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For brave kids & the grown-ups who love them

Different isn't less.

Stories, medical alert gear and everyday tools for kids with Type 1 diabetes, autism and ADHD. Made by a family living it.

  • Personalized for your child
  • T1D & autism friendly
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Personalized Purple Low Blood Sugar Alert bag tag, front and back with emergency contact info

T1D Medical Alert Bag Tags

Double-sided and personalized, with emergency contacts and a note on the back for teachers, coaches and sitters.

3 styles
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Medical alert Insulin pump and CGM medical alert stickers on the back of a phone

Insulin Pump & CGM Phone Stickers

"This phone is paired with a life-saving insulin pump" (or CGM). Lets everyone know the phone has to stay with your child. Water resistant.

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Made to order Little Steps, Lots of Love diabetes care journal pages with tabbed sections

Little Steps, Lots of Love Diabetes Care Journal

A spiral-bound care journal with tabbed sections for important info, your days, diabetes care, supplies and appointments, plus a "Just for Me" section. Made for your family, with more styles coming soon.

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Little Steps, Lots of Love

Our diabetes care journal: gentle, colorful pages for the logs, the appointments and the little moments.

Journal cover with mother and baby elephant
The cover
Our Week planner page with appointments, to remember and little moments
Our Week
Blood Sugar Readings log page with overnight notes
Blood Sugar Readings
Food and Insulin Log page with extra notes and questions
Food & Insulin Log
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Bentley Brave and the Pixel Forest book cover
Book One of the Hidden Worlds

Bentley Brave and the Pixel Forest

He never knew he was magic, until the doorway opened. Bentley finds a hidden world where the things that make him different become his powers.

Book One: available nowBook Two: coming soon
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Sing along: "Cousin Crew Rise Up"

The Bentley Brave anthem. Scan the QR code on the back of the book, or play it right here.

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For newly diagnosed families

Brave from Day One

The guide I wish we'd had in those first overwhelming weeks: what to expect, what to ask, and how to help your child feel safe.

Brave from Day One Parent Guide

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Our story

Created from real life, not a textbook.

I'm Heidi. I'm raising my grandson Bentley as my own. He calls me Mom, because that's exactly who I am. Bentley lives with Type 1 Diabetes, autism and ADHD, and everything here was born out of our real days: the hard mornings, the site changes, the small wins nobody else sees.

That's why I'm writing a middle-grade fantasy adventure series with a brave autistic, ADHD, Type 1 Diabetic boy as the hero. I want kids like mine to see themselves as powerful, not broken.

BraveByHeidi exists to help children like Bentley feel safe, understood and brave, and to help the caregivers who love them feel a little less alone.

Different isn't less. — Heidi