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3 Powerful Ways to Find Peace as a Special Needs Parent

December 1, 2016 by Angela Pruess Leave a Comment

Inside: Being a special needs parent is stressful without a doubt, focusing on acceptance, self-compassion and gratitude can help parents seek out (and find) peace and joy amidst the daily struggles. 

Out of nowhere, standing in the messy kitchen and holding a fresh poop diaper, I sat watching my kids run rampant with excitement playing nicely together (surely some small part of hell must be freezing over right?), and it dawned on me. [Read more…]

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When You Start to Doubt Yourself as a Special Needs Parent

December 1, 2016 by Angela Pruess Leave a Comment

Parenting a special needs child is a journey we would never have imagined ourselves on, full of heartbreaking lows and miraculous highs that shape us into stronger people. 

If I had been granted the power of seeing the future 20 years ago, I’m not sure I would have believed the life I have today was actually my own. [Read more…]

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5 Research-Backed Ways to Save Energy as a Parent of a High Needs Child

August 2, 2016 by Angela Pruess Leave a Comment

The phone calls. The meetings. The doctor’s appointments.

There are additional variables at play with our special needs kids that have the capacity to de- rail us from being the parents we’ve always wanted to be. If there’s a common variable that all special needs parents would agree to experiencing, it would be that they are exhausted. [Read more…]

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I'm Angela, a licensed child therapist and mom of 3. I'm here to help you raise an emotionally healthy, resilient child who'll change the world through emotional intelligence, positive discipline, growth mindset, mindfulness, art/nature, childhood mental health and the therapeutic power of play. Let's help your child live their BEST life.

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