Book Amanda for Speaking & Podcasts

Keynotes, conferences, podcasts, webinars, group meetings, and trainings focused on caregiving, disability, relationships, grief and loss, mental health, and more.

Upcoming Events - 2026

June 26

Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Boston

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July 10

Pallister-Killian Syndrome
Itasca, IL

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September 25

Illinois Society of Genetic Professionals Conference
Chicago, IL

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July 20-21

CVI Now
Boston, MA

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June 27

KARES Family and Science Convention
Ann Arbor, MI

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July 19

STXBPI Family Conference Philadelphia, PA

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September 25-27

WABT Couples Retreat
Scottsdale, Arizona

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October 10

2026 Bay Area Adult Autism/DD Conference - SFASA
San Francisco

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May 16

Seymore, Wisconsin

June 26

ASXL Research Symposium and Family Conference
Ann Arbor, MI

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October 9

Foundation for Prader-Willi Research Family Conference
Philadelphia, PA

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Past Events

    • Elevate Your Impact Virtual Conference - Speaker

    • The Arc Family Leaders Collaborative Virtual Conference - Speaker

    • Autism Society of San Diego - Speaker

    • BARE Virtual Event - Marriage, Partnership, & Coparenting

    • Dear Mom Project - Speaker & Breakout Group, Laguna Beach, CA

    • The More Than Project - Keynote & Breakout Group, Owensburg, KY

    • Lily and Blaire - Speaker, Boston, MA

    • Cholestatic Liver Disease Summit, Speaker, Denver CO

    • STXBP1 Summit+, speaker, Denver CO

    • International GM1 Community Conference, Keynote, Irvine CA

    • Autism Society of San Francisco Adult Autism Conference - Opening Keynote

Podcasts:

Off the F*cking Rails - A Crash Course in Crisis Parenting

The Rare Life: 81 - Health Anxiety

The Rare Life: 85 - Should A Child’s Disability be Part of Their Parent’s Identity? (With author Emily Ladau)

The Rare Life 99 - Family Planning When You Have a Medically Complex Child

The Rare Life 108 - The Holidays + Why They Kinda Suck for Medical/Disability Parents

The Rare Life 109 - Isolating at Home During Holiday Events to Avoid Illness

The Rare Life 110 - When Your Child is Inpatient at the Hospital During Holidays

The Birth Trauma Mama: Disability Parenting After Birth Trauma

Miracle Moon: Navigating Medical Parenthood

The Rare Life 130 - Fearful of Child Loss and Anticipatory Loss

The Rare Life 131 - Chronic Stress + Our Bodies

The Rare Life 132 - The Inaccessibility Of Self Care and How to Define it

The Rare Life 135 - Careers and Family Roles and the Resentment We Feel

The Rare Life 142_ What if My Child Outlives Me

The Rare Life 153: Hurtful Things our Loved Ones Say, and How to Respond

The Rare Life 156: Should I Get a Divorce?

Raising Disabled: Parent Guilt

Conquering Your Clownfish: Preparation, Love, and Self-Care

The Rare Life 159: Managing with Mental Load

We are Brave Together: When You Wish Your Kid Had a Different Diagnosis

Relationships 101 - Marriage & Parenting a Medically Complex Child with DEE-P connections

The Rare Life: Grief: What is is, Why it’s there, and How to Process it

The Rare Life: Book Review! How to Handle More Than You Can Handle

Reimagining Love with Alexandra Solomon: The Journey of Raising a Disabled Child

Conquering Your Clownfish Episode 70 - Finding Joy Outside of Parenting

Raising Disabled: Book Review!