You don't know what you don't know—but you need to. And when you're raising a child with a disability, the right resource at the right time changes everything.
In this episode of Special Education Boss, Karen Mayer Cunningham sits down with Lauren Hasz and Brodie Simmons to talk about Uniquely You—a brand-new, completely free magazine coming to the North Houston area that celebrates the disability community and connects families to vetted, real-world resources.
This one is about something we care about deeply: resourcing people. There's no shortage of information out there. There's a shortage of trusted information you can actually use when you're just trying to get through Thursday.
IN THIS EPISODE
- What Uniquely You is, and why "free and opt-in" changes who it can reach
- Print for North Houston families, plus a digital edition anyone can receive
- The stories on every cover: individuals and families navigating disability, birth to 100+
- How the magazine vets local resources, nonprofits, and businesses so you don't have to
- The providers that serve this community virtually: transition, estate planning, sensory, specialty care
- Why adult and transition "capacity stories" matter, and how we start tracking outcomes we've never measured
- How to nominate a family member, a sibling, a parent, or yourself to be featured
- How businesses that serve or hire people with disabilities can get involved
CHAPTERS
0:00 Welcome + why we resource, resource, resource
0:35 Meet Lauren Hasz and Brodie Simmons
2:00 What Uniquely You is and the outcome they're after
2:40 Print + digital: two formats, both free
3:15 What's inside: stories, resources, partner articles
5:00 How this landed in Lauren's lap
6:30 What "North Houston" covers + the opt-in readership
8:30 Virtual businesses that serve this community
11:30 How to nominate someone to be featured
12:30 Wait, it's really free?
15:00 The capacity stories we never get to tell
16:30 How businesses can partner and give back
19:00 Why this community shows up for its own
20:30 How to get involved and reach Lauren
23:00 The bigger mission: 900+ publications, all 50 states
25:00 Final word: every story matters
GET INVOLVED WITH UNIQUELY YOU NORTH HOUSTON (launching 2026)
Subscribe FREE to the magazine: https://forms.gle/ePkhizd7aT7tY15A8
Nominate a story or refer a business: https://forms.gle/jEncgnc6cfpzXvxW8
Learn more about Uniquely You: https://www.uniquelyyoumag.com/
Reach Lauren directly: lauren.hasz@n2co.com
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/special-education-boss-with-karen-mayer-cunningham/id1805933912
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/03I43tikXlYvR6xIe3F24w
Buzzsprout: https://specialeducationboss.buzzsprout.com
iHeart: https://iheart.com/podcast/271518986/
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d75378a3-0f8b-4fd1-989b-67a5723b5377
FOLLOW KAREN + SPECIAL EDUCATION ACADEMY
Website: https://specialeducationacademy.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SpecialEducationAcademy
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/specialeducationboss
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpecialEducationBoss
Questions? advocate@specialeducationacademy.com
If this added value, follow, like, and send it forward to a family who needs it.
When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everybody. — Karen Mayer Cunningham
#SpecialEducationBoss #KarenMayerCunningham #UniquelyYou #DisabilityResources #NorthHouston #SpecialNeedsFamilies
In this episode of Special Education Boss, Karen Mayer Cunningham sits down with Lauren Hasz and Brodie Simmons to talk about Uniquely You—a brand-new, completely free magazine coming to the North Houston area that celebrates the disability community and connects families to vetted, real-world resources.
This one is about something we care about deeply: resourcing people. There's no shortage of information out there. There's a shortage of trusted information you can actually use when you're just trying to get through Thursday.
IN THIS EPISODE
- What Uniquely You is, and why "free and opt-in" changes who it can reach
- Print for North Houston families, plus a digital edition anyone can receive
- The stories on every cover: individuals and families navigating disability, birth to 100+
- How the magazine vets local resources, nonprofits, and businesses so you don't have to
- The providers that serve this community virtually: transition, estate planning, sensory, specialty care
- Why adult and transition "capacity stories" matter, and how we start tracking outcomes we've never measured
- How to nominate a family member, a sibling, a parent, or yourself to be featured
- How businesses that serve or hire people with disabilities can get involved
CHAPTERS
0:00 Welcome + why we resource, resource, resource
0:35 Meet Lauren Hasz and Brodie Simmons
2:00 What Uniquely You is and the outcome they're after
2:40 Print + digital: two formats, both free
3:15 What's inside: stories, resources, partner articles
5:00 How this landed in Lauren's lap
6:30 What "North Houston" covers + the opt-in readership
8:30 Virtual businesses that serve this community
11:30 How to nominate someone to be featured
12:30 Wait, it's really free?
15:00 The capacity stories we never get to tell
16:30 How businesses can partner and give back
19:00 Why this community shows up for its own
20:30 How to get involved and reach Lauren
23:00 The bigger mission: 900+ publications, all 50 states
25:00 Final word: every story matters
GET INVOLVED WITH UNIQUELY YOU NORTH HOUSTON (launching 2026)
Subscribe FREE to the magazine: https://forms.gle/ePkhizd7aT7tY15A8
Nominate a story or refer a business: https://forms.gle/jEncgnc6cfpzXvxW8
Learn more about Uniquely You: https://www.uniquelyyoumag.com/
Reach Lauren directly: lauren.hasz@n2co.com
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/special-education-boss-with-karen-mayer-cunningham/id1805933912
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/03I43tikXlYvR6xIe3F24w
Buzzsprout: https://specialeducationboss.buzzsprout.com
iHeart: https://iheart.com/podcast/271518986/
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d75378a3-0f8b-4fd1-989b-67a5723b5377
FOLLOW KAREN + SPECIAL EDUCATION ACADEMY
Website: https://specialeducationacademy.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SpecialEducationAcademy
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/specialeducationboss
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpecialEducationBoss
Questions? advocate@specialeducationacademy.com
If this added value, follow, like, and send it forward to a family who needs it.
When we get it right for the child, we get it right for everybody. — Karen Mayer Cunningham
#SpecialEducationBoss #KarenMayerCunningham #UniquelyYou #DisabilityResources #NorthHouston #SpecialNeedsFamilies