In this episode, Host Annette Hines welcomes guest Anna Maki, Director of Benefits Navigation at the Bobby Dodd Institute (BDI) in Atlanta, GA. She is a clinical counselor and benefits expert with a wealth of knowledge and experience in helping
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Learning Family Financial Fitness with Children’s Stories
In this episode, Host Annette Hines has a great conversation with Anthony (Tony) Delauney about how to have family financial conversations and teaching kids early about how to use money wisely. Anthony is a financial advisor, franchise business owner, and…
The Next Step Programs and Employment for People with Disabilities
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In this episode, Host Annette Hines speaks with Josh Fields, CEO and Co-Founder of The Next Step Programs (TNS) headquartered in Doylestown, PA about employment for people with disabilities. TNS is a nonprofit organization breaking…
Living Courageously and Parenting with a Chronic Illness
Host Annette Hines starts the podcast honoring Holy Week and the celebration of Easter and Christ’s resurrection. During the interview, she speaks with Wellness and Small Business Coach Sudi Barre who shares her experience of being diagnosed with Spontaneous Coronary…
More Wisdom on Grit and Grace from Jess Ronne
In this episode, Host Annette Hines welcomes back Author Jess Ronne to the show to discuss her newest book, Lovin’ with Grit and Grace that was just released in February. In addition to being an author of 3 books and…
Update: Tax Time-Special Needs Edition
It is tax time and we want to revisit a popular episode!
Learn from Host Annette Hines and her favorite guest, law partner, and husband, Mark Worthington about answers to four top questions people ask about special needs tax preparation…
Parenting Techniques for Neurodivergent Families
In this episode as we celebrate Women’s History Month in March, Host Annette Hines talked with Danielle Sullivan – the founder of Neurodiverging Coaching, an online, sliding scale coaching practice supporting a worldwide, diverse clientele with issues related to…
International Rare Disease Day and the Power of Positivity
This episode commemorates International Rare Disease Day which occurs on last day of February annually. This day is dedicated to raising awareness for the approximately 300 million people around the world living with a rare disease. Host Annette Hines recognizes…
Reduce Your Workload & Run Your Home Smoothly with Mama Systems
In this episode, Laura Hernandez and Host Annette Hines discuss the life of a mom and how to reduce the workload and run the home smoothly by applying the organization strategies that Laura developed through her agency, Mama Systems.…
How Examining My Son’s Reading Failures Brought to Light My Own Dyslexia
In this episode, Host Annette Hines speaks with Lois Letchford, an educator, writer, and public speaker. When Lois was 39 years old and faced with teaching her son Nicholas how to read, she discovered she had dyslexia. She modified
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