COUNSELLING IN BUCKNALL, STOKE-ON-TRENT
We Are On A Different Road: Parenting a SEND or Disabled Child
Parenting is a journey, but when you’re raising a SEND or disabled child, you quickly realise you’re on a different road. It’s not a detour or a bump in the path, it’s an entirely different path, with its own landscapes, challenges, and unexpected beauty. Sometimes, I wonder what it would be like to walk the […]
It Doesn’t Get Easier — It Just Gets Different; Reflections from a SEN Parent
As a parent of a child with special educational needs and medical conditions, one thing I’ve learned is this: it doesn’t necessarily get easier — it just gets different. There are stages. Just like with any kind of parenting, you move through phases. But each new stage brings a shift in the emotional weight you carry. The challenges change. Your child changes. And so do you. Right now, I find myself in a stage I wasn’t quite prepared for; hospital visits, emergency appointments, and deeper, more complex conversations about my son’s needs and health. He’s older now. He understands more. […]
Forever Proud: Honoring My Uncle’s Heart
When I was younger, something happened on my birthday,  something serious enough that all the adults were busy trying to fix it. I remember the tension, the confusion… but I also remember something else. My uncle, beautifully bold and full of heart, he kept me outside, put on a tutu, and started dancing. Just to […]
Bittersweet Moments; when innocence meets the real world
Raising a child with special educational needs brings moments that are deeply beautiful, and quietly heartbreaking. There’s a sweetness in the way they see the world, but also a vulnerability that reminds us, as parents, how much extra we carry to keep them safe. Recently, someone new in the street kindly took in a parcel […]
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