Tawana Talks: Nurturing the Woman Behind Their Child’s ADHD Diagnosis

I Didn’t Mean to Parent from Fear—But I Did

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This episode isn’t a how-to. It’s a heart-check. I’m talking about what it feels like to be the only parent—the one making all the decisions, holding all the weight, and trying to raise a child with ADHD while running on empty.

I didn’t mean to parent from fear. But sometimes, when survival is louder than softness, it happens. This is a real, reflective conversation about the moments we don’t post... and what happens when we finally name them.

No performance. No perfection. Just presence.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

  • A powerful post that triggered deep reflection

  • The difference between parenting from love and parenting from lack

  • What happens when survival becomes the only parenting strategy

  • How ADHD and emotional exhaustion collide

  • A reminder that naming the pattern is where healing begins

  • Why coaching and therapy matter—not for fixing, but for support

Reflective Questions:

    • What version of you is your child learning to survive
    • Where has fear crept into your parenting through exhaustion—not intention?
    • Have you been parenting from a place of depletion instead of connection?

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    Tawana Talks: Nurturing the Woman Behind Their Child’s ADHD DiagnosisBy Tawana L. Wiggins