Supporting an Anxious Child
Sound Familiar? Our Child Anxiety Journey as Parents to an Anxious Child It has taken me years to be at a point emotionally where I can share our detailed child anxiety story clearly. I have so much I need to share because I am not the only mom parenting a child with severe anxiety, but most days I feel… Read More
Overcoming Debilitating Anxiety with Courage A Thirteen-Year-Old’s Success Story One year ago, on my daughter’s last day of 7th grade, and just days away from her thirteenth birthday, she and I were both “facedown in the arena”, our faces “marred by dust and sweat, and blood”. Through laughter and tears, heartbreak and pride, together, she and I courageously pulled ourselves… Read More
Fearing the Future as a Special Needs Parent As my daughter and son grow, I often find myself dreaming of their future. I image them leaving for their first dance, being behind the wheel of the car for the first time, falling in lust (teenage love), throwing their caps in the air at their graduation ceremony, and planning… Read More
5 Personality Traits that Make My Anxious Daughter a Warrior At just 13, my daughter is a warrior. She battles anxiety like her life depends on it, never knowing when the beast will rear its gnarly head. Her senses are heightened at all times, just waiting to engage when her heart races, palms turn sweaty, and her mind and body… Read More
Dear [Therapist], We met you for the first time on April 9, 2018, the date etched in my memory forever, as it was the first time that I truly felt understood. Thank you. Without you, I cannot begin to imagine what our life would be like. While physically, I was alive when we first met, I was not living. I… Read More
To My Sweet Boy- An Open Letter to a Special Needs Sibling Dear Son, You are the sweetest 10-year-old and I am thankful every day that I was the lucky mother chosen for you. Your presence is a daily reminder of all that is good in the world. The sweet sounds that come from your lips in the form of… Read More
