Ep 15 | How to Handle The Summer Season with Joy as a Special Needs Mom - Junk Drawer Mamas: Sorting the Drama and Trauma of Extreme Parenting to Find Hope, Healing and Humor

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Ep 15 | How to Handle The Summer Season with Joy as a Special Needs Mom

April 9, 2025 • 45 mins

🌞👙🩴Summer's creeping in like a sunburn you didn’t seecoming—and while the kids are dreaming of cannonballs and cotton candy 🍧 you’re just trying to figure out how to survive 90 consecutive days of overstimulation, sensory meltdowns, sibling brawls, unstructured mayhem, andendless snack requests that thrusts you into an hour-by-hour survival mode. 😩

In this episode of Junk Drawer Mamas, Deena and Christina get real about the summer dread no one wants to admit—especially when you're already stretched thin parenting kids with special needs or extreme circumstances.

But what if this summer didn’t have to be something we survive… but something we actually enjoy? 😳

We’re sharing our own junk drawer confessions, hilarious fails (bribing kids with ice cream to avoid the zoo, anyone? 🙋‍♀️), and a challenge to shift our mindset, get intentional, and invite God into the plans (and the park days).

Whether you’re juggling ten kids, trying to keep one child entertained while working full time, or just trying not to melt in the heat—this episode will inspire you to create joy-filled moments, even when it’s chaotic.

Let’s be those moms this summer who show up, bring the fun, and maybe even smile during the 47th snack break of the day! 🍦🥪 🍕

📝 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

💡 Dreading summer doesn’t make you a bad mom—just atired one.

🥵 Hot + Hungry + Tired = meltdown (for everyone).Preparing ahead of time will save your sanity.

🙏 Intention and prayer can shift your mindset beforeburnout hits.

📆 Schedule joy with your kids like you schedule appointments (yes, even the dreaded craft day 🧶).

✝️ You don’t have to do this alone. Invite God intoyour summer plan.

📲 DON’T FORGET TO FOLLOW, LIKE, & SHARE! Tag amama who needs this reminder today. 💗

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