Back-to-school season hits different when you’re a special needs parent. Between IEP meetings, medical supplies, and helping your child adjust, it’s a lot to juggle. Here’s my 10-step checklist to help you walk into the new school year feeling prepared, not panicked.

IEP advocacy tips for parents, practical tips to prepare for an IEP meeting both in person and over Zoom, tips no one tells you. If you’re new to the 504/IEP journey this will help you be more prepared and be less intimidated by the whole process.

Being a special needs mom, is being the best you can be however that’s not possible without self-love and self-care. Self-care is essential as it can prevent burn-out resentment and empower you instead. This article talks about how to implement self-care in your daily routine.

Post-Holiday Season Burnout is real, your body has been in busy non-stop, it’ll hit you after all the festivities and gatherings are over. It’s normal to want to not do anything, make plans, allow yourself this space to pause.

Brain dumping is a great technique to reduce overstimulation, racing thoughts and unwind, read this article and learn how to do this.

How to find yourself after being a caregiver, its normal and natural to almost feel like you have lost your identity. We live in a society that normalizes being a superwoman, a caregiver that can do it all.

For eleven years I navigated the hardest parts of special needs motherhood — the ER visits, the surgeries, the IEPs, the endless appointments. And for a while, I let it break me. Then I found a way back. I call it the "Why Not?" mindset, and it gave me my confidence back.

Being trapped in a “pity party” does not serve you in anyways, there’s 3 reasons why as a parent, we need to get out of this negative trap.

Holiday season can be fun but overwhelming also wheny ouy mix difficult family members, read this article on how to shift your mindset and handle these tricky situations during the holidays.