Keaton It Real

Join us as Matthew discusses thoughts on Disability Pride Month and the social media content it produces. Helpful? Harmful? Well-intended? Sit with us as we digest and reflect on advocacy, allyship, and all the personal stories we share along the way. Thanks for being with us! 

Thanks for joining us! This week we discuss taking the kids to the zoo, surviving weekly Mass as a family, and making new friends! If you're still feeling buried by your struggles, we get it. We hope you'll join us as we celebrate a few of our little wins along the way. 

Debating whether or not you should "get your child on medication?" If so, which one? How much? For how long? DISCLAIMER: We're not professionals, but we've DEFINITELY grappled with these questions! If you're currently in the fog while you consider your options, join us as we share our experiences, anxieties, and successes with medication. Then, as always, have a conversation with trusted doctors and caregivers. Thanks for joining us! 

Having a hard time recognizing and empathizing with the unique struggles of your little one because their "disability" isn't easy to see? Struggling with the word "disability?" We get it. Join us as we discuss grief, strength, and finding more empathetic ways to meet our kids where they are. Thanks for being with us!

Struggling with your temper? Having a hard time identifying WHY your fuse is so short? We get it. On this week's episode, we consult a section from How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids by Carla Naumburg, PhD. The book has an illuminating section on what triggers are, why they may not be your fault, and why our iced coffees and smartphones may not be helping to manage them. Thanks again for joining us! 

We survived! Lara handpicked the curriculum, planned the lessons, and spent a school year teaching two of the three boys through successes, setbacks, meltdowns, and everything in-between. We discuss the highs and lows of the school year and our plans for the future. Thanks, as always, for choosing to spend your time with us! 

Do you struggle with other parents who micro-manage every playground visit or moment of freedom? Do you struggle with BEING one of those parents, sometimes? We get it. Join us as we discuss letting go of the urge to control, and dealing with the anger we feel when adults get a little too coarse as they interrupt play time. 

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Struggling to adjust to a new rhythm of life as your child has to split time between different homes? Dealing with the ebb and flow of those new emotions? We get it. This episode tackles the simple, complicated, aggravating and wonderful world of co-parenting. Everyone's experience is different, but we'd like to share ours with the hope that it will help you feel seen and heard! We talk about the importance of communication, patience, and growing into a new phase of adulthood. Thanks, and we hope you enjoy!

Ever feel like you're the assistant manager of the parenting team? Do the kids bypass you to speak to someone with "real authority?" Yeah. Us, too. Lara and Matthew discuss the two-parent dynamic where one parent feels more/less capable and in-charge than the other. Thanks, as always, for joining us! 

Ever feel like you're doing too much? Feeling a pressure to avoid resting? Worried there's no "space" for other things in your life? Us, too. Join us for a discussion on the creeping onset of burnout and the importance of making margin for the important things in your life.