Three Life Lessons that Special Needs Parents can Learn From the Carolina Tarheels
I’m neither a Tarheel born nor a Tarheel bred. But to say that I am a fan of Carolina Tarheel basketball would be an understatement. I earned both my undergraduate and graduate degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill. I’ve sat in more than one class where a professor used a...
Dread Your Child’s IEP? Perhaps an IEP Advocate Can Help.
IEP’s are a frequent topic when I’m meeting with special needs parents in counseling. I talk with parents all the time who dread attending their child’s IEP. They describe that every IEP meeting leaves them feeling anxious, guilty, and incompetent, or makes them feel...
4 Things that Special Needs Moms Miss about Self-Care
I have met with many special needs moms for counseling who get up obscenely early in the morning (we’re talking in the 3-4am range). They arise at this early hour so that they can drink their coffee or run or practice yoga before their family is awake. They try to...
Four Unforgivable Thoughts…That are Completely Normal for Special Needs Parents to Think
I know from counseling parents raising kids with disabilities that there are four unforgivable thoughts that are completely normal for special needs parents to think. Having them doesn’t mean you’re a bad person or a terrible parent. It just means that...
What to Do when Someone Says Mean Things about Your Special Needs Child: A Professional Counselor’s Advice for Parents
I’m delighted to have been a guest this week on Passporter’s Disney Every Week podcast! I really enjoyed chatting with hosts Sara and Jennifer. We talked about considerations for special needs families who are trying to decide between a Disney cruise and a trip to...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.
