AP 721: Look for the Glimmers || Growth Spurt

About Progress

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Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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The start of high school was a major leap for my daughter with special needs, magnified by her transition from a charter school. We both faced heightened anxieties about fitting in and managing sensory challenges. Our preparation included school visits and crafting a mental touchstone for her: to look for glimmers of light amongst potential darkness, akin to stars in a big, open night sky. If you're navigating your own tough transitions, remember that seeking glimmers can be a powerful tool. Whether it's finding brief moments of support from friends, appreciating a compliment, or small personal victories, these glimmers can help guide you through. Thank you for being part of this collective progress, and may you find your own glimmers in the midst of challenges. Sign up as a Supporter to get access to our private, premium, ad-free podcast, More Personal. Episodes air each Friday! More for Moms Conference Leave a rating and review Check out my ⁠workshops⁠! Follow About Progress on YOUTUBE! Book Launch Committee Free DSL Training Full Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.2	Hi, I'm Monica Packer from About Progress, and this is a growth spurt, a by-sized way you can increase your progress today.
1:14.2	My oldest daughter recently started high school.
1:17.5	This is a big transition for any child.
1:24.0	For mine, it felt even bigger than typical because she's not a typical child,
1:29.2	thanks to multiple special needs and also her history of attending a charter school through eighth grade instead of a traditional middle school. I didn't tell her, but I can tell
1:34.6	you that I was in knots about this transition for literal years, but especially so the last year.
1:42.1	We contemplated all sorts of high schools for her to attend,
1:45.7	from charter to private to public, and ultimately together we decided that she was going to go
1:51.8	to our neighborhood high school. So all summer long, my anxiety about this shift intensified.
1:59.2	And I wasn't alone. It did for my daughter, too. Each day, she worried
2:04.1	incessantly about if she would be able to fit in, if she'd find her classes, if all the sensory
2:09.9	input would be far too overwhelming for her, if kids would make fun of her, and so much more.
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