{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 82 Karen Siff Exkorn, consultant, author","description":" 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!&amp;nbsp; 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\u2019s  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\u2019s intellect, heart, creativity, spirituality, and sparkly gift of embodying Joy!&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;     Check the show notes below for links to Karen\u2019s website, books, articles and the Emmy award-winning  Nightline  segment that features her son Jake\u2019s, rare journey of recovery. Please keep an eye out for Karen\u2019s one-woman play  \u201cDo This\u201d  - it\u2019s heart-warming, poignant, funny and deeply moving!&amp;nbsp; Enjoy the podcast.     Links:  SpeakOn.org    Nightline segment:&amp;nbsp; 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\u2019s Child Has Recovered    Toni Morrison\u2014My Movie Date    LinkedIn    Fifty Two Shades of Blue-ish ","author_name":"Enlighten: Uplift &amp; Inspire","author_url":"http:\/\/www.enlighten.nyc","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/11161568\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/a3b04f\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/51346994"}