This episode names the invisible tax every parent carer pays - the emotional, physical and mental cost no report, EHC plan or NHS meeting ever acknowledges.

Short, honest, three practical hacks that actually lighten the load.

What We Cover

1. The Real Cost

Interrupted sleep. Millions of micro-decisions. Decision fatigue as a lifestyle.

Losing your identity. Losing friendships. Carrying a load the system doesn’t see.

You’re not imagining it - this life has a price.

2. Hack One: The “One Thing I’m Dropping” Rule

Once a week, pick one thing you’re dropping, pausing or doing the easy way - guilt-free.

This is capacity management, not “failing”.

3. Hack Two: The 10-Minute Capacity Reset

A tiny task that future-you will thank you for. We've even added in a few for Christmas too.

4. Hack Three: The Boundary Script (Updated)

Two scripts you can copy and paste exactly as they are. No softening. No apologising.

A)

“We can't take anything else on this week. If it's urgent, please send us the exact steps and the deadline.”

B)

“I need to be really honest with you. We are at full capacity here emotionally, physically, and mentally. And I can't take on another problem just now.

What is the absolute minimum you need from me?”

Use them with school, professionals, services, family - anyone trying to hand you one more thing.

Small, doable, and actually load-reducing.

Free Parent-Carer Resources

Many useful tools to help you get through the day can be found on our website:

https://lifeaspland.com/free-resources/