8. QUICK RESET: Advocating for Your Child Shouldn’t Break You — But It Often Does

Why does getting support for your child feel like a full-time job… with no sick leave? In this solo episode, Jane dives into the exhausting, invisible labour of advocacy – and why neurodivergent mums are often left navigating broken systems without a map, a translator, or a break. From IEP meetings to GP appointments, this is the episode for every mum who’s ever stayed up till 2am writing an email that might just get ignored. If you’re tired of being dismissed, dismissed again, then blamed for being ‘too emotional’ about it – you are not the problem. This episode will help you do it without setting yourself on fire. 💡 What We Cover:• How to advocate for your child without it consuming your entire life• What to say when professionals dismiss you or minimise your concerns• Scripts to stay calm and assertive in tense school/NDIS/GP meetings• Energy-saving strategies for emotionally draining advocacy tasks• Balancing authenticity vs masking when you’re in ‘the system’• Why documentation (yes, again) is your best ally – and how to use it• Emotional resilience vs toxic positivity when you’re gaslit again• Building long-term allies in school and health systems – without losing your mind Other Quick Reset Episodes: S3E10 Why am I bracing for impact when nothing is wrong?: Spotify  | Apple Podcast S3E12 I can’t stop snapping when my child does this one thing: Spotify | Apple Podcast  S3E14 I Cancel Plans Because I Don’t Have the Energy to Fake My Personality: Spotify | Apple Podcast S3E15 He wants the Maldives but we can't even manage the park: Spotify | Apple Podcast S3E16 No meds, No plan, and no help..... but yet they're still calling us undiagnosed: Spotify | Apple Podcast S3E17 QUICK RESET: How we survive the 3- 6:00 PM shit show when kids are coming down off meds. Spotify |

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