Overcome the Overwhelm for Special Needs Moms

As special needs moms, it is easy to find yourself not feeling like a “real mom.” It’s easy to get caught up in the care tasks, and easy to feel like other moms are speaking a completely different language than you. But at the end of the day, it is the love you have for yourself child that makes you a real mom, not your day to day experiences.

Want to feel happier and calmer in less than 10 minutes a day? Listen in to learn 3 easy, quick ways to allow more happiness into your day, and feel calmer even when life is stressful.

As special needs moms, it is so common for us to be awaiting the next bad thing, the next illness, the next hospitalization... the other shoe to drop... when things are going smoothly. In this episode, we dive into the ways this mentality shows up, and how it is doubling our stress and keeping us from being present in the moment.

In this episode, I share with you the difference between gratitude and appreciation. Appreciation can be a great tool to get us through the hard days, the unpredictable days, as a special needs parent.

The holidays can bring up so many hard emotions for special needs parents. It can bring up sadness, grief, jealousy, resentment. In this episode, I share with you my holiday experience and struggles as a mom to a child with disabilities, and the tools I use to cope with the most magical time of year. Mentioned in this episode is Emily Kingsley’s poem “Welcome to Holland” https://www.dsasc.ca/uploads/8/5/3/9/8539131/welcome_to_holland.pdf [Also, join me for a free live training 11/14/2021 at 7pm CDT] https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/FC1lqVd/Freecourse

Having control in life is not a circumstance issue, but rather a thinking issue. Your life may feel like you have no control in it, but you are in fact more in control than you may even realize. We may not be able to control other people’s actions, or our circumstances, but we CAN control our own actions, decisions, and how we show up in life.

Join me as I interview a very special guest, my very own husband, and get insight on his experience as a special needs father! I think we can all agree that there just aren’t as many resources for dads out there, but I hope that this episode helps you know that you are not alone.

In this episode, we take a look at some of the signs and symptoms of caregiver burnout and easy ways you can start to reduce the chronic stress that leads to burnout. Caregiver burnout does not mean you are a bad mom, it does not mean you are doing a bad job, it is just your body’s way of survival. If you think you may be struggling with burnout and would like help, go to lowerylifecoaching.com to sign up for a free insight call to learn more about Overcome the Overwhelm.

Being a special needs mom isn’t always fun is it?

Especially on those days where the extender gets pulled out while tube feeding and now your brand new couch is once again covered in stomach contents..... 😅

...Or on those days where you’ve got a mile long list of appointments and you’re running on 2 hours of crappy sleep.... 🥱

But every single day, good or bad, we have a choice:

1️⃣We get to decide if we are going to be miserable all day long

2️⃣We get to decide we are going to figure out a way to find the fun, even on a crappy day.

And I know what you may be thinking, “Fun?! She wants me to have FUN right now?! Has she lost her mind?!”

Maybe. Just maybe I have.

But hear me out, would you rather have a crappy day where you are miserable, or would you rather have a crappy day that you consciously decided to try to smile, bring the joy and find the fun in the situation?

I’ll take door #2 Monty!

So ask yourself, how can I find the fun today?

How can I create some fun today?

Or try reminding yourself:

Today can be hard AND fun!

Today can be challenging AND happy!

Because you know what? Even though life of a special needs mom isn’t a walk in the park, you still deserve to have fun.

Special needs moms are Busy with a capital B... trust me I know!

But I want to let you in on a little secret that I like to teach my clients....

It’s not a matter of having more time. It’s a matter of FEELING busy.

I promise you, if I was to wave a magic wand and give you an extra 5 hours in your day, you would still feel like it’s not enough!

But why?

It’s simply because busy is not a time issue. If you want to feel like you have more time in your days, you have to feel less busy.

With all of the appointments, insurance phone calls, pharmacy pickups, preauthorizations to chase... it’s easy to feel busy.

But I want you to imagine how different your life would look if you didn’t ever feel busy. How would the things you do or didn’t do be different? How would your results differ at the end of the day? How would you feel at the end of the day?

I want to share with you 3 easy ways to “add more time” to your day... (a.k.a. Feel less busy 😉)

Also, if you are interested in working with me, I am currently enrolling for my 12 week program Overcome the Overwhelm.

Go to lowerylifecoaching.com to learn more and sign up.