It’s a Tuesday. Nothing happened. Nobody called, nothing broke, nobody is in the ER (thank G-d). And I’m lying in bed with that familiar weight on my chest, doing the math on how many things I could cancel today without anyone noticing. The answer, by the way, is zero. Because the kids need breakfast. Because […]

If you read part one, you met sixteen-year-old me. Pacing, then lying down, then pacing again. Bricks on the chest. Spiraling over every glance in the hallway. What I didn’t tell you is that I kept almost all of it to myself. For a very, very long time. The first time I couldn’t carry it […]

16 year old anxious Jackie.

I’m sitting at Arté Salon and Spa right now, watching Drop 1 actually happen instead of living inside a Google Doc, a Canva file, and my own head. And I’m feeling, in no particular order: excited, nervous, and hopeful. Mostly all three at once, apparently, which is a thing your nervous system can just do […]

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Hi, I’m Jackie, and if you’re here, there’s a good chance you’re also parenting at least one brain neurodivergent child. How do you react when you experience something for the first time? Do you simply sit back and enjoy the new experience? Do you figure out what you’ve learned in the past that could apply […]