NTM 439: Parenting neurodivergence: Don’t forget that *you* matter too

Parenting neurodivergent children is a constant process of acknowledging ourselves and learning to see ourselves within a culture that fusses solely on that child. We can find ourselves cycling in grief, despair, despondency and complete exhaustion, so this podcast is more a conversation highlighting that your struggle is real AND you need supporting too.

In this episode we discuss:

• The collective undervaluing of care work
• The patriarchal motherhood construct that you should meet your child and have a never-ending wellspring of capacity
• Internalising the idea that you’re supposed to show up regardless of the cost to your own wellbeing
• Feeling undermined, judged, minimised and isolated as a mother
• The unseen and invisible work of how parenting neurodivergent children can impact your career
• Moving beyond ‘I’ve just got to parent better’
• Services that cancel out the experience of the mother and the couple
• Feeling like you don’t get to be who you are because of the huge needs of your child
• Fearing the railroading of your day, and capacity, that creates highly anxious states within you.
• How do we integrate neurodivergent needs within the family system without simmering tension and resentment?
• Moving beyond ‘why can’t I keep up with my peers who have neurotypical kids’?

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