by katie | Mar 18, 2021 | Special Needs parenting
I went on my regular morning dog walk today and as I approached the local supermarket, I saw a conversation. A man approached a woman and was loud enough that I could hear him talking about grocery prices. I assumed he knew her. By the time I got closer, I realised...
by katie | Apr 4, 2020 | Special Needs parenting
“You’re quiet, are you ok?” That’s what my husband used to ask me every single morning when our daughter was away on a sleepover. “I’m ok because I’m quiet,” I’d answer. Those sleepovers were never about the chance to have a lie in, and they were rarely about the...
by katie | Sep 11, 2019 | Special Needs parenting
Back to school season seems like it’s growing into a bigger and bigger thing each year, fraught with stress and hopes for the year ahead. Add a child with special needs to the mix and things can become even more complicated and challenging. My family navigated...
by katie | Jul 17, 2019 | Special Needs parenting
There are people living lives they never expected, or wanted. And most of those people have thrown themselves into those lives with love and courage and more strength than most of us can even imagine. Nobody decides to start a family and imagines their future of...
by katie | Mar 18, 2019 | Special Needs parenting
There’s a question that I ask myself often: If you have a message to share, and a platform to share it, are you duty bound to speak up? Is it selfish to remain quiet? I ask this usually in relation to Special Needs. Becoming a Special Needs parent is to step...
by katie | Feb 1, 2019 | Interviews, Productivity, Special Needs parenting
I was really excited to be interview by Laura Vanderkam and Sarah Hart-Unger earlier this year for an episode of their Best of Both Worlds podcast. This podcast is my favourite and always jumps to the top of my playlist when a new episode is released. I talk about...
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