Mom Amy Nielsen on Taking a Systematic Approach to Building Your Village
Overview: Amy is a caregiver coach, a parent advocate, an author, and the mom of a neurodiverse child. In this episode, she unpacks the need for every mom to have their village - but not just any village. She takes a systematic approach to building a team who understand the needs of out-of-the-box kids. It's a different way of thinking about finding your people - and her step by step ideas make total sense. We also talk about:
-Comparing raising neurotypical kids to neurodiverse kids
-Ditching the "traditional" approach to parenting
-Listening to your mama gut instinct.
You can find out more about Amy and what she does on her website, Big Abilities.
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Excerpt #1: “In order for him to thrive, I needed to be thriving.”
Excerpt #2: “I need to back away from this friendship. It’s putting me in a negative headspace because my son can’t do the things your kids can.”
Excerpt #3: “The more I’ve learned about parenting my out-of-the-box child, the more I wish I could go back and re-parent my older three children.”
Your turn: Tell me about YOUR village and what they do for you. Do they have neurodiverse children as well? DM me on Instagram @on.the.hard.days and share your thoughts with me! You are a rockstar, Mama!