Mental Health and Joy: What Parents of a High Needs Child Must Focus On

Parenting That Kid with Ashleigh Tolliver

“Taking care of your mental health is not selfish. A healthy mom is a great gift to a child”- Unknown.

Parenting a child with high demands can wreak havoc on your brain and your soul if you, the parent, do not prioritize your mental health and focus on the joy.

But who has time for that? And how can you find joy when the stress and demands of raising a high needs child is unbearable?

Today’s episode will give you practical tools to support your mental health while once again finding the joy in parenting and life.

About the Guest:

In this episode, I speak with Amanda Newbry, a joy seeking mum and blogger, from central England, who battled her own mental health after having her two children. Through personal experience and growth, Amanda created a ‘Mumtastic life’ for herself using a six step formula that not only supports the parent's mental health but empowers the parent to find their joy.

Guest Social Media links

Instagram - @https://www.instagram.com/amandajnewbery/?hl=en

Facebook - @https://www.facebook.com/amandajnewbery

Website - @https://mumtasticlife.com/

Pintrest-@https://www.pinterest.co.uk/mumtasticlife/

About the Host:

Hi, I’m Ashleigh Tolliver, and this podcast is a road map to Parenting That Kid. As a mother to a highly sensitive little boy, I know what it means to parent a child who does not fit into the ‘box’ modern society has put children into. My mission is to help other parents of “that kid” feel less alone, more confident and more equipped by asking the tough questions to the professionals, gathering tools and resources and connecting with other moms who are wrestling with the same struggles.

If recording my journey as I seek a clear starting point, community and effort to normalize a life with a highly emotional, sometimes out of control child, supports at least one parent, then my time is not wasted. And if it doesn’t well, there’s documented proof that moms deserve a glass of wine.

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