Episode 10 | Junk Drawer Mamas | Navigating Isolation & Loneliness as a Special Need Mom

𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, let’s talk about it—𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 when you’re raising kids in extreme parenting situations. Whether you’re a 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗺, 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗺, 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗷𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀, we see 👀 you. 💜

If you’ve ever skipped a birthday party to avoid the exhaustion of managing your child’s needs in a social setting or felt like “nobody gets it”—this episode is for you. Deena and Christina get real about the emotional rollercoaster of finding (and keeping) friendships while navigating caregiving, chronic stress, and the unique challenges of raising kids who don’t always “fit in.”

Here’s the truth: Isolation is a tool of the enemy to make you feel like you’re alone. But guess what? You’re NOT. There’s a whole tribe of moms out here who get it, who see you, and who want to do life with you. So, let’s tackle this junk drawer together and ditch the loneliness for good. 🙌

🎧 Hit play now for raw, faith-filled encouragement and practical strategies to build the connections you need (without the mom guilt).

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:

💡 𝗜𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀—but community is out there.💡 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 “𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁” 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵.

💡 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗺𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴.💡 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝘀… 𝘂𝘀. 🤯💡 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀.💡 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

💡 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲! 👯‍♀️

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