I am first and foremost a mom to two amazing boys, 12 and 14, that I homeschool. I am married to my best friend, we have been together for 18 years.

I am an auto-immune warrior. I was sick for years without answers and at 7 years old, I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. I struggled with what we treated as anxiety for many, many years and then a few years ago I was finally diagnosed with ADHD and realized that most of my anxiety all those years was really untreated ADHD. And now that we are looking into that deeper we are finding that I am also on the spectrum.

I have spent most of the last 44 years advocating for myself in one way or another. I have fought for insurance to give me what I need, I have walked away from doctors who refused to hear me, I have fought to be seen and heard and to find treatments that were right for me.

Then when I became a parent 14 years ago, I had to learn the other side of advocacy and learn how to stand up for my child. I have learned how to question the professionals as a parent and how to fight to get what my kids need in the face of whatever life has thrown at us.

I created my membership and community because I know how hard advocacy and finding support can be and I wanted to support other moms on their journey through this, whether they are at the beginning of their journey into being a mom of special needs, medically complex, or neurodiverse children or if they are much further along.

So that's me in a nutshell!