When Mothers Rise | Episode 3 | Tanya Yarkoni

About this episode

In this episode, Tanya Yarkoni shares her journey as a mother of a non-speaking autistic daughter and discusses the transformative power of autism and community support.

When Mothers Arise | Episode 3 | Tanya Yarkoni, April 7th, 2026 This is the third episode of many conversations with moms or others inspired by Autism and those with other abilities. The intention is to inspire other moms, professionals, and paraprofessionals for what they are called to do. This is another side of how Autism inspires & reveals its jewels. In this series we will focus on how autism transforms us, how we heal, how we rise, and how we are called to serve. Tanya Yarkoni is a mother to a 19-year-old non-speaking autistic daughter Leia and is now based in Costa Rica following a deep intuitive pull. She is a neuroscience-informed caregiver coach whose journey transformed her understanding of the brain, identity, and human potential. Tanya is the co-creator of Casa Leia, a first-of-its-kind nature-based residence, retreat, training center and spaceship for non-speaking and unreliably speaking autistic young adults and their families in Costa Rica. Key Takeaways from our conversation: • Caregiver Transformation: A shift from "fixing" the child to regulating the caregiver's own nervous system is essential for effective co-regulation, especially with spellers. • New…

People in this episode

Host: Sammie

Guest: Tanya Yarkoni

Topics covered

• Autism
• caregiving
• community building
• neuroscience
• spirituality

Keywords

• Casa Leia
• caregiver transformation
• spellers
• nervous system regulation
• planetary evolution

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Casa Leia

Books & works: When Mothers Rise, When Mothers Arise | Episode, Building a New Relationship with Your Nervous System

Places: Costa Rica

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