Special Family Transitions

12/16/2025

Join us on January 31!

We are excited to participate in a summit with Special Family Transitions on the concerns of "Navigating Divorce With Special Needs Children."

Learn more and register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/navigating-divorce-with-special-needs-children-free-live-virtual-summit-tickets-1882756668879?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us at the Divorce With Special Needs Children Summit to learn how to plan for and navigate Divorce and Coparenting challenges, when have a child with a disabiliy. This is a unique opportunity to learn from experts in the field, including Coaching, Financial, Legal, Mediation, Mential Health, and Real Estate professionals.

Don't miss this free, live, virtual summit happening Saturday, January 31, 2026. Attend as few or as many sessions as you can throughout the day. Zoom link to participate will be send to those who register.

For more information, contact Certified Special Needs Divorce Coaches Mary Ann Hughes at maryann@specialfamilytransitions.com or Susan Bernstein at 551-444-2609.

12/13/2025

Join Fort Bend County Libraries for Circle of Self-Care!

As the final installment in their three-part wellness series—following the Autism Resource Fair and Sensory Friendly Zone—you are invited to a rejuvenating evening designed to nourish your mind, body, and spirit.

Circle of Self-Care

📅 December 17, 2025

⏰ 6:00 – 7:30 pm

📍 Missouri City Branch Library

1530 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, TX 77489

✨Light refreshments will be provided along with giveaways from community sponsors ✨

This special event will feature Mary Ann Pano Hughes of Special Family Transitions, LLC, who will be our guest speaker and preview her highly anticipated TEDx talk, share guidance, tools, and strategies for mental wellness, self-care, and navigating life as an autism advocate, caregiver, mother, businesswoman, mediator, and coach. You’ll also experience an exclusive sound bath meditation led by Amanda M. Kemp, a Perspective Curator of Panda Oasis, offering a calming moment of restoration during this busy holiday season.

Whether you are an autism advocate, support someone on the spectrum, or simply in need of some self-care and want practical tools to ease holiday stress and enter the new year with healthier habits, this event is for you! Come close out the year on a nourishing note and step into 2026 with a renewed circle of care.

Join us for this uplifting community gathering—and come refill your self-care cup to overflow!!!

12/12/2025

Join us at this special event, for parents of children with special needs, professionals who support them, and any member of the community interested in self care and advocacy!

Join Fort Bend County Libraries for Our Circle of Self-Care!

As the final installment in our three-part wellness series—following the Autism Resource Fair and Sensory Friendly Zone—we invite you to a rejuvenating evening designed to nourish your mind, body, and spirit.

Circle of Self-Care

📅 December 17, 2025

⏰ 6:00 – 7:30 pm

📍 Missouri City Branch Library

1530 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, TX 77489

✨Light refreshments will be provided along with giveaways from community sponsors ✨

This special event will feature Mary Ann Pano Hughes of Special Family Transitions, LLC, who will be our guest speaker and preview her highly anticipated TEDx talk, share guidance, tools, and strategies for mental wellness, self-care, and navigating life as an autism advocate, caregiver, mother, businesswoman, mediator, and coach. You’ll also experience an exclusive sound bath meditation led by Amanda M. Kemp, a Perspective Curator of Panda Oasis, offering a calming moment of restoration during this busy holiday season.

Whether you are an autism advocate, support someone on the spectrum, or simply in need of some self-care and want practical tools to ease holiday stress and enter the new year with healthier habits, this event is for you! Come close out the year on a nourishing note and step into 2026 with a renewed circle of care.

Join us for this uplifting community gathering—and come refill your self-care cup to overflow!!!

12/10/2025

My TEDx debut is just one month away! Let me know if you’d like to come out to hear me live and support me on Saturday, January 10 at 3pm, as I step onto the TEDx Third Ward stage at The MATCH Theatre in Houston.

So honored to be sharing about finding our strength and purpose in advocating for our loved ones.

You’ll love and get inspired by my fellow TEDx speakers as well.

Here is the link to learn more:
https://matchouston.org/events/2026/tedx-third-ward

I am in Group D presenting at 3pm.

If able to attend, please enter MaryAnnH as the promo code on the ticketing page, so the theatre and I can see who is coming to support me. 😊

12/06/2025

🌟So excited to share about our first ever Divorce With Special Needs Children free online summit featuring incredible professionals sharing valuable information to help parents thinking about or going through divorce with special needs children/young adults. 🌟

Please share with parents who might be interested so they can register for this one of a kind event:
https://bit.ly/DWSNCsummit

Expert speakers sharing their insights at the summit include:
- Mary Ann Pano Hughes
- Susan Korb Bernstein
- Michelle Garcia
- Ian Kansky
- Tina Keyes
- Erik M Feig
- Rebecca Stern
- Crystal Kimberly Williams
- Bret Hortin
- Lynda Kommel-browne
- Tracey FamilycourtStrategist Bee
- Sam Timbrook
- Anastasia Galichanina
- Carolyn Laredo
- Danielle Amster
- Allison Schaberg

Professionals supporting divorcing parents of children with disabilities are welcome to attend as well!

12/03/2025

So proud ⭐️🤩 to plan and co-host this amazing free virtual summit featuring incredible professionals sharing valuable information to help parents thinking about or going through divorce with special needs children/young adults.

Please share with parents who might be interested so they can register for this first of its kind event: https://bit.ly/DWSNCsummit

11/21/2025

11/21/2025

Dare. Dream. Do. And I Did. And now I’m honored to be one of the TEDx ThirdWard Speakers in Group D at 3pm on January 10, 2026.

Would love for you to come out and support me in person, if you’re able to attend! On the link for tickets, please enter MaryAnnH as the promo code, so I can see who is coming.
https://matchouston.org/events/2026/tedx-third-ward

The other speakers in my group are fabulous, you’ll be in for a real treat!

11/15/2025

So honored to have have been selected as a Speaker at TEDxThirdWard in Houston on January 10, 2026. Can’t wait to share about my journey as an Autism Mom in Divorce and how it led to my new purpose as a Special Needs Divorce Coach.

If you’d like to attend the event live, and cheer me on in person, please let me know.

For event details:
https://matchouston.org/events/2026/tedx-third-ward