The B3 Greater Independence Bridge™

Believe. Build. Become.

A 12-week future planning journey that moves your family from uncertainty to a clear plan, built around greater independence, choice, purpose, and the right support for the person you love.

"Greater independence doesn't mean doing everything alone. It means doing more where possible, and having the right support where needed." Tina

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Who this is for

You're already carrying it. The question is what happens next.

Professional women supporting an adult with a disability or complex needs, who are thinking seriously about their loved one's future.

"How do I build a thriving future for my loved one that does not depend entirely on me?"

Too much of their daily life and future still runs through you. You want greater independence, stronger support, and a real plan. What's missing is knowing what needs to change, what needs to be built, and where to begin.

From"It works because I do it."

To"It works because we built a system."

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Weeks 1 to 4 · Believe

See what is possible.

Week 1

Where are we now?

Learn the family story
Identify current concerns
Discuss what is working and what is not
Identify immediate needs and priorities

Week 2

What do we believe is possible?

Identify strengths and abilities
Explore interests and preferences
Look at communication and decision-making
Name the assumptions about limitations

Power questionWhat have we assumed they cannot do that we have not given them the opportunity to try?

Week 3

Redefining independence

Explore what they can do independently, what they can do with support, what someone else is currently doing for them, and what hasn't been tried yet.

Doing FOR → Doing WITH → Supporting them to do

Week 4

Create the vision

What a thriving future could look like across:

Home and daily livingEmployment or meaningful activityTransportationRelationshipsCommunity lifeMoney and benefitsHealth and safetyChoice and self-determinationSupports

Believe outcomeWe understand where we are today, and we have begun to see what may be possible.

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Weeks 5 to 8 · Build

Turn possibility into a plan.

Week 5

Find the gaps

Compare today's life with the future vision
Identify what is missing
Decide what needs attention now and what can wait
Select the top three priorities

Week 6

Build the BRIDGE™

For each priority, map the whole path:

Now → Goal → Barrier → Support → Next step

This becomes your family's personalized roadmap.

Week 7

Build the support team

FamilyGovernment benefits and servicesMedicaid or waiver supportsVocational rehabilitationEmployment servicesTransportationHealthcareCommunity organizationsLegal or financial professionals

Power questionWho is missing from the table?

Week 8

Build the action plan

For each priority, four answers:

What needs to happen?
Who will do it?
When will it happen?
What support is needed?

Build outcomeThe family has a personalized roadmap with clear priorities and next steps.

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Weeks 9 to 12 · Become

Put the plan into action.

Week 9

Start doing

Action on the first priorities: making calls, gathering information, preparing questions, exploring resources, practicing new skills, connecting with services.

Week 10

Increase participation

Find the ways the person being supported can participate more in their own life, and pick one or more tasks they can begin practicing with the right support.

Power questionWhat can we stop doing FOR them and begin doing WITH them?

Week 11

Work through barriers

What worked?
What did not work?
Where did we get stuck?
What needs to change?

Then adjust the roadmap.

Week 12

Becoming, and what's next

Put Week 1 next to Week 12. What changed? What can they do now that you couldn't see before? Who are they becoming, and who are you becoming as their supporter?

You leave with an updated 90-day action plan.

Become outcomeThe family is no longer simply thinking about the future. They have begun building and living it.

The guiding question

Are we doing this FOR the person because they truly need us to, or because we have not yet discovered how they can participate?

That question runs through all twelve weeks. Tina has been answering it for thirty-one years.

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