How to stop the loneliness
Transforming profound loneliness into indispensable time spent in solitude is a crucial life skill for moms of children with special needs. We are no strangers to loneliness, and we need to learn how to live with it. At some point in our journey with our child, we have all experienced feeling alone, removed, unable to…
Moms, are you making these mistakes? (a 3.5 minute read)
#1 Don’t spend enough time just being a mom Trust me. I know how it is (and I have been guilty of it myself). You get so wrapped-up in wanting to provide your child with the best outcomes, that you put on your therapist hat for every waking moment (when you’re not wearing your taxi…
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Why you should totally join me on the crazy train!
How does she do it? When I meet new people, especially other moms of children with special needs, they are often taken aback by how much I have advocated for my daughter, and how much I have accomplished in my own life. I often get asked how I manage to do it all, and what…
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Soaring beyond therapy
I am often asked when is it ok to stop all intensive therapies with your child with life long special needs. When my daughter with mild-moderate special needs turned 10, my husband and I decided it was time to stop all therapies. Here is why…. Our decision was not an easy one to make. In fact,…
Advice to myself…
We all know that life happens. The past year, however, was perhaps the most trying time in my life as of yet. So when I finally resurfaced from the depths of the dark turbulent waters, I made a humbling observation…I can definitely work on taking my own advice… When you are trained in health and…
Finding a Voice
A while ago, I had the privilege of working with a unique little girl in grade 1. She had a pleasant but quiet personality, was painfully shy, and had developed a pattern of selective mutism at school. This little girl had an older sibling with moderate-severe special needs and significant behavioural issues that often disrupted…
