Six Unique Relationship Saving Travel Tips for Parents Raising Kids with Disabilities
Traveling is stressful. Marriage can be stressful. Raising a child with disabilities is stressful. Trying to be successful at all 3 of these stressful things at the same time? That can leave parents feeling like they’ve failed. In my counseling practice, I offer...
The Caregiver Self-Care Advice that No One Will Tell You
Caregivers often come to counseling seeking self-care advice.In fact, there’s a familiar flow to my first therapy session with a new client who is a caregiver. I welcome my new client to my office and offer them a bottled water or a cup of tea. Then my new...
Three Sneaky Things that Keep Special Needs Parents from Getting Enough Sleep
Parents raising kids with disabilities are exhausted. Research supports this, and I see plenty of evidence of it my counseling practice. I’m a therapist who helps parents raising kids with Autism, Down syndrome, and other disabilities. I frequently talk with my...
How to Talk to Your Children or Grandchildren about Your Partner’s Stroke, Even if You Aren’t Sure You Should
Talking to kids about a loved one’s stroke is complicated. You don’t want to worry them unnecessarily. At the same time, you do want to prepare them…but prepare them for what? Chances are if your partner has recently had a stroke, the future feels very uncertain....About the Mental Wellness + Disability Blog
Hi, I’m Rose Reif!
I offer counseling to disabled and neurodivergent people and their family members in my Cary, NC office.
Here on the Mental Wellness + Disability blog, I write posts intended to offer resources, useful strategies, and support to disabled and neurodivergent people and the people who love them.
