OWLA is pleased to announce our Michelle Bressler Scholarship Awardee Tere Stepper While it was a very difficult decision to pick just one applicant, we are thrilled to help support this remarkable student! Tere Stepper Bio: Tere Stepper was born in Peru and raised in a family dedicated to healthcare and service. Her father is a physician, and her mother is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Tere earned a bachelor’s degree in Midwifery in Peru, where she began her professional career...

Join us Oct 5th 7 pm PST via Zoom to learn from Avery Young! Register in advance! Bio: I’m a board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) and educator with over two decades of experience spanning clinical lactation care and science education. My work centers on the reflexive intersection of latching mechanics, oral motor function, and nervous system regulation—especially how these systems shape feeding outcomes in complex or unexpected cases. Over the past decade, I’ve pioneered a...

Please join us June 1st 7 pm PST via Zoom to learn from Court Wright Holistic Family Sleep Coach, NCS, PPD. Recording of this presentation provided by the generosity of our speaker! Court is a Holistic Family Sleep Coach who supports families from pregnancy through childhood using evidence-based, responsive, and relationship-centered approaches to sleep. Their work helps parents understand normal sleep development, reduce stress around sleep, and create sustainable routines that honor...