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  • When You’re the Jungle Gym: Touchy Toddlers and Sensory Boundaries

    My toddler treats me like I’m part jungle gym, part couch, and part emotional support trampoline. He climbs me like a treehouse ladder, trust-falls onto me like I’m a trampoline, and hangs upside down off me at any opportunity. And while I love being his safe place—I really do—there’s another truth layered under that love:…

    July 27, 2025
  • Rage Hikes and Crying in the Rain: How Nature Holds Space for Big Emotions

    When big emotions take over and even love feels unreachable, we head outside. Nature doesn’t judge, correct, or explain — it simply holds space. For our neurodivergent family, that space is sometimes the only thing big enough to handle the storm. Some Days, the Weight Inside Our House Feels Too Big to Hold A slammed…

    July 21, 2025

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