THE BLOG

Letters to help parents feel truly seen and validated, creating space for healing to begin.

When Accommodation Becomes Walking on Eggshells: Finding Balance in Supporting Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Mar 09, 2026

 

Families raising children with neurodevelopmental disabilities such as Autism or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) often become experts in accommodation.

They learn that routine helps their c...

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When Nothing Else Has Worked: Why I Chose to Build NVR for Brain-Based Disabilities Feb 16, 2026

There is a moment many parents never talk about publicly.

It is the moment after the parenting course.
After the attachment therapy.
After the trauma therapy.
After the medication trials.
After the behav...

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Extreme Parenting and the Permission to Be Human Jan 31, 2026
 

Many of the parents I work with carry something that rarely gets named. They are not simply tired. They are not just overwhelmed. They are parenting in extreme conditions having to climb the highes...

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A follow-up: why this conversation matters: when you child/youth uses aggressive behaviours Dec 16, 2025

A follow-up: why this conversation matters

I did not expect the response to my last blog post. The messages, emails, and private notes that followed were overwhelming. I think I understand why: very ...

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Recovery When Your Child who is aggressive no Longer Lives at Home: A Journey Few Speak About Dec 09, 2025

 

Supporting families who have lived through aggression towards caregivers during childhood and adolescence is part of the work I do every day. Some parents reach a moment of impossible decision—when...

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