About the Real Mom: Lyette Reback

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30 Years Parenting Experience

16 Children - 4 Adoptions

A Real Mom

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Born in the heart of Texas

Lyette Reback’s roots run deep—raised by an oil-rig inventor and ex-Marine father and a proper socialite mother. An only child, she sharpened her edge at Hockaday Boarding School in Dallas before earning a Communications degree from Palm Beach Atlantic University. She met her husband, David Reback, in Juno Beach, Florida, and two whirlwind weeks later, they were engaged. With hearts open to God’s plan, they welcomed as many kids as came their way—and God delivered 16 (10 girls, 6 boys). Now, still knee-deep in parenting, Lyette’s mom journey spans three generations, from her millennial eldest to her Gen Alpha youngest. A nonprofit founder (BelieveWithMe.com) and a speaker with grit and grace, she’s launching Real Moms Only, a podcast that trades polished platitudes for raw, real talk. With ages 8 to 30 under her wing, Lyette’s uniting moms in the trenches—toddlers, teens, and all in between—where vulnerability reigns and laughter keeps you sane.

Mother of the Reback Family

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