Finding Courage Through Difference: Laura Stack Discusses Howie the Unusual Bear | The Neil Haley Show

Finding Courage Through Difference: Laura Stack Discusses Howie the Unusual Bear | The Neil Haley Show

July 7, 2026 · 28 min

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Laura Stack discusses her book 'Howie the Unusual Bear' and the importance of teaching children to embrace differences.

Finding Courage Through Difference: Laura Stack Discusses *Howie the Unusual Bear* | The Neil Haley Show In this inspiring episode of **The Neil Haley Show**, Neil Haley welcomes **Laura Stack**, retired special education teacher, adventurer, and bestselling children's author of **Howie the Unusual Bear: The Heartwarming Journey of Courage, Friendship, and Embracing What Makes You Different**. Drawing on decades of experience working with children of all abilities, Laura shares the inspiration behind her newest book and explains why teaching children to embrace differences may be one of the most important lessons today's generation can learn. Laura begins by sharing her remarkable personal journey. After spending an entire career as a special education teacher, primarily helping students overcome learning disabilities and remain successful in mainstream classrooms, she retired to the mountains where she continues substituting in schools from kindergarten through high school. Retirement has hardly slowed her down. She fills her days skiing, hiking, boating, writing, and pursuing adventures that include skydiving and even swimming with sharks. Her curiosity about life continues to…

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