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Integrative caregiving Living with the enormity of our role we move out of survival, build awareness & change our lives. ❤️

I am a family caregiver for my daughter Leia who has a rare genetic mutation. She is also non-verbal and autistic and has severe developmental delays. I am also a researcher, people lover, dreamer and innovator who believes the caregiver experience is here to help us evolve. My purpose is to help redesign the caregiver experience through shift-in-consciousness tools, emotional support, wisdom and

community. I believe caregivers need time to move from a state of survival and trauma into other mindstates and my passion is to help you get there.

05/22/2026

When you engage in moderate and vigorous exercise, your body mimics the effects of stress which helps your system practice different responses to stress. Exercise is non-negotiable for caregivers.

05/22/2026

Today was such a special day for me… I feel the universe is sending so many signs.

I finished the first draft of my book called Caregiver Survival Intelligence which talks about the survival experience of caregiving that few of us are taught to navigate with a specific deep dive into our altered survival-state operating system.

I am so grateful to my family for supporting me. It has taken absolutely years!!! I am definitely thinking about setting up a group to explore the many topics in the book which I think will be an amazing and supportive conversation for us all. Say…INTELLIGENCE if you are interested.

Sending ❤️❤️❤️

05/21/2026

Music is the ultimate enhancer to our mental state. Music can shift any mood, any time. It can also be a fantastic way to connect with our loved ones.

I am really looking forward to playing music, sound healing, reiki and tuning into all sorts of vibrations with a group of speller families, the amazing and the team for a first ever text-based communication camp and wellness retreat in Costa Rica this November. We’ve got one spot left…

Music Love him too!

05/18/2026

All of you have given me courage to go outside with Leia and interact more with local people. Often interaction for Leia can feel overwhelming (and yes she can feel my hypervigilance too) and then there are others like this fruit stand moment when I see both she and the dear man who is pouring the coconut water into the cup are enjoying attending to each other. How quickly do we dismiss moments like these… even with my poor Spanish… when we are all lost in translation and yet connecting anyway.

05/17/2026

I keep being reminded all the time that I don’t need to get caught up in the opinions of others. We are here for bigger things, we just have a tendency to forget.

05/14/2026

Thank you to all of you who have shared the most amazing messages. I think it has allowed us all to see a beautiful moment of joining as something much deeper with many more potential aspects around it. This is what makes humans magnificent. We are so much more than anything we have even been led to believe about ourselves. Thank you for seeing it. For sharing it. For loving Leia and the beautiful lady who joined her. God bless you all. ❤️🙌

05/11/2026

What can we learn from each other when we get out of our own way. Autism gives such an amazing opportunity to connect in non-verbal, energetic ways.

05/04/2026

It’s particularly when I feel resistance to doing the things I know are good for me, that I have to double down and yes sometimes make that extra effort. Here are some other things I like to consider around nutrition: I
Food is energy
Food is beautifying
Food is integral to loving ourselves
Food requires consistent action
Food shapes our bodies
Food gives us health
Food changes our destiny.
Where are you finding resistance around nutrition? It’s usually exactly the thing you know you need to do.
I also wanted to let you know that our next 8-Week Regulation Journey will start again on May 7th at 10am PST.
From our last journey, a few themes kept coming up:
• Wanting to support your child, but feeling like you’re not doing it right
• Realizing how sensitive they are to your state and not knowing how to shift it
• Feeling like you can’t hide what’s going on inside you
• Trying to stay steady while carrying your own stress, grief, and exhaustion
Underneath all of this, you’re carrying a lot, and most caregivers don’t actually know how to lower their stress in a way that works in real life.
That’s what the Regulation Journey is designed for… for more information, take a look in my bio.
With love, Tanya ❤️🌱🥒🥑

05/01/2026

Despite all the energy and self-awareness caregivers have… we still heard in our last journey:

“I am silently drowning….” “They pick up on everything, it’s like I can’t hide how I’m feeling.” “Sometimes I think I’m the one triggering them… and that’s really hard to sit with.”

That’s why we created our 8 week regulation journey…
A place for you to access a different state with a group of people that 100% get you.

Because when your state shifts:
• There’s more space between trigger and response• Less second-guessing• Less internal pressure• A different kind of relationship with your child and yourself.

I am a caregiver, coach, and dedicated collaborator to my emerging speller, 19-year-old non-speaking autistic daughter, Leia. My work with caregivers, offered through my coaching practice, is rooted in science-backed research, lived experience, and decades of meditation practice. I am also the author of an upcoming book on caregiver survival intelligence, which explores the neurobiology and emotional patterns that shape long-term caregiving.

And… meet the fabulous Katie Kittle nervous system regulation specialist and the founder of Support the Supporters: nervous system care for families, caregivers & practitioners in the neurodivergent community. With training in kinesiology, somatic breathwork, massage therapy, and trauma-informed facilitation, Katie offers a grounded, holistic, and therapeutic approach. Her work blends breathwork, movement, and conscious touch to support reconnection with the body’s natural capacity for regulation.

Join us for an 8-week deep dive starting May 7th ❤️ Info is in the bio section.

05/01/2026

Despite all the energy and self-awareness caregivers have… we still heard in our last journey:

“I am silently drowning….”� “They pick up on everything, it’s like I can’t hide how I’m feeling.”� “Sometimes I think I’m the one triggering them… and that’s really hard to sit with.”

That’s why we created our 8 week regulation journey…
A place for you to access a different state with a group of people that 100% get you.

Because when your state shifts:
• There’s more space between trigger and response� • Less second-guessing� • Less internal pressure� • A different kind of relationship with your child and yourself.

I am a caregiver, coach, and dedicated collaborator to my emerging speller, 19-year-old non-speaking autistic daughter, Leia. My work with caregivers, offered through my coaching practice, is rooted in science-backed research, lived experience, and decades of meditation practice. I am also the author of an upcoming book on caregiver survival intelligence, which explores the neurobiology and emotional patterns that shape long-term caregiving.

And… meet the fabulous Katiekittle
nervous system regulation specialist and the founder of Support the Supporters: nervous system care for families, caregivers & practitioners in the neurodivergent community. With training in kinesiology, somatic breathwork, massage therapy, and trauma-informed facilitation, Katie offers a grounded, holistic, and therapeutic approach. Her work blends breathwork, movement, and conscious touch to support reconnection with the body’s natural capacity for regulation.

Join us for an 8-week deep dive starting May 7th ❤️ Info is in the bio section.

05/01/2026

Watching Leia start to spell in this way has suddenly allowed me to imagine new possibilities. It makes me want to find more friends for her and to offer her more opportunities. My goodness there is a whole brilliant and humorous world in there. I remember a neurologist telling us when Leia was 11 that she had plateaued. That we couldn’t expect anything more and that we should move on with our lives. The statistics are just that… averages based on known cases. Never put you or your child in a box. 🌈🌈

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