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The Luggage Cart I Never Used โ€” And What It Taught Me About Asking for Help

Photo by Magda Ehlers on Pexels.com I have been traveling internationally for over twenty years. I know how to navigate airports. I know how to pack light. I know how to move through a busy terminal with my bags and not miss a beat. So when a taxi driver in Koh Samui, Thailand loaded my… Continue reading The Luggage Cart I Never Used โ€” And What It Taught Me About Asking for Help

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Impact on Identity and Personal Growth

Photo by Atlantic Ambience on Pexels.com Growing up as the sibling of a child with disabilities shapes identity in ways that are both powerful and complex. Many siblings develop strengths earlier than their peersโ€”empathy, maturity, flexibility, and an ability to read a room quickly. These traits often become defining parts of who they are as… Continue reading Impact on Identity and Personal Growth

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How to Spot Sibling Stress (Even When They Say โ€œIโ€™m Fineโ€)

Photo by Guduru Ajay bhargav on Pexels.com For many siblings of children with disabilities, stress doesnโ€™t always look like stress.They are the helpers, the flexible ones, the โ€œeasyโ€ kids. And because they see their parents juggling so much, siblings often learn to mask their own needs โ€” even from themselves. As we settle into a… Continue reading How to Spot Sibling Stress (Even When They Say โ€œIโ€™m Fineโ€)

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Burnout

The Centers for Disease Control and The World health Organization both have statements regarding burnout. Here is the official statement from the CDC . "Burnout is an โ€œoccupational phenomenonโ€, rather than a medical condition or actual disease (according to the International Classification of Diseases, 11thย revision or ICD-11). -Although burnout is not an official medical condition,… Continue reading Burnout