The Fi(ND)ing Motherhood Journal:
Reflections on Matrescence and Raising Neurodivergent Children
Welcome to The Fi(ND)ing Motherhood Journal — a collection of reflections, insights, and personal stories exploring the transformation of motherhood through the lens of matrescence. Here, I write about what it really means to raise neurodivergent and disabled children in a world that often misunderstands them — and us.
These pieces are adapted from the Fi(ND)ing Motherhood podcast, blending lived experience, research, and heart-led honesty to help you feel seen, grounded, and less alone on this journey. Whether you’re newly navigating a diagnosis or years into parenting a child with additional needs, you’ll find compassion, community, and calm here.
This Isn’t What I Expected: Processing the Emotional Highs and Lows of Your Child’s Diagnosis
When your child is diagnosed - with autism, a disability, or anything that changes the path you imagined - the emotions can feel like a storm. One moment there’s relief and clarity; the next, grief and fear. This post explores how to hold those contradictions with compassion, how matrescence shapes your emotional landscape, and how to process it all without guilt or shame. You’re not broken for feeling everything… you’re human, and you’re doing your best.