The Mildly Crushing It Podcast

(Warning: Adult Language.) No names, no judgement - just your honest confessions about parenthood. This time: The truth about not wishing this life on anyone, and navigating the world’s relentless positivity.

(Warning: Adult Language.) Today we’re talking about being the default parent in a special needs household — the keeper of appointments, IEPs, meltdowns, meds, midnight Google spirals, and the emotional shock absorber for literally everyone. It’s the weight. The resentment. The fierce love. The exhaustion. And the sobering truth that no one is coming to save you.

(Warning: Adult Language.) No names, no judgement - just your honest confessions. Welcome to the circus motherf#@%ers. Are you a juggler or the ringleader?

(Warning: Adult Language.) What happens when your child doesn’t follow the “normal” timeline? We’re unpacking special needs milestones, the grief and the pride that can exist at the same time, and what it really means to celebrate progress the world doesn’t always recognize. Because every bit of progress counts — and showing up for our kids exactly where they are is what truly matters.

(Warning: Adult Language.) No names, no judgement - just your honest conversation. Our second brutally honest round of Cocktail Confessions! Kids acting like little $h!ts, and the thought we’re never supposed to admit: I didn't ask for this.

In this episode, we’re checking in on our mental health… and spoiler alert: it’s not great. We talk current stress levels, overloaded nervous systems, and what it feels like to love your kids deeply while also being completely tapped out. No fixing, no pretending—just honest mom talk, a little dark humor, and the reminder that if you’re not okay right now, you’re definitely not alone. Grab a drink and come sit with us. 

(Warning: Adult language.) It’s our very first Cocktail Confession mini episode and whew… you did not hold back. We asked for your deepest, darkest thoughts and now we’re anonymously reading them, reacting in real time, and unpacking it all while sipping our house cocktail. No names, no judgment—just honest conversation, nervous laughter, and that comforting reminder that you are absolutely not alone in the thoughts you think you’re not supposed to have.

Welcome to our brand new mini episode series: Cocktail Confessions, where we anonymously read your most unhinged, secret thoughts and unpack them in real time. Check our first episode Tuesday January 27th! Keep them coming!! Private message us on our socials!

(Warning: Adult Language.) Life with special needs is messy, exhausting, and unpredictable—but it’s also deeply meaningful in ways we never expected. In This Beautiful Mess, we talk about the good that grows alongside the hard: the depth of love, the heightened empathy, the way we feel everything a little more intensely. This episode is an honest look at the beauty woven into the chaos, and why both can exist at the same time.

(Warning: adult language.) Often we experience similar moments and challenges, yet absorb them in completely different ways. It’s not one-size-fits-all. What overwhelms one person might barely register for another. And what looks like “handling it well” on the outside can feel heavy on the inside. We chat about what it’s like to carry the invisible weight of special needs parenting, and how comparing our struggles to other moms can leave us feeling like imposters in our own lives.