WholeStory Speech

05/13/2026

Bring WholeStory to your community
Bring real talk to parent nights, school trainings, and community events, and leave with tangible tools and methods to implement.
You’ll gain
A new way to listen to your child
Language to understand their behaviors
Tools to replace correction with connection

Reach Out
Tell us your event date, audience size, and goals. We will customize talks for your community, and all you have to do is watch the transformation.

04/29/2026

New podcast episode alert!

I had the best conversation with Venita Litvack on Speechie Side Up, and we covered a lot of ground.

We talked about what socially sensitive children actually need (hint: it’s not scripts or eye contact drills), why connection matters more than compliance, and how parents are the most powerful tool in a child’s development.

We also got into the WholeStory approach, SEST, and why letting a child tell their WholeStory without correction changes everything.

If you’re a parent, an SLP, or anyone who works with kids who find the social world overwhelming, this one’s for you. LINK IN BIO. 🔗

04/06/2026

04/06/2026

Know YOUR (not your child’s) next step.
What’s your next best step when your socially sensitive child overwhelms you ?

03/25/2026

When routines change, children feel it. And parents do too.

Even small shifts in schedule can throw off a child’s sense of safety, especially for socially sensitive children. That is why it helps to prepare them ahead of time. Let them know what is staying the same, what will be different, and what they can expect.

Children do better when life feels more predictable.
Adults do too.

And because change is always part of life, the goal is not to prevent every change. The goal is to help children move through change with more support, more calm, and more connection.

When parents slow down, talk things through, and offer steady support, routines may change, but children do not have to face those changes alone.

03/11/2026

You’re in the middle of a conversation…
and suddenly the child is talking about something completely different.
Most adults naturally respond with:
“Let’s stick to the topic.”
“Why are you talking about that?”
But in **WholeStory, we think of conversation like bowling together**
The **lane** is the shared space between people.
Every time someone speaks, the ball rolls down the lane.
Sometimes the ball hits the **sides**:
• missing emotional cues
• staying on a detail after the shared story moved on
Instead of focusing on what’s wrong,
WholeStory helps adults **find what is working in the lane** so the conversation can reconnect.
✨ Save this so you remember it during your next conversation.
✨ Share with another SLP or parent.
What phrase do you usually hear when kids go off topic?

02/15/2026

WholeStory MicroBooks are small enough to slip into your bag, always there when you need them, affordable, and designed to help you take the work one second at a time, right in real life.

02/11/2026

A day of meaningful conversations with Department of Education parent coordinators about WholeStory, emotional safety, and respectful communication. We talked about how small moments of understanding help children feel braver socially and help families feel seen.
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02/09/2026

. MicroBooks fit into real life with simple bite size pages that help parents support social skills and better understand their socially sensitive child. Stan Store link in bio.

01/28/2026

So many of you responded to yesterday’s question, “What’s my first response when my child shares a complicated friend story?” with honesty and care.
What stood out wasn’t the words… it was the pause before deciding to use them.
That pause is what we’ll practice together in a no-cost Zoom for parents who want support before reacting.
Comment or DM ZOOM for the link.