242. Advocating Without Burning Out: Managing Your Energy for the Long Haul

Advocating is part of everyday life when you’re raising a child on the autism spectrum — but it can also be exhausting. In this episode, Shannon shares how to manage your energy so you can advocate effectively without burning out. Learn how to protect your peace, choose your battles wisely, and sustain your advocacy over the long haul.

Shannon also recommends revisiting Episode 157, “Reframing Defeat; Your Child’s Progress is Closer Than You Think,” for added insight and support.

🎧 Listen now and discover how to keep showing up — not just for your child, but for yourself and your family — with calm confidence and energy that lasts. 

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