Join Betsy Boone, a passionate advocate for families with special needs and co-founder of the KennedyStrong Foundation. You’ll hear her share her views on inclusion and raising a child with special needs. Betsy is a happily married, working mother of four kids including a set of twins in which one of them, Kennedy, was born with the gift of an extra chromosome commonly referred to as Down Syndrome. Her mission is to educate and empower others to raise awareness about the unique challenges parents face in finding inclusive communities that support their loved ones with special needs. She discusses the importance of fostering environments that embrace inclusion, not just in schools, but in employment opportunities and independent living. Tune in to hear how Betsy and the KennedyStrong Foundation are working tirelessly to create a world where inclusion is the standard, not the exception.
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Join Betsy Boone, a passionate advocate for families with special needs and co-founder of the KennedyStrong Foundation. You’ll hear her share her views on inclusion and raising a child with special needs. Betsy is a happily married, working mother of four kids including a set of twins in which one of them, Kennedy, was born with the gift of an extra chromosome commonly referred to as Down Syndrome. Her mission is to educate and empower others to raise awareness about the unique challenges parents face in finding inclusive communities that support their loved ones with special needs. She discusses the importance of fostering environments that embrace inclusion, not just in schools, but in employment opportunities and independent living. Tune in to hear how Betsy and the KennedyStrong Foundation are working tirelessly to create a world where inclusion is the standard, not the exception.
Experience the awakening a diagnosis can have on your mind and your life.
What if you were given a diagnosis that would change the trajectory of your life and it involved your family as well?
In this episode Betsy shares the memory and the emotions that come up when she hears the words Nuchal Fold and how that led to receiving confirmation of Down syndrome. You'll be reminded of the strange words Dr's use when describing something foreign and the journey that takes you on as you research and navigate what those words mean and what they'll mean to you.
You'll have an opportunity to consider your own thoughts and feelings about people with disabilities and how you look at them or interact with them. You'll receive ideas on how to introduce concepts to your children and your family.
Most importantly you'll be asked to look for beauty in all the things.
We are wired for survival and many folks have their minds closed to protect themselves, however, when our minds, hearts and bodies are closed off we also prevent ourselves from feeling joy and beauty.
Enjoy the ride through those first several weeks of the pregnancy diagnosis through the diagnosis of the chromosomal condition all the way through some ways you can diagnose your own mind on acceptance.
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Building the Village
Join Betsy Boone, a passionate advocate for families with special needs and co-founder of the KennedyStrong Foundation. You’ll hear her share her views on inclusion and raising a child with special needs. Betsy is a happily married, working mother of four kids including a set of twins in which one of them, Kennedy, was born with the gift of an extra chromosome commonly referred to as Down Syndrome. Her mission is to educate and empower others to raise awareness about the unique challenges parents face in finding inclusive communities that support their loved ones with special needs. She discusses the importance of fostering environments that embrace inclusion, not just in schools, but in employment opportunities and independent living. Tune in to hear how Betsy and the KennedyStrong Foundation are working tirelessly to create a world where inclusion is the standard, not the exception.
