125 // Surviving And Thriving with a Special Needs Child, with Stacey Mealy Part 1

Are you a special needs family, or do you know one? Have you understood the overwhelm and challenge special needs families face? Have you felt the joy, compassion, and richness that special needs families experience as the flip side to the pain? This week my friend Stacy and I are opening up the doors into our homes and hearts, and sharing with you what it is like to be the parent of a profoundly disabled child. We will share the struggles and the joys, and give some insight into how you can help a family in your community who may be very challenged with their own special needs child. Special needs families must learn how to prioritize, manage stress, and build a supportive community in order to cope with the unique challenges they face. It is not easy and no one is trained for these challenges, so most are unprepared. Stacy and her family have faced an incredible amount of difficulty, with their daughter Ava having to go through countless brain surgeries and other hardships. Despite it all, Stacy and her husband Chris remain strong and joyful, providing inspiration to those around their family. I hope you will enjoy this time listening in on a heart felt conversation between two moms who are doing the very best they can under extreme circumstances. XOXO, Katie Connect with Me: https://bit.ly/m/HerHomeandHeart

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Reducing Overwhelm for Christian Homeschool Moms of Special Needs and Neurodiverse Kids ***TOP 1% Parenting + Family Life Podcast*** Do you wish your home and homeschool could be peaceful? Do you long for simple systems that help life run on autopilot, instead of feeling overwhelmed and like an angry task-master who can’t get anyone to help you? Are you ready to kick fear to the curb, LOSE THAT OVERWHELM, and move into a satisfying life of Proverbs 31 stewardship? Welcome to the family!!! You have been led here divinely, because Jesus is the Good Shepherd. In this podcast, you will find secrets to reducing the overwhelm that motherhood brings, shifting into living a life of intention and unity in your homeschool, homemaking, and health, while raising special needs or neurodiverse children. Reducing overwhelm happens simply and joyfully with a few systems and hacks, which I will share here. Living out Charlotte Mason's homeschool teachings seamlessly creates a lifestyle that extends beyond formal education and encompasses the whole family's approach to living and learning in a holistic joy-filled way! My mission is to journey alongside you, empowering and equipping you to build a solid family foundation to bless your future generations, while you confidently live out your calling with joy and assurance, despite the challenges of the special needs life. If you are ready to say “yes” to letting go of the yelling, guilt, overwhelm, and confusion that has plagued you, then you are in the right place. Welcome home. Hey, I’m Katie Keene. Jesus Lover and Daughter of the King, Wife to a Hunk, Mama of 5 treasures (with a pair of out-of-the-box movers and shakers), Special Needs Advocate, Non-toxic Lifestyle Junkie, and Homeschool Fanatic. For years I struggled to feel confident amid the overwhelming chaos of daily life. I was frantically searching for answers to mysterious chronic illnesses, neurodiversity in my children, and special needs. I felt desperate to know how to educate and train my children perfectly, longing to keep a Pinterest-worthy home, while trying to meet my unrealistic internal expectations --and keep up with military spouse life. I felt like a hamster running on a never ending wheel. I finally realized that to create the foundations in my family which I KNEW I was called to create, something BIG had to change. I did not want to wake up someday to regret and sorrow. I longed for simple solutions to living this challenging but rich special needs life with purpose, while fulfilling my calling to motherhood, health, homeschooling, and homemaking. SO, with God's grace and guidance, I have learned to reduce the overwhelm and I am still on this journey today. I can’t wait to share what I continue to learn with YOU! This journey toward God’s best for your family will increase your confidence, and set a firm foundation for your generations to come. Breathe deeply, Mama. Let the kid’s go play. Because it’s time for you to CHASE that JOY and PEACE you have been longing for! Connect! [email protected] Grow! herhomeandheart.net/free All the INSIDER goodies for you! PLUS COMMUNITY