I am a Trauma Informed Specialist, with 10 years of teaching experience and 12 years of parenting experience who has dedicated much of her time to learning about behavioral neuroscience, developmental trauma, and healthy, equitable approaches to extreme behavior.  I am also a co-founder and co-leader of EndSaR (Michigan Advocates to End Seclusion and Restraint), an organization dedicated to creating safe schools without seclusion and restraint by finding creative ways to meet student needs in order to prevent meltdowns.  

Parenting Kai 2013-Present

My most valuable education has come from my toughest teacher, Kai, my Autistic son whose needs are not met with traditional parenting and typical education environments.  He has an incredible ability to sense and match the internal states of the adults around him and he thrives in the presence of regulated nervous systems.