E3 Collective Podcast

What is presuming potential? Are you presuming potential? This powerful shift in mindset can change the lives of individuals. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

Are you ready to learn about the #1 strategy to provide access to opportunities for all individuals of all abilities? Check out this episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

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 near drowning when he was only 2 and was later diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. As she researched ways to help him—through nutrition, neuroscience, and the body/mind connection—Wendy realized that the tools and methods they were using could help anyone. After her divorce (another powerful catalyst), she learned to heal and thrive on her own terms, and came to understand that deep health is a lifelong commitment to ourselves to be a little bit better every day. Through this commitment, we give ourselves the gift of self-awareness and are better able to model for our children what deep health and connected relationships look like. Please check out Wendy's work at https://bebetterwithwendyjones.com/ Instagram: @wendyjones_theoptimist --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

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 VWM are one in 40 million. Erika and her husband's mission is to support the funding for research and development of a cure for this disease through their non-profit, Team Reed. https://m.facebook.com/secretsoflovingrare https://www.instagram.com/secrets_of_loving_rare/ http://www.12312design.com/index.php/product-category/team-reed/ https://www.instagram.com/TeamReedcrosby/ https://m.facebook.com/teamreedcrosby http://www.teamreedcrosby.com/ https://www.gofundme.com/f/8rw5d7-team-reed-find-a-cure-for-vwm --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

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 provide aquatic therapy to support her son Jaxon after his accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury. Jess and her husband never lost faith and never gave up fighting for what Jaxon needed. This resulted in them building a team around Jaxon that truly shows the power of community. Instagram: @hansenmama Twitter: @jesshansen2 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

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 and swallowing difficulties. Those experiences solidified her passion in the area of feeding and swallowing. She is now working as a speech language pathologist for an ENT private practice in Iowa. When moving back home to Iowa, she realized there were less resources readily available to parents in the area of pediatric feeding and swallowing which led her to sharing her knowledge through social platforms. @feedingbabes_slp --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

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 focuses on specific movements and activities to help with symptoms of ASD, SPD, ADHD, and other neuro-diversities. As many of the listeners know, this is a topic that is very important to us. We have so much research about the life-long benefits of physical activity and play and it is one of our missions with E3 to provide access to those physical activity and play opportunities. https://www.sensoryfitness.org @sensoryfitness_llc --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

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, two who have become Division 1 athletes, one who reminds her most of herself, and the youngest on the autism spectrum. She knows that human struggle is a necessary part of achieving flow state and can help people reframe difficult transitions in life to help them break free from limiting beliefs and find flow in their own days. https://theoptimistsjournal.com/ @wendyjones_theoptimist --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

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 guide his path as a father, adventurer, and content creator. https://www.livingadaptive.com/ @living_adaptive --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

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, the clinic's service delivery model revolves around the provision of assessment and therapeutic services by students under the supervision of faculty and staff members in the department. The clinic provides services for all forms of speech, language, and hearing disorders for persons of all ages. tricia.frericks@uni.edu @triciafrericks https://www.facebook.com/tricia.millsfrericks https://comdis.uni.edu/clinic --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

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.facebook.com/meganbrette.hamilton Instagram - @meganbrette https://www.meganbrettehamilton.com https://www.meganbrettehamilton.com/classroom-manual --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

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 disabilities (including autism spectrum disorder, down syndrome, cerebral palsy). Most recently, she has developed virtual exercise and fitness programs for adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities. Her research has measured the efficacy of these programs with respect to motor skill development, physical activity levels, sleep, and neurocognitive outcomes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

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 significant needs and It was truly a blessing to my classroom when I taught. Instagram - @staceyatiyeh and @n2yinc Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/stacey.atiyeh and https://www.facebook.com/n2yinc/ https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

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://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

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 clothing label with her mom in their hometown of Nashville, TN focusing on universal design. We get into her core beliefs about clothing and access and opportunities for all people. Instagram - @marycayten Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/marycayten.brakefield https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

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 the Autism Spectrum which provides in and after school drama based interventions that best support the development of pretend play, social interaction and non-verbal communication. The primary focus of Ms. Berghammer's creative work has been in the development of performance pieces, Theatre in Education programs, and staged productions that focus on critical social issues or works designed specifically for spectrum specific youth audiences. In 2014 Professor Berghammer received the Autism Society of Iowa Stephen Tsai Award for Excellence in Autism Education. https://theatre.uni.edu/gretta-berghammer https://www.facebook.com/SturgisYouthTheatre/ https://www.e3collective.com https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

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 to meet you where you're at and help you further your practice and understanding of yoga. Julia currently teaches hot yoga, hatha yoga, chair yoga, adaptive yoga, yoga for collegiate athletes, yin yoga, yoga nidra, and meditation. Instagram - @juliaabbottyoga Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/julia.a.abbott https://www.e3collective.com/yoga https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

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 with his new book called Just Look Up which you can find at justlookupbook.com. We mentioned SMACK Packs in the show so check them out, you will love them! https://www.shopsmackpacks.com/ https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/joebeckmanmn Instagram - @joe_beckman SMACK Packs Instagram - @s.m.a.c.k.packs --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

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 Rochester. After multiple surgeries and months of recovery, Ellie overcame considerable adversities and is living a full-life. She shares her incredible perspective on working through challenges and embracing life. Her mission in life is to provide the best possible opportunities and experiences for individuals with diverse abilities through play and recreation. Instagram - @ellieshimp Facebook - Ellie Shimp https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support

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 of E3 Collective and shares a vision for creating access and opportunities for all children and adults while supporting their families and caretakers. Website - https://www.e3collective.com Instagram - @hayandbobsmom Facebook - @Allyson.Schwab Twitter - @allysonschwab https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/e3collective/support