Sheltered Journey

An excerpt from Chapter 3 of the book Finding Connection talks about how relationships with spouses and romantic partners, our children, extended family, friends, and ourselves are shaped by the journey of loving and advocating for a child living with mental health and neurodivergent challenges.

A talk about sharing the details of a child's story and the toll it can take on parents and caregivers of children living with challenges.

A look at relationships and how they may change on the journey. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the difficult emotions that may arise for parents and caregivers of minor and adult children living with emotional, behavioral, developmental, and intellectual challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/janice-wiggins/support

A look at the unique issues faced by parents and caregivers during the holiday season. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about ways parents and caregivers can prepare for difficult times on the journey of loving and advocating for a child living with challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about important reminders that parents and caregivers sometimes forget. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the unique situations and circumstances that affect the everyday lives of parents and caregivers of minor and adult children living with mental health and other neurological challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about living in the reality of our lives as parents and caregivers of children -- minor and adult -- living with mental health challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about parents and caregivers feeling like emotional punching bags and what might be done about it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the importance of connection for parents and caregivers of minor and adult children living with challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about all of the various systems parents and caregivers of children living with challenges navigate and the similarities in feelings regarding working within these systems to advocate for a child. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the role guilt plays in the lives of parents and caregivers of children living with challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about some of the ways that parents and caregivers of children living with challenges can give themselves a fresh start even in the most difficult of times. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about important reminders for parents and caregivers of children living with challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about how parents and caregivers of children living with challenges sometimes play the role of interpreters to others not familiar with this journey. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the need for parents and caregivers to give themselves permission to feel the range of emotions that are a part of the journey of loving a child living with challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about unpacking feelings that parents and caregivers of children living with challenges may tuck away and not address on the journey of loving and advocating for their child. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the unique issues parents and caregivers face during the holidays and ways to get through and cope during the holiday season. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the role loneliness plays in the lives of parents and caregivers of children living with challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about parents and caregivers living in survival mode while moving toward and touching into thriving mode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the feelings of shame parents and caregivers may feel on the journey of loving and advocating for a child living with challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the inevitable exhaustion faced by parents and caregivers of children living with challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the balance between gratefulness and accepting the inevitable feelings that come along with being on this journey. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the interactions parents and caregivers of children living with challenges have with the various professionals in their lives. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about how our lives and those of others are not always what they seem. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about how parents and caregivers of children living with challenges can sometimes be their own worst critics despite all that they do to love, support, and advocate for their children. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the sometimes difficult feelings that arise in parents and caregivers as a result of loving and advocating for a child living with challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about understanding and the role it plays in the lives of parents and caregivers of children living with challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about some of the things parents and caregivers of children living with challenges celebrate. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about our different relationships and how they are affected on the journey of loving and supporting a child living with challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the many ways that parents and caregivers change as the result of caring for a child living with challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the facial expressions parents and caregivers of children living with challenges see on their journeys. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the sometimes hurtful things people say to parents and caregivers of children with challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the questions and answers -- some of them difficult -- of parents and caregivers of children with challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the overwhelming pressure and stress parents and caregivers feel on this journey. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the importance of letting out emotions, even the uncomfortable ones. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the importance of personalized toolboxes for parents and caregivers of children with challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

How parents and caregivers can find balance between their lives and the lives of their children living with challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the common languages spoken by parents and caregivers of children with challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the need for parents and caregivers to take a break and creative ways to do it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

Measuring the bumpiness of the journeys of parents and caregivers of children living with emotional, behavioral, developmental and intellectual challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A look at the adjustments and modifications parents and caregivers make to their homes and living spaces to address the needs of their children. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

The role blame plays in the lives of parents and caregivers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A look at psychiatric medication and the judgments involved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

How parents and caregivers of children with emotional, behavioral, developmental, and intellectual challenges might experience PTSD-like symptoms. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A look at how "Have You Tried?" statements are received by parents and caregivers of children with special needs and challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A talk about the siblings of children with behavioral, emotional, developmental, and intellectual challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A look at how parents and caregivers of children with special needs and challenges tell the stories of the children in their lives. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

A look at the often unspoken fights that parents and caregivers of children with emotional, behavioral, developmental, and intellectual challenges face in their journeys. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support

The first episode of Sheltered Journey covers the idea behind this podcast for parents and caregivers (and those that support them) of children with emotional, behavior, developmental, and intellectual challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-wiggins/support