Building Connections, Not Checklists

Leah Burns and Natalie Swanson would tell you that every flipped bowl of cereal is an opportunity to connect, even when it feels the opposite. But that's the beauty of more than 3 decades as speech language pathologists, focusing on early intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorder and more. These two moms have been around a while and have seen how connection builds confidence - both in our kids and ourselves.

Today's episode explores Leah and Natalie's journey to start Nuture the Bond, a space that provides strategies and resources for language development. Their holistic approach focused on connection instead of checking development milestones can be seen both in their business and in family life. Hear more about how they're growing as entrepreneurs in the same way their families are growing as learners: with connection. 

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In This Episode:

Leah and Natalie are vulnerable and candid about why they decided to continue their own private practices and come together to build educational resources and trainings. In this episode you’ll hear more about:

• Nuture the Bond’s approach to working with the entire family on development, not just the child.

• Why they want to throw developmental checklists out the window, at times.

• Their own origin story, stemming from helping their own children succeed.

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Open Call for Story Pitches!

Spots are filling quickly for this summer’s BEAM Stories. Our theme: mental health and motherhood.

We know when we hear the phrases “mental health” and “motherhood” in the same sentence, it’s enough to start hysterically laughing. We also know your story goes deeper than the surface chuckle into some really big lessons.

The best part? You only have to give us a few sentences now to share what your story is about. We’ll work with you to write the rest!

Deadline is Sun., May 26. Click the post below for submission details.