On The Hard Days

A podcast by Megan Champion

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Education Kids & Family

202 Episodes

  1. Ep. 102 Mom Krista Ehlers on Struggling With "Parental PTSD" & Extreme Trauma For the Whole Family

    Published: 9/12/2022

  2. Ep. 101 My Turn: "Should I Bother Seeking a Diagnosis For My Child? Would This Help Our Family?"

    Published: 9/8/2022

  3. Ep. 100 Reflecting On The Journey of This Podcast, Plus Part 2 with Kim Heilig!

    Published: 9/5/2022

  4. Ep. 99 (Part 1) Mom Kimberly Heilig on "Wading Into the Hard": When There Are No Obvious, Perfect Choices For a Neurodivergent Child's Well-Being

    Published: 8/29/2022

  5. Ep. 98 Mom Jennifer Rhein on Thinking Outside the Box to Combat Behavior Struggles With Highly Anxious, Gifted Kids

    Published: 8/22/2022

  6. Ep. 97 (Part 2) Mom Tahira Benevelli on Doing the Internal Work to Discover Our Own Missing Needs *Before* Meeting the Needs of Our Neurodivergent Kids

    Published: 8/15/2022

  7. Ep. 96 (Part 1) Mom Tahira Benevelli on Shedding Generational Patterns by Being "Emotionally Messy" With Our Neurodivergent Kids

    Published: 8/8/2022

  8. Ep. 95 Mom Elle Barrett on Helping Your Neurodivergent Child Stay True to Themselves - Which Means When To Mask (And When Not To)

    Published: 8/1/2022

  9. Ep. 94 (Replay) Mom Nancy Golumbia on Trusting the Developmental Process of Your Neurodivergent Child and Accepting Them for Who They Are

    Published: 7/25/2022

  10. Ep. 93 Mom Maveric Van Brackle on Fostering Independence for Neurodivergent Kids Through Constant Communication and Trusting Your Gut Instincts

    Published: 7/18/2022

  11. Ep. 92 (Part 2) Mom Megan Pizarro on How Loving and Accepting Yourself Affects How You Parent Your Neurodivergent Child

    Published: 7/11/2022

  12. Ep. 91 (Part 1) Mom Megan Pizarro on the Overwhelm and Shame of Being a People Pleaser & Perfectionist Raising a Child With Oppositional Defiant Disorder

    Published: 7/4/2022

  13. Ep. 90 Mom Lindsey Furr on Fighting for Your Neurodivergent Child with Medical & Educational Traumas

    Published: 6/27/2022

  14. Ep. 89 Mom Kristen Kollgaard on Accepting Dual Truths: When You Really Don't Like Motherhood, But You Really Love Your Kid

    Published: 6/20/2022

  15. Ep. 88 Mom Marni Kammersell on How Homeschooling Allows Gifted Kids With Learning Disabilities to be Themselves

    Published: 6/13/2022

  16. Ep. 87 (Part 2) Mom Erin Yeschin on Finding "Mama Bear" Strength in Our Parenting Fears and Reframing a "Stuck" Mentality

    Published: 6/6/2022

  17. Ep. 86 (Part 1) Mom Erin Yeschin on Staying Positive Despite a Rough Motherhood Journey From the Very Beginning

    Published: 5/30/2022

  18. Ep. 85 Mom Allison Kenny on Letting Go of Motherhood Perfectionism (Especially With a Neurodivergent Kid) & Creating Your Own Image of Love

    Published: 5/23/2022

  19. Ep. 84 (Replay) Lessons From a Frying Pan

    Published: 5/16/2022

  20. Ep. 83 Mom Alicia DuBois on Learning How to Pick Your Battles and the Trial and Error of the Medication Process

    Published: 5/9/2022

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If you're raising an out-of-the-box kid, you've likely struggled with doubt, guilt, and shame in your motherhood. "Am I crazy?" you've likely wondered. "What am I doing wrong?" You've probably never met another mother raising a neurodiverse child like yours, and truth be told, your mental health has suffered. Host Megan Champion gets it and has a mission to bring connection and support to mothers raising neurodiverse children. Each week, a brave and vulnerable mom shares her story to the world, in the hopes of helping listeners feel seen, heard, and validated. Whether your child has a diagnosis or not, if you feel lonely in your motherhood journey, On The Hard Days is for you. Follow Megan @on.the.hard.days on Instagram for personalized messages of hope and support (DMs are ALWAYS open!). Then subscribe to On The Hard Days and share the show with other moms in the trenches. No one knows our kids better than we do, and we are MEANT to be their mothers!