On The Hard Days

About This Episode: Today I'm sharing my Wednesday Win! On Wednesdays, I'm shifting my perspective and sharing something positive from the last week in my home. Wins may be tiny, but I'll try to celebrate them nonetheless! This week, I'm talking about our new Motivation Chart to earn extra screen time - shockingly, it's going really well! (Jump on to IG to see the actual charts in my stories!)

Did you have a win this week? I ALWAYS welcome YOUR thoughts! Feel free to DM me on IG (@on.the.hard.days) or email me: [email protected]. This podcast is what it is because of YOU.

And speaking of the podcast, I'm working towards a BIG goal - 100K downloads!

The best way to reach our 100K download goal is to:
1) Subscribe to the podcast - your device will automatically download new episodes!
2) Share the show with others - think therapists, pediatricians, and teachers!
3) Leave a rating/review for the show - the Apple algorithm will push the show out to more moms who need the support and validation!

THANK YOU, so very much, for your continued support!

About This Episode: It's Toolbox Tuesday! On Tuesdays, I'm sharing with you resources that are helping my family and may just help yours as well. These resources may be books, videos, social media accounts, or just tips, tools, and strategies we're using. Today, I'm specifically talking about OCD and the resources I'm currently digging into!

I ALWAYS welcome YOUR thoughts! Feel free to DM me on IG (@on.the.hard.days) or email me: [email protected]. This podcast is what it is because of YOU.

And speaking of the podcast, I'm working towards a BIG goal - 100K downloads!

The best way to reach our 100K download goal is to:
1) Subscribe to the podcast - your device will automatically download new episodes!
2) Share the show with others - think therapists, pediatricians, and teachers!
3) Leave a rating/review for the show - the Apple algorithm will push the show out to more moms who need the support and validation!

THANK YOU, so very much, for your continued support!

About This Episode: It's Mama Monday! This week, I'm chatting with the hilarious and vulnerable Bunmi Laditan (of Honest Toddler fame!). She's raising neurodivergent kids (and is neurodivergent herself) and man, she really gets it! Here are just some of the topics we discussed:

-Always having to prove that her kids struggle and need help
-Is it coddling if you're trying to avoid a meltdown?
-Navigating this life together with similar neurodivergent traits
-When you're no longer your child's safe person - and how to become one again
-Prioritizing relationships under your roof
-How important it is for your kids to be accepted in their homes
-How she leans on faith on a daily basis
-Creating peace in the home - how to start

Please shower Bunmi with love and support by SHARING this episode with a mom who needs to hear her story! Find Bunmi on Instagram under Bunmi Laditan and Honest Toddler!

MORE:
-I'm giving my first FREE MomTalk, entitled "Raising a Neurodivergent Kid? The #1 Way to Avoid Burnout - And You Can Do It *Today*!" Grab a spot and join me at ontheharddays.com/momtalk!

-Mothers Together is opening its door for new members soon! Head over to ontheharddays.com/motherstogether starting 12/12!

-Subscribe to On The Hard Days via Apple, Spotify, or however you get your podcasts.  *Please leave a review*  to spread the word to other moms around the world!

About This Episode: It's our first Father Friday!! Dad Brent was so vulnerable in sharing what it's like from a dad's perspective to raise a neurodivergent child with challenging behaviors. I'm so excited to you all to hear what he has to say - and if YOU know a dad who might want to share his story, send him this episode, and then have him reach out to me! Here's just some of what we discussed:

-Frightening febrile seizures
-Play therapy experience with a child with severe ADHD
-Hearing negative self talk with Mood Disregulation Disorder
-When your child is on a cocktail of drugs for physical and mental health
-Accepting your child isn't an extension of you and that you can only help them with acceptance
-Marriage counseling works - after objecting to it for a long time
-Realizing you have to parent him differently, and how weird that looks to everyone else
-Being on high alert all the time

 I ALWAYS welcome YOUR thoughts! Feel free to DM me on IG (@on.the.hard.days) or email me: [email protected]. This podcast is what it is because of YOU.

And speaking of the podcast, I'm working towards a BIG goal - 100K downloads by 2/1/23!

The best way to reach our 100K download goal is to:
1) Subscribe to the podcast - your device will automatically download new episodes!
2) Share the show with others - think therapists, pediatricians, and teachers!
3) Leave a rating/review for the show - the Apple algorithm will push the show out to more moms who need the support and validation!

THANK YOU, so very much, for your continued support! 

About This Episode: It's Thursday Thoughts Day! On Thursdays, I'm sharing a story with you about my life, answering your questions, or just sharing what's on my mind. Today, I'm reflecting on my Instagram/TikTok series, "What Moms of Neurodivergent Kids Wish They Could Say Out Loud" with Part 1: "It's emotionally draining."

I ALWAYS welcome YOUR thoughts! Feel free to DM me on IG (@on.the.hard.days) or email me: [email protected]. This podcast is what it is because of YOU.

And speaking of the podcast, I'm working towards a BIG goal - 100K downloads!

The best way to reach our 100K download goal is to:
1) Subscribe to the podcast - your device will automatically download new episodes!
2) Share the show with others - think therapists, pediatricians, and teachers!
3) Leave a rating/review for the show - the Apple algorithm will push the show out to more moms who need the support and validation!

THANK YOU, so very much, for your continued support!

About This (Bonus) Episode: I'm pushing towards a HUGE goal, my friends. I'm trying to reach 100K downloads by the two year anniversary of this show, which is 1/21/23. And this goal fits - because as it turns out, I've got a lot to say.

For the next two months, you'll be hearing from me Monday-Friday, and the episodes will be theme-based:

Mama Mondays - What you're used to - a mom of a ND kid shares her story!

Toolbox Tuesdays -  I'm sharing a tip, a resource, or a strategy so you can add it to your toolbox!

Wednesday Wins - I'm sharing the little wins in my home over the past week!

Thursday Thoughts - I'll be reflecting on my experience in raising my kids, starting with the current Reels series "What Moms of Neurodivergent Kids Wish They Could Say Out Loud".

Father Fridays - I'm recording with dads! They're sharing their perspectives on their parenting journeys.

The best way to reach our 100K download goal is to:
1) Subscribe to the podcast - your device will automatically download new episodes!
2) Share the show with others - think therapists, pediatricians, and teachers!
3) Leave a rating/review for the show - the Apple algorithm will push the show out to more moms who need the support and validation!

THANK YOU, so very much, for your continued support!

About This Episode: My friend and Mothers Together mama Sarah joined me on the show to talk about what it's like to raise a child who doesn't adhere to what society thinks is the correct way to "be" - and that's especially hard when we, as mothers, WERE that type of child. Here are just some of the topics we discussed:

-Reminding ourselves that it's not that we're doing something wrong - it's just hard.
-No one understands when your child masks in public.
-Bad behavior (and good behavior!) isn't indicative of our parenting
-Worrying about how our children's struggles reflects on us as mothers

Please shower Sarah with love and support by SHARING this episode with a mom who needs to hear her story!

MORE:
-I'm giving my first FREE MomTalk, entitled "Raising a Neurodivergent Kid? The #1 Way to Avoid Burnout - And You Can Do It *Today*!" Grab a spot and join me at ontheharddays.com/momtalk!

-Mothers Together is opening its door for new members soon! Head over to ontheharddays.com/motherstogether starting 12/12!

-Subscribe to On The Hard Days via Apple, Spotify, or however you get your podcasts.  *Please leave a review*  to spread the word to other moms around the world!

About This Episode: Happy Thanksgiving, my friends! And while I am SO thankful for all of you and your support, I also know how hard this day (and all holidays) can be for us and our neurodivergent kids. Take a listen to this short episode as you gear up for the day!

MORE:
-I'm giving my first FREE MomTalk, entitled "Raising a Neurodivergent Kid? The #1 Way to Avoid Burnout - And You Can Do It *Today*!" Grab a spot and join me at ontheharddays.com/momtalk!

-Subscribe to On The Hard Days via Apple, Spotify, or however you get your podcasts.  *Please leave a review*  to spread the word to other moms around the world!

About This Episode: Mom Becky and I had an amazing, relatable conversation that needs two parts! (Listen to Part 1 HERE!) Becky is raising multiple neurodivergent kids and is neurodivergent herself. She's been able to shed the standards that our society claims as "normal" in order to save her own mental health, and that of her children. Here are just some of the topics we discussed:

-If we don't believe in ourselves as moms, we don't believe in our kids either
-Not everyone is qualified to help you with your child
-What is your relationship with yourself?
-"Self care" doesn't have to look a certain way
-The importance of finding the right therapist

Please shower Becky with love and support by SHARING this episode with a mom who needs to hear her story!

MORE:
-I'm giving my first FREE MomTalk, entitled "Raising a Neurodivergent Kid? The #1 Way to Avoid Burnout - And You Can Do It *Today*!" Grab a spot and join me at ontheharddays.com/momtalk!

-Subscribe to On The Hard Days via Apple, Spotify, or however you get your podcasts.  *Please leave a review*  to spread the word to other moms around the world!

About This Episode: Welcome to my special series "Mentors Speak"! Every day this week, I'm going live on Instagram with the mentors of my upcoming course, Mothers Evolve. Sign ups are going on right now (sign up here!), but only for one week, as we gear up for the January start of this program. This is the last mentor - the amazing Avril Brown!

Avril gets me in a way that I've never experienced before. Chronic illness, both physical and mental, can often stem from nervous system dysregulation - especially for moms raising neurodivergent kids. Here's what we discussed:

-How to get out of our own heads
-The connection to chronic illness
-What does nervous system dysregulation look like?

Interested in Mothers Evolve? Doors are open NOW, but only through 11/20!  Click here for more information!