Find Your People

When autism, exhaustion, grief, and love collide, this is what special needs parenting really looks like — and why holding tight to your people makes all the difference.

A Peaceful Surrender

I’m laying in bed sandwiched between my 6 year old and my 13 year old with my husband sound asleep on the bedroom floor. They’ve all been asleep for hours yet I am still wide awake with my AirPods in listening to the same three songs on repeat. My mind won’t shut down. My heart … Continue reading A Peaceful Surrender →

Thankful for it all

I will be thankful because my parents taught me early that there is always something to be thankful for. I will be thankful because the alternative doesn’t serve me—or my boys. Gratitude is what makes the hardest moments less painful and somehow more meaningful.

Another Adventure Awaits

I’ve been thinking a lot about caregiving recently. It’s something that I feel like I have been doing in one way or another for as long as I can remember, and it’s given me a great sense of purpose my whole life. In the simplest sense, I started early with caregiving. Growing up, I took … Continue reading Another Adventure Awaits →