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Continue reading →: Thoughts on Parenting
I think one of the craziest parts of my parenting journey has been going from being a single mom of three girls for 10+ years — three girls who needed me 24/7 — to now having a son on the autism spectrum who prefers his dad over anyone else in…
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Continue reading →: What Have I Done to Teach them Otherwise
So. This morning, I’m standing in my kitchen looking at how “messy” it is and how my 10-year-old definitely did not clean the kitchen to “my standards”…when that little voice in the back of my head chimed in: “But what have you done to teach her otherwise?” I think I…
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Continue reading →: Just a Boy Finding his VoiceYesterday, my son — the one who has been described as “nonverbal,” who has been navigating his world through sounds, gestures, and the quiet language of presence… he found his words. Not forced.Not prompted.He just started talking. And man… the pride on his face when he realized he spoke his…
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Continue reading →: The Groundwork Series: The Quiet Power of Reworking your Soil
There’s something quietly powerful about doing your groundwork. It’s not glamorous by any means. It’s not the part I post on Instagram. It’s the part that happens in silence when I’m sitting with truths I didn’t ask for, naming values I wasn’t raised to articulate, unlearning habits I didn’t even…
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Continue reading →: N-O-V-E-M-B-E-R
The tone for November has felt a lot like slowing down, breathing deeper, and reconnecting with myself as we transition into the holiday season and a new year. It’s a season for gentleness, gratitude, and tending to what’s already growing beneath the surface. November is my reminder: N — Nurture…
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Continue reading →: The Groundwork Series: Planting Your Values, Watering the Seed
We’ve started over. We’ve laid our soil — built our foundation (find the post here). Now what? Before your roots can take hold… you have to plant the seeds. and not just any seeds—your seeds. Your values. Your beliefs. The things that anchor you when life is steady and when…
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Continue reading →: The Groundwork Series: New Soil
It started with a phone call — one I’d honestly stopped expecting.. They told me my son’s name had finally come up on the waitlist for services. We had put his name down over a year ago, after his autism diagnosis. A year.That’s how long it took for his name…
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Continue reading →: The Groundwork Series: Where Roots Strengthen, Growth Begins
Growth doesn’t start in the spotlight – it begins in the soil. When you’re starting a garden and you want it to grow, what’s one of the first things you do?You prepare the ground for roots. I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately—about how much of my life has…
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Continue reading →: Honoring Your Rhythm: A Neurodiverse Guide to Goal Setting
If your brain works differently, your goals should too. Most goal-setting advice was written for neurotypical brains — the kind that thrive on structure, consistency, and linear progress. But what if your mind works differently?What if focus, time, energy, and motivation don’t follow predictable patterns? What if you work better…
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Continue reading →: I’m the Problem…It’s Me
Maybe… I AM the Problem That sentence right there? It’s powerful. It takes a certain level of self-awareness and emotional intelligence to admit it—sometimes, the problem isn’t them, it’s actually you. Even when that truth is hard to swallow. Conflict Happens—But What We Do With It Matters Disagreements are normal.…
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