The Adapted Life
Welcome to The Adapted Life Podcast, a dedicated space for those who have faced profound challenges, particularly those who have navigated the journey of having a child born with severe disabilities. This podcast serves as a sanctuary for connection, offering support and strategies for building resilience when life unfolds differently than we envisioned.
In this series, I share my personal journey with my disabled son, detailing the ups and downs we experienced together. Our story is one of love, hardship, and ultimately, adaptation. But now, my focus has shifted to the complex and often lonely path of adapting to life after the loss of my son.
Grief is a powerful, consuming force that changes everything. It can feel isolating and overwhelming, reshaping how we perceive the world around us. Through this podcast, I hope to explore what it means to grieve, to honor the memory of my son, and to find ways to move forward while carrying his spirit with me.
We'll discuss practical approaches to adapting to loss, including how to find joy in small moments, the importance of community support, and strategies for navigating everyday life when the ground beneath you has shifted. This journey is deeply personal, yet universal in its themes of love, loss, and resilience.
Join me as we create a conversation around grief and adaptation, turning our experiences into pathways for healing and connection. Every story shared strengthens our community and reminds us that while loss is an inevitable part of life, we have the capacity to adapt and find new meanings, even amidst heartache.
The Adapted Life
Communicate and Ask for Help even when its hard
In this episode I'm discussing the importance of the tool of communicating to others what your needs are, and asking for help. This is easy to say, but for so many of us, very hard to do. Even with the difficult challenge of taking care of a loved one, it can be hard to realize that you are not a superhero. Communicating takes on a very different meaning sometimes, for caregivers like me and others, because we become so accustomed to just trying to handle all of the burdens and stress.
I want to stress, that keeping everything inside, and living in fear of what others will think, is damaging. When we can seek help from beyond our fear, and develop an abundance mindset, things shift and stress is sometimes lifted. I have realized over the past few years that even though I have had a very difficult situation to manage, life is still abundant and wonderful.
Communicating and Asking for help is a way of opening up your heart to receiving and you just never know what could happen.
Thank you for joining me on this very vulnerable journey. I wasn't feeling well when I recorded this, but I pushed into it regardless. Because life is raw and real. I'm here for it.
Much love and gratitude to you all.
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