Episode 39 | Guest Conversation: Supporting Children With Additional Needs with Jody Ruston
The Wine O'Clock WomanShow Notes
In this episode, I’m joined by Jody Ruston for an honest conversation about the realities of parenting children with additional needs.
We explore the emotional and mental load many mothers carry, and why so many women quietly end up at the bottom of their own priority list.
We also talk about coping mechanisms, overwhelm, identity, and the importance of support, self-care, and recognising your own needs alongside caring for everyone else.
A compassionate and validating conversation for any parent who has ever felt exhausted, stretched thin, or emotionally overwhelmed behind the scenes.
About Jody: Jody Ruston is an empowerment coach to mums of pre-teens. They work with her when they’re DONE with exhausting themselves over arbitrary BS and are ready to actually ENJOY the life they’ve created.
By working with Jody, they learn how to rebuild self-trust after years of putting themselves last, set boundaries without spiralling into guilt, reconnect with who they are beyond the roles, create a life that includes them — not just everyone else, stop abandoning themselves, trust their desires without guilt, and feel steady instead of stretched, allowing them to finally reclaim their time, energy and identity.
Connect with Jody here: On Instagram
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To join her Facebook group- The Reclaimed Collective
If this episode has left you thinking about your own relationship with alcohol, I'd love you to join me at Beyond the Booze Live, my free monthly 90-minute Zoom workshop.
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