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Making the leap from pediatric to adult healthcare can be overwhelming. In this episode, I discuss what to expect, how to prepare, and how to support and advocate for your special needs’ teen through this transition. Please note: How transition care is handled can depend on the country you live in, the health care system of said country, but also insurance. I am based in the Netherlands so therefore some of the tips I share are based on living here. It might be therefore different for you. However, a lot of the tips I think are applicable to everybody no matter where you are in the world.Stay sane & stay happy mom.Nadine ps. Need help going from never ending to-do lists to creating time for yourself? Check out the Special Needs Supermom Planner: https://www.etsy.com/nl/shop/SpecialsupermomNeed some more help to find and recharge your superpowers?   Follow me on:IG: @specialneedssupermompodcast FB: www.facebook.com/specialneedssupermompodcast specialneedssupermom.com 

From Pediatric to Adult Care: Navigating the Transition. Suddenly you just had your last appointment with your kiddo at the pediatric hospital. I felt overwhelmed with all.the.feelings. Memories of the past, the uncertainty of the future. Knowing it will never be the same: the time you get with the doctor, the bond you often build over the years. I recorded this episode in the car just after I dropped supergirl of at her internship after her last appointment at the pediatric hospital. Making the leap from pediatric to adult healthcare can be overwhelming and emotional. In this episode I talk about those feelings and how to deal with it. Stay sane 🧘 Stay happy 💃 mom.NadineConquer time - Need help going from never ending to-do lists to creating time for yourself? Check out the Special Needs Supermom Planner: https://www.etsy.com/nl/shop/SpecialsupermomNeed some more help to find and recharge your superpowers?     Follow me on:IG: @specialneedssupermompodcast FB: www.facebook.com/specialneedssupermompodcast www.specialneedssupermom.com

How to Enjoy Holiday Family Gatherings - My Top Tips after 20 YearsSpecial Needs and family gatherings during the holiday season. A perfect combo for meltdowns, tantrums and disappointments. And I am not talking about just your kiddo.With 20 years of experience, here are my top tips that will help make gatherings and travel as enjoyable as possible.Preparation tips for your kiddo and your familyTravel tipsHow to prevent meltdownsHow to rechargeWhat you can do just before or during a meltdownSnow globe exerciseAnd uhm briberyStay sane Stay happy Nadine Conquer time - Need help going from never ending to-do lists to creating time for yourself? Check out the Special Needs Supermom Planner: https://www.etsy.com/nl/shop/Specialsupermom*Sponsors and partnership - Email [email protected] for sponsor opportunities.

Therapy. It can be super helpful. If you get the right therapist for your kid. Because otherwise it can do more harm than good. In this episode I share the hard lesson we learned last time, why it went wrong and what could help you when looking for the right therapist for your kid.Stay sane 🧘 Stay happy 💃 mom.NadineNeed some more help to find and recharge your superpowers?   Follow me on:- IG: @specialneedssupermompodcast - FB: www.facebook.com/specialneedssupermompodcast  - https://specialneedssupermom.com* Sponsors and partnership opportunities: Email [email protected]

Monday morning brain. With three health care appointments and a funeral in the coming days I really need to get out my planner and schedule in essential relax and recharge time. It sounds so easy. Yet somehow it's suddenly 11:30 AM and I still have to get started. Ugh. Why is this so hard? 11:30 I wanted to be at the gym, yet here I am haven't done anything yet. Or have I...Let me take you on a journey through a regular special needs supermom morning. You might recognize a thing or two (or ten or fifteen).This podcast is to help you realize why it is so hard to schedule in that much needed relax and recharge time. And why you should do it nonetheless. Even if your agenda always, always changes throughout the day. Stay sane 🧘 Stay happy 💃 mom.NadineNeed some more help to find and recharge your superpowers?   Follow me on:- IG: @specialneedssupermompodcast - FB: www.facebook.com/specialneedssupermompodcast  - specialneedssupermom.com

Special Needs and the Christmas season. Recipe for overwhelm and meltdowns. That's why in this episode I share my favorite grounding exercise to stop the overwhelm and find my inner calm.  Even when you're in a crowded supermarket or at a big family gathering. Plus an extra exercise using the 5 senses that can also help snap out of the overwhelm. If your kid needs a little help to snap out of the overwhelm, this one is great to do together! And at the end I've got a few tips to help your kid at Christmas celebrations (or any family gathering for that matter).I think I came across the snow globe exercise a couple of years ago in my favorite Christmas book: Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year by Beth Kempton. But upon rereading it I found out I gave it a little twist. Beth does the lovely Calm Christmas podcast series as well in the weeks before Christmas. It's my favorite podcast in the winter season to relax, calm down and savour the things that truly matter. I can't recommend it enough!Stay sane 🧘 Stay happy 💃 mom.Nadine

About why you should never wait till you really have the time to start following your dream or pick up that hobby you love. Because let's be honest, as a special needs supermom there is always something going on or something to do.Stay sane 🧘 Stay happy 💃 mom.NadineNeed some more help to find and recharge your superpowers?   Follow me on:- IG: @specialneedssupermompodcast - FB: www.facebook.com/specialneedssupermompodcast  - https://specialneedssupermom.com* Supermom tribe:Looking for a private tribe just for fellow special needs moms to hang out, share stories, laugh, cry, get inspired, share tips, and keep sane? Join the private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/specialneedssupermoms * Sponsors and partnership opportunities: Email [email protected]*Planner📔Go from endless to-do’s to tadaaa with the Special Needs Supermom planners: https://www.etsy.com/nl/shop/Specialsupermom

One more week to go before schools are out! And woman, am I tired pfffff. Those last few weeks are always packed with stress. But this year really took the cake.  So, I took out an old tool once taught to wonderboy, which helped me see when it’s time to recharge and how long I really need. On hectic times it is also so easy to forget to invest in couple time. Last week we unexpectedly had an evening without kiddo’s – and it was so nice… It was a good reminder to take more quality time together, and not wait until there are no kids around. Last tip is how to make a fun summer break for everyone. Especially when you have a kiddo that needs time to adjust. *Hope you have a great summer!        Stay sane 🧘 Stay happy 💃 mom.Nadine*Need some more help to find and recharge your superpowers?   Follow me on:- IG: @specialneedssupermompodcast - FB: www.facebook.com/specialneedssupermompodcast - www.specialneedssupermompodcast.com* Supermom tribe:Looking for a private tribe just for fellow special needs moms to hang out, share stories, laugh, cry, get inspired, share tips, and keep sane? Join the private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/specialneedssupermoms  * Sponsors and partnership opportunities: Email [email protected]

An episode about why it’s a good thing we don’t know the future when we get the diagnosis of our kid(s) or ourselves, why we shouldn't want to know, why we can't even know, and that today’s decision can be changed tomorrow.Stay sane 🧘 Stay happy 💃 mom.Nadine*Need some more help to find and recharge your superpowers? Follow me on:- IG: @specialneedssupermompodcast - FB: www.facebook.com/specialneedssupermompodcast - www.specialneedssupermompodcast.com* Supermom tribe:Looking for a private tribe just for fellow special needs moms to hang out, share stories, laugh, cry, get inspired, share tips, and keep sane? Join the private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/specialneedssupermoms  * Sponsors and partnership opportunities: Email [email protected]

I was off the grid for a few weeks. Again. That’s why this episode is all about – the need to – go off the grid every so often as a special needs mom and/or woman and why you should not have to say sorry for doing so. Or feel the need to say sorry for anything else for that matter, like your messy house, having sandwiches for dinner, cancel lunch with a friend for the 2nd time, the tantrum of your kid or dealing with depression or burnout still or again.  *In this episode I talk about why it is totally understandable to shut off the outside world temporarily. What was the big game changer that helped me really relax and recharge in times like this. And how a King’s gala and Mel Robbins relighted that spark inside of me that helped me show up for myself and thus the outside world.  *Stay sane 🧘 Stay happy 💃 mom. Nadine Need some more help to find and recharge your superpowers?  Check your resources here: - www.specialneedssupermompodcast.com - IG: @specialneedssupermompodcast - FB: www.facebook.com/specialneedssupermompodcast * Supermom tribe Looking for a private tribe just for fellow special needs moms to hang out, share stories, laugh, cry, get inspired, share tips, and keep sane? Join the private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/specialneedssupermoms * Sponsors and partnership opportunities: Email [email protected]