We believe in the fantastic power of gathering.
When you are in the presence of fellow moms of children with special needs, who “get you” with only a glance in the eyes, it is comforting and transformative.
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Sisterhood support and validation is at the heart of each of our support groups around the country. Our leaders have created sacred spaces for you to share, and be seen, heard and understood. We always have a chair for you.
All-Member Support Group 1/25/22
$0.00
TIME: 7:00 PM Pacific Time
DATE: Tuesday January 25, 2022
LOCATION: Zoom
FACILITATOR: Laurie Magulac, Life Coach
Details will be emailed directly to you once you have confirmed your attendance by signing up here.
Northern Utah Support Group 1/26/21
$0.00
TIME: 7:00 PM MST
DATE: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
LOCATION: Zoom
FACILITATOR: Amy Turner
*Due to the ongoing pandemic this group will meet virtually for the month of January*
Details will be emailed directly to you once you have confirmed your attendance by signing up here.
Los Angeles Support Group 1/27/22
$0.00
TIME: 6:00 - 7:00 PM Pacific Time
DATE: Thursday, January 27, 2022
LOCATION: Zoom
FACILITATOR: Susanna Peace Lovell
Details will be emailed directly to you once you have confirmed your attendance by signing up here.
Shawnee, Kansas Support Group 1/26/22
$0.00
TIME: 6:00 - 8:00 PM Central Time
DATE: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
LOCATION: Shawnee, KS *in person*
SUPPORT GROUP FACILITATOR: Kelly Roberts
Details will be emailed directly to you once you have confirmed your attendance by signing up here.
My Child's Mental Health & Me 2/2/22
$0.00
TIME: 12:00 PM CST
DATE: Wednesday, February 2, 2022
LOCATION: Zoom
FACILITATOR: Joye Madden, Life Coach, and Mental Health Advocate
For moms of children who struggle with depression, anxiety and other mental health issues. Kids who are otherwise "neuro-typical" and have mental health challenges.
This will be a recurring meeting every month on the first Wednesday of the month.
Details will be emailed directly to you once you have confirmed your attendance by signing up here.
Southern Utah Support Group 2/3/22
$0.00
TIME: 6:30 - 7:30 PM MST
DATE: Thursday, February 3, 2022
LOCATION: St. George, Utah
FACILITATOR: Chelsea Merritt
Details will be emailed directly to you once you have confirmed your attendance by signing up here.
Overland Park, Kansas Support Group 2/4/22 *in person*
$0.00
TIME: 5:00 - 8:00 PM CST
DATE: Friday, February 4, 2022
LOCATION: Overland Park, KS
FACILITATOR: Kenna Grigorov
TOPIC: Open Sharing
Details will be emailed directly to you once you have confirmed your attendance by signing up here.
Boss Ladies Raising Children with Special Needs 2/8/22
$0.00
TIME: 11 AM - 12 PM MST-Phoenix
DATE: Tuesday, February 8, 2022
LOCATION: Zoom
FACILITATOR: Wendy Zanders
This group will meet monthly on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
Details will be emailed directly to you once you have confirmed your attendance by signing up here.
If you are interested in starting your own WABT Support Group in your city or area, we can offer guidelines to get you started.
For more information, contact wearebravetogether@gmail.com.
For more information, contact wearebravetogether@gmail.com.
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Sometimes it feels like your emotions, needs and concerns are both ongoing and yet, ever-changing, just like those of your child. We hope to provide education and inspiration for your needs and the needs of your family.
Empowering Parents with Transition Planning and Adult Preparedness 2/15, 3/15
$0.00
DATES: February 15 and March 15, 2022
TIME: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
TOPIC: Empowering Parents with Transition Planning and Adult Preparedness
SPEAKER: Dr. Gwen Palafox, Licensed Psychologist
LOCATION: Zoom
Details will be emailed directly to you once you have confirmed your attendance by signing up here.
Managing Our Own Distress: DBT Skills for Parents 6 Week Course
$0.00
DATES: Every Tuesday for 6 weeks starting 2/8, last date 3/15
TIME: 5:30 - 6:45 PM Pacific Time
TOPIC: Managing Our Own Distress: DBT Skills for Parents
SPEAKER: Matt Metcalf, MSW, LCSW
LOCATION: Zoom
Join us for this life-changing practical course on managing distress, mindfulness, and effective communication skills!
Unlike any other courses you have taken. DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) is a form of Cognitive Behavior Therapy that is evidenced based and is truly
effective for gaining critical tools for managing anxiety, the way you communicate with your kids, your spouse and others.
Details will be emailed directly to you once you have confirmed your attendance by signing up here.
Sex for All Abilities/Sex Education for Parents 3/15/22 & 3/22/22
$0.00
DATES: Tuesdays, March 15 & 22, 2022 (Parts 1 & 2)
TIME: 12:00 PM Central Time
TOPIC: Sex for All Abilities/Sex Education for Parents
SPEAKER: Education Expert, Kim Rossow, MPS
LOCATION: Zoom
PART 1: Practical tools and tips for Parents & Caregivers of loved ones with IDD:
Teaching Healthy Relationships, Safe & Healthy Boundaries, Private & Public places and behaviors
Parent & Caregiver Education Specialist, Kim Rossow, will model how to use the Mad Hatter Wellness Family Discussion Guide and Boundary Flip Book (a teaching tool), designed to support families in teaching their loved ones with IDD about types of relationships, boundaries in relationships, and the concepts of private & public places and behaviors. Kim is a fellow parent to a child with a complex disability (non-verbal and global developmental delay) and has real-life experience with her own family. She also has over 20 years of professional experience in sexual health education. In this resource group you’ll leave with knowledge of how to use these teaching tools at home, including with non-verbal individuals, and how to troubleshoot specific concerns in your own home.
PART 2: Supporting Hygiene and Personal Cares for loved ones with IDD while teaching Self-Advocacy & Self-Determination skill
Our loved ones with IDD often need support for personal cares for life. This dependency on others to care for personal body parts can suppress self-advocacy and self-determination skill development. In this resource group you’ll join Kim Rossow, Parent & Caregiver Education Specialist from Mad Hatter Wellness, and fellow parent to a child with a complex disability, in making an action plan for how you can actively teach your loved one about other people respecting their body, their choices, and their boundaries despite relying on others to care for them. We will discuss strategies for training other care providers (support staff, PCAs, school & program staff) and troubleshoot specific concerns in your hom
IEP Collaboration and Communication Strategies 3/15, 5/17, 9/13, 12/6
$0.00
DATES: Four Tuesdays in 2022: March 15, May 17, September 13, December 6
TIME: 12:00 - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
LOCATION: Zoom
TOPIC: IEP Collaboration and Communication Strategies
SPEAKER: April Rehrig, Advocate, Consultant, IEP Coach
Each meeting, April will coach 1-2 collaboration and communication methods for 30 minutes, then leave the second half for Q&A and brainstorming!
Details will be emailed directly to you once you have confirmed your attendance by signing up here.
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A retreat is an opportunity for respite, rest and relaxation away from home, and away from the everyday world of motherhood. A time to connect with other moms of children with special needs and share stories, tears, laughter, and resources for self-care, family-care, and the Special Needs Journey.
We Are Brave Together aims to provide these retreats at low cost, thereby making them accessible for moms to have this much needed break.
We Are Brave Together aims to provide these retreats at low cost, thereby making them accessible for moms to have this much needed break.
Naples, Long Beach CA Retreat 2/25-2/27/22
$200.00
Location: Long Beach, CA - Naples neighborhood
Date: February 25-27, 2022
Retreat Speaker: Laura Lee
Retreat fee of $200 per person covers housing, food, snacks, speaker sessions, and goodie bags.
2021-2022 Retreats Policies and Procedures
Registration is directly through the website wearebravetogether.com. WABT members will be notified via email and social media in advance when a retreat is open to sign up. Most likely, registration will open 2-3 months in advance. Once the spots are filled, then a waitlist begins. Individual registration and payment are what secures each attendee’s spot. If an attendee cancels, then a spot opens for another person to attend.
Alumni Registration
If you have attended a WABT retreat in the last year, we ask that you wait two days after the official registration date to sign up and receive an attendee spot. For example, registration for the Naples retreat is December 15th. Alumni must wait till 6 am Pacific time on December 17th to register.
Release Time/Date
The notification of the registration date will be sent out to members of WABT via email and will be posted again on social media 8-10 days in advance of the registration date.
Travel to/from Retreats
Attendees are responsible for making their own travel arrangements to get to and from the retreat locations.
Roommates
For hotels designated for retreats: Roommates are random unless your chosen specified roommate also signs up and secures a spot at the time of registration.
Please note: You do get to have your own bed at the hotel.
**If an attendee prefers to stay in their own preferred/chosen hotel, she is free to make her own arrangements; however, the fee to attend the retreat remains the same.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations made 30 days or more prior to the event will receive a 100% refund. Cancellations made between 29 and 15 days prior to the event will receive a 50% refund. Unfortunately, any cancellations made within 14 days prior to the event will not be refunded.
If COVID-19 safety procedures and state guidelines suddenly change and do not allow for WABT to conduct the retreat, all attendees will receive a full refund.
COVID-19
All participants will be required to complete a COVID-19 health screening questionnaire prior to traveling to the retreat, and a liability waiver and release upon arrival. We will follow COVID-19 safety procedures (e.g., wearing of masks, social distancing, etc.) based on the then-current local public health guidelines and/or as required by the venue of the retreat.
Canyon Lake Retreat 2022
$200.00
DATE: 2022 (exact date TBD)
LOCATION: Canyon Lake, CA
**More details coming soon!**
SAN DIEGO RETREAT 3/4/22-3/6/22 - New Date!
$200.00
Note the date change below!
Location: San Diego, CA (Point Loma area)
Date: March 4 through March 6, 2022
Retreat Speaker: Laurie Magulac, Author, Speaker, Life Coach
Retreat fee of $200 includes lodging and speaker sessions.
2021-2022 Retreats Policies and Procedures
Registration is directly through the website wearebravetogether.com. WABT members will be notified via email and social media in advance when a retreat is open to sign up. Most likely, registration will open 2-3 months in advance. Once the spots are filled, then a waitlist begins. Individual registration and payment are what secures each attendee’s spot. If an attendee cancels, then a spot opens for another person to attend.
Alumni Registration
If you have attended a WABT retreat in the last year, we ask that you wait two days after the official registration date to sign up and receive an attendee spot. For example, registration for the San Diego retreat is November 10th. Alumni must wait till 6 am Pacific time on November 12th to register.
Release Time/Date
The notification of the registration date will be sent out to members of WABT via email and will be posted again on social media 8-10 days in advance of the registration date.
Travel to/from Retreats
Attendees are responsible for making their own travel arrangements to get to and from the retreat locations.
Roommates
For hotels designated for retreats: Roommates are random unless your chosen specified roommate also signs up and secures a spot at the time of registration.
Please note: You do get to have your own bed at the hotel.
**If an attendee prefers to stay in their own preferred/chosen hotel, she is free to make her own arrangements; however, the fee to attend the retreat remains the same.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations made 30 days or more prior to the event will receive a 100% refund. Cancellations made between 29 and 15 days prior to the event will receive a 50% refund. Unfortunately, any cancellations made within 14 days prior to the event will not be refunded.
If COVID-19 safety procedures and state guidelines suddenly change and do not allow for WABT to conduct the retreat, all attendees will receive a full refund.
COVID-19
All participants will be required to complete a COVID-19 health screening questionnaire prior to traveling to the retreat, and a liability waiver and release upon arrival. We will follow COVID-19 safety procedures (e.g., wearing of masks, social distancing, etc.) based on the then-current local public health guidelines and/or as required by the venue of the retreat.
If you are interested in bringing a WABT Retreat to your city or region, please send an inquiry to wearebravetogether@gmail.com.
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Because connection, community and humor are critical to surviving well, and with JOY, in chronic hardship.
We will keep you up to date about the latest events in our newsletter.
We will keep you up to date about the latest events in our newsletter.
Splatter Your Stress Away 11/7/21
$0.00
Splatter your stress away with an hour of purposeful play and breath work with our own stress-management specialist: Lora Ackermann.
Three one-hour sessions (all the same content) available on Sunday, November 7, 2021 in Torrance, CA, near Del Amo Mall.
Choose your time:
9:30-10:30am
12:00-1:00pm
3:00-4:00pm
Only 10 spots available for each session. FREE! RSVP ASAP!
Questions? Contact Lora at 310-291-6023
Details will be emailed directly to you once you have confirmed your attendance by signing up here.
