Do I Belong?

Episode 12 of the Bold Voices, Soft Hearts podcast, hosted by Misty Coy Snyder, titled "Do I Belong? " was published on February 20, 2024 and runs 33 minutes.

February 20, 2024 ·33m · Bold Voices, Soft Hearts

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Summary

Larkin O’Leary is the Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of Common Ground Society. Larkin received her credential through CSU, Chico in 2004, she has taught various grades ranging from PreK-8th and has won several awards in her educational career. Since resigning to care for her son, who was born with Down syndrome, hearing loss and a list of medical issues, Larkin has completed hundreds of presentations to a wide variety of audiences about how to increase inclusion in society. Most recently, she completed her first TEDx talk titled: Fostering Differences on Common Ground and wrote a children’s book, “Want to Play." She is a passionate educator turned advocate who will change the way we view and interact with people who are disabled. TEDx Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPEh5cRW93k https://www.facebook.com/larkin.oleary/ https://www.instagram.com/mamalark12 https://www.linkedin.com/in/larkin-o-leary-83a4031b7/ https://www.facebook.com/commongroundsociety https://www.instagram.com/commongroundsociety https://www.linkedin.com/company/common-ground-society/

Episode Description

Larkin O’Leary is the Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of Common Ground Society. Larkin received her credential through CSU, Chico in 2004, she has taught various grades ranging from PreK-8th and has won several awards in her educational career. Since resigning to care for her son, who was born with Down syndrome, hearing loss and a list of medical issues, Larkin has completed hundreds of presentations to a wide variety of audiences about how to increase inclusion in society. Most recently, she completed her first TEDx talk titled: Fostering Differences on Common Ground and wrote a children’s book, “Want to Play." She is a passionate educator turned advocate who will change the way we view and interact with people who are disabled.

TEDx Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPEh5cRW93k

https://www.facebook.com/larkin.oleary/

https://www.instagram.com/mamalark12

https://www.linkedin.com/in/larkin-o-leary-83a4031b7/

https://www.facebook.com/commongroundsociety

https://www.instagram.com/commongroundsociety

https://www.linkedin.com/company/common-ground-society/

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