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Stress-Free IEP® is a podcast hosted by attorney and advocate Frances Shefter that supports neurodiverse families through expert conversations with professionals who help children thrive at home, in school, and beyond. Produced by Shefter Law, the show shares practical insights and compassionate guidance to help parents make informed, confident decisions and build strong support systems for their families.
February 18, 2026
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP, Frances Shefter sits down with Joseph Kavitzki, Head of School at...
February 11, 2026
A familiar IEP problem: the agenda book that never gets used
Frances Shefter opens this episode with...
February 4, 2026
A family story that starts with milestones—and a gut feeling
Frances Shefter opens this episode of Stress-free...
January 28, 2026
This episode of Stress-Free IEP zeroes in on a problem parents see all the time: a student is labeled...
January 21, 2026
The Central Issue
One of the clearest themes in this conversation is that many school-based IEPs and...
January 14, 2026
EP 126 | Breaking Down the School Search Process: Insights from Hayley Jacobson & Rich Weinfeld
In...
January 7, 2026
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Stress-Free IEP: Sam Mitchell on Autism, Bullying, and Building...
December 31, 2025
Stress-Free IEP®: Building Your Village in 2026
You Were Never Meant to Do This Alone
Stress-Free IEP®...
December 24, 2025
Stress-Free IEP®: Building the Village — A Year in Review
No Family Should Have to Do This Alone
Welcome...
December 17, 2025
Inclusion Coaching, Regulation, and Building a Village
A Stress-Free IEP Conversation with Janelle McCarthy,...
December 10, 2025
Helping Neurodivergent Teens Find the Right Work Path
Stress-Free IEP with Frances Shefter & guest Viktoriya Selden
In...
November 7, 2025
Complicated Kids Podcast with host Gabrielle Nicole — Guest: Frances Shefter, education attorney, former...
November 5, 2025
This week on Stress-Free IEP, host Frances Shefter sits down with speech–language pathologist (SLP) and...
October 29, 2025
What We Mean by “Executive Functioning” (And Why It Matters)
We toss around the term a lot, but Dr....
October 22, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&"...
October 15, 2025
Meet the Guest
This week on Stress-Free IEP, Frances sat down with Lauren Gilbert—VP of Operations by...
October 8, 2025
A Parent’s Guide to Smooth Transitions with Spectrum Transition Coaching’s Beth Felsen
Episode at a...
October 2, 2025
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October 1, 2025
By: Frances Shefter, Esq.
Know Your Legal Right to Meaningful Participation
Under IDEA, parents are...
September 24, 2025
Spotting ADHD in Girls Early: A Conversation with Cynthia Hammer
On this week’s episode of Stress-Free...
September 22, 2025
How the Right IEP Transforms a Child’s School Experience
A Guest Appearance by Frances Shefter on Inside...
September 17, 2025
Keeping the Drama Out of Divorce: A Conversation with Cary Jacobson
On this episode of Stress-Free IEP,...
September 10, 2025
If you’ve ever skipped balloons because your child hates loud pops (hi, neurodivergent kiddos 👋), this...
September 3, 2025
Guest: Rachel Greenberg, founder of Life Unlimited: Unleash Your Potential, LLC
Host: Frances Shefter,...
August 27, 2025
Stress-Free IEP Podcast with Frances Shefter & Guest Leila Farshchian, M.A., BCBA
The Evolution...
August 13, 2025
Helping Kids Regulate by Regulating Ourselves – A Conversation with Rivka Stern
In this episode of Stress-Free...
August 6, 2025
Featuring Dr. Jessica Hasson, Clinical Psychologist
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP, host Frances...
July 30, 2025
The Power of Early Intervention and Trusting Your Gut: A Conversation with Gabriele Nicolet
In this...
July 23, 2025
Healing Through Storytelling: Creating Trauma-Informed Classrooms
On this deeply moving episode of Stress-Free...
July 16, 2025
Meeting People Where They Are
In this powerful episode of Stress-Free IEP, host Frances Shefter welcomes...
July 9, 2025
Meet Lauri Getlan-Watson: Teacher, Artist, and Creative Catalyst
In this episode of the Stress-Free...
July 3, 2025
In this episode of the Stress-Free IEP podcast, host Francis Shefter welcomes Casey Joseph, founder and...
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June 13, 2025
Meet travel trainer Melinda “Mindy” Niland of ECNV, who turns bus routes and metro maps into gateways...
June 6, 2025
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 95
Rethinking Literacy Support: From School Psychologist...
May 21, 2025
On this episode of “Stress-Free IEP®,” host Frances Shefter welcomed Joan Green, a speech-language...
May 6, 2025
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 93
From Personal Experience to Professional Advocacy
In...
April 16, 2025
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 92
In this heartwarming and insightful episode...
April 2, 2025
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 91
In this powerful and heartfelt episode of Stress-Free...
March 19, 2025
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 90
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
March 5, 2025
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 89
Planning for the future is something every parent...
February 26, 2025
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 88
The Power of Peer Support
In this episode of Stress-Free...
February 12, 2025
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 87
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
February 5, 2025
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 86
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
January 22, 2025
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 85
The Birth of EASE: Addressing Consent and Social...
January 15, 2025
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 84
In this enlightening episode of Stress-Free...
December 23, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 83
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances...
December 18, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 82
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
December 12, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 81
Introduction:
In this episode, Frances Shefter welcomes...
December 4, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 80
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
November 25, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 79
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP ®, Frances Shefter...
November 13, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 78
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
November 6, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 77
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
October 30, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 76
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances...
October 23, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 75
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
October 16, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 74
In this enlightening episode of Stress-Free IEP®,...
October 9, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 73
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter,...
October 2, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 72
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, host Frances...
September 26, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 71
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
September 20, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 70
Introduction to Kids Up Reading Tutors (formerly Kids...
September 13, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 69
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
September 6, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 68
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances...
August 30, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 67
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
August 23, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 66
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
August 16, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 65
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
August 8, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 64
Episode Summary:
In a recent episode of Stress-Free...
August 2, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 63
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances...
July 26, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 62
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
July 19, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 61
Introduction to Stress-Free IEP®
Welcome to the Stress-Free...
July 17, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 60
Introduction to Stress-Free IEP®
Welcome to the Stress-Free...
July 10, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 59
Introduction to Stress-Free IEP®
Welcome to...
July 3, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 58
Introduction to Stress-Free IEP®
Welcome to the Stress-Free...
June 21, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 57
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP® Frances Shefter...
June 6, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 56
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
May 31, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 55
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances...
May 23, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 54
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances...
May 16, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 53
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
May 8, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 52
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®,...
April 24, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 51
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances...
April 11, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 50
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®,...
March 27, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 49
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
March 22, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 48
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances...
March 12, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 47
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
March 6, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Ep 46
In this compelling episode of Stress-Free IEP®, host Frances...
February 16, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Ep 45
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances speaks with...
February 7, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 44
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
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January 18, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 43
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®,...
January 5, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 42
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP® Frances looks...
January 3, 2024
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 41
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
December 22, 2023
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 40
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
December 15, 2023
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 39
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
December 8, 2023
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 38
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
November 29, 2023
Stress-Free IEP® with Frances Shefter, Episode 37
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter...
November 15, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter speaks with Crista Hopp, owner of and Executive...
November 7, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter speaks with Maria Slavin. Maria is a Certified...
October 30, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter speaks about her career and tells some inspiring...
October 19, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter speaks with Jared Kallen, Founder of Action Pact...
October 4, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter speaks with Psychologist Ali Navidi, Founder of...
September 22, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter speaks with Faith Borkowsky, Founder of High Five...
September 12, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter speaks with Deepa Gosal, Educational Therapist and...
September 5, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter speaks with Jenna Meehan, Autistic & ADHD occupational...
August 25, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter speaks with Naomi Rubinstein, Family Educator and...
August 17, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter speaks with Dr. Teri Bullis, Behavior Therapist...
August 1, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter speaks with Hanna Forrest, ADHD Specialist and Parent...
July 19, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter speaks with Dana Jeffrey, Licensed Educational Psychologist...
June 12, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEPTM, Frances Shefter speaks with Evelyn Fromowitz, BCBA, Director at...
June 6, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEPTM, Frances Shefter speaks with Sheryl Stevens, a pediatric Speech-Language...
May 29, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEPTM, Frances Shefter speaks with Shannon Olsen M. Ed., Special Education...
May 19, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEPTM, Frances Shefter speaks with Rachel Cederbaum, Founder and Lead...
May 15, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEP®, Frances Shefter speaks with Gabrielle Czaja, a Physical Therapist...
May 5, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEPTM, Frances Shefter speaks with Mya Zavaleta, of Rooted Occupational...
May 1, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEPTM, Frances Shefter speaks with Hannah Breckenridge, a Licensed Clinical...
April 18, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEPTM, Frances Shefter speaks with with Candace Sahm & Kerri Midiri...
March 28, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEPTM, Frances Shefter speaks with Lavaunda Roundtree, an academic therapist,...
March 9, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEPTM, Frances Shefter speaks with Ned Johnson, President and Tutor Geek...
February 23, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEPTM, Frances Shefter speaks with Pia Seltmann, MS, OTR/L, a German occupational...
February 9, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEPTM, Frances Shefter speaks with Christine Dodaj. Christine is...
January 30, 2023
In this episode of Stress-Free IEPTM Frances Shefter speaks with Wendy Taylor.
Wendy Taylor is a certified...
December 21, 2022
In this episode of Stress-Free IEPTM, Frances Shefter speaks with Meghan Lucas. Meghan is the...
November 14, 2022
In this episode of Stress-Free IEPTM, Frances Shefter speaks with Kamakshi “Kami” Sankar Boyle, a Licensed...
November 1, 2022
In this episode of Stress-Free IEPTM, Frances speaks with Todd Boernstein. Todd is an estate planning...
October 24, 2022
In this episode of Stress-Free IEPTM, Frances speaks with Scot Marken, Founder and CEO of EdRedefined....
September 23, 2022
Stress-Free IEP™:
Frances Shefter is an Education Attorney and Advocate who is committed to helping her...
August 11, 2022
Stress-Free IEP™:
Frances Shefter is an Education Attorney and Advocate who is committed to...
July 7, 2022
Stress-Free IEP™:
Frances Shefter is an Education Attorney and Advocate who is committed to...
July 7, 2022
Stress-Free IEP™:Frances Shefter is an Education Attorney and Advocate who is committed to helping...
May 3, 2022
Stress-Free IEP™:Frances Shefter is an Education Attorney and Advocate who is committed to helping her...
April 29, 2022
Stress-Free IEP™: Frances Shefter is an Education Attorney and Advocate who is committed to helping...































































































































