Overcome the Overwhelm for Special Needs Moms

1. Who are the people who mean the most to you in life?

2. How much quality time did you spend with them yesterday?

3. Tomorrow, how can you be intentional about spending quality time with them?

Spending quality time with those that we love doesn’t just benefit the other person, it also benefits us. Quality time and true connection are some of the best ways to reduce stress and get out of survival mode.

Traveling with your special needs child can be stressful and leave you feeling anxious. What if you forget a medication? What if they get sick? What about getting through the airport security with all of that medical equipment? Sometimes our brains try to convince us that because of all these worries, a family vacation isn’t even worth it. Why even bother right? But sometimes the easy way is not the thing that will fulfill you, not the path that will bring you so many wonderful memories. In this episode, I share 5 tips of traveling, and they aren’t your average travel tips.

We talk a lot about the things you need to do in order to get out of survival mode, but in this episode we are talking about the 3 things to STOP doing if you want to go from surviving to thriving. Note: enrollment for Overcome the Overwhelm Spring sessions closes February 23rd! Go to lowerylifecoaching.com to learn more and sign up.

In this episode, we talk about one of the most common things I coach on-how to get more therapy exercises done each week. One of the big things that keeps moms from doing more with their child is “all or nothing” mentality. When we think we can’t get it all done or we think we can’t do it perfectly, our brains decide to not do it at all.

Part two of medical triggers! Last episode we talked about what they are and why we have them, this week we dive into how to start moving forward and learn to overcome them.

Enrollment for Overcome the Overwhelm is now open! Go to Lowerylifecoaching.com to learn more and register.

Part one of a two part series on medical triggers. Our brains, if left to their own devices, feed off of past experiences.

If in the past your child has gotten sick and had to be taken to the ER, or ended up in the PICU, or had to have surgery...

Your brain then connects signs of illnesses to extreme danger, and sets off into fight or flight mode, even if there isn’t any extreme danger present.

So if your child starts coughing, your thoughts starts spiraling, your anxiety goes through the roof, and all you can think about is that worst case scenario. In this episode, we dive into understanding the why behind triggers so that we can learn to manage them and move forward in healthier, more helpful ways.

Last week we talked about why 95% of diets fail. We talked about how food is used to avoid feelings, and keeps you stuck in survival mode. Well, this week we talk about what to actually do about it! When we take care of our mental health, we can take better care of our physical health.

Part one of a two part series. This isn’t a conversation about thin bodies, about losing weight, this is a conversation about how eating food to avoid negative emotions is keeping so many moms stuck in survival mode. This is a conversation how overeating, stress eating, and emotional eating are keeping you from the life you want to live. Diets don’t address the root cause of the problem, they are a bandaid fix to a symptom of a much bigger issue of why we turn to food in times of stress.

Everything from how to crush a pill instantly to how to make the most out of life as a special needs mom. This episode is full of my favorite life lessons learned in 2021!

This short and sweet episode is all about treating yourself with the same love as you do your own children, your friends, and loved ones you invite into your home.