How to Realign Your Focus on Hard Days When You're Raising a Child With a Disability
A simple, practical brain dump tool for ambitious mums who want to feel capable again — even on the days that don’t go to plan.
When you’re raising a child with a disability, the hard days don’t arrive with warning.
They appear in the moments where you’d planned to do something for yourself, only to have the entire day reshaped by a phone call, a behaviour shift, a cancelled appointment, an emotional meltdown, or a night of broken sleep.
You wake up with the best intentions, but the day asks something different of you.
And instead of following through on the things you care about, you spend hours reacting to what’s in front of you.
It’s not that you lack ambition.
It’s not that you’re unmotivated.
It’s not that you’ve stopped caring about your own goals.
It’s that your reality moves faster than your ability to catch up.
And on those days — the ones that leave you scattered, stretched, and unsure where to place your energy next — the thing you want most is clarity.
Clarity about what actually matters today.
Clarity about what can wait.
Clarity about how to take one small, intentional step toward your own goals so you don’t lose yourself in the process of showing up for your child.
That is why I have created this tool 👇
The “Realign Your Focus on Hard Days” Brain Dump Template
This guided brain dump gives you a way to pause for a moment, clear the mental noise, and regain direction when everything feels pulled in different directions.
It helps you:
organise your thoughts so you’re not juggling everything in your head
separate what is truly essential today from what can be parked
reconnect with your goals instead of abandoning them
choose one purposeful action that still moves you forward
feel capable again, even when the day hasn’t gone to plan
This is not a planner.
It isn’t a morning routine or a journal you need to maintain.
It is a simple, practical tool you can use in the middle of real life — on the days where you have five minutes between therapies, in the car before an appointment, or after a moment that has completely reshaped the tone of your entire day.
This tool works because it fits the reality of mums raising children with disabilities.
You don’t need more hours.
You don’t need perfect conditions.
You just need a clear way to think when life asks more of you than you expected.
Why this matters
Many mums believe they must wait for things to “settle” before they can return to their own goals, but those seasons almost never come.
Progress for your child is unpredictable.
Appointments shift.
Plans change.
Needs escalate without warning.
If you keep waiting for calm, you stay stuck.
This tool helps you build a different kind of momentum — the kind that works with your reality, not against it.
It protects the part of you that still wants growth, contribution, and something that belongs to you.
It stops your goals from becoming an afterthought.
And it allows you to feel capable and anchored again, even when the day is messy.
Because you don’t rebuild yourself in ideal seasons.
You rebuild yourself in the real ones.
Get the free template
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It takes a few minutes, and it can completely change how the rest of your day feels.