Our guest this week is Jim Littlefield-Dalmares of Louisville, KY who is Director of Market Development at BNI Middle Tennessee, author, podcast host, founder of Seeing Ability and perhaps most importantly, father of two including a child with Cerebral Palsy.  Jim and his wife, LeAnn, have been married for 27 years and are the proud parents of two: Peter (21) and Sophia (25) who was born very prematurely, diagnosed early on with Spina Bifida and who has Cerberal Palsy.   Professionally, Jim is the Director of Market Development at BNI of Middle Tennessee.  He is also author of the book: Seeing Ability: Finding Your Path In Parenting A Child With Special Needs and host of the Seeing Ability Podcast.  More recently, Jim has also created the Seeing Ability Foundation. We’ll hear Jim’s life story and all about the Seeing Ability book, podcast and foudnation all on this episode of the SFN.Dad to Dad Podcast. Show Notes -  Phone – (502) 528-0894 Email – jimld858@aol.com LinkedIn –  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimld/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimld/</a> Website – <a href="https://seeingability.com/" target="_blank">https://seeingability.com/</a> Book – Seeing Ability: Finding Your Path In Parenting A Child With Special Needs - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/2fpfw4vp" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/2fpfw4vp</a> Podcast - <a href="https://seeingability.com/podcast/" target="_blank">https://seeingability.com/podcast/</a> Register for the 6th Annual SFN Dads Virthual Conference on May 10, 2025:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/TLkN_ViJTTqnaK-M8pHPNA  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Special Fathers Network - SFN is a dad to dad mentoring program for fathers raising children with special needs. Many of the 800+ SFN Mentor Fathers, who are raising kids with special needs, have said: "I wish there was something like this when we first received our child's diagnosis. I felt so isolated.  There was no one within my family, at work, at church or within my friend group who understood or could relate to what I was going through." SFN Mentor Fathers share their experiences with younger dads closer to the beginning of their journey raising a child with the same or similar special needs. The SFN Mentor Fathers do NOT offer legal or medical advice, that is what lawyers and doctors do. They simply share their experiences and how they have made the most of challenging situations. Check out the 21CD YouTube Channel with dozens of videos on topics relevant to dads raising children with special needs - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzDFCvQimWNEb158ll6Q4cA/videos Please support the SFN. Click here to donate: <a href="https://21stcenturydads.org/donate/" target="_blank">https://21stcenturydads.org/donate/</a> Special Fathers Network: <a href="https://21stcenturydads.org/about-the-special-fathers-network/" target="_blank">https://21stcenturydads.org/</a>

Our guest this week is Jim Littlefield-Dalmares of Louisville, KY who is Director of Market Development at BNI Middle Tennessee, author, podcast host, founder of Seeing Ability and perhaps most importantly, father of two including a child with...

SFN Dad To Dad 377 - Jim Littlefield-Dalmares of Louisville, KY Father Of A Child with CP, Author, Podcast Host & Founder of Seeing Ability