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As the end of year approaches, naturally we reflect on the past year and contemplate the potential joys and struggles for the upcoming New Year. Your emotions can swing from sweet and bitter as you reflect on the year. It seems easier to hit the fast forward button and ignore your emotions and challenges. When you do take a moment to reflect, over time amazing growth can occur. I have two vital questions for you to contemplate as we move into the New Year.   Want more encouragement like this? Join my email list. Plus, you will be in the loop for my soon-to-launch planner designed to help you integrate self-care without neglecting your important roles as a wife and mom.   ❤️‍🩹 Self - Care Coaching Available   📩 Connect with me: Instagram or Facebook Loved This Episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a five star review! Your feedback helps more listeners find the show and join the journey.   Hey friends, I will be sharing from my personal experience and since I am not a licensed therapist or medical provider these episodes should not be considered therapeutic or medical advice. But if my stories make you smile, that is a bonus!  We have an active home, so you will hear kids in the background sometimes, thanks for understanding.

Your husband has many good qualities but during Christmas time the seasonal sensory overload and changes in routine can cause many men to forget the mental load their wives carry this time of year.  Christmas gifts can be bought without thought or forgotten completely. Managing all the usual family responsibilities while adding extra holiday activities can be exhausting. So let's focus on you, your plan at Christmas time to care for your self.  If your not married, this plan is for you too.   If you are enjoying this episode and want more encouragement like this, make sure to join my 📧 email list. Plus, you will be in the loop for my soon-to-launch planner designed to help you integrate self-care without neglecting your important roles as a wife and mom. Resources:  ❤️‍🩹 Self - Care Coaching Available   📩 Connect with me: Instagram or Facebook   Loved This Episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a five star review! Your feedback helps more listeners find the show and join the journey.   Hey friends, I will be sharing from my personal experience and since I am not a licensed therapist or medical provider these episodes should not be considered therapeutic or medical advice. But if my stories make you smile, that is a bonus!  We have an active home, so you will hear kids in the background sometimes, thanks for understanding.

Creating time for our own self-care means we have a plan for those sick days with our sensory challenged kids.  Here is part 2 of my specific remedies for stuffy nose, earaches, sore throats and chapped lips/nose.    ❤️‍🩹 Self - Care Coaching Available Resources:  If you are enjoying this episode and want more encouragement like this, make sure to join my email list. Plus, you will be in the loop for my soon-to-launch planner designed to help you integrate self-care without neglecting your important roles as a wife and mom.   📩 Connect with me: Instagram or Facebook     Loved This Episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a five star review! Your feedback helps more listeners find the show and join the journey.   Hey friends, I will be sharing from my personal experience and since I am not a licensed therapist or medical provider these episodes should not be considered therapeutic or medical advice. But if my stories make you smile, that is a bonus!  We have an active home, so you will hear kids in the background sometimes, thanks for understanding.

It’s never fun being sick, especially for kids. When your child has sensory challenges, a simple cold can turn into a search of remedies that don’t send them running. In this two-part series, I’m sharing some of my favorite approaches, beginning with immune-boosting options to help prevent illness or shorten the time you and your kids are sick. Remember having a plan for sick days is a form of self-care.   Resources:  Elderberry syrup home made recipe: I usually omit the dried echinacea because of the grittier taste Fire Cider Recipe  Kid Friendly Version  I also add range slices and cinnamon sticks Food based vitamin C    ❤️‍🩹 Self - Care Coaching Available   📩 Connect with me: Instagram or Facebook   If you are enjoying this episode and want more encouragement like this, make sure to join my email list.   Plus, you will be in the loop for my soon-to-launch planner designed to help you integrate self-care without neglecting your important roles as a wife and mom. Loved This Episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a five star review! Your feedback helps more listeners find the show and join the journey.   Hey friends, I will be sharing from my personal experience and since I am not a licensed therapist or medical provider these episodes should not be considered therapeutic or medical advice. But if my stories make you smile, that is a bonus!  We have an active home, so you will hear kids in the background sometimes, thanks for understanding.

At first the frustrations, misunderstanding and unmet needs slowly build up and are easier to ignore.  However, over time, these thoughts can become overwhelming and all you can see are the problems, the differences and the lonelienss. Added onto these overwhleming feelings are the holidays and the last thing your interested in is celebrating. Toxic positivity isn't the answer to this hopelessness, but what is? I have glimmers of hope to share from my own experience. Hosanna Revival One Thing I Ask 5 Year Journal   Did you miss the earlier weeks? ➡ Check out Week 1  Week 2   Week 3   ❤️‍🩹 Self - Care Coaching Available   📩 Connect with me: Instagram or Facebook   If you are enjoying this episode and want more encouragement like this, make sure to join my email list. Plus, you will be in the loop for my soon-to-launch planner designed to help you integrate self-care without neglecting your important roles as a wife and mom. Loved This Episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a five star review! Your feedback helps more listeners find the show and join the journey.   Hey friends, I will be sharing from my personal experience and since I am not a licensed therapist or medical provider these episodes should not be considered therapeutic or medical advice. But if my stories make you smile, that is a bonus!  We have an active home, so you will hear kids in the background sometimes, thanks for understanding.