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Continue reading →: The Gift of a Tender Heart — Parenting a Child with Selective Mutism and Anxiety
My 5-year-old has selective mutism and deep anxiety. How I am learning to see his sensitivity as a strength, not something to fix.
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Continue reading →: Is It All in My Head? — Deciding to Get Assessed for Autism and ADHD as an Adult
At mid life, I sat across from a psychologist agreeing to a full autism and ADHD assessment. A reflection on self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and taking that first step.
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Continue reading →: The Ache for Meaning in the Middle — Searching for Purpose as a Neurodivergent Parent
A quiet ache has been rising — the search for meaning in midlife as a parent of neurodivergent children, navigating identity and purpose.
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Continue reading →: When You Feel Like You’re Drifting — The Quiet Sadness of Parenthood
There is a sadness that lingers in the pauses of parenting neurodivergent children. On feeling lost, unseen, and learning to hold space for yourself.
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Continue reading →: The Struggles of Becoming a Stay-at-Home Mum — Identity Loss and Finding Purpose Beyond Career
I went from a career in occupational therapy to full-time motherhood. On losing your professional identity and learning who you are outside of work.
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Continue reading →: Growing Into Ourselves: A Lesson in Self-Love for My Neurodivergent Children (and Myself)
How I am learning to teach my neurodivergent children self-acceptance and self-love when I am still learning it for myself.
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Continue reading →: The Circle of Life — A Neurodivergent Mother’s Reflection on Parenting, Growth, and Acceptance
Becoming a mother taught me what the Circle of Life really means. A reflection on acceptance, growth, and raising neurodivergent children with compassion.
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Continue reading →: A Legacy Left Unwritten — What Palliative Care Taught Me About Parenting and Purpose
I met a dying mother of two young boys when I was pregnant with my first. Her story changed how I think about legacy, parenting, and what truly matters.
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Continue reading →: Navigating Motherhood While Mourning the Life I Imagined — Grief, Gratitude, and Neurodivergent Parenting
I love my children deeply, but I grieve the life I imagined. On holding gratitude and grief together as a neurodivergent parent.
