Speech Therapy and Empowered Parenting with Samantha Taylor

Ep.240 You’re advocating for your child every day… but who’s advocating for you? When your child is navigating hearing loss or developmental challenges, it’s easy to lose yourself in appointments, IEPs, and constant decision-making. This week on HealingHer Within, Maryann Rivera-Dannert sits down with Samantha Taylor—a speech-language pathologist, entrepreneur, and mother whose world shifted when her son was diagnosed as profoundly deaf. What started as heartbreak turned into a calling. Samantha shares how she went from journalism to building a speech therapy practice and launching the Empowered Parent Network—all while learning how to advocate for her child and herself. Key Takeaways: How one diagnosis can redirect your entire life path The emotional reality of raising children with hearing loss or ADHD What advocacy actually looks like inside schools and systems Why boundaries and self-care aren’t optional—they’re survival How to find purpose beyond being a caregiver Connect with Samantha Website Speech Therapy | Olive Speech Therapy | VictorInstagram https://www.instagram.com/olive_speech_or_languageEmpowered Parent Network https://www.empoweredparentnetwork.org Connect with Maryann 👉 Maryann’s Website👉 Instagram👉 Facebook📖 New book: The Liberated Woman’s Voice: 365 Affirmations for the Mind, Body, & Soul 📖 Book: From Limitation to Liberation Chapters: 00:00:00 — Unplanned Single Parent Hood 00:07:51 — From People Pleasing to Purpose-Driven Practice00:13:01 — Don’t Lose Yourself in Motherhood00:19:29 — Speech & Hearing Red Flags Parents Miss00:22:07 — Empowered Parenting = Healing You First Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices