Maintaining Your Physical Health as a Special Needs Mom

I disappeared. I know.  Though I do write on my Facebook page at times if you want to keep up with me there. Let’s jump right back to the series, though. Even though this is a hard topic. We hear all the time about self-care and usually it involves talk on bubble baths or a …

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Five Tools to Help Answer: Who Are You?

In a previous post of this series (yeah, I know, it was forever ago), I emphasized the importance of self knowledge. You need to know yourself in order to know how to best care for yourself and how to best do your job of being a special needs mom. And bonus: learning about your own …

Special Needs Moms: You Need to Talk About It

Yep, this is a post about counseling. And let's just start off right away with a few points. Getting counseling doesn't mean you're crazy. Getting counseling doesn't mean you're weak. Getting counseling doesn't mean you automatically need medication. So now that that is out of the way: Counseling. It’s a suggestion that gets tossed around …

Special Needs Moms: Self Care Requires Self Knowledge

Happy New Year, everyone! You got through the holidays! Yay! They’re over! Just me? Now we’ve got a new year, with a new start, and hopefully it’s the start of a good year. Onward and upward, right? We’ve talked before about how being a special needs mom is a job. It’s not a vacation. And …