On The Hard Days

Ep. 89 Mom Kristen Kollgaard on Accepting Dual Truths: When You Really Don't Like Motherhood, But You Really Love Your Kid


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About This Episode: I'm so appreciative of the REALNESS Mom Kristen brings to this conversation. She tells it like it is, while simultaneously reminding us that it's okay to not enjoy this ride of parenting a neurodivergent child, and that things are REALLY, really hard. Here are just a few of the topics we discussed:

-Am I imagining/exaggerating symptoms?
-When a diagnosis is validating
-Why do other people question your child's diagnosis?
-"If this feels harder than it should be, it probably is."
-Guilt for admitting that you don't enjoy this.
-Early signs of Autism

Kristen welcomes you to reach out to her and say hello! She's on IG @kkollgaard and email is: [email protected]
Please shower Kristen with love and support by SHARING this episode with a mom who needs to hear her story!

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