Your Kid Feels Everything You're Carrying

Описание: Your kid feels everything you're carrying. The stress. The exhaustion. The guilt. Even when you think you're hiding it.

In this episode of The emPOWERed Half Hour, Becca talks with Michelle Choairy, special education advocate and mom of a complex kid. Michelle's son was born premature, didn't speak his first word until three and a half, and has a genetic disorder so rare he's the only one in the world with his specific variant.

In this episode:
• Why so many moms don't even know what they need anymore
• How advocacy starts with understanding yourself, not just navigating systems
• Why exhaustion is a call for care, not a sign of failure

About Michelle Choairy
Michelle Choairy is a special education advocate and founder of Collective Wisdom for Complex Kids. After years of advocating for her own son, she now helps other families navigate the systems, find their village, and remember that they matter too.

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00:00 Introduction
01:36 Premature Birth, Delays, and the Search for Answers
03:13 A Rare TBR1 Genetic Variant (One-in-the-World)
03:43 From Medical Sales to Special-Needs Advocacy
06:37 Balancing High-Performance Work + Complex Kids
11:37 Family Systems, Support at Home, and Permission to Get Help
13:13 The THRIVE Framework
16:11 IEPs, State Programs, and the First Call
17:40 Why She’s Passionate: Helping Moms Feel Whole Again
19:26 The Phone Story and Letting Go of the Pity Party
22:01 Moving from Nonpublic School Back to a 700-Student Middle School