Meet our Speakers

Bonnie Johnston Butler

Rediscovering Joy in the Middle of the Hard

Claudie Pomares

What Laughter Tells Us About Healing After Early Trauma

Cynthia Coufal

How to Calm Your Family’s Nervous System so Connection (and Laughter) Can Come Back

Amy Mollitor

Tap Into Joy: A Simple Tool to Reset Stress and Feel Better Fast

Sharon Dunlevy

Laugh, Play, Learn: Why Joy Is Your Best Teaching Tool

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Bonnie Johnston Butler

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Bonnie Johnston Butler is a certified life coach, speaker, and member of the ATTACh Board of Directors who empowers parents and professionals to transform overwhelm into clarity and conflict into connection. Drawing on her experience as a mother of four biological children, former foster parent to 17, and adoptive mom to a sibling group of six, Bonnie brings both professional expertise and lived wisdom to her work. As founder of Bonnie Butler Coaching, former co-president of Sleep in Heavenly Peace San Antonio, and organizer of biannual foster/adoptive parent-caregiver summits, she equips high-stress caregivers and leaders with practical strategies for emotional regulation, self-leadership, and resilience—helping them break free from self-sabotage, navigate complex dynamics, and step into their highest potential.

Rediscovering Joy in the Middle of the Hard

⭐Discover why laughter isn't a luxury — it's a science-backed regulation tool your nervous system actually needs

⭐Learn how reclaiming your own joy becomes one of the most powerful gifts you can give your traumatized child

⭐Walk away with practical tools to invite laughter and lightness back into your home — even on the hardest days

Claudie Pomares

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Claudie Pomares is the creator of Sensory Enrichment Therapy, a unique approach based on the neuroscience of Environmental Enrichment that stimulates brain plasticity to improve cognitive and emotional health. Driven by childhood experiences with close friends and family who suffered debilitating brain-related symptoms, Claudie has dedicated her career to helping vulnerable individuals with neurological conditions feel happy and confident. Her work empowers families with simple, family-centered, sensory-based activities that foster resilience and long-term cognitive growth.

What Laughter Tells Us About Healing After Early Trauma

⭐Understand why joy and laughter often disappear first in foster and adopted children as a neurobiological survival response, not a reflection of parenting

Recognize the difference between healing laughter and laughter that signals overload or dysregulation

⭐Apply trauma-informed strategies and family games that gently support and protect emerging moments of joy

Cynthia Coufal

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Cynthia Coufal is a seasoned educator, teen anxiety coach, and the founder of The Anxiety Maze Navigator. With over 25 years of experience as a school counselor, Cynthia has a gift for helping teens and young adults understand and manage their anxiety while discovering their strengths and values. Through one-on-one coaching, she guides teens in navigating school, friendships, and the pressures of growing up with greater confidence and clarity.


Cynthia also supports parents through her ongoing membership community, Parenting Through The Maze, where she helps caregivers better understand their child’s experience, respond more effectively to anxiety, and create a home environment that encourages emotional growth and independence. Cynthia’s work bridges the gap between parents and teens, offering tools, encouragement, and practical strategies to families navigating anxiety together.

How to Calm Your Family’s Nervous System so Connection (and Laughter) Can Come Back

⭐Learn what secondhand stress is and how it spreads through your home

⭐Use 5-senses regulation tools that work in real-life parenting moments

⭐Create a personalized Family Nervous System Plan you can use immediately

Amy Mollitor

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Amy Mollitor is a somatic coach who helps people break through burnout, navigate change, and take aligned, intentional action. Drawing on over two decades of leadership experience, she combines powerful coaching strategies with body-based techniques like EFT Tapping to create meaningful, sustainable results. While she often works with women in midlife transitions, her work applies across many areas of life.

Tap Into Joy: A Simple Tool to Reset Stress and Feel Better Fast

⭐Experience a simple technique to calm your body, reduce stress, and create space for lightness

⭐Use this tool in everyday moments when overwhelm hits and joy feels out of reach

Walk away with a practical reset to reconnect with calm, laughter, and relief—for you and your child

Sharon Dunlevy

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Sharon Dunlevy (Duhn-lehvy) is a passionate advocate for the educational success of children in foster care. With a mission to bring systemic change to policies and practices affecting foster youth, she equips foster parents with the knowledge and tools to navigate educational laws, ensuring these children have the support they need to graduate and succeed beyond the system.

Her work extends beyond training. She is an influencer in the foster care space, using her voice to raise awareness and drive meaningful change. As a dynamic speaker, Sharon has taken the stage in multiple speech competitions and professional conferences, demonstrating her ability to engage, inspire, and mobilize audiences. Her writing has appeared in blogs, educational publications, and advocacy platforms, where she shares practical guidance, stories of impact, and insights that challenge systems and uplift foster families. Through her written and spoken work, Sharon continues to lead a growing movement to improve outcomes for children in care.

Laugh, Play, Learn: Why Joy Is Your Best Teaching Tool

⭐Identify why play and humor are legitimate learning tools, not optional extras

⭐Describe the connection between positive emotion and memory retention

⭐Apply at least one fun learning strategy at home with their child

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