations into altermative therapies; the advocacy needed to ensure Maya's rights

Anne Pratt, from Indianapolis, Indiana is an ABM practitioner and scientist whose 4 year-old son Charlie was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was 7 months old. Anne describes her experince with traditional and non-traditional approaches to Charlie's individual needs, the challenges that her family faced.