You're listening to 3 in 30 takeaways for moms episode 141 raising a child with a chronic condition

Welcome to 3 in 30 a podcast for moms who want to create more meaning in motherhood

Each 30-minute episode will feature three doable takeaways for you to try at home with your family this week

I'm your host Rachel Nielsen. Thank you so much for being here

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Parenting is always an all-consuming and emotional endeavor

But it's uniquely intense for parents who have a child with a chronic condition

Whether that be a disability of some sort or a medical condition that changes the way that their child must move through the world

I get emails every day for mothers who are raising children with additional needs

Physical or mental disabilities anxiety a depression severe eczema or allergies

Hydrocephalus autism type 1 diabetes long-term toileting or feeding issues

ADHD learning disabilities and more

Sometimes these lifelong conditions are diagnosed

Sometimes they're just something that you sense in your gut is a little different about your child

Sometimes these conditions are obvious to other people

Sometimes they are quiet struggle that you and your child navigate privately

You may or may not consider yourself a parent of a child with additional needs

But I still think you will find many of the takeaways in this episode

applicable to the unique children that you are raising

So I hope you'll listen to the end and consider at least one way that you can better navigate the personalized needs of your children based on the insight shared today

Before we jump into the episode, I wanted to update you on a big project. I'm working on for this community

I'm creating my first ever physical product a journal for moms that I am so excited about

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