episode 8: Amy O’Dell of Jacob’s Ladder: Turning Obstacles into Joy and Hope for Kids
In a conversation made possible by listeners like you, Amy shares the story of how medical experts wrote off her son Jacob – but she refused to accept it. Instead, she gave up everything to help him. And along the way, she developed a method that’s not only helped Jacob thrive, it today helps hundreds of other kids develop at their school, Jacob’s Ladder.
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We discuss:
- What happened on the day Amy walked off her job to care for Jacob full-time
- How her work with Jacob started in the kitchen
- The first child Amy assisted other than her own son (and how it grew to more than 4,000 kids to date)
- The first thing children with neurodevelopmental disorders need
- Jacob’s life today
- A story showing why hard things are worth persevering through
- What keeps Amy from becoming exhausted