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Joanne Lynam

Joanne is a proud mother of 3 adult children, an advocate and mentor for people with disabilities and their families. Joanne believes it’s important to look outside the square, she says you can’t solve any problem with the same thinking that created it, and you have to ‘look differently’.

As a young married woman becoming a mother was very important to her. However, motherhood did not come easily, she and her husband Greg were told that it would be impossible for them to have a child. Joanne put her ‘out of the box’ thinking to work. Joanne and Greg adopted 2 boys from Sri Lanka. Joanne thought her family was complete. But there was a surprise in store for her.

In 1994 she discovered she was pregnant after 14 years of marriage and being told  a child was out of the question, but she was pregnant. At precisely 9 weeks and 3 days into the pregnancy she had a vision in meditation of the child she was carrying. She saw clearly that it was a girl and that the child had Down syndrome. Joanne says that at this moment in time she felt incredibly still, peaceful and calm as if she was being held. She arose from her meditation with an absolute knowing that the child she was carrying had Down syndrome and this was the child she was meant to have. She knew that she had signed a contract long ago with this little girl, to be her mother. Joanne says that it was much later that she came to understand that her purpose was woven with that of her daughter. My role is to support Emma to spread her message that each person is here for a reason, each person has a job to do while they are here. Emma’s role is to show the value of all people, and that when we see each person as a gift we lift the consciousness of the entire planet.

Emma Lynam

Emma Lynam is a young business woman in Townsville North Queensland, Australia.

She is the owner and operator of a confidential shredding serviced called Master Shredder. The business offers on-site shredding. All the waste generated by the business is taken to a local farm where it is used to prevent weeds and help with water retention.

When she isn’t working Emma enjoys going out to dinner, movies and live concerts. One of her favourite shows is Manpower whom she has seen several times. In her spare time Emma also loves to travel, she has been to Japan, New Zealand and Canada, and she is currently planning a trip back to Japan later this year.

Emma also happens to have Down syndrome, Autism, a cleft pallet and she is deaf with limited verbal communication. But none of this has stopped her from living a great life.