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EP22: Appointments, Advocacy & Anxiety — Navigating Medical Concerns and Doctor Visits With a Special Needs Child

May 28 2025

We're diving deep into the junk drawer to unpack on of the 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡, 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡, & 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙣𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙. 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 and 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 open up about what it’s really like to 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿. Doctor visits aren't routine for a special needs mom. They’re layered with anxiety, past trauma, and 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱—𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱. What should be a simple check-up often turns into a high-stress event. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱, 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱. 𝗠 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯, one with no instructions, no clock-out time, & an emotional load no one else sees.We’ve been there, and we’ve seen God show up in theexam room, the hallway, and the breakdown in the car afterward.𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲. 💕 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. 👉 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷 🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 ,𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae 🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR 💌𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: 📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 ...
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Ep21 | Meltdowns & Mom Shame: The Fear Special Needs Moms Carry in Public Spaces

May 21 2025

We’re back inside the junk drawer, and this time we’re going deeper.After recording Episode 19, we realized something important: fear is not just one item in the drawer. It’s a whole messy category. Each version of fear we face as special needs and extreme parenting moms deserves its own spotlight. In Episode 19, we focused on the fear rooted in grief—grieving the life you thought you or your child would have. If you missed that one, definitely go back and listen: Click here for Episode 19 But in this episode, we’re shifting to another deeply personal fear: The fear of being judged in public. The fear that your child’s meltdown will cause strangers to label you a “bad mom.” The fear that other people think your parenting is the problem, when really, you're doing everything you can just to make it through the day. We’re unpacking the stress of restaurants, stores, and public spaces that make you feel like you’re constantly under a microscope—and the emotional toll that takes on a mama's heart.Whether your child has Autism, Down syndrome, trauma-related behavior, sensory issues, or is just having a hard day... we get it. We’ve been there. And we’re done apologizing for surviving. 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲. Tune in as we share how leaning into His strength can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy.💕 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 👂🏼Why You Should Listen👉 You’ve ever dreaded going out in public with your child👉You feel the weight of judgment from strangers, family, or even friends👉You need permission to let go of the shame and guilt👉You want relatable encouragement and faith-filled truth from two moms who get it 🗝️Key Takeaways🩷Fear of judgment is a heavy, daily burden for special needs moms💜We often carry the weight of other people’s opinions more than we should💛Bad behavior ≠ bad parenting. Meltdowns ≠ failure.🩷You are doing the best you can. And that’s enough. It doesn't matter what other's think.💜God’s opinion is the only one that matters—and He chose YOU for this child 📲𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪, 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘, 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘, 𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗧𝗔𝗚 𝗮 𝗠𝗔𝗠𝗔 who needs this encouragement today 💗🎧 New episodes every Wednesday!▶️Spotify▶️YouTube💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: 📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud 📨𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you. #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity#ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing#RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress#identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup#ChronicStress
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Ep20 | When Your Mother's Day Doesn't Look Like a Hallmark Holiday

May 14 2025

🙋‍♀️Let’s be real, mama. Not every Mother’s Day feels like a celebration. Some of us are breaking up fights, wiping tears, cleaning up messes, managing meltdowns, or sitting in silence, wondering if anyone even notices us. 😞😭This episode is for the moms who felt overlooked, under-celebrated, or just plain weary. Whether you’re a special needs mom, foster mom, single mom, or simply in a hard season, we want you to know you matter. Deena and Christina get raw and real about the unmet expectations around Mother's Day and holidays, the lies we believe when we feel unseen, and how to move forward by writing a new story. This is a story where you show up for yourself, where you know your worth, and where you no longer wait for others to validate your value. Let’s create a new culture of moms who celebrate oneanother and honor the sacred role of motherhood every day, not just when someone remembers the flowers. 👯👯👯👯 🗝️Key Takeaways:🩷Feeling unseen doesn’t mean you’re unloved💜 You don’t need permission to celebrate yourself💛 Unmet expectations often come from unspoken ones🩷 Your value isn’t defined by what others do or don’t do💜 You can choose to rewrite the narrative and make it beautiful💛 How to teach your kids to honor you by modeling it yourself🩷 You are not alone. You are worthy. You are already enough 🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. 🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR 👉 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷 🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae 💌𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: 📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud 📨𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮t 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you. #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity#ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing#RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress#identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup#ChronicStress #MothersDay
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Ep19 | Grief, Fear & Letting Go: When the Life You Imagined Isn’t the One You’re Living (Part 1)

May 7 2025

This was supposed to be a podcast about fear, and it is. But what we didn’t expect was how much of our fear—especially as special needs or foster moms—is really just grief in disguise. In this deeply vulnerable episode, Deena & Christina share from the rawest parts of their own journeys—about what it means to grieve the life we thought our kids would have… and the life we thought we would have. They open up about image, loss, shame, protective instincts, anxiety, and the unspoken fear that keeps so many moms quietly drowning in fear of the future. This isn’t a tidy how-to episode. It’s a real-life, mascara-running, Jesus-sitting-in-the-middle-of-our-junk kind of conversation. So grab a tissue, a coffee, and know that you’re not alone. You’re not crazy. And your grief is not faithlessness—it’s part of the process. 👂 Part 2 coming next week: “Facing Fear as a Special NeedsMom: Trusting God with the Unknown" 🗝️ Key Takeaways:🩷Why fear is often just unprocessed grief💜The pressure to make our kids look “okay” for the world💛What it really feels like to grieve the life we imagined🩷Learning to trust God with the life we didn’t plan💜The power of surrender when we don’t have the answers💛How fear can paralyze us, but peace is still possible🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. 🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR 👉 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷 🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae 💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: 📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud 📨 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you. #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity#ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing#RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress#identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup#ChronicStress
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Ep18 - Junk Drawer Mamas - Food Fights, Food Dyes, and Mom Cries: Navigating Extreme Eating Battles

Apr 30 2025

Welcome to Part 2 of our messy, sometimes hilarious, and oh-so-relatable convo about the challenges of feeding kids and food battles, especially when you're a mom navigating special needs or extreme parenting. In this episode, we’re not holding back: 😷 Deena’s sick, Christina’s running late from a meltdown-filled therapy appointment (hers and her kids 😫😂), and the kids are definitely NOT sleeping—aka, welcome to our real lives. But girl, we showed up anyway... because YOU are not alone in this. We are in this together. 👯💪 🎙️ Inside this episode :🥦 Why food battles hit different when your child hassensory issues or cognitive delays😩 The daily guilt cycle moms feel when we chooseconvenience over nutrition🎯 Real talk on mom burnout, budget meals, and theemotional exhaustion of "one more food battle"💡 Practical mindset shifts, small wins, andgrace-based solutions for chaotic mealtimes✝️ Encouragement for weary mamas who are doing theirbest but still feel like it’s not enough 🤝Why partnering with God in the small thingsmatters, and how even your grocery cart choices can be spiritual warfare. We may not be nutritionists (unless M.O.M. counts), but we’ve lived this life and we know the struggle is real. If you’ve ever bribed a kid with a Taki or found yourself arguing over Mountain Dew, this one’s for you. 🫵 🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. 👉 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae 💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: 📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud 📨 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you. #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity#ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing#RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress#identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup#ChronicStress #summerfun #summerfunchallenge #helpamamaout
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E17 | From Food Struggles to Body Image Battles and Secret Snack Shame: What Are We Really Teaching Them?

Apr 23 2025

Mama,We’re going there. 😬 In this first episode of our 𝟮-𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 & 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 get real about something they still wrestle with daily—𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀. From Takis-as-bribes to midnight candy guilt, they lay it all out—no filters, just truth and grace. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (🙋‍♀️), this one is for YOU. 🫵 Join us as we dive into 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀—𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙞𝙩𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩—you just need to keep showing up and trying again. 🗝️𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀🩷Emotional eating isn’t just about willpower—it’s a signal something deeper needs healing💜Guilt over our kids’ health because of our poor choices as a mom can either paralyze us—or push us to change💛Disobedience doesn’t always look like rebellion—it can look like “just one more time.”🩷Generational habits around food, health, and body image can be broken—but it starts with us.💜The Holy Spirit convicts, not condemns—and even in our food struggles, God meets us with mercy. 🎧 𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. 👉 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷🎧 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae 💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: 📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘:https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud 📨 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 ...
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Ep 16 | Summer Without the Stress: Yes, It’s Possible! 😎 👙🩴

Apr 16 2025

🌞👙🩴Summer Without the Stress: Intentional Fun + Extreme Parenting = Yes, It’s Possible! In this episode, Deena & Christina continue their real-talk conversation on how to prepare for summer when you're a mom navigating special needs, multiple kids, or extreme parenting—and how to avoid burnout in the process. This episode also kicks off our Summer Fun Challenge 🎉 and the official launch of the Junk Drawer Mamas Facebook group! It’s your new go-to spot for summer mom hacks,real-life ideas, and “Help a Mama Out” moments from moms who get it. Whether you’re parenting through special needs, sensory overload, teenage eye rolls, or toddler tantrums—this episode is packed with laughs, ideas, and wisdom from twomamas who have been there. If you’ve ever found yourself dreading summer before it even starts, this episode is a game-changer. Learn how to create a summer you’ll actually enjoy, not just count down. 🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. 👉 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae 💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: 📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud 📨 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you. #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity#ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing#RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress#identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup#ChronicStress #summerfun #summerfunchallenge #helpamamaout
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Ep 15 | How to Handle The Summer Season with Joy as a Special Needs Mom

Apr 9 2025

🌞👙🩴Summer's creeping in like a sunburn you didn’t seecoming—and while the kids are dreaming of cannonballs and cotton candy 🍧 you’re just trying to figure out how to survive 90 consecutive days of overstimulation, sensory meltdowns, sibling brawls, unstructured mayhem, andendless snack requests that thrusts you into an hour-by-hour survival mode. 😩

In this episode of Junk Drawer Mamas, Deena and Christina get real about the summer dread no one wants to admit—especially when you're already stretched thin parenting kids with special needs or extreme circumstances.

But what if this summer didn’t have to be something we survive… but something we actually enjoy? 😳

We’re sharing our own junk drawer confessions, hilarious fails (bribing kids with ice cream to avoid the zoo, anyone? 🙋‍♀️), and a challenge to shift our mindset, get intentional, and invite God into the plans (and the park days).

Whether you’re juggling ten kids, trying to keep one child entertained while working full time, or just trying not to melt in the heat—this episode will inspire you to create joy-filled moments, even when it’s chaotic.

Let’s be those moms this summer who show up, bring the fun, and maybe even smile during the 47th snack break of the day! 🍦🥪 🍕

📝 KEY TAKEAWAYS:
💡 Dreading summer doesn’t make you a bad mom—just atired one.
🥵 Hot + Hungry + Tired = meltdown (for everyone).Preparing ahead of time will save your sanity.
🙏 Intention and prayer can shift your mindset beforeburnout hits.
📆 Schedule joy with your kids like you schedule appointments (yes, even the dreaded craft day 🧶).
✝️ You don’t have to do this alone. Invite God intoyour summer plan.

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