The Affirming Village Podcast
Season One
Come and join us in the Affirming Village, where everybody is welcome.
You can find all 24 episodes of the debut season here!
Episode 1: Welcome to the Village – Our Story, Our Why
Episode 2: IEPs Through a Neurodivergent Lens
Episode 3: When bias shows up at the table
Episode 4: The importance of Documentation and Accessibility
Episode 5: Neuroaffirming Resistance
Episode 6: The Power of Parent Input — Shaping the IEP Through Your Voice
Episode 7: Parent Guilt, Advocacy Fatigue, and Finding Joy
Episode 8: From Compliance to Collaboration
Episode 9: Self Advocacy Part 1
Episode 10: Self Advocacy Part 2
Episode 11: Your Learner Deserves More Than Services
Episode 12: How Our Neurodivergence Shapes Our Parenting & Advocacy
Episode 13: Supporting Capacity Without Pressure
Episode 14: What if behavior isn't the problem
Episode 15: Gaslighting at the IEP Table
Episode 16: Home to School Communication
Episode 17: Let's discuss the nuance of inclusion
Episode 18: When ego shows up at the IEP table
Episode 19: When collaboration breaks down because of one voice
Episode 20: Operating with Fidelity - what does that actually mean?
Episode 21: Accommodations are access, so why are they treated like rewards?
Episode 22: When School Isn't Safe: The Conversations We're Not Having
Episode 23: Something Shifted This Year
Episode 24: Before we close this school year out...
Currently Playing: Summer Series!
To tide you over the summer, before Season 2 starts in the Fall, we have 6 special summer episodes. Dropping weekly on Friday, you can catch them here: