Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - 

“You know, if you’re not happy where you live, chances are it’s not where you live, it’s you. “ 6:31

“What started out as a frenzy, like, ‘I have to stop this. I have to fix this.’  Turned into a, ‘Wow, look at all these tools in the world that can help me, help my kids, and then I realized, ‘Oh my gosh, they help me too!.’’ 10:16

“To stay optimistic, I am not optimistic when I need to be.” 33:04

“I have to remind myself, ‘You are here to celebrate the life you’ve been given.’  And like, when I start to feel, I’ve been feeling a lot of that vibration of change, with back to school, and like, when I start feeling that way, I have to say what is this here to teach me and then what can I do with this knowledge?” 41:17

“And then I had this epiphany like, lightning struck twice, what if this is a gift?  What if this isn’t happenstance or what if this is exactly how this was supposed to go and this is what was needed to be a catalyst for whatever is supposed to happen next? And then, I believed that.”  43:48

“I think it starts with really bringing our own differences to light and examining them because we can’t love and accept differences if we carry shame for our own differences.”  56:39

Guest Bio - 

Chrissy is a mom, wife, writer, picture taker, and World changer. She lives in the Central Valley of California with her husband Michael, and their two sons, Greyson and Parker. She is brave, honest, authentic and doesn’t ever give up when it matters. Knowing she couldn’t change the fact her sons have autism, she decided instead to work to change the world instead, relentlessly photographing life and sharing their story, while hoping there’s as much good in the world as she sees in her two boys.

Show Notes - 

0:00 - WIMTS Podcast Intro

0:23 - Introducing Chrissy Kelly

0:54 - Welcome

4:09 - Your Background and Beautiful Boys

13:14 - How Did You Start Writing Your Blog?

21:50 - What’s the Difference Between Patronizing and Inclusive?

26:27 - The Great Thing About Kids

28:38 - Middle School is Something to Be Survived

31:00 - How Do You Keep Your Optimism?

31:18 - BB Commercial

31:27 - Chrissy’s Answer on Keeping Optimism

35:38 - Fake It ‘Til You Make It

38:15 - Parents Experiencing Struggle

41:45 - Parker’s Diagnosis

45:40 - Road Trip Story 

52:06 - Back to School Expectations

57:16 - One Piece of Advice

57:55 - Where Can We Find You?

59:26 - WIMTS Podcast Closing

Links & Where to Find Chrissy - 

www.lifewithgreyson.com

IG - @lifewithgreysonandparker

FB - Life with Greyson and Parker