Do you speak at caregiver and mental health conferences?

Yes — caregiver conferences, mental health summits, senior-living industry events, chronic illness patient advocacy events, and parent networks.

Is the AI companion app message ethical for a clinical audience?

Yes. My frame is explicit: AI is a bridge until therapy, not a replacement for it. Clinicians and family caregivers both respond to that framing.

What's a Mom Respite Weekend?

An in-person retreat where moms of special-needs adults come learn AI, build something for their family, and — for the first time in years — sleep. Waitlist: mariquita@theladybugspeaks.com.

Speaking · Caregiver conferences, mental health summits, parent networks, seniors, chronic illness

Keynote Speaker for Special Needs Parents, Caregivers & Mental Health

AI is the respite America's most overlooked caregivers didn't know they could have.

When my son aged out of pediatric services, I fell off the same cliff every special needs mom falls off. AI became my case manager, paralegal, and 2 a.m. friend. I keynote caregiver conferences, mental health summits, senior-living conferences, and parent networks — and I host Mom Respite Weekends for moms of special needs adults.

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Signature talks

AI for Moms of Special Needs Adults — The Respite You Didn't Know You Could Have
AI Companion Apps: The Mental Health Bridge Until Therapy
Never Alone: AI for Seniors, Chronic Illness & Dementia Families
The IEP, the Insurance Appeal, and the AI Paralegal in Your Pocket

What your audience walks out with

Insurance appeals drafted in 10 minutes instead of 10 hours
Adult transition plans, day programs, and Medicaid waiver support
AI companionship for isolation, grief, and 2 a.m. panic
Ethical framing: bridge until therapy, not replacement for it
Bilingual, culturally competent caregiving playbooks

Why book Mariquita for this

Mom of a special-needs adult — lived experience, not theory
Bilingual nurse CEO with clinical + consumer-tech perspective
Author of caregiving and AI companionship books
Runs in-person Mom Respite Weekends

Frequently asked

Do you speak at caregiver and mental health conferences?: Yes — caregiver conferences, mental health summits, senior-living industry events, chronic illness patient advocacy events, and parent networks.
Is the AI companion app message ethical for a clinical audience?: Yes. My frame is explicit: AI is a bridge until therapy, not a replacement for it. Clinicians and family caregivers both respond to that framing.
What's a Mom Respite Weekend?: An in-person retreat where moms of special-needs adults come learn AI, build something for their family, and — for the first time in years — sleep. Waitlist: mariquita@theladybugspeaks.com.