Your host reflecting on embracing grace, adapting expectations and finding strength in unexpected challenges.

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Show Notes:

Your Host Valerie Arbeau

Contemplating Goals for the New Year

• Planning for success
• Consideration of trips, either with a partner or a girly getaway

Change in Perspective

• Transition from asking for a better year to seeking grace
• Acknowledging that life doesn't always go as planned
• Michael Todd's sermon on "Your experience does not match your expectations"

Personal Journey

• Challenges with the birth of the first child, facing unexpected health issues
• Second child's diagnosis of ADHD and later high-functioning autism
• The saying "It is what it is" and questioning its validity
• British upbringing and the tendency to suppress emotions

Acknowledging Feelings and Emotions

• Emphasizing the importance of acknowledging and validating emotions
• Warning against letting emotions build up over time

Reflecting on Expectations

• Identifying and reflecting on initial expectations
• Creating clarity and adapting expectations for a better understanding

Improvisation and Adaptation

• Sharing personal experience of improvising expectations for figure skating
• The positive outcome of adapting to unexpected situations

Reframing Experiences

• Identifying positive aspects and lessons learned
• Sharing personal experience with a communication device benefiting others

Learning Potential and Personal Growth

• Encouraging the exploration of learning potential in challenging experiences
• Personal growth through advocacy skills and navigating challenges

Self-Compassion

• Recognizing the challenges of being a special needs mom
• Embracing setbacks as a natural part of personal growth and success
• Prioritizing self-care with the acknowledgment that a healthy mom is crucial

Celebrating Progress

• Encouraging the celebration of every inch of progress
• Recognizing the importance of acknowledging personal and child's progress

Persistence and Seeking Help

• Encouraging persistence in the face of unmet expectations
• Recommending seeking professional help if overwhelmed by emotions
• Emphasizing the uniqueness of the journey but not doing it alone

New Year's Resolution

• Encouraging listeners to give themselves grace in the new year
• Committing to doing one thing each day for personal well-being
• Inviting engagement with the Facebook community and website

Conclusion

• Wishing listeners a Happy New Year and the best for 2024
• Join our Facebook community: Special Needs Moms Circle of Strength
• Website: http://coachingwithvalerieanne.com
• Instagram: @valeriearbeau

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