Mary Susan McConnell is a gem of a human and has given me the great honor of being a guest on her podcast for a second time. In The Mama Bear Podcast, Mary Susan has created a platform for parents of kiddos with special needs and super powers to share their experience and their unique voice in a safe space--the purpose: reminding ea[...]
*Names have been changed to honor privacy. Miss B: You realize that he is an amazing kid, right? Me: Aww, thank you so much! I ruffle Sawyer’s sweaty hair and smile back at his preschool teacher. The same preschool teacher who wrapped her arms around me three years earlier when I was trapped in the defeated and[...]
It was a Tuesday morning. I was 7 months pregnant with Sawyer and having trouble getting comfortable sitting on the playroom mat of Wesley’s OT room. I watched as Wes bravely dove into the ball pit to retrieve the rings his therapist had hidden. When he crawled through the tunnel with only minor hesitation, I was reminded o[...]
