Overcome the Overwhelm for Special Needs Moms

In this episode, we're doing something a little different! I'm answering 10 personal questions about myself on the spot. No prep, no overthinking, just whatever comes to mind!

And I want you to play along, too, because sometimes answering a question on the spot can reveal things about ourselves we haven't stopped to notice.

You might be surprised by what your answers reveal about the expectations you put on yourself, the things you worry about, and what you actually need more of in your life.

So grab a cup of coffee, come hang out with me, and let's see what we learn about ourselves along the way!

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Have you ever made it to Sunday night and thought to yourself, “where the heck did the weekend go?” 

When we are overwhelmed and have a lot of mental energy going to the care of our families, it can be all too easy to not be intentional with how you spend your time. 

This episode is a replay of an oldie but a goodie, where I share 3 questions to ask yourself that help you stay present and be intentional with your time.

You know that thing you’ve been putting off because you just do NOT want to deal with it?

The email you need to send.The paperwork you need to fill out.The phone call you need to make.The pile of stuff you need to put away.

You keep avoiding it because you’re trying to avoid the dread you feel when you think about doing it.

But what if avoiding the dread is actually making it worse?

In this episode, I’m sharing a simple, and incredibly useful tool called Dread Sprints that helps you do the opposite of what your brain wants to do when you’re procrastinating.

This is a simple little mindset shift that can help you stop dragging the same task around with you all day, all week, or all month.

If you have something you’ve been avoiding, you’ll want to listen to this one.

What if the reason you’re struggling isn’t because you need to try harder?

When a plant isn’t doing well, we don’t immediately blame the plant. We look at the sunlight, water, soil, pot, and environment and ask, “What does this plant need in order to thrive?”

But when WE are struggling, we’re much more likely to turn inward and decide we’re the problem. We need to be more productive, or more disciplined, or better organized.

In this episode, I’m inviting you to approach yourself a little differently.

You’ll learn how to get curious about what you actually need in order to function well, create more ease, have more joy, and show up more fully in your life. Not as a way to blame your circumstances or avoid responsibility, but as a way to stop wasting energy fighting yourself and start making intentional changes that actually help.

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Have you ever looked around at everything that needs to be done and thought, I can't handle this, it's just all too much?

When you're a special needs mom, it's easy for the house, the paperwork, the appointments, and all the little things you've been putting off to start feeling like one giant, impossible problem.

But overwhelm isn't always a sign that you have too much to do. Sometimes, it's a sign that your brain has lost track of what's actually important, what's manageable, and what can wait.

In this episode, we'll talk about how to get some of that mental weight off your shoulders, figure out what actually needs your attention, and stop feeling like every task is an emergency.

Because you don't need to get your whole life together today. You need a way to see what's in front of you and know, Okay, I can handle this.

“I didn’t choose this.”

If you’ve ever thought that as a special needs mom, you’re not alone.

There are parts of this life you never would have picked. And sometimes, that can leave you feeling angry, resentful, or stuck wishing things were different.

In this episode, we’re taking that thought and putting it through a process that will help lift the heavy pain that comes with it.

The goal isn't to convince you that thought isn't true, or that you should just be grateful.

It’s to help you see that even in a life you didn’t choose, you may have more agency, choice, and freedom than you realize.

In episode 246, we talked about what it means to have confidence as a special needs mom, and why it's more important than you might think.

In this episode, I'm sharing the easy, simple ways you can start BUILDING that confidence in your own life.

I share:

• How confidence impacts your daily life as a mom
• How to build self-trust with small, doable actions
• Overcoming the need for external approval
• Why you should listen to your gut and instincts

As a special needs mom, you can be incredibly capable and still constantly second-guess yourself, overthink, seek reassurance, worry about what other people think, or feel like you should be handling things better.

In this episode, we’ll talk about what confidence actually is, the signs that you may be lacking confidence, and why building confidence is so important when you’re raising a child with disabilities.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What confidence really means

• Why perfectionism, people-pleasing, overthinking, and self-doubt can be connected to confidence

• Why confidence matters so much for special needs moms

• How confidence can change the way you navigate your life, your parenting, and the challenges that come with raising a child with disabilities

This is Part One of a two-part conversation about confidence. In the next episode, we’ll talk about how to actually rebuild self-trust and become more confident.

If you have 5 minutes, I honestly think this might be one of the most impactful things you can do for yourself.

Just 5 minutes of writing.

Journaling can help you get thoughts out of your head, process emotions, see situations more clearly, and notice patterns you might not see when you're just trying to push through your day.

And when you're a special needs mom carrying approximately 47,000 thoughts at any given moment? 😂 Getting some of them OUT of your head can make a huge difference.

In this week's episode, I'm sharing 4 simple writing exercises that I’ve found to be some of the most impactful, not because they take a long time, but because they can actually change the way you think and feel.

You don't need to be “a journaler" or have a pretty notebook, and you definitely don't need an hour.

Despite what many might think, perfectionism isn't striving for excellence... it's fear.

It's our brain's attempt to avoid feeling something we are afraid of feeling, like failure or embarrassment.

In this episode, I'm sharing my personal experience with perfectionism and the surprising antidote that came from something my 9 year old daughter said.