24. Why Am I So Tired, Angry, or Numb as a Mom Raising an Autistic Child?

* This podcast is evolving to focus on faith, prayer, and hope for moms raising autistic or medically complex children. Episodes from our earlier parenting-focused series are still here to help, but you’ll now find guidance rooted in Christian faith and prayer.*

If you’re raising an autistic child or a child with a disability, you know what it feels like to always be in survival mode. Doctor appointments, therapies, advocacy battles, sleepless nights, meltdowns, and medical emergencies become your normal. But somewhere along the way, you never had time to feel your own pain.

In this episode of Be Mighty Mom, Ash opens up about the silent grief and hidden exhaustion so many moms of autistic and disabled children carry. This is the pain no one sees, the tears you don’t have time to cry, the anger you swallow, the exhaustion you push through every day.

You’ll hear about:

• ​The hidden ways grief and burnout show up for moms raising autistic and disabled kids
• ​Why your body remembers the trauma you’ve pushed aside for years
• ​Why feeling sad, angry, or numb doesn’t make you ungrateful, it makes you human
• ​Small, doable steps to start healing even when your plate is already overflowing
• ​A grounding practice to reconnect with yourself in just a few minutes

You are not failing. You are carrying more than most people could ever imagine. And it’s okay to finally make space for your own healing.

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