Midwest Mimi

  • Building in the Margins

    Some weeks disappear into therapy appointments, paperwork, specialist visits, and whatever decides to break while I am trying to keep up. This is what progress looks like in a high-needs household when you are building a better future in scraps of time and leftover energy.

  • The Guilt Comes Before the Rest

    I woke up already feeling behind. The guilt came before the rest, whispering that if I stopped I was failing my family. But living with chronic illness and parenting a neurodivergent child has taught me something different. Guilt is not a verdict. It is a signal that capacity has been reached, and rest is what…

  • The Hidden Cost of Being Strong

    Behind the calm I show the world is a body fighting to regulate itself. This is the hidden cost of strength for those of us living with disability and sensory overwhelm.