Candice | LMFT & Life/Balance Coach
Therapist and burnout/balance coach supporting neurodivergent creators and entrepreneur moms.
Release the Guilt: Your Neurodivergent Journey Isn't a Burden
If you’re a neurodivergent mom who is also a former “high achiever/overachiever” and now running a creative business, you might feel some combo of these day-to-day: *guilt/shame over not “living up to expectations/potential” *overwhelm of wanting to be there for your kids and your business but only having so much time/energy in the day *pressure on yourself to succeed - though not knowing what that looks like in this direction your life has taken That guilt/shame/overwhelm isn’t yours to carry
Set Boundaries, Uphold Them: Essential for Neurodivergent Moms
Set those boundaries & express your expectations. Others are allowed to have feelings about them, and you’re still allowed to uphold them. If you’re building accommodation & accessibility into your life as a chronically ill or neurodivergent mom, this is important...
Visual Routines Prevent Mom Burnout and Boost Creativity
After several comments & consideration for our family, here is what I’ve created for us. My AuDHD kids love routine & need visual stimulus, so, this should work for us - for a while👏🏻 These rhythms, routines, and systems help us...
Pause, Find Water, Beat Mom Burnout
Sometimes, you have to ignore the voice in your head and go spend an hour by the water 🫶🏻 As moms, life gets busy. Too busy, if we aren’t careful. I’m here to help you simplify and find your rhythm so you’re...
Beat Burnout: Find Rhythm While Parenting and Managing Illness
To pen name or not to pen name. As a mom running a business while navigating chronic illness, we face all kinds of questions and decisions. Some feel trivial. Some feel overwhelming and paralyzing. And still, navigating them matters. We don’t have to burnout...
Depression Isn't Failure: Moms Deserve Healing and Support
A gentle encouragement to moms in the thick of depression out there: Depression makes motherhood harder. It’s not you. You’re not crazy & you’re not failing. You deserve healing & rest & support. And your kids deserve for you to find healing...
Sharing New Divergent AU Book, Even Without Prior Reading
Me, explaining to my husband there will be a new Divergent AU book Me: did you read those books? Him: no… Him: do I need to have read them for this announcement to make sense? Me: no…LOOOONG PAUSE (because maybe, but I’m gonna tell...
Kids Resist Sick Days, but Rest Wins
My daughter was mad that I kept her home with a fever. Then proceeded to barely move from her couch nest all day. And is still only “kind of” glad I kept her home. I can’t blame her. I also used to...
Essential Home Care Checklist for Sick Kids and Adults
Chronically ill, acutely injured, and kids home sick checklist: ✅ Kids’ Breakfast made (& barely touched) ✅ Blanket+pillow nest on the couch ✅ Meds distributed (forgot mine until typing this in true ADHD fashion 😅) ✅ Water bottles filled ✅ Cane ✅ Heating pad ✅ Compression socks ✅...
Burnout Isn't a Badge of Honor—Prioritize Rest
This is just a reminder that burnout doesn’t have to be a badge of honor.
Entrepreneur Moms Can Thrive Without 24/7 Burnout
If you’re a mom tired of the “if you work for yourself you work 24/7” narrative & the “you can only work in stolen moments” narrative, there are better ways to avoid burnout & find your balance. That’s why I’m...
Audiobooks: Mom’s Secret Weapon Against Playground Chaos
Today on the way home from the library/playground, I turned on our audiobook so my kids who were bickering and shouting over each other would have some quiet time. I turned it on just in time for the youngest character (Boxcar...
The Elsewhere Express: A Beautiful Story That Lingers
Finished reading+listening to The Elsewhere Express. It’s a gorgeous book & a gorgeous story. I miss it already…
Waiting in the Rain, Soon She'll Be Free
Motherhood is standing in the rain waiting for your kid to buckle themselves because they learned a new skill… **I’m not complaining, though. Soon, he won’t need me to stand there and I’ll be FREE for car loading & unloading👏🏻👏🏻**
Audiobooks Spark Kids' Love for Stories and Creativity
I’ve started listening to audio versions of chapter books with my kids in the car & it’s been so good. They are getting classic stories (so far, a Junie B. Jones and The Boxcar Children), plus, they are making up...