Stand Up and Speak Out Part 2 with Heather Ash Burroughs, Autism and Special Needs Advocate

The Hero Within Karen Hall

Hi!
I’m Karen Hall, Host of The Hero Within Podcast.
We continue with our guest, my new friend, Heather Ash Burroughs.
If you haven't listened to Part 1, click here and hear how Heather followed in her father's footsteps to become a school psychologist and advocated for her daughter, Erin, and won her case with the US Dept of Justice.

Today in Stand Up and Speak Out Part 2, you will learn:
*How Heather and Homesteads for Hope help support, teach skills, and provide hope for those with special needs and for their families in collaboration with the community.
*Heather shares how her mentor, Jackie, helped Heather through her own difficult moments, including through her divorce.
*Heather offers tips on how to deal with the challenges in marriage when you have a child with special needs.
Stay tuned for Part 3.

Have you had a mentor who helped you through difficulties? How have you found hope?
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Wishing you lots of love on your own hero’s journey,
xoxo, Karen
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Connect with Heather Ash Burroughs
Heather earned a Masters of School Psychology from Rochester Institute of Technology. She is an autism specialist, currently serving as the Grants and Media Coordinator at Homesteads for Hope, a 55 acre community farm in New York in which people with disabilities learn, work, and live alongside other community members who volunteer and support the farm. She is the owner/CEO of Burroughs Empowerment Agency, Getting Healthy with Heather, and an independent certified Optavia Coach. She is the co-host of "Growing Purpose, Cultivating Inclusion," podcast and is writing a book, "Pardon me, but get the #! @*&% out of my way." Heather is married to Jim and together, they have 4 special needs children.
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