Sep 9, 2019
My guest today is Karen Siff Exkorn. Karen is an Executive Coach,
Corporate Consultant, Author, Playwright, Autism Expert and
Motivational Speaker. She also happens to be my
sweet soul sister!
Karen grew up in Worcester, MA and shares her background in dance,
her college experience at Brown University where she explored her
love of dance, while majoring in psychology. She moved to NYC and
immersed herself in the corporate world, which gave her the
experience and confidence to start her own corporate consulting
firm. She completed her Masters at NYU’s
Gallatin School,
where she created her own concentration, combining psychology,
spirituality, dance and performance.
Karen tells the story of how she met her beloved husband Franklin,
and how their world was turned upside down when their two-year old
son Jake was diagnosed with autism. Searching for support and
guidance, Karen immersed herself in research, determined to
understand what this meant and how best to advocate for her son.
She ended up writing a comprehensive book for parents, teachers,
therapists and doctors that provides critical information on
autism. I am so inspired by Karen’s intellect, heart, creativity,
spirituality, and sparkly gift of embodying Joy!
Check the show notes below for links to Karen’s website, books,
articles and the Emmy award-winning
Nightline
segment that features her son Jake’s, rare journey of recovery.
Please keep an eye out for Karen’s one-woman play
“Do This”
- it’s heart-warming, poignant, funny and deeply moving!
Enjoy the podcast.
Links:
SpeakOn.org
Nightline
segment:
How This Child With Autism Was Able to Recover with
Therapy.
Emmy-Award Series following Jake from 4 years old to 18 years old,
produced by Karen Zukor and John Donovan
The Autism
Sourcebook:
Everything You Need to Know About Diagnosis, Treatment,
Coping and Healing
from a Mother Who’s Child Has Recovered
Toni
Morrison—My Movie Date
LinkedIn
Fifty Two Shades of
Blue-ish