Be Honest.

This is our today. This is our now. This is months of work, intensive work supporting her, listening to her, hearing her. This is months of undoing the fear she had, the anxiety she felt and today, I sit, wondering what to do. As a mother its our job to support our children the best

I Will Sit With You In the Darkness

In the darkness, quietly a caterpillar transforms. Using its energies, behind the scenes where no one can see. In time it carefully begins to break free, emerging into the world, a breathtaking beauty. Seraphina, right now we are in our cocoon, in the darkness but we are not alone. So many people are enveloping you,

To My Daughters During Women’s History Month

Dear Daughters, I want to tell you about Women’s History Month, but more so I want to tell you about how you see women making history each and every day. I want to tell you how each of you inspires me to be a better woman myself. Being a female is a gift. True story.

On Wednesday’s We Wear Pink

I was getting ready to shut down my computer when a friend posted about tomorrow, about wearing Pink. About Bullying. I was grateful. You see, I wasn’t thinking autism or even my own children but back to life before we were aware of what bullying was. I thought back to sixth grade, when I had

To the People Who Choose to See, “Music”

I want to take a minute to write to you. I have hesitated to write on this topic but I figured I should as I am sure no matter if you planned to see the movie “Music” before, with all the controversy now, it has peeked your interest. I can’t blame you. If I didn’t

To Our Paras, Thank You

For parents of children with additional needs, sending them off into a school building is hard, perhaps harder than sending a typical child–at least it was for me. I will never forget watching that little bus pull away, my daughter’s face pressed to the window and wondering “would she be okay?”. For many of us,

Do I Worry?

Yesterday, I stepped out of my car and into the brisk air, I felt a feeling of joy radiate within me. The sun worked its way out of the thick clouds and the snow insulated the earth making it feel warm even though it was frigid. This day had been one I had been longing

To Therapists, We See You

Dear Therapist, I want you to know I see you. I see that this year, in the middle of the pandemic you were assigned to my daughter and going in you probably had a lot of questions. Her reputation precedes her. I learned that earlier this year. Unfazed by what you had heard, you jumped

You Are Enough

Hey Momma, I know you just got a diagnosis. You are wading through paperwork and trying to discern what you need to do RIGHT NOW. I know that you are pouring your entire self into the diagnosis, your child and how to help them. You are up, with the light on into the wee hours

Erase This Word, The “R” Word

I still vividly remember my daughters face as I watched from the stands. It was halftime and I literally saw color drain as she was listening to an adult speak during her basketball game. Anxious, I wondered, what this woman had to say? I continued to watch, alone, in the stands, worried. As my daughter,