On The Hard Days

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Ep. 84 (Replay) Lessons From a Frying Pan May 16, 2022

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About This Episode: I'm throwing it WAY back to episode 5 to tell the story of the frying pan. Yes, the pan we cook eggs on. We so often are caught up in the intense emotions of our neurodivergent kids that sometimes the answer is staring us in the face! Take a listen to this personal story of mine and let me know if it resonates!
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Ep. 83 Mom Alicia DuBois on Learning How to Pick Your Battles and the Trial and Error of the Medication Process May 09, 2022

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About This Episode: Alicia DuBois and I got talking about a lot of very relatable topics in this week's episode. I love her matter-of-fact nature in that, it is what it is, so let's just move on sort of attitude! Here's just some of the things we discuss:
-Working with your child to solve problems
-Being the mom you used to judge
-When strategies work one day and not the next
-How to let some behaviors go
-The ups and downs of trying new medications
-Is it giving in, or is it being flexible?
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Ep. 82 Mom Tiphany Kane on Shifting the Dreams We Have For Our Neurodivergent Kids - But Dreaming Nonetheless May 02, 2022

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About This Episode: Tiphany Kane is a friend and a wonderful mother. I loved how positively she spoke of parenting, while also describing so many really hard moments. Here's just some of the things we discuss:
-Shifting and Growing WITH Our Children
-Letting go of parental expectations
-Quieting the judgmental voices in our heads
More About Tiphany!
Tiphany Kane, M. Ed. is known as “The Heck
Yes! Coach”. She spent two decades in public
education and specializes in professional
development, training professional adults, and
public speaking. She is also an entrepreneur
and writer, who brings her passion for the art
of the spoken word to people who need help
finding their voice. Tiphany is passionate about
coaching women to turn life's painful “no's” in
life & business into empowered opportunities to
find the “YES!”. Tiphany’s mission is to empower
and educate women to elevate their voice and
story through podcasting, writing, and other
media. Tiphany is the co-founder of KaSa Media
productions as well as the host of 2 podcasts;
Radical Audacity and Mastering the Podcaster
Mindset.
CONTACT
tkane@tiphanykane.com
www.tiphanykane.com
IG, Twitter, LinedIn:tiphanykane
FB:Tiphany Kane Coaching
Pod: Radical Audacity in Love & Life
Pod: Mastering the Podcaster Mindset
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Ep. 81 (Replay) Mom Patricia Sung on Understanding ADHD in Neurodiverse Kids and Their Parents Apr 25, 2022

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*This week, I'm bringing back the MOST downloaded interview-based episode I have since starting the show in January of 2021. If you've heard it once, it hasn't been enough! Keep a notepad handy!
About This Episode: Patricia Sung is just the person I needed to talk to. She has ADHD and understands its nuances to a fault. She has her own podcast, Motherhood in ADHD, and is a featured guest speaker in my support group community, Mothers Together. In this episode, she was able to answer so many of my questions. We could've talked for hours longer! Here's just some of the things we discuss:
-Postpartum anxiety and the tie to ADHD
-The hyper vigilance in recognizing the same diagnosis in our kids as we have
-How everyone's ADHD looks different
-Building up your ADHD child
-Supporting undiagnosed kids by looking for behavioral patterns
-Tantrums vs. meltdowns
-ADHD and setting parental boundaries
You can find Patricia at https://www.patriciasung.com/podcast
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Ep. 80 Mom Erika Boudreau on Being a Pseudo-Mom (yet a Full Time Caretaker) to a Neurodivergent Child Apr 18, 2022

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About This Episode: Mom Erika is a powerhouse, telling a story that honestly, I would have a hard time telling. After unexpectedly and suddenly becoming a foster parent to her niece, she now is an amazing advocate and caretaker for her. Here are just some of the topics we discussed:
-Lack of control as a foster parent
-Giving your whole self to someone else's child
-Parenting a family member's child
-Changing your family's culture to help your child fit in
-When you didn't plan to foster
-Neurodivergence or trauma?
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Ep. 79 Mom Amy Smith on Mentally Accepting Aggressive Treatment for Severe OCD in a Young Child Apr 11, 2022

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About This Episode: Mom Amy is one of the strongest, most positive moms I know with one of the toughest stories I've ever heard. Her son suffers from severe, life-altering OCD. She had to accept help from multiple hospitals and the most aggressive treatment, despite her child being a young age. Here are just some of the topics we discussed:
-What is "just right" OCD?
-What it's like to hospitalize your child
-When inpatient hospital stays come with a waiting list
-How ECT saved her son
-Keeping a marriage intact during a rough time
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Ep. 78 Mom Danielle Reiff on Balancing a Career and Motherhood, & Celebrating All Our Neurodivergent Kids Have to Offer Apr 04, 2022

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About This Episode: Mom Danielle was such a wonderful, knowledgeable person to talk with. For one thing, she has the coolest job! But what happens when your career and identity don't mesh with the needs of your child? Here are just some of the topics we discussed:
-Supporting kids with PDA
-Traveling and experiencing new places with neurodivergent kids
-Lack of resources in other countries
-The importance of stability and secure attachment with our kids
-When neurodivergent behaviors (unsupported) turn into trauma
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Ep. 77 Mom Lorin Pahlua on Holding Space & Being a "Grief Keeper" for Neurodivergent Children With Trauma Mar 28, 2022

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About This Episode: Mom Lorin's conversation left me speechless more than once. Her vulnerability in sharing her innermost worries about raising her neurodivergent, adopted children just completely blew me away. Chatting with her was such a gift - this episode is not to be missed! Here are just some of the topics we discussed:
-The trauma of adoption and inconsistent caregivers
-Interracial adoption
-What if kids didn't want to be adopted?
-Taking care of yourself in order to take care of your kids
-Primal wounds of adopted children losing their first parents and first culture
-Is it neurodivergence or trauma?
-Being selfless but still holding space for yourself
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Ep. 76 Mom Roxanne Ferber on What Education Could Be: Connection First, Trauma-Informed, & Nature School Mar 21, 2022

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About This Episode: Mom Roxanne is a breath of fresh air. Not only did she and I have a TON of similarities in our stories, but I was taken aback by her casual yet firm commitment to meeting her children's needs. If only she was in charge of education, all of our children would be thriving. Here are just some of the topics we discussed:
-Educators have no neurodivergency training
-Connection before correction
-All behavior is communication
-The need for trauma-informed response training
-What is nature school?
-Collaboration between parents and teachers
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Ep. 75 Mom Natasha Croff on Advocating For Our Kids to Get a Fighting Chance in School Mar 14, 2022

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About This Episode: Mom Natasha is a force to be reckoned with and I'm so thankful to have had the chance to chat with her. The way she advocates for her child with kindness yet firmness is inspiring. All children deserve the right to succeed. She nails it out of the park. Here are just some of the topics we discussed:
-Fighting for an IEP that supports our kids
-Finding doctors who will listen to you
-Listen to your intuition
-What our kids internalize about themselves from the comments they hear
-Stigma against students who are neurodivergent
-Being your kid's strongest advocate
-The lack of understanding in schools about neurodivergent kids' behaviors
-Why we need to remove the phrase, "What did you do?"
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