*I fell pregnant easily, the first month trying with my daughter, and a surprise with my son!

*That was the only easy part of my journey, both pregnancies were challenging!

*My daughter's birth was quite traumatic, 5 days of induction resulting in an emergency c-section.

*My son's birth was very healing, a planned c-section.

*I was unable to breastfeed either child, and had a lot of feelings of guilt and failure that took MANY years to overcome. 

*My son is on the spectrum, the official diagnosis took over 2 years, and I'm blessed to live in a country that has so many supports in place for him. 

I'm The Nope Coach, I help women overcome self-doubt, set boundaries and Say 'No" without feeling guilty! I do this through online coaching and courses. 

FIND HER HERE:

Website: https://www.suzanneculberg.com/ 

Newsletter: https://www.suzanneculberg.com/newsletter

YouTube: youtube.com/@suzanneculberg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/suzanneculberg

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzanne_culberg/

*Infertility/miscarriage led to divorce

*Infertility continued after remarriage; adoption decision made

*Unexpectedly became pregnant

*Infertility issues continued when we wanted to grow our family

*Decision to adopt again, this time internationally after failing with several other agencies

*Adopted our daughter from Mexico at age six

*Trauma behaviors were obvious but we were a bit clueless

*Trauma education and research enable us to see what was happening

*With professional help, and our own parenting formula, we were able to thrive as a blended family

Anna is a writer, speaker and educator

FIND HER HERE: 

https://www.facebook.com/AnnaMariaDiDioMSW/ 

https://www.facebook.com/AMDiDio.author

https://www.instagram.com/annamariadidiomsw  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/annamariadidio/

https://www.amazon.com/author/annadidio

https://www.amdidio.com/

I was in a domestic violence marriage with my oldest and because of her, got us out and reinvented myself so that I could be a mom that she could be proud of. 

With my youngest I was diagnosed with cancer and given only a 5% chance to live while I was 7 months pregnant. I couldn't be the mom I wanted to be, I couldn't even really hold her let alone take care of her for the first year but we both made it! and I'm more aligned and connected to divine love and intelligence because of her. 

Rebeccah Silence is not just changing lives; she's redefining family happiness for audiences around the world. As an award winning author, coach and media personality, her mission is clear and deeply achievable: to ensure every child grows up with healed, joyful parents, and every couple discovers a love that's not just sustainable but blissfully transformative. 

Through her unparalleled expertise in healing generational trauma, Rebeccah turns the dream of a harmonious, love-filled home into an accessible everyday reality. Her own story of resilience and triumph and 16 years of success stories assures you that profound, lasting happiness isn't just possible - it's within reach. 

FIND HER HERE:

Website

rebeccahsilence.com

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/rebeccahsilence/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/RebeccahSilence

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccahsilence/

Personal FB

https://www.facebook.com/rebeccah.silence 

Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVkgK5D0BapdRpLyO4l1J4Q

Tougher Together Breakthrough Podcast 

https://www.lifestough.com/podcast/tougher-together-breakthrough-podcast/

Tik Tok - 

https://www.tiktok.com/@rebeccahsilence?lang=en

IMDB - 

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm15733721/

Coming Back to Life 

https://www.rebeccahsilence.com/coming-back-to-life

• Had my son when I was 36 years old in 2012. 

• Very long labor that ended up being a c-section. 

• My son was very healthy and normally developing until he was 13 months old.

• He had a fall from our bed, just 18" off the ground, and suffered a large brain bleed. 

• He had an emergency craniotomy and a few days later he had a stroke. 

• He'll be 12 years old on 10/19/2024.

• He still has no functional use of his right arm or hand, but has accomplished so much. 

• Being a speech therapist was key in early intervention for my son. 

• I continue to use my over 20 years of experience to help my son and other children. 

BIO:

Jeaneen Tang, speech-language pathologist and mother of a special needs child. Along with her over 20 years of experience working with children and adults with neurodiversity, she also has an 11 year old son who is neurodivergent. He suffered a traumatic brain injury and stroke at 13 months old. Her personal and professional relationship with this amazing population has forever changed her. She hopes to change their world too. 

She recently published her first book called PLAY DUMB & SABOTAGE. It addresses early language development and is meant to be helpful for parents, caregivers, and educators to work with young children and hopefully decrease the number of children needing speech therapy. Through preventative training, she believes we can achieve success and raise confident communicators. 

FIND HER HERE:

www.playdumbandsabotage.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeaneen-tang-707a6730?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

https://www.instagram.com/jt808/

https://www.instagram.com/playdumbandsabotage/

https://www.facebook.com/jeaneen.tang

LOCAL EDITION EPISODE!

- struggled with unexplained infertility for 16 years ( actively trying)

- foster to adopt through Washoe county

- adoption placement 6/2021 ( long tedious battle )

- 11/4/22 final adoption day and forever ours

- with this adoption journey it took me out of the medical field ( supervisor of medical assistants ) and then home for almost 2 years, starting back part time with WCSD to have a flexible schedule, then moving to full time and now wanting to work for my own ( mobile notary ) so I can have the flexibility for when she starts kindergarten! My parents have been a tremendous backbone in raising her bc they have helped us when daycare is closed or shut down due to minimal staffing etc. they have been our lifesavers!!! And our Ava adores them, as they do as well 🥰

Mobile notary serving the Reno/sparks area.

-bilingual

-general notary

-loan signing agent

-remote online notary

- working on getting licensed for health and life insurance

FIND HER HERE:

@signedsealedreno for Instagram and Facebook

Http://signedsealedreno.com

-Separated/Divorced when daughter was 8 months old

-Single motherhood navigation

-Married and divorced a second time with an engagement in between

-Therapy 3-4 times in life

-Teenage years through college years navigating as a co-parent

-Adult Child coparenting 

-Went from Worse to Great! Took a lot of time and checking of MYSELF in order to put my child first

I’m an Educational Consultant - topics from new teacher support, advocacy, and co-parenting 

FIND HER HERE:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerri-johnson-ph-d-7ba7552a/

https://www.instagram.com/ejuc8ullc/

• First baby on her own at 21

• Worked at her Dads Family Owned Business SAMS SPARKLE SHOP

• Met the love of her life and got pregnant - first baby was now 11

• Medicaid to paying out of pocket for a home birth with ALL the preparation

• Emergency transport to the hospital

• Emergency C-section after issues with blood pressure and baby’s heart rate

• Postpartum depression, feeling lost and being outspoken about it

• Finding support for herself, becoming a “Postpartum Resource Warrior”

• Starting a Postpartum Trauma Group

• Thriving through the ups and downs of parenthood

FIND HER HERE:

https://www.samssparkle.com/

Tillman Tile and Stone: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niklas-tillman-505154251/

Biggest Little Birth Trauma Support Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066547313725

Shoutout to Kaitlyn for chiropractic 

https://www.facebook.com/dr.kaitlynshikada

and Kelley with Sparks Mobile Physical Therapy

https://www.sparksmobilept.com/

• I was drinking too much 

• We tried to start a family

• My wife had a miscarriage

• I wasn't much help 

• I stopped drinking 

• Almost nine months to the day after I stopped our daughter was born

I'm a speaker and an author. 

If you want to read my last book, Get Over Indulgence, you can grab it here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/gd99b9hhj6 . 

You can also read my latest book, Real Men Quit, here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/b7zqo9why8 

FIND HIM HERE:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iam_soberwarrior/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncanbhaskaranbrown/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BhaskaranBrown 

Website: https://www.bhaskaranbrown.com/

Amazon:  https://amzn.to/4aoXvQf

Listener freebie: https://www.getover.uk 

How to Talk to Your Daughter About Sexual Assault in College: Strategies for initiating open, honest, and supportive conversations to prepare and protect her

How to Support Survivors in Your Life: Creating a safe and empowering environment for healing and recovery.

Sexual Violence Prevention/Sex Education Strategies for Parents: Consent, boundaries, and healthy relationships.

Nicole Bedera, Ph.D., sociologist, author, and trauma-informed expert is on a mission to support parents in protecting their children against sexual violence.

FIND HER HERE:

https://www.nicolebedera.com/

X:

https://x.com/NBedera?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

BOOK: 

https://bookshop.org/p/books/on-the-wrong-side-how-universities-protect-perpetrators-and-betray-survivors-of-sexual-violence-nicole-bedera/21312168?ean=9780520395893

LinkedIn: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-bedera-46a3b5309/

• first pregnancy at 38 no amniotic fluid at 29 weeks sent straight to hospital

• 3 weeks on bed rest and had a C section at 32 weeks. He was 3 lbs 1 oz and stayed in NICU for 4 weeks. 

• He fell behind in all milestones and didn't like to eat.

• 18 months I knew something was wrong and started looking for help. I found an OT that got me Regional Center help. This is our state's program. 

• at 3 he still wasn't saying any words. so I started searching for speech therapist that could help. We ended up in Connecticut. 

• forward to when he was 8 and we were able to get a genetic test and he was diagnosed with TBR1 a rare genetic disorder with 190 kids in the world with it. He is one in 190. 

• I am now helping moms with complex kids take the steps they need to get help for them with early intervention.

I am  a mom of a complex kid. I have been my son’s best advocate and have learned through the years what it takes to get the best care for my child. 

I am  the Founder of Collective Wisdom for Complex Kids, a support group for mothers with children with disabilities. 

I have a passion for helping families re-evaluate and prioritize their dynamics, along with guiding them from confusion to clarity while raising complex children. 

FIND HER HERE:

https://www.facebook.com/wisdom4complexkids

https://www.instagram.com/wisdom4complexkids/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellechoairy/

- Unplanned pregnancy

- Planned to return to work part-time but decided to raise my son instead

- I felt like I was missing something and needed something to keep me mentally challenged so I started my podcast called New Mom Talk out of a need and lack of resources

- Expanded to a mom group called Carlsbad Mom Crew

- I had to learn to accept and ask for help from in-laws and so glad I did

- I've learned to let go of so much and accept the mess

I started my parenting podcast called New Mom Talk and a mom group called Carlsbad Mom Crew as a way to provide moms with resources and connections. 

FIND HER HERE:

https://newmomtalk.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQZH_AmrVDn7cdGHROIQH6Q

https://www.instagram.com/newmomtalk.podcast/

https://www.instagram.com/carlsbadmomcrew/

https://www.tiktok.com/@newmomtalk.podcast