Overcome the Overwhelm for Special Needs Moms

Overcome the Overwhelm for Special Needs Moms

By Lauren LoweryEducationSelf-Improvement
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Overcome the Overwhelm for Special Needs Moms episodes

  • 114. My Word of the Year
    I don’t do New Year’s resolutions, and I don’t set massive sky-high goals at the beginning of a new year.
    But I do choose a word. 
    I decide on a theme, a core message, that I want to be my guiding light over the next 12 months. 
    In this episode, I am opening up about my word of the year, why I picked it, and my exact process of how I chose it. 
    *****
    -QUESTIONS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE-
    •What did you love about last year?
    •What would you like to change about last year?
    •What do you want to have more of in your life?
    •How do you want to feel about the upcoming year once it’s complete?
    •What are some things you love and are passionate about?
    •What are some things you should let go of in 2024?
    •What would you like to change about yourself in the upcoming year?
    •What is your #1 priority for the upcoming year?
    34 min
  • 113. What if We Treated Time Like Money?
    We meticulously plan how we spend our dollars, but when it comes to our limited minutes and hours.... well, most of us take the "wing it" approach.
    But what would your day look like if you valued your time as much as you'd value millions of dollars?
    Listen in to hear exactly how we waste time, and what we can do about it.
    13 min
  • 112. The Secret to Living Life to the Fullest as a Special Needs Parent
    Ever feel stuck in the daily grind, just barely surviving?
    In this episode, I take you through a powerful exercise in setting priorities in your life that will help get you out of that rut and focused on the most important things.
    Grab some paper and a pen, because you are not going to want to miss out on figuring out your Top 5 Things in Life.
    18 min
  • 111. The Truth About Therapies and Early Interventions

    A lot of us get trapped thinking that there is one RIGHT treatment or therapy that is the key to helping our child hit those milestones. 


    We tend to think that if we just do ENOUGH research, we will surely find that one thing that will help them ______. (fill in the blank with walk, talk, sleep through the night…)


    But when we get trapped in this mentality, it leaves us focused on the wrong things, exhausted, and stressed out. 


    In this episode, we talk about a different way to approach this topic and a different way to think about your child’s therapies and early interventions. 

    21 min
  • 110. It Ain’t Easy, But It’s Worth It
    Sometimes it takes extra effort to make memories and experiences happen when you are a parent to a child with disabilities. More planning, effort, and energy goes into those vacations, outings, and holidays.
    And sometimes it can be easy to get caught up in how hard it all is and miss out on the joy.
    In this episode, I am sharing a recent experience of ours from a family vacation to one of the least accessible places we have been, and what I took away from the experience.
    20 min
  • 109. 3 Ways to Make the Rest of the Year Easier
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    For most families, the last two months of the year are BUSY. With our schedules packed full of holiday parties, school programs, and all the seasonal festivities, it can be incredibly easy to feel like you are always rushing around with too much to do and not enough time.
    And let's face it, this can make the holiday season hard to enjoy.
    In this episode, I am sharing 3 unique ways that you can drop that holiday overwhelm and instead spend your time enjoying the things that matter most to you.
    29 min
  • 108. When Everything Feels Like a Fight
    As special needs parents, we are no strangers to the constant battle of advocating for our children.
    But showing up to that fight from a place of frustration only leaves us emotionally drained and exhausted.
    But what if there was a way to keep on fighting for what our children deserve in a more effective, sustainable way?
    Listen in to this episode to find out how.
    21 min
  • 107. Questions to Ask When Your To-Do List is Overwhelming
    When you are feeling overwhelmed by all the demands of life, do you tend to check out and procrastinate? This is typically followed by a series of questions we ask ourselves, like “How am I supposed to do all of this?” or “Why can’t I handle this?”
    But asking dead-end quesitons like these keeps our brains shut off from problem solving and the creativity needed to find solutions.
    In this episode, I’m sharing a better type of question to ask yourself that will help you get out of that overwhelmed state and feeling confident that you can handle it all.
    17 min
  • 106. Show Up and Bring Coffee with Megan Amrich
    Sometimes those closest to us just aren’t sure how to support us. Sometimes we as special needs moms don’t know exactly how to ask for help.
    In this episode, I’m chatting with author Megan Amrich, who answers both problems in her newest book “Show Up and Bring Coffee.”
    Listen in to hear our conversations about everything from the guilt that comes with a failure to thrive diagnosis to boy band kareoke.
    Get your copy of “Show Up and Bring Coffee”:
    https://joyfulbraveawesome.com/book/
    Follow Megan:
    https://www.facebook.com/joyfulBraveAwesome
    https://www.instagram.com/joyfulbraveawesome
    44 min
  • 105. The Sneaky Signs of Parental Burnout
    You may already be aware of the main signs of burnout, but sometimes burnout can be showing up in ways we don’t even notice. Listen in to hear 5 ways burnout might be showing up for you and what you can start doing about it.
    22 min

About Overcome the Overwhelm for Special Needs Moms

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Overcome the Overwhelm for Special Needs Moms is your go-to podcast for breaking through the emotional struggles of raising a child with a disability. Hosted by a life coach and mom who truly gets it, each episode is packed with no-nonsense advice to help you stop living in survival mode, ditch the guilt, and keep from burning out.

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