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Feeling Burnt Out and Not Sure What To Do? Here Are Essential Self Care Tips for Parents Raising Special Needs Children

Published about 1 month ago • 2 min read

Why Self-Care Isn't Selfish: Essential Tips for Parents Raising Special Needs Children

Hey everyone!

Parenting is a journey filled with incredible highs, steep learning curves, and moments that stretch your heart in ways you never thought possible.

The journey of a special needs child comes with all the normal demands PLUS an extra dimension of demands!

It’s a path that requires immense strength, resilience, unwavering dedication, and just plain stubbornness and perseverance.

Amidst this challenging reality, there's a topic that often gets pushed to the back burner and shrouded in guilt: taking care of yourself.

The idea of prioritizing your own needs can feel selfish, even wrong.

But here’s the truth AND it's a crucial one... self-care for parents of special needs children isn't a luxury; it's a fundamental necessity.

Zeke and I wrote today’s article to help parentsunderstand that to bring your best self as the parent of a special needs child you need to take care of your needs too!

If you don't, you're liable to face burnout from never filling that empty cup which desperately needs it.

Because if you don't take care of yourself, your ability to provide your special needs child with the consistent, loving care greatly is greatly impacted by your own physical, mental, and emotional health.

It's a blind spot we both had to address and want to help our audience do the same.

This week’s article and video talks about the importance of self-care and provides easy to implement tips to incorporate in your own life.

Zeke and I have figured out what is keeping you up at night AND provide solutions you can easily use to tackle your biggest problems.

Check out the link below to see our video preview!

​Why Self-Care Isn't Selfish: Essential Tips for Parents Raising Special Needs Children

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Here is the link to the article we just published that explains why self-care is SO important for avoiding burnout and tips for how to get started TODAY!

​Overcoming Burnout: How Self-Care Empowers Parents of Special Needs Children​

We hope you enjoy this week’s article…. And if you have an idea for a future article, we’d love to hear from you, Click Here to tell us about your idea!

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Quick Intro:

In case you are new to our newsletter…

I’m Brian Kubacki, the founder of the Special Need Finances personal finance/lifestyle blog, and a parent of 3 special needs children.

I’m Zeke Zimmerman, a former math teacher turned financial planner. My practice is called The Time To Plan Is Now, and I am also a parent of 3 special needs children.

Our goal and our passion are to help other families who have loved ones with disabilities learn how to right-size their finances, plan for their future, and live a better life.

Both of us have lived your struggles and challenges for several years since we are also parents of special needs children.

We know how to navigate life to achieve financial success while both planning for the future and taking care of things that matter to you today.

We know this because we have done it ourselves…

Plus with us by your side, you’re never alone on your journey!

We’re your resource, your guide, and even your confidant if you’re struggling to sort out your financial situation and trying to figure out how best to help your loved one.

We’re on the same journey with you – albeit a little farther ahead – and paving the way for you to be successful.

Lastly, if this journey still feels a bit overwhelming and you would prefer some 1-on-1 coaching, please click here to schedule time directly with Zeke.

Until next time,

Zeke and Brian

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Brian Kubacki

I’m the parent of 3 special needs children who had to learn ALOT about personal finances on my journey and now just want to help others through their personal journey. My mission is to build a community of parents with special needs children and help them right-size their finances, overcome their obstacles, and be the connection point where we all can lean on each other when needed.

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