Wellbeing support for exhausted parents of neurodivergent children
Realistic support to help you feel less overwhelmed, protect your wellbeing and find moments for you – without the time, energy, or childcare you don’t have.
I’m Amy, mum to a PDA autistic son who’s in burnout and home with me 24/7. I created Parent Carer Cheerleading Squad because I needed support that actually worked within the reality of our life.
You’ve lost sight of yourself
Being your child’s primary carer – their ‘safe’ person, their everything – is relentless. Life outside of that role has quietly disappeared.
If you’re reading this, you probably know exactly how this feels...
You feel utterly alone in it
Whether you’re stuck at home, you’ve lost friends along the way, or you just can’t find anyone who actually gets it – this journey is a lonely one.
You’re running on empty
The mental and physical exhaustion is constant. And wanting a moment for yourself only adds guilt to the pile.
It shouldn’t take a spa day to start looking after yourself
I can’t give you more hours in the day. I can’t make the appointments, paperwork, meltdowns or battles with services disappear.
But I can help you find ways to support yourself within the life you’re actually living.
Parent Carer Cheerleading Squad is here to help you feel less alone, understand what’s happening in your nervous system, and find small, realistic ways to protect your wellbeing – even when proper ‘me time’ feels impossible.
I get it – because I live it too
Hi, I’m Amy!
I’m a parent to a neurodivergent child, just like you. And I know what it's like when the usual wellbeing advice bears absolutely no resemblance to your life.
I originally created the free Facebook community because I knew how lonely this life could feel, and I wanted somewhere parents of children with additional needs could find people who genuinely understood.
Later, when I discovered my son was PDA, I started learning everything I could about his sensitive nervous system and how to support him. And somewhere along the way, I realised I needed to start paying attention to my own nervous system too.
Years of living with chronic stress, being constantly needed and rarely getting a proper break had taken their toll. So I began learning how to support myself within the reality of our life – rather than waiting for that reality to become easier.
That’s now a big part of what I share through the Squad – simple, evidence-based nervous system support and realistic ways to look after yourself when the usual wellbeing advice just doesn't fit.
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When everything feels too much
Sometimes you don’t want another article to read or another thing to add to your to-do list. You need something you can try now.
The free SEN Parents’ 60-Second Reset Kit gives you three simple techniques to help you steady yourself when you’re overwhelmed – in about a minute, with no prep, equipment or extra headspace.
When you need people who get it
Parent Carer Cheerleading Squad is my free Facebook community for parent carers who are exhausted, overwhelmed, and done with being told to just have a spa day.
It’s a place to share the hard stuff and the good stuff, get support from people living versions of this life too, and never have to explain why the usual parenting or self-care advice simply doesn't work for your family.
When you desperately need some time for yourself
If you’ve given up on self-care because finding actual time to yourself feels impossible, Me-Time Made Possible was made for you.
This 40-minute, pre-recorded workshop will help you spot opportunities that are already hiding in your day – and work out how to actually use them in ways that help you.
You don’t need to find 40 uninterrupted minutes to watch it. You don’t need childcare. And you don't need to squeeze another worthy ‘self-care task’ onto your to-do list.
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