Written By Lizz Mears

Day In The Life Of An Overwhelmed Mum
Day In The Life Of An Overwhelmed Mum
Sometimes my brain just goes into complete overwhelm mode. 🤯 Like today for instance - it’s been a good day so far, I’ve even had money back off the council!... Read more...
10 Tips To Survive The School Holidays As An ND Parent
10 Tips To Survive The School Holidays As An ND Parent
It can absolutely fill you with joy OR fear and quite often both. I genuinely both LOVED the holidays and was fearful about how MY brain would cope. I need... Read more...
Book Review- Your Child Is NOT Broken.
Book Review- Your Child Is NOT Broken.
I wish I’d had this book 7 years ago when I was starting to be told I was an over anxious mother, one who was a ‘soft touch’ to my... Read more...
Magic Is Happening…
Magic Is Happening…
7 years of trauma, upset, not being believed, being told he needs to be ‘more resilient’ and ‘get over his anxiety’ -like it’s some sort of damn choice! So what’s... Read more...
Understanding The Journey- OCD & Trauma to…
Understanding The Journey- OCD & Trauma to…
The journey of mental health challenges often begins in childhood. For many, including myself, it can start with seemingly harmless behaviours that gradually escalate into debilitating rituals. My own story... Read more...
World Autism Acceptance Day
World Autism Acceptance Day
Oh! How things can change in a year! On this day last year I was advocating for my Autistic son without realising that I was advocating for myself! I find... Read more...
Why I Do This Work…
Why I Do This Work…
ORIGINALLY WRITTEN & PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 2022   Simple really: I want to be there for other parents in ways that I really could’ve used in the past.   Mum... Read more...
‘Career Psychiatric Patient’ Originally Published 2016
‘Career Psychiatric Patient’ Originally Published 2016
ORIGINALLY WRITTEN PUBLISHED AUGUST 29TH 2016   As I sit here, head in my hands, eyes closed. All I can hear are the voices of my care team. Care plan... Read more...
Autism Acceptance Week
Autism Acceptance Week
AUTISM ISN’T A CHOICE. ACCEPTANCE IS. Autism acceptance is a movement that aims to promote understanding and acceptance of autism as a natural and valid variation of the human experience.... Read more...
AuDHD Parenting Overwhelm
AuDHD Parenting Overwhelm
Touched Out? 🤚🏼 Brains feeling fried? 🧠 ⚡️Mentally exhausted? 🧠🤯Dealing with chronic pain?🫠 Everybody needing a piece of you and you feel like there’s nothing left for you? 🫥 AuDHD... Read more...
World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day
🌈A letter to myself (and you if it fits)🧠   My brain is special! Well my Mum would say I’m super special in my own sweet way 😅 But you... Read more...
Brave? I’m not sure about that?
Brave? I’m not sure about that?
I held on for 7 years. 7 years of jumping through the hoops set by the education department, the local authority, CAMHS, the family outreach program to name a few-... Read more...