CanvasRebel Magazine · Stories & Insights · August 2026
Meet Ronalda Sullivan
In a candid conversation with CanvasRebel, Ronalda shares the deeply personal story behind Dream Differently® — how her son’s autism diagnosis and the end of a 22-year marriage taught her that an unexpected chapter never has the authority to determine the rest of your story.
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“Long before I ever named a company Dream Differently, I was doing what I believe most of us do without even realizing it. I was dreaming.”
Ronalda opens up about the quiet dreams every mother carries — first words, conversations in the car, the day her son would say "Mommy, I love you." Then autism entered the picture, and with it the possibility that he might never communicate using spoken words.
What followed was a journey through fear, grief, and eventually a profound reframing: that communication is much bigger than words, and that love can be expressed without ever being put into a sentence. Years later, the end of her 22-year marriage asked her to release a future once more — and to dream another one.
That lived experience became the foundation of her work with women navigating diagnosis, divorce, loss, caregiving, and the quiet realization that the life they built no longer fits the woman they are becoming.
Moments From the Interview
Sometimes you don’t need to stop dreaming. You need permission to dream differently.
On the origin of Dream Differently®
Different does not mean there is no dream. It means you may have to release the picture you were holding long enough to recognize another one.
On her son’s autism diagnosis
The dream can change without the dream being over.
On rebuilding after disruption
A Conversation Worth Reading
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