135: Careers + Family Roles | The Ways They’ve Been Impacted by Disability Parenting + The Resentment We Feel w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins, LCSW

Whether you're trying to manage a career and care for a medically complex child, or you've had to suspend your career for the sake of your family, none of us can escape the impact of this rare and medically complex life. In Ep 135 of The Rare Life, Amanda Griffith-Atkins and I share responses from listeners about the ways their careers have been impacted by having medically complex children, and all of the feelings that come up for us around that. It’s certainly not as simple as “Well, I got to keep working, and that’s great,” or “I had to quit, and I’m sad.” There are serious emotional and mental ramifications to both, from resentment to grief to gratitude and everything in between. This episode isn’t so much about career advice as it is to offer you some solidarity and a little virtual hug, as we all try to untangle the tricky emotions around the way our children and careers have intersected. Links: Listen to all of my previous episodes with Amanda: Ep 132: When Self-Care Gives Us the Swears, Ep 131: Chronic Stress, Ep 130: Fear of Child Loss, Ep 99: Family Planning, & Ep 81: Health Anxiety. Follow Amanda Griffith-Atkins on Instagram amanda.griffith.atkins. Follow us on Instagram @the_rare_life! Donate to the podcast or Contact me about sponsoring an episode. Fill out our contact form to get a reminder about upcoming discussion meetings and the Skype link to join! Follow the Facebook page. Join the Facebook group Parents of Children with Rare Conditions. Access the transcript on the website here. And if you love this podcast, please leave us a rating or review in your favorite podcast app!