The Medical Side
Why EMDR therapy is great for special needs parents
EMDR is a great tool for healing from the traumas and PTSD that naturally occur raising medically complicated kids. Here’s how it worked for me.
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The care and feeding of a keto kid (now with 100% more gifs!)
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to feed a developmentally delayed 3 year old on a ketogenic diet — and who hasn’t?! — this is the post for you! Here’s what it takes to prep a single day’s worth of food, liquid, and medication.
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Oscar’s Undiagnosed Story
The saga of our as-yet fruitless search for answers, in honor of Undiagnosed Diseases Day.
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Fraternal correction: Advocating with grace after medical mishaps
How can we cultivate the virtues of charity and humility, both during and after a moment where a child’s life might be at stake?
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Chasing the name
Diagnosing special needs children requires making peace with The Cloud of Unknowing.
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That time we went to Lourdes and our son was healed
In which we address the elephant in the room and the million dollar question: What happened AFTER the baths?
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In God’s hands, or how to live in a state of chronic hypervigilance
Research has shown that people who multitask suffer huge performance hits. My whole life is one long multitask. I live in a near-constant state of hypervigilance.
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The storm before the calm
I am not sure what the heck this is supposed to be. The tagline I chose was “a spiritual memoir of special needs parenting.” But “memoir” implies memories implies the past, finished and done.
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Meet Christy
I’m a Catholic wife, mother of six, and writer who wrestles with the problem of pain. What does faith look like in times of adversity and struggle? I’m so glad to have you here, joining the conversation. Learn more about me 🠖
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