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I’m so excited to share the new edition of The ABCs of Inclusion with you. This book grew out of my journey as a parent, an advocate, and a believer in the power of stories to create change. As of today, September 30, 2025, the second edition is officially available! What began as a way to […]

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If you follow our journey, it’s probably because you love watching Cooper learn, grow, and show his witty personality. But what if the programs that made that possible suddenly disappeared? The reality is that the parent-child dynamic you see—the moments of connection, the progress, the confidence—didn’t just happen by chance. Many of the policies and […]

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Four years ago today, in the middle of a global pandemic, Coop had the surgery that gave him access to sound. What is Cochlear Implant Surgery? First and foremost, it is NOT brain surgery. Just want to get that out of the way. Here’s the short version: Here’s what parents should know going into surgery. […]

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What is an IEP meeting? An Individualized Education Program meeting is an annual assembly of a child’s guardians and education services team. At this meeting, the team comes up with a document describing what the child needs in order to get a free appropriate public education. 1. Reflect & Prepare Before the IEP meeting, spend […]

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Yay! I am honored to announce that The ABCs of Inclusion has earned the prestigious Mom’s Choice Award®. After been rigorously evaluated by a panel of MCA evaluators, The ABCs of Inclusion was deemed to be among the best products for families.  To be considered for an award, each entrant submits five (5) identical samples […]

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Yay! I am honored to announce that The ABCs of Inclusion has earned the prestigious Mom’s Choice Award®. After been rigorously evaluated by a panel of MCA evaluators, The ABCs of Inclusion was deemed to be among the best products for families.  To be considered for an award, each entrant submits five (5) identical samples …

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I’m proud to announce that the CIPA (Colorado Independent Publishers Association) awarded the accessible audiobook version of “The ABCs of Inclusion” the Gold 1st Place Book Award. Huge thank you to Imagination Storybooks for making this possible.

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Writing this post has been on my to-do list for quite some time…and as I am getting more and more messages pertaining to it, I figured it’s time.  This post is a breakdown of my own experience writing and independently publishing The ABCs of Inclusion, including the financial component in full transparency. Every author’s experience …

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Oh man. It has been a minute since I’ve shown up here (kinda busy showing up everywhere else and writing has taken a back seat). There’s lots happening right now, so this is just a little bit of a catch-up post. I wrote a book! Well, another book. This time it’s a children’s book, The …

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I have been holding my breath since January and finally, I can let it out. If I’m being really honest, I’ve been holding my breath since we learned of Cooper’s hearing loss, carrying a weight that has just become part of me. The anxiety that something more is wrong, that your child’s condition may worsen, …

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