All Episodes
Raising Kellan — 185 episodes
Episode 177: Edward Mitchell Executive Director of the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) of Tennessee
Episode 176: Chaz Molder, 2026 Candidate for TN's 5th Congressional District talks about Public Education, HealthCare and AI Data Centers.
Episode 175: Data Centers and the Environment with "Protect our Aquifer"
Episode 174: Advocacy with Family Voices of Tennessee
Episode 173. 2026 Collection of Primary Source Voting Stories - Ms Naomi King, Dyersburg TN
Episode 172: National Disability and Home Care Rights Coalition Response to DOJ Opinion on Olmstead Decision - (6/18/26)
Episode 171: Your Vote Matters!
Episode 170: Part 3/3 of the Healthcare Affordability Series with Kristen Grimm of "One Nation Fully Covered"
Episode 169: HealthCare Affordability in the U.S. and the CHES Survey
Episode 168. Part 1/3 on HealthCare Affordability Series with TJC
Episode 167: Heart of Champions VBS - June 8-12, 2026 at Roellen Baptist Church in Dyersburg, Tennessee
Episode 166. Voting and Redistricting of Tennessee Congressional Maps with Rachel Lovell - Weakley County Election Commissioner
Episode 165. A Hopeful Message from John and Betty Ann Tanner
Episode 164: ( 7 min epsiode) Thriving Caregivers - 4/18/26 Dyersburg TN
Episode 163: Operation Metro Surge, Minneapolis MN with Journalist, Kyndell Harkness.
Episode 162. Michaela Barnett, running for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district in 2026
Episode 161: Operation Metro Surge Convo with the co-hosts of "Mama You Belong" Podcast
Episode 160: "The Pantry" at St Johns Community Services
Episode 159: Heather Henderson Talks Advocacy.
Episode 158. Night To Shine at Overflow Church in McKenzie TN
Episode 157: Interview with Keona Gwinn ( MPH Candidate) at Meharry Medical College
Episode 156: Power in our Voice - A Virtual ADVOCACY Conference by Katie Moore
Episode 155: Jerri Green, Gubernatorial Candidate for Tennessee 2026
Episode 154: Zack Wilson's Art Exhibition
Episode 153. 31 in 31 - Faith Conversation with Maleia Evans from the Authentically You Network Podcast
Episode 152: Rising Above Dads Podcast with Steve Chatman
Episode 151. Student Leadership at U.S. Values and the Constitution Series.
Episode 150. Pediatric Day at Discovery Park of America
Episode 149: U.S. Values and the Constitution.
Episode 148: Care Farming Network
Episode 147: Medicaid Advocacy - Call your Congressperson
Episode 146. Live Coverage of Special Needs Resource Fair in Cookeville TN (2025)
Episode 145. Church and Disability Ministry with Joni & Friends
Episode 144. Taking care of the caregiver with Jess Ronne
Episode 143: Why Caregivers Need Respite with Dr Megan Schwalm of the Tennessee Caregiver Coalition
Episode 142: Structured Athletics for Challenged Children (SACC) and Resource Fair in Cookeville TN
Episode 141: The Scope of Threat of Medicaid Cuts and what this could mean for families in the US.
Episode 140. Transitional Planning and Services for Youth with Disabilities featuring Transition Tennessee
Episode 139: Resource Employment Expo featuring speaker Abby McCage
Episode 138. Catalyst Sports
Episode 137. Tech Talk with Peach (My Tech for All) and Milton( TN State Director of Enabling Technology)
Episode 136. Lindsey Lind talks about urgency for advocacy (Texas vs Becerra) and AXYS
Episode 135. Maribeth Watson's Advocacy Story (Feb 2025)
Episode 134. "McKenzie Can Talk" A Children's Book written by McKenzie & Tamara Tuckson, Nashville TN
Episode 133. Disability Inclusive Employment Imagined - Anna Fields of Bubble Love, Nashville TN
Episode 132. Plant for a Change - Creating an inclusive & accessible conservation workforce
Episode 131. Community Health & Wellness Fair - Spotlight on Dyersburg Lions Club
Episode 130: Wheelchair basketball with Tommie Lee Gray III
Episode 129. Community Health Fairs in Dyersburg TN featuring Victor McLin, Director Bruce Community Center
Part 2. How to Build a Thriving Marriage as you Care for your Children with Disabilities with Kristin Faith Evans
Part 1. How to Build a Thriving Marriage as you Care for your Children with Disabilities with Todd Evans
Episode 126. How to help your Child Communicate and Facilitate Language with Dinalynn Rosenbush SLP
Episode 125. Top Christmas Gift Picks 2024 with Vanessa Naidoo, OT
Episode 124. Medicaid Alternative Pathways
Episode 123. Adaptive Driving with Woody Tatman OTR from West Tennessee Healthcare
Episode 122. Tennessee State Parks Accessibilty Initiative
Episode 121: Two moms discussing renovations to improve their home accessibility
Episode 120. Adaptive Rock Climbing with Mia Fox, DPT from Memphis Rox
Episode 119. Digital Accessibility and Safety with Dennis Anderson, CEO of Anderson Consulting
Episode 118. Wrap up of 113th Tennessee General Assembly and Legislation Impacting the Disability Community ( Follow up Episode 111)
Episode 117. Interview with Rev Dr Felicia Ingram of Salters Chapel AME Church
Episode 116. Camp NaCoMe with Dyersburg FUMC KidMin Retreat
Episode 115. The Science of Music Therapy and why it is so Effective in Early Intervention(Martha Summa Chadwick)
Episode 114. Beyond Six Seconds Podcast
Episode 113: Kellan's Impromptu and Summer Updates
Episode 112. March 25, 2024 Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day
Episode 111: Jeff Strand from TDC- 113th TN General Assembly
Episode 110. Part 2 of Vocational Rehab. PRE-employment transition services with LeeAnne Pierce
Episode 109. Part 2: Assistive Technology with Jennifer Cunningham, OTR of the Star Center.
Episode 108. Part 1: The Star Center in Jackson TN featuring Dr Jennifer Graves
Episode 107. Hope Heals Camp Experience with Kim Larrick
Epsiode 106. Equipment Drive for Kali Decker's Mission Trip to Masinidi, Uganda.
Episode 105. Part 1 Vocational Rehabilitation with Ashley Roberts
Episode 104. Review of 2023 and what's in store for 2024!
Episode 103. Melanie Westmoreland's Top 10 Christmas Kid's Gift List.
Episode 102. Jordan Collins talks about Our Place Nashville and the concept of Friendship Houses as inclusive housing options.
Episode 101. National Disability Awareness Month, chat with Naveh Eldar of "The Landscape Podcast"
Episode 100. Joy Life 901 and the Memphis Disability Network with Ashley Parks and Ginna Rauls
Episode 99: Lori Green, Executive Director of The Down Syndrome Association of the Mid-South
Episode 98. The Wond'ry, Vanderbilt's Center for Innovation and Design
Episode 97. Houston High School Transition School to Work Program
Episode 96. College for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Episode 95. Rob Wrubel, CFP® AIF® AEP® talks special needs trusts, SSI, SSDI...
Episode 94: Jay Camperlino, Director of Youth and Transitional Services at DIDD & Medicaid Alternative Pathways to Independence Program (MAPs)
Episode 93. Debra Ruh a Disability Inclusion Strategist
Episode 92. Adaptive Fashion and Inclusive Design
Episode 91. Eric Jorgenson with True North Disability Planning
Episode 90. What does a Developmental Therapist do within the Early Intervention Program
Episode #89. Bridging from school to workplace for individuals with developmental disabilities with Erin Riehle from Project Search
Episode 88. Disability EmpowHer Network
Episode 87: Universal Design with Colleen Starkloff
Episode 86. The Ins and Outs of Toe-walking with Liesa Ritchie PT, DPT, PCS
Episode 85. Dr Jerry Kartzinel: His family's journey with Autism and the future of Home Life Community in Jackson, Tennessee
Episode 84. All Access Inclusion Network and Nashville Children's Theatre
Episode 83. Camp Conquest
Episode 82. Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day 2023 with Dana Kramer, Levi Ervin and Drake Box
Episode 81. Mike Poole of Walk This Way Oxford
Episode 80. Special Education: IEP vs 504 plan.
Episode 79: Advocacy and Autism with John Shouse
Episode 78. Tennessee Disability Day on the Hill 2023
Episode 77. Housing Options for the Disability Community
Episode 76. Lia Stoll of DisabilityWriter.com discusses: How to create content voicing accessibility and inclusion.
Episode 75. How Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality can be used to help support students with Neurodiversity.
Bonus Episode with Rachel Townsend and Sara Alley
Episode 74. Special Fathers Network, Dad to Dad Podcast
Episode 73. Friends Life Community
Episode 72. Changing Spaces Tennessee
Episode 71. Demystifying Disability with Emily Ladau
Episode 70. Special Education Advocacy Podcast
Episode 69. "On The Avenue" Nashville TN
Episode 68. Interview with Alli Manning.
Episode 67: Inclusive functional fitness and training.
Episode 66: Workplace Initiatives and the Disability Rights Movement.
Episode 65: Stand up Paddle Boarding
Episode 64. Powered height adjustable adult changing tables.
Episode 63. Limb Loss and Limb Difference
Episode 62. Autism with Cynthia Slomowitz, DPT
Episode 61. Accessible Travel with Julie Jones of the travel blog "Have wheelchair Will Travel" and "Travel Without Limits" Magazine
Episode 60. Tennessee Council on Developmental Disability
Episode 59. Tennessee Disability Day on the Hill - Tennessee Disability Coalition
Episode 58. Entrepreneurship, innovation and the social determinants of pediatric healthcare
Episode 57. Voice Technology and Conversational AI
Episode 56. Liz Persaud: Assistive Technology Professional
Episode 55. Interview with Commissioner Brad Turner of Tennessee: Katie Beckett Waiver, TEIS...
***Special Edition: Dr Karen Bowyer***
Episode 54. We Rock The Spectrum Gym in Franklin, Tennessee.
Episode 53. PeerKnect: An App that creates social connections.
Episode 52. Tennessee Center for Decision-Making Support.
Episode 51. Advocacy at The Arc TN.
Episode 50: Cerebral Palsy Conference 10/1/21 -10/2/22
Episode 49. 5th Annual Farm to Table Benefit for Healing Horses, Inc on 23 September 2021, Dyersburg TN
Episode 48. Linda Frease, OT talks about Hippotherapy
Episode 47. Adaptive Cycling
Episode 46. Signal Centers, digital accessibility and early educator programs in Tennessee, US
Episode 45: The Models and Language of Disability
Episode 44. Alex Lopiccolo "The King of Swings"
Episode 43. "The Cracks That Let The Light In" by Jessica Moxham
Episode 42. How to Answer Questions related to your child's disability
Bonus Episode with Marsh and Rachel
Episode 41. The Sensory System and its Relation to Dyslexia and ADHD and Executive Function
Episode 40. Billy Price, Co Founder of BILLY Footwear.
Episode 39. Tri-My-Best Triathlon
Episode 38. Small Business Mini Podcast Series featuring Donna Hilliard of Sunflower Health Food
Episode 37. Small Business Mini Podcast Series featuring Ms Sandra Pruitt of the Salvation Army.
Episode 36. Small Business Mini Podcast featuring Whitley Snyder of Smallcakes in Dyersburg, TN
Episode 35. Small Business Mini Podcast Series featuring Kathryn McGuire and Mark Maupin of Geraldine's Florist
Episode 34. Small Business Mini Podcast Series featuring Lindsay Ennis of the Mustard Seed
Episode 33. Small Business Mini Podcast Series
Episode 32. Crady Schneider of the Memphis Mom Collective
Episode 31. Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Episode 30. Thomas Coronado of Jordan's Grab 'n Go in Dyersburg, TN
Episode 29. Mighty Miracles Foundation and "The World of the NICU"
Episode 28: World CP Day #Make your Mark
Episode 27. It's our 1st Birthday!
Episode 26. Jerusha Mather: An Australian Ph.D. student with CP that wants to go to Medical School.
Episode 25. Achilles International.
Episode 24. Entrepreneur and Special Needs Mama
Episode 23: Todd Williams, DPT is www.ptwithcp.com
Episode 22. Go Baby Go!
Episode 21. Wesley J Page: The Perspective of an Occupational Therapist with Cerebral Palsy.
Episode 20. Nicole Luongo: Author, Poet and Disability Advocate.
Episode 19. Restorative Power of Nature.
Episode 18. Exercise, Yoga and Relaxation.
Episode 17. Quarantine Strategy Series, Part 1: Mental Health
Episode 16. Chris Meyer and his Positive Mindset Strategies.
Episode 15: Nevada Brew Works in Las Vegas.
Episode 14: Honoring our CP Warriors on National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day.
Day5: St Louis Children's Hospital Therapy Intensive
Day 3: St Louis Children's Hospital. Interview with Matthew Ryan.
Day2: St Louis Children's Hospital Therapy Intensive.
Day 1: St Louis Children's Hospital Therapy Intensive.
Episode 13: A Travel Blog on Embracing the Unexpected and Facing the Unknown.
Episode 12: Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month featuring Levi "Levinator" Ervin.
Levi's Trailer
Episode 11: American Physical Therapy Conference in Denver, Colorado (Feb 2020).
Episode 10: Cerebral Palsy Talk with Aspen Joy Balthazor, DPT
Episode 9: Neuroplasticity for Children.
Episode 8: Love Those Books! Tips for Reading Success.
Episode 7: Supporting Special Needs Siblings.
Episode 6: Wired on Development: An internet based "Knowledge Hub" for pediatric neurorehab.
Episode 5: A Dad's Perspective on Raising his child with Cerebral Palsy
Episode 4: Is Horse Riding an effective therapy tool?
Episode 3: Parents open fast food restaurant to give daughter with Autism purpose.
Episode 2: What parents need to know when language and speech development is delayed!
Episode 1: My First 19 Years Living With Cerebral Palsy.