Mom on a Mission: How Deb Mallin Is Revolutionizing Childhood Literacy With Mighty Doodle
What happens when a mom sees kids struggling to read – and realizes there is no tool out there good enough to help them? She jumps in to help. And in doing so, creates a company that solves this far-reaching problem. In this episode of Mom to MORE®, host Sharon Macey chats with Deb Mallin—a former stay-at-home mom turned educator, literacy advocate, and founder of Mighty Doodle, an AI-powered ed-tech app revolutionizing how children with learning differences are taught to read. With over 30 years of experience and a personal connection to dyslexia and learning challenges through her own son, Deb is on a mission to ensure that every child learns in a way that works for them.
Motherhood wasn’t a detour for Deb—it was a masterclass in leadership. From raising three boys in Minneapolis to helping struggling readers thrive, she turned everyday experiences into powerful tools for change. What started as a challenge at the dinner table – over reheated Costco chicken pot pie – became Mighty Doodle—a nationwide literacy solution rooted in joy and science.
Tune in as Sharon and Deb explore how motherhood shaped her startup mindset, how she reluctantly (at first) stepped into this bold new chapter, and how age is never a limit. With humor, heart, and hard-won wisdom, Deb shows us that your “more” might be just one brave moment away.
[00:00] Meet Deb Mallin
[02:10] Reframing stay-at-home motherhood as recalibration
[04:30] How raising three boys built CEO-level resilience
[06:00] The joy of teaching—and letting go—of her students
[10:02] The family dinner that sparked Mighty Doodle
[16:00] How motherhood skills powered her startup
[20:15] Going direct-to-consumer and reaching thousands
[25:00] Reinvention after 50 and social media trial by fire
[28:13] Deb’s advice for moms ready to go from dreaming to doing
Meet my guest Deb Mallin:
Website: MightyDoodle.com
Instagram: @mightydoodle
LinkedIn: Deb Mallin
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mightydoodle?lang=en
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Keep an eye out for episode #43 of the Mom to MORE® podcast where Sharon is joined by Terry Grahl, Founder, Visionary and CEO of Enchanted Makeovers. Coming soon - you won’t want to miss it ♥
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Sharon Macey (01:47)
Welcome back to a new episode of Mom to More. Okay. If you are a mom thinking...
I am too old to start something new. Do not press the pause button because my next guest is going to have you saying, yes, I can do this. Deb Mallon is a mom, educator, literary specialist, and founder of Mighty Doodle, an educational app designed to teach every child, especially those with learning differences, how to read, write, and spell the way their brain learns. And I love that.
With over 36 years of experience as a teacher, interventionalist, and advocate for children with dyslexia, Deb has worked with thousands of families across the learning spectrum, from those raised in shelters with nothing but a borrowed book to those navigating
of privilege. A mother of three grown sons, one of whom struggled with dyslexia and attention challenges, Deb brings both professional and personal experience to her beautiful mission.
Mighty Doodle was born from Deb's unwavering belief that every child has unlimited potential. Amen to that. And a right to evidence-based instruction rooted in the science of reading. Through joyful design, a relentless commitment to equity, and a buy one, give one model, she is helping to close the literary gap, one child, one session, and one breakthrough at a time. Deb's leadership lends heart, humor, and high expectations, and she continues to champion
the idea that when you teach a child how they learn, you change everything. And no surprise here, folks, Deb was also a stay at home mom. Welcome, Deb. I'm so thrilled to chat with you today.
Deb Mallin (03:25)
BEST
I'm moved by your introduction. Thank you, Sharon.
Sharon Macey (03:32)
Thank you. Well, we have to give a shout out to mom 2.0, which is where we recently met and you and I just clicked. I think we met the first night outside on that beautiful lawn and I am so excited to share your inspiring story. So let's jump in. OK, I always start with my essential mom question and that is we know you have three boys, but where did you raise them?
Deb Mallin (03:46)
Okay.
three of our sons were raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Sharon Macey (03:58)
And your time
as a stay at home mom, was it intentional to lean into family life or was it something that it just happened? What did that look like for you?
Deb Mallin (04:08)
You know, full transparency, something we covered on our first date, sort of what our aspirations were, who we wanted to be when we grew up. I met my husband when I was a junior in college. Yes, we're quickly approaching 35 years married. So we made the choice and ⁓ it was a wonderful choice. I have no regrets about being home.
In fact, I think that the years raising my son, they weren't even really a pause. They were more of ⁓ a recalibration. ⁓ It was a time for me to observe their lives, my lives, my husband's lives. I watched how my children learned. I watched different systems, how they failed. And I got to do it all while loving, creating structure.
and sort of a curiosity about everything like my children were experiencing. And I think frankly that is where, though my agency was there, it was recalibrated.
Sharon Macey (05:10)
I really love that perspective, Dev. I haven't heard that, and it's so true.
Deb Mallin (05:14)
Yeah, I think motherhood was a master class for me in leadership. It wasn't a detour. ⁓ was the master class of mother.
Sharon Macey (05:24)
Yeah, well,
all right. So you know what? You just gave me a perfect segue into my next question. That is, let's talk about those mom years, because I know that it will resonate with all of our listeners, because most of us have been where you are.
The master class in leadership, I think, is a master class in life, actually.
Deb Mallin (05:38)
Right, because you're basically a CEO who are everything to everyone 24 seven. They're beautiful and wonderful and it's a full-time job and they're the worst little employees because they don't take time off. They, they mum, mum, mum. And that's the, that's the joy, that's the privilege, that's the pain, that's the pressure.
Sharon Macey (05:42)
Yes.
Deb Mallin (06:07)
and it was finite, right? Because then one day it was over.
Sharon Macey (06:11)
Yeah.
And it goes so fast. The days are slow, but the years go fast.
Deb Mallin (06:16)
That's what we say in Minneapolis. Raising children goes by one slow winter day at a time. I remember bringing big wheels into a room in our house in winter because they needed to get out the energy. Three boys is a lot of energy of all kinds.
Sharon Macey (06:35)
No kidding, yeah.
Deb Mallin (06:37)
At one point I had talked to you about how it prepared me for life and I referenced my boys in a meeting.
Do you want me to share that?
Sharon Macey (06:45)
Sure.
Deb Mallin (06:45)
So I'm in a meeting, it's early on, I'm sort of back in business mode and I'm in a meeting with a gentleman who is a unique individual and he is just, ⁓ can I say rude? He was rude.
Sharon Macey (07:00)
yeah.
Deb Mallin (07:00)
There were other people and I mean he was having a bad day so I gave him grace. He took a phone call at some point, it was social, and then he leaned back again. And then he just came at me again and again. And I remember doing like what I did with my teenage sons. I opened my arms up like this. I sort of leaned back. And I said...
You know, I don't know what's happening with you, but I have to tell you, I raised three sons. I have a tough skin. So I just, there's a part of me that just wants to say to you, bring it, right? Just bring it. And he was stunned into silence. And I realized that was my power. My secret power was that I'd been a mom. So I thank my boys for that. I tell sons, I thank them for that.
Sharon Macey (07:35)
Right. Right.
Yeah.
So well said.
mean, that would probably fall under like a, you know, sort of challenges. So thank you for that because so often
we forget how powerful we are as moms, as women, and we have to be reminded of that. And so, yeah, I I feel the same way. I'm at the point now where it's like, you can't say anything I haven't already heard, and you can't say anything that's probably going to shock me either.
Deb Mallin (08:13)
Right, because with wisdom comes greater compassion, but it also, you've got enough life experience that you know how to be relentless when you need to be. I mean, that's how I talk about our product, right? I say my D Doodle is compassionately relentless.
Sharon Macey (08:27)
So I want you to talk about your private practice because from what I can tell, you have this theme of compassion running through what you do and who you are.
Deb Mallin (08:27)
Good.
Another really rewarding time in my life was working with underserved children and their families. I continue to do that to this day and I hope I'm doing it well into my 90s. They invigorate me, they energize me. Watching lightbulb moments for children who are breaking the code, learning to read, and spell is one of the most extraordinary experiences of my life.
It's to see them light up is a gift. To know that you have just worked with them to change their own trajectory, it never gets old.
the only bittersweet part is...
When I know the graduation, I want to move them through, Good teachers don't fill seats. We move them through. When I know the end is nearing, because they've broken that code, they're ready to fly, their confidence is up, their shoulders are up,
I start.
Sharon Macey (09:30)
I mean, and how
beautiful is that to see that breakthrough in a child? yeah. Yeah.
Deb Mallin (09:35)
It's beautiful. And the parents who are watching
their child become this butterfly, right? And they're going to fly out of my office. I started preparing them the weeks before so we know like this is how much is left. And I think I'm guessing that it'll be this long. And I'm also preparing myself. And I would tell you that 99.9 % of the time after I see them off and we have the little going away party and I close the door, I...
have a little bit of a loss and a sadness in my happiness because I have grown to love and nurture these children that I've been entrusted with. So I just can't imagine not working with children. Children have been a part of my life always, first my own and now the privilege of working with others.
Sharon Macey (10:06)
Hmm.
That's so beautiful. Hey Deb, we are going to take a quick break and when we return, we are going to jump into Mighty Doodle, how it all started and folks, it is a great story. So don't go away.
Okay, we're back.
All right, Deb. Mighty Doodle was born from a family dinner, right? So take us back to that moment, how that happened and the family dynamic around that.
Deb Mallin (11:51)
You
so I had my private practice and I worked with paying clients, parents, families in the morning and then pro bono in the afternoon, right? And I had it really carved out and I found the balance because I was still raising the three boys, but.
all of sudden the middle of that day was shrinking and there was less time. You know, I'm working a lot of hours. Something's got to give when you make that transition from full-time parent to career. A lot of people jump in.
Sharon Macey (12:24)
Now also, we'll
talk about the fact the boys were older, right? So they were in school, you had that flexibility in your schedule, you had the ability to do that,
Deb Mallin (12:31)
Yes.
Right. And you still have to allocate where those hours are coming from. had a wonderful mentor who said, great, what are you going to give up? Right. Cause those hours will take over other time. What are you giving up? Make sure you plan that as you jump in. I can do everything. Watch me juggle and bounce until you're on the floor and you're in my case, my lawns might go like, ⁓ but anyway, so I come home.
Sharon Macey (12:47)
And the mom in you is like, I'm not gonna give up anything. I'm just gonna tack it on, right? Yeah.
Until we can't, okay.
Deb Mallin (13:03)
And I rush in and I serve reheated Costco chicken pot pie. And one of my children says, goody, Costco chicken pot pie again. And something hit me. And so I said, excuse me? know, not my best parenting moment. I was really angry and they saw it. And I said, you have dinner.
And then one of my other children said, mom, you're working too many hours. You got to stop taking kids, mom. This isn't normal. This is not okay.
it went on for a little bit and I turned to my son, Jeremy, the child, as you reference with dyslexia, he has dysgraphia and deficits in his attention. I turned to him and I said, and you of all people, you of all people who have had
all of the help you've needed to thrive. You would tell me to take fewer children. And then one kid said, Mom, why don't you train teachers? To which I replied, I love children. I want to work with children. And then I turned to my husband and I said, you're an entrepreneur. Deliver me on a device and everyone will have me as a tutor. Go do that next. Right. I'm sort of throwing it his way.
because he's been pretty silent at that dinner table. And so he said, well, actually, the technology's there, artificial intelligence. And I lit up like a light bulb and I said, great, do this for me now. Do this for every child. And he said, I'm not going to do it. You can do it. And I said, I'm not starting a company. You start a company. I've supported you for decades. Now my kids are watching this play out.
You know, chicken pot pie is suddenly cold. ⁓
Sharon Macey (14:58)
Yeah, because
this is getting really good between mom and dad. Okay. Yeah. Yeah.
Deb Mallin (15:02)
Right, and they're watching. And I'm
aware they're watching at some point. And I said, I'm not gonna do it, you do it. And he said, I'm not gonna do it, you do it. And then I look at my kids that are looking at me like,
I've raised them on, you know, Marlo Thomas, Free To Be You and Me. And I've dropped Gloria Steinem and I've mentioned, you know, strong female leads and they're looking at me. And all of sudden I say, I will.
and I'll start tonight. You all can do this. And my husband literally handed me two books and I sat at the dinner table that night, right? And I wrote my vision, my mantra and my core values. It literally started that night as a, I'll show you.
Sharon Macey (15:31)
Darn it. Watch me. Right. Yeah.
he was that kick in the pants that you needed to do this. Like their whole family was.
Deb Mallin (15:51)
Yes, and I said at some point, now you'll finally have me around more. Right. Which was the antithesis of what happened. That became a 10 year journey. I was busier than ever before. And having the time of my life, which, by the way, is also really good for children, right? To see parents thriving in a new phase of their lives, regardless of age.
Sharon Macey (16:19)
100%.
as I've experienced. So you are really like the reluctant CEO. right?
Deb Mallin (16:24)
Oh my goodness, if
you have bet on anyone, I was a Luddite. I would have fit if I had to update my phone. And then flash forward, I'm at Apple, I think have gone four times. We were chosen as know, education app to watch to change lives. Over 67 countries, thousands of entrants. And I'm at Apple and I'm in disbelief. right? Like, oh my gosh, I went from, you know, threadbare, wool-rich, corduroy skirt in a classroom.
to a boardroom And now I'm you know, steps away from Tim Cook, who gives me a shout out on social media and my husband and my sons are texting me as though like I've suddenly become an Academy Award winner. And it was this surreal moment because you don't know where the path is gonna lead you.
Sharon Macey (17:08)
Haha.
And I would also say, take that moment that you just shared about Tim Cook giving you a shout out. You did this, right? Everything that ⁓ you've learned. And I want to talk about like mom skills, okay? That the skills that you honed and fine tuned while you were with your boys and how those translated into this incredible company that you have founded and that Tim Cook is giving you shout outs over.
Deb Mallin (17:41)
Yeah, Kim, for my fourth child, as my children refer to my e-doodle. ⁓ Well, all the skills I honed as a CEO, as a parent CEO, the family, the woman who headed the house, serial volunteer, fully engaged, it really was the doorway to everything else. for example, I'll give you a great example. You you take that first child home from the hospital.
and they don't come with a book or a manual. I mean, you can read plenty of things and you can call your mom and your mother-in-law, you can call a million people. But at three o'clock in the morning when you've got, you know, I Love Lucy or some show, you know, silently playing to keep you company, because it was the 10th feeding on the 10th day, you literally have kind of jumped without a parachute.
And so once you do that, I mean, that to me was the most intimidating thing and I was a nanny. I mean, I was like, I got this, but I didn't, but I pushed through. then in conjunction with that, there's this part of your brain that allows you to multitask when you have a baby.
I know we talk a lot about how healthy and unhealthy it is for multitasking, but at that time you learn how to balance the baby on your hip, answer a call, make sure the stove doesn't boil over, stop the dog from, you know, licking the, whatever the tray of the baby. And it's a short amount of time, but you're able to multitask, right? So you have that skill within you from being a mother. Then there is the executive function.
Sharon Macey (19:05)
that they shouldn't be licking, yeah.
Deb Mallin (19:18)
Which I think is funny if you watch a show like Mad Men or anything modern, know, career people had these executive assistants. They were basically their executive function. I would argue it's because many of these most brilliant, powerful people had learning differences, so they needed people to manage everything. Yeah. I wonder.
Sharon Macey (19:35)
That's an interesting observation.
Deb Mallin (19:39)
How are you keeping your calendar? How are you prioritizing? How are you moving along in your day? How are you breaking things down that are big and enormous in your brain into steps?
Who knows? That's what I see a lot. They argue 85 % of the most successful entrepreneurs are those people with learning differences, dyslexia, ADHD, dysgraphia, on the spectrum, autism, all of those things. And so then imagine these people having children who have the same issues. So now you're juggling not just whatever the thriving adults in your family have going on, whether neurodivergent or not.
in a two-parent home and then all the children who have inherited both of your skills. So you're balancing all of this. then on top of it you learn how to go sleepless nights, which isn't healthy. But I recall vividly a day in my office where furniture was moved in. There were three people at the office plus the movers. I laid down on a rug in my office because I was exhausted and I slept through the move. Isn't that
Sharon Macey (20:44)
So they just
place the furniture around you. Okay. Okay.
Deb Mallin (20:47)
In the next door room, had the door shut to my private office, but the rest of the office
furniture was delivered. And I only can remember being that tired when I had our children. And once you survive sleeplessness, right? That doesn't build resilience. If motherhood doesn't build resilience, I don't know.
Sharon Macey (21:08)
⁓ yeah,
resilience, grit, ⁓ grace, wisdom, yes.
Deb Mallin (21:13)
all of the things you need in life.
Sharon Macey (21:15)
Yeah, yeah. I remember hearing that. I think there was a Harvard Business Review that talked about the fact that the skills gained in motherhood are the skills that are most admired and sought after in corporate leadership roles.
Deb Mallin (21:33)
We'll look at the level of success among women in the C-suite. Bet on a woman. Bet on a woman.
Sharon Macey (21:36)
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, for sure.
I, hey, I always maintain that if the women were running the world, we wouldn't have war, but that's a whole other discussion. So, right, right. So tell me about, how has your company grown? How has Mighty Doodle grown? How many students are you reaching?
Deb Mallin (21:49)
I agree with you.
Well, we started with one and then eventually the first thousand and then 10,000. We continue to grow and will continue to grow in the coming years. ⁓ We were initially, as I shared, we were only available in schools. And, you know, we were dealing with virtual learning and AI prior to COVID.
Sharon Macey (22:27)
Hmm.
Deb Mallin (22:28)
So we were having conversations about integrating mobility or movement and mindfulness long before it was sort of a buzzword, right? We were ahead of our time 10 years ago. People didn't know what AI is or AY was. Now everybody knows what it is. And so we pivoted.
Sharon Macey (22:40)
Definitely.
Deb Mallin (22:48)
to go directly to families with a changing landscape in schools. Schools can only do so much. We love teachers and we love our school.
Sharon Macey (22:53)
Yes. Yeah. So you're now direct to consumer.
Deb Mallin (22:57)
Parents can download us in two minutes on their phone or iPad. I prefer the iPad because it gives kids more surface area, but iPhone is for busy families on the go.
I mean, I'm not a pro screen person. I've been very vocal about it, but appropriate screen time for learning is a good thing. ⁓ So I justify Mighty Duel for screen time. And making this accessible to parents no matter where they are has been critical for families.
Sharon Macey (23:27)
I love that.
Deb Mallin (23:28)
you download it, you buy it on the iPad. The first week we say try it, because we know it'll...
Sharon Macey (23:32)
Are you buying,
that's right, you download the program on your iPad and then you have a one week free trial. Okay, okay.
Deb Mallin (23:36)
And then if
you buy it for the year, it is up to three children. So I don't want to penalize parents, right? We're not going to gouge parents and say, well, for every child on Mighty Doodle have to buy separate membership. It covers the cost of three children. And then another Mighty Doodle is gifted to an underserved population. Up to three children. And that includes the parent portal and the printable flashcards.
Sharon Macey (23:56)
Yeah.
Deb Mallin (24:00)
and the customer.
Sharon Macey (24:00)
Right, and so with
one subscription for the year, and you're incredibly reasonable, how much are you for the year?
Deb Mallin (24:05)
We are below $149. So that was based on the cost of a tutor in Minneapolis. So I hear it's more expensive out in California, out east Florida to over $200. So it's $149 for the year.
Sharon Macey (24:09)
It's incredible.
Yeah, for sure.
⁓ at least for an hour.
Yeah. But what's beautiful about this, Deb, is that
when one family buys one, you can help up to six children. And I think that's so fantastic. Yeah. You want impact. Yeah. you want kid.
Deb Mallin (24:30)
That's impact, right? I don't want to clause, I want impact. I don't want to accolade, want
change. I want to close the literacy gap.
Sharon Macey (24:39)
Yeah, and I mean, what a beautiful mission that you have. And I love that. What do your boys think about all this?
Deb Mallin (24:46)
They actually, as adult sons, they've each told me separately they're very proud of me, which is really nice to hear. ⁓ You know, I was their first best friend, right? But you know, there are years where I'm not your friend because I'm the compassionately relentless mother who says, your clothes away and do your homework. ⁓
and the car has a curfew, right? So ⁓ it wasn't a popularity contest. None of this has been, but for them to acknowledge as adult men, to who are in business, who want to help, is an extraordinary full circle moment. is, it's, that's been a gift, an unexpected gift.
Sharon Macey (25:30)
but you've done something extraordinary and they are rightfully acknowledging what you have grown from nothing to where you are today. So that deserves the applause and their right to give it to you. Absolutely.
Deb Mallin (25:41)
Yes.
and they get little
credit, because if not for them.
Sharon Macey (25:47)
Yeah,
no, because you started with a child who had those learning issues.
When we first met, we we were talking about getting older and, you know, retirement and things like that. you had a really unique take on retirement and aging. What is that?
Deb Mallin (25:59)
was I
I feel younger and more vibrant than I did in my 40s. And I remember hearing a lot of women say, gets better. And I kept thinking, does it? Does it? And so.
You know, I like that I start my day quietly with my coffee and then I pop over and lift weights among a bunch of 20 and 30 year olds. Am I lifting as much as them? No. Do I care? No. ⁓ But I'm energized by them and I'm energized by the people I work with of all ages. They have incredible insights and I learn from them every day. I'm energized by the senior women in my life
who've given up me so much advice and guidance. So I'm getting started now. That's how.
Sharon Macey (26:50)
Yeah, and I love
that. And for the younger women who might be listening, it is never too late to discover what it is that you love to do. It is never too late in your life to try something new. And also you talked about getting on social media. yeah, so talk about your social media journey because I raised my hand, a vow tech boob.
Deb Mallin (27:08)
my.
Sharon Macey (27:15)
but you have just jumped into social media and I did too at an older advanced stage.
Deb Mallin (27:20)
So that was tricky. My kids encouraged me to do it. I tried many times before I hit record. It was hours for the first post, right? And then I'm kind of doing it and I'm getting better and I get a text from my son. I don't want to get him in trouble at work, but it's the of work day. And I read it and it says, mom, take down your post. And he explains why. And I said, ooh, I didn't know. I take it down. Next day, I put up another one.
Sharon Macey (27:29)
yeah, yeah.
Deb Mallin (27:45)
Then I get a phone call, same son, same message. Mom, take it down now. And I panic and I say, I forgot how to take it down. I forgot. And he said, share your screen right now. Share me. Here's what we're going to do. And I thought, finally, I'm the one yelling help. And they're all coming. And now it's been a few weeks and they send a little encouragement text like, good post mom.
Keep going, you're killing it.
Sharon Macey (28:16)
So you've learned, yeah, you learn what to say, you learn what to do. And you also realize that nothing is so precious that if you have a thought, you just put it out there and it's fine, right? Because, know, yeah.
Deb Mallin (28:26)
Mistakes are happening. Every day that
ends in Y and then we're learning from them.
Sharon Macey (28:31)
Yeah, yeah. So I have a question for you.
what is your advice to other moms who are in the process of going from dreaming to doing? What would you say to them?
Deb Mallin (28:41)
⁓ gosh, that's a good question.
Hmm. Okay. Keep a journal. Because it allows you to put your thoughts down. Even though you probably say, have no time for anything. If you keep a journal, it allows you to track yourselves and hold you accountable. Another idea. I don't even know how many.
Sharon Macey (28:54)
Good idea.
Deb Mallin (28:59)
successful women, some of whom, you I worked with their children, so they sort of mentored me over the last 10 years. They told me this, and I didn't do it, but I do it now. You block on your calendar things related to your health before you block anything else. Period. No wiggle room, because there will always be something and slowly I watch the things fall off. Right?
which is another reason why I've never given anyone control over my calendar. did it once and then they were prioritizing things, but I'm no good to anyone. Any entrepreneur who doesn't set healthy boundaries early on is destined to bottom out. And I don't think you have to bottom out. It's going to be a struggle. It is. If it were easy, everybody would do it.
Sharon Macey (29:41)
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
Deb Mallin (29:50)
Right? It is the resilience and the grit and the ability to separate your emotional brain from your intellectual brain, which you can do while you're journaling and read things over. Watch your patterns, take care of your health. We get one incredible life and it can be charmed and difficult.
Sharon Macey (30:17)
And both at the same time. Yeah. Oh, 100%. Yeah. And we've all been there. I think if you're a mom, you have experienced it.
Deb Mallin (30:20)
Yeah.
Right, and the wisdom now you have that wisdom to know how to balance that. And balance, you we talk about balance, I'm sure you've heard this before. People forget, like, if you're doing a balance, a pose or a bicycle, you lean a little bit this way, you lean a little bit that way. Eventually you're in the middle, but then you're going again backwards. And that's the gift of balance.
That's the beauty and the elegance of wisdom and learning that as we go, which you obviously have.
Sharon Macey (30:56)
Thank you, thank you. But I love what you just said and that is beautiful mom wisdom. So thank you for that. Deb, our time is drawing to a close. Have fun to connect with you today. Thank you for that. I have a question that I ask all of the amazing moms that I have the privilege of interviewing. And that is, since this is the Mom2More podcast, Deb Mallon, what is your more?
Deb Mallin (31:21)
more children served, more freedom to teach all children how they learn, a more literate nation.
a more beautiful life for everyone, for all the littles.
Sharon Macey (31:31)
That's beautiful. Thank you for that. Please tell our listeners where they can find you online, where they can find your company. Folks, everything is going to be in the show notes. So just throw it out there and tell everyone how they can connect with you.
Deb Mallin (31:46)
You can find more at mightydoodle.com. We're on Instagram. You can follow us there. We are on TikTok. No, no. ⁓ LinkedIn.
Sharon Macey (31:48)
haha
Deb Mallin (31:58)
If any of you moms want to connect on LinkedIn, women lift up other women. They hold the ceiling, they push you through the doors. So please feel free to connect with me personally on LinkedIn and follow Mighty Doodle and download Mighty Doodle and tell everyone you know who knows and loves children. And for anyone you know who's neurodivergent or not, want to just get your child ahead to find Mighty Doodle on their iPad and or iPhone.
Sharon Macey (32:21)
Great advice, great advice. And on LinkedIn, you are Deb Malin, correct? Okay, all the links are gonna be in there. Thank you for your time today, my friend. I mean, what an inspiring conversation. I just love where you're coming from and the goodness that you put out into the world and how you are paying it forward for generations. So thank you for that.
Deb Mallin (32:41)
Thanks for letting me share with you.