7 Awesome Support Group Activities for Special Needs Parents
I recently wrote a post about 7 things you must do to create a special needs parents support group that’s actually supportive. Since publishing it, I’ve heard from many parents who said that the post helped them create a meaningful peer support group. Some asked if I...
The First Step You Must Take to Overcome Grief After a Disability
If you have recently become disabled, you’ve probably heard this message from your friends, loved ones, and doctors: “You have so much to be grateful for.” Don’t be sad, they say. They talk about how much worse things could have been. What if someone...
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...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.
