Not Just a Title: Building a Life Beyond Autism Mom with Chrystal Mitchell

In this powerful episode, I sit down with Chrystal Houpe Mitchell, mom, educator, and fierce autism advocate. Chrystal opens up about how fitness became her lifeline, how losing her mother to breast cancer led her to boldly choose a preventative double mastectomy, and how parenting two children with ADHD (one with Autism) reshaped her purpose. Her journey through grief, health challenges, and motherhood has led her to a new calling: supporting families in the autism community with empathy and strength. This is a story of resilience, healing, and finding purpose in pain.