19 The Mother's Day Depression No One Talks About: Finding Joy When You're Just Surviving

• Do you struggle with disappointment when your Mother's Day doesn't match the picture-perfect celebrations on social media?
• Have you found yourself navigating the gap between your expectations of motherhood and your actual journey parenting a child with special needs?
• Are you looking for ways to find genuine joy and peace in the beautiful, messy reality of your unique motherhood experience?

In this episode, we explore how to embrace Mother's Day with realistic expectations, authentic joy, and deep peace as Christian moms of children with special needs. We'll discuss how God's grace meets us in our disappointments and how we can reframe our perspective to celebrate the beautiful journey we're on, even when it looks different than we expected.

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