Special Needs Supermom podcast

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/Specialsupermom Need 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. 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 Need 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 Years Special 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 family Travel tips How to prevent meltdowns How to recharge What you can do just before or during a meltdown Snow globe exercise And uhm bribery Stay 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 specialneedssupermompodcast@gmail.com 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. Nadine Need 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 specialneedssupermompodcast@gmail.com

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. Nadine Need 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. Nadine Need 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 specialneedssupermompodcast@gmail.com * 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 specialneedssupermompodcast@gmail.com

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 specialneedssupermompodcast@gmail.com

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 specialneedssupermompodcast@gmail.com

Did you know that when your teen is dealing with a chronic illness or is neurodivergent, it significantly increases their chance on depression?  In episode 82 of the Special Needs Supermom Podcast, I talk about possible signs your teen is dealing with depression. What to say and do. And what not. Including tips from teens to parents.  Plus: why it is so important you double your relax and recharge time when shit hits the van.  How this benefits not only you but your teen as well during hard times. Stay sane 🧘 Stay happy 💃 mom.  Nadine  ps. this podcast based on my experience and coaching as a special needs mom. Please consult a specialist for advice when your teen is dealing with depression or you suspect he or she is.  *  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

The hardest thing I find as special needs mom? Dealing with the relapses and depression of my kids. Meds that don't work any longer; being different; losing friends because you're no fun to play with; not getting that internship because of your condition; constantly tired because of your chronic illness or because your brain is wired differently than the outside world; not being able to do what you used to do (when even fun things are too exhausting) ...  Relapses and depression are often enough part of the special needs life. And that sucks. So, what can you do? For your kid and yourself? I share the struggles of wonderboy, supergirl and me and what they (and I) need most on darker times. I hope it helps you and your kiddo too.  Struggling and don't have anyone you feel you can turn to? Please feel free to join the PRIVATE Special Needs Supermoms FB Group (link below) to be surrounded by moms that get you. Or if that's too scary at the moment feel free to DM me if you're struggling! 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 specialneedssupermompodcast@gmail.com.  #specialneedsmom #chronicillness

Goal setting with your Special Needs Child. It’s a recipe for failure and low self-esteem:  Setting goals for your kid instead of with them.  Only setting goals focused on the outcome like high scores and being able to go to college and or university.  Compare your special needs child and decide how good your kid is doing, based on what their average peers can do.  There are more roads that lead to Rome. And by the way, why Rome? Maybe your kid decided to go and is way better off in Barcelona. So, in this episode I talk about how to set goals with your kids that truly help them and how they do want to work on them.  Stay sane and stay happy mom!  x 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 Email specialneedssupermompodcast@gmail.com for sponsor opportunities and partnership possibilities.   #specialneedsmom #autismmom #goalsetting #specialneedskids #adhdmom #adhdwomen #autism #adhd #specialneeds #specialeducation #speciaalonderwijs #adhdcoach #dyslexie #dyslexia #statetests #citotoets

Special Needs Mom - How to have an awesome start of the year, your goals or anything really. In episode 79 of the Special Needs Supermom Podcast I talk about why I go into and love hibernating during the week between Christmas and New Year; how I don’t like to start the year with a bang; how I don’t come up with excuses to stay of the grid (and neither should you) and how I have an awesome start of the year thanks to my experience with burnout, ADHD therapy, peri-menopause and Long Covid. Getting older really helps with that! O and Mel Robbins podcast as well!   Stay sane Stay happy   Nadine   Need help slowing down? Listen to The Calm Christmas podcast with Beth Kempton (yes even in summer): https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/the-calm-christmas-podcast-with-beth-kempton/id1537869969   Wanna finally set goals that really matter to you and how to stick to them? Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/the-mel-robbins-podcast/id1646101002   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  * 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 specialneedssupermompodcast@gmail.com for sponsor opportunities and partnership possibilities. 

Top tips to truly enjoy the holidays and prevent overwhelm and meltdowns with your special needs child. December is one of the most challenging months for special needs children. And their mom. Stress, overwhelm, meltdowns… we had it all. Until a few years ago, we changed a few things. It made all the difference for especially wonderboy. And me.   * Hope these tips will help you and your family relax and thus truly enjoy the holidays. Ask yourself what you truly want and need (and I don’t mean for a present) this holiday season. And what your kid truly needs.  * Follow your heart. Remember it's not about a fully decorated house, a gazillion presents, a full agenda, and kids who are able to sit through a 5 course meal. It’s about love and connection. And you can only truly connect if you are able to be yourself and relax when needed.  * Stay sane Stay happy  * 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  * 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 specialneedssupermompodcast@gmail.com for sponsor opportunities and partnership possibilities.   

Yay! It’s my one year ADHD anniversary!!!! Why I celebrate this?  And why I think you should celebrate getting a diagnose or label? Because it helps you move forward, understand and accept yourself or your kid, and find the help you or your kid need. Did my diagnose, meds or therapy change me?  I still don’t finish sentences. Still happily dive into rabbit holes. Am still a very creative person with all.the.ideas.  But giiiirl, the diagnose, meds and therapy have been a game changer. I was totally happy with who I was, went to college, never a problem with keeping a job, starting my own biz, doing a gazzillion things.  My mind though was never quiet. And it often wasn't really nice to me. That all changed with my diagnose, the following research, meds and therapy. Am still me. But the diagnose and research gave so much clarity about why I do things a certain way and struggle with seemingly simple things. A diagnose is not an excuse. But it is a reason. And it can really help you and/or your kid move forward. Stay sane stay happy. 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  * 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 specialneedssupermompodcast@gmail.com for sponsor opportunities and partnership possibilities.  * #dopamenu #adhd #adhdawareness #adhdmom #adhdtool #wellbeing #specialneedssupermompodcast #adhddiagnose #adhdcentraal #adhdpreneur

Why you should have a dopamenu or happymenu for your special needs child and as special needs mom. A dopamenu or happymenu as I like to call it, is your instant guide to snap out of overwhelm, stress, when you’re stuck in your brain, when anxiety is taking over, can’t focus on your (home)work. It’s a really great life hack to rewire your brain. How it works? It’s kinda like a restaurant menu but instead of starters, main courses, and desserts it lists little things that help you snap out of your brain and relax and recharge. In this episode I tell you what's on my menu and when I use it. Stay sane & stay happy.  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  * 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 specialneedssupermompodcast@gmail.com for sponsor opportunities and partnership possibilities. 

If you’ve been wondering what I was up to with all the irregular podcasts and posts the last couple of months… well this is it. A nice combination of perimenopause & ADHD, everyday life as a special needs mom and long covid. Enter chronic fatigue...  When I got the long covid diagnose a couple of weeks ago I was like really??!! Another thing I can do without? Are you freaking kidding me???!!! It explained a lot though. I mean even my ADHD couldn’t get me moving. And that says a lot in my case.  The good news: since long covid I understand way better what supergirl is going through with the chronic fatigue due to her juvenile arthritis. And thanks to my physical therapist I now have way better understanding of how to combine my energy level and daily schedule. So, that even with limited energy I can make sure my endless to-do’s become daily tadaaas.  I hope this helps you too. Stay sane & stay happy.    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  * 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 specialneedssupermompodcast@gmail.com for sponsor opportunities and partnership possibilities. 

Let’s just be honest, sometimes you just need a good cry special needs mom – and 10 cookies. No need to sugar coat it. Sometimes the whole special needs life just sucks and there’s nothing that can change that. It’s totally understandable, totally fine and it is actually healthy to acknowledge that things sometimes suck. Days you cry. Days you grieve. Days you’re just lost. Days you are beyond tired. But how do you get through those awful days? How do you make it bearable? Don’t soldier on or focus on happy thoughts, forget gratitude lists on days like this or forcefully trying to do something fun. Try one of the tips in this podcast that bring comfort instead of denial. Stay sane and 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  * 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 specialneedssupermompodcast@gmail.com for sponsor opportunities and partnership possibilities. 

In this episode of the Special Needs Supermom Podcast, I share how to keep sane as a special needs mom during the start of the school year – or any day for that matter.  * The start of the school year can cause a lot of stress. Besides your special needs kid being anxious about a new teacher and new (or old) classmates, as a special needs mom we have to deal with the meltdowns; inform new teachers, mentors; maybe have some info ready for new classmates as well, IEP meetings, getting a 504, school supplies, special needs transport and what not.   * I make sure I do the 3 things I share in this podcast to make the transition as smooth as possible and not lose my mind during the chaos the new school year brings.   * To be honest, I use these 3 things all year round. And it makes a ton of difference for my mental wellbeing.   * Stay sane & stay happy.    Nadine   * Ps. The number one tool I use is my Special Needs Supermom Planner you can find here: https://www.etsy.com/nl/shop/Specialsupermom   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 Email specialneedssupermompodcast@gmail.com for sponsor opportunities and partnership possibilities.