First up… my name is Kristine and I’m a New Jersey-based Speech-Language Pathologist with 15+ years of experience. I’m also the small business owner behind Live Love Speech, LLC, where I create practical, visual resources for SLPs, educators, and families. What started as ideas for my own therapy sessions has turned into a full collection of resources, visual recipes, and hands-on materials that are now being used in classrooms, therapy rooms, and homes all over.

Over the years, I’ve spent a lot of time sharing ideas, creating resources, presenting at conferences and workshops, and connecting with other professionals who want therapy and learning to feel functional and fun. I’ve had the opportunity to present for platforms and events like ChattED, the Autism Savvy Summit, Bright Ideas Media, SLP ToolKit Summer Camp, and the International Symposium on Speech Sound Disorders, and I truly love getting to share what’s working in real life.

I’ve worked in a lot of different settings over the years with a wide range of students, but my heart has always been in early childhood. Hands-on learning, cooking activities, and sensory-based experiences have been a huge part of my therapy style because they make language real, meaningful, and easier for kids to carry over into everyday life.

After years of running cooking lessons with preschoolers, I developed a hands-on program that combines cooking with speech and language strategies using a multi-modal approach. That program eventually became Cooking Up Communication, and it continues to grow through local classes, school partnerships, and trainings for other professionals.

And of course… I couldn’t stop there. I created and published my Visual Recipe Cards and continue to develop new resources, custom projects, and ideas to help kids build communication skills in ways that feel natural and fun.

I’m so glad you’re here and can’t wait to keep sharing more.