769: Meg Zucker: Born Extraordinary: Empowering Children with Differences and Disabilities
Meg is an attorney and leader in anti-money laundering and financial crimes on Wall Street. She is also the founder and president of Don\u2019t Hide It Flaunt It\xae (DHIFI), which is a non-profit whose mission is to advance understanding, tolerance, and mutual respect for people's differences. It provides \u201cflaunt it\u201d Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and anti-bullying programming to public and private schools, universities, community service organizations, and diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at Fortune 500 companies.\nMeg is a high-demand speaker and activist who has been featured on the TODAY show.\xa0Meg\u2019s writing has appeared in Parents Magazine, USA Today, Scholastic Storyworks, The Jewish Forward, The Mighty, Motherwell, and Scary Mommy. The Zucker family was also the subject of a TLC special, \u201cMy Extraordinary Family.\u201d Meg recently released her first book, Born Extraordinary: Empowering Children with Differences and Disabilities.\n\nListen in to hear Meg share:\n\nHer experience being born with ectrodactyly - the absence of one or more central digits of the hand or foot\n\nThe difference between the labels of \u201cdifference\u201d and \u201cdisabilities\u201d and how to use them appropriately\xa0\n\nHow she has taken on the attitude Let Go and Let Live in order to let her kids with ectrodactyly figure out their capabilities\n\nThe gift of her husband accepting her unconditionally before she accepted herself unconditionally\n\nHow her son being bullied led her to start her non-profit, Don\u2019t Hide It, Flaunt It.\xa0\n\nThe fine line between cruelty and curiosity when it comes to interacting with people who are different than yourself\n\nWhy kindness is a great goal, but not sufficient on its own when it comes to teaching your kids about being inclusive\n\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nConnect with Meg: www.megzucker.com\n\n\nMeg on IG: @MegZucker and @justflauntit_\xa0\n\n\n\nMeg on FB and Twitter\n\n\n\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices