by Navigate Your Healing | May 8, 2020 | Inspiration, Survival Strategies
I had a friend ask me how to explain to family members that she’s not being lazy or unmotivated. Her family feels that way because it seems like she can’t get “simple” things done around the house while also caring for her child (who has an autism diagnosis). I hear...
by Navigate Your Healing | Jun 5, 2019 | Inspiration, Nervous System, Survival Strategies
I’m seeing more and more social media content encouraging moms (including special needs moms) to take care of themselves. Sometimes this is called Self-Care, a relatively new term on the block is “community care”. And frequently when I see these articles posted, the...
by Navigate Your Healing | May 13, 2019 | Chiropractic, Inspiration, Nervous System, Survival Strategies
I spend all winter looking forward to Spring and Summer. I thrive in the sun, the warmth and the renewal promise that Spring brings. But I’m a special needs mom and May brings with it some unexpected and unwanted challenges. And those challenges ALWAYS serve...
by Navigate Your Healing | Mar 13, 2018 | Inspiration, Nutrition and Recipes
Every conversation I have with someone who has a health concern or question leads up to diet. I simply cannot stress enough how foundational gut health is to overall health and expression of life. If you have skin issues, auto-immune issues, mental health issues,...
by Navigate Your Healing | Mar 11, 2018 | Inspiration, Survival Strategies
When you have a child whose growth and development progresses on its own timeline, it can be very hard to recognize growth or if things are “getting better”. And “better” can be pretty subjective because as some things become resolved,...
by Navigate Your Healing | Jan 14, 2018 | Inspiration
Every parent of a child with autism (or any other life-altering condition) has a diagnosis story. You would think with 1 in 36 children being diagnosed with autism in this country, that diagnosis delivery would be done with support, factual, current...
