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Neurodivergent Parenting Revolution- Lizz Mears, Bournemouth (2025)

06/01/2025

Dear Fellow Badass Parent, yeah you 😉

Parenting a neurodivergent child is a journey like no other. It’s filled with challenges, unexpected detours, and a lifetime of profound love and growth. But let’s be honest—it can also feel lonely and overwhelming at times.

What if you didn’t have to do it alone?

Imagine having a collective of parents who truly ✨get it ✨
They understand your struggles, celebrate your victories, and offer their own insights that actually work for your beautiful family.

That’s exactly why I created the Rebel Heart Parenting Collective-a monthly membership designed just for parents like you. At an affordable price too.

Just £14.99 a month. That’s like 2 ⭐️bucks 😉

🌟 What are you getting for that price?

- Monthly Zoom ‘Cuppas & A Chat’ where we can connect, share, learn and become friends with each other. A really laidback session for us all.

- Practical tools and strategies tailored to parenting neurodivergent kids and young adults delivered in monthly workshops via zoom.

- A vibrant, supportive community that’s here to lift you up every step of the way.

- A ‘Secret Library’ full of digital content from my previous workshops and all that are to come!

This isn’t just another group—it’s a movement, a REVOLUTION.

Together, we’re rising up, rebelling against outdated parenting/societal/educational norms, and creating a future where our families can thrive.

You don’t have to navigate this path alone. Your seat in the collective is waiting for you.

Will you join us?

P.s This month is your final chance to get into The Collective for just £14.99 a month!

06/01/2025

This is so utterly heartbreaking 💔
I was the kid needing mental health hospitalisation in the 1990’s, I got it because my mum Susan fought and fought and fought for me to get it!

And now these are the statistics for our children and young people…

Our kids have also been through a pandemic, it was terrifying as an adult, imagine how that’s made our kids view the world?!

It’s got to change, but I fear that the government just won’t do enough to tackle it.
Mental Health services are underfunded and understaffed.

The charity Young Minds do a beautiful job of raising awareness and lobbying for change but maybe…

Maybe it starts with us.

Parents supporting each other.

Parents who have been there, done that and bought the tshirt GUIDING other parents (and thus their kids) through their challenges and then anything the government does do, is a bonus.

Full article below 👇🏻

04/01/2025

Is your child already anxious about back to school?

I suspect you are too…

The term ‘‘school refusal’ doesn’t sit right with me. I do prefer EBSA: Emotional Based School Avoidance but, I actually believe what is happening is our children are sounding an alarm that something is very wrong with our education systems.

EBSA is the result of distress for our children. They’re not doing it ‘for attention’. In fact most of our kids want to sit quietly, learn and get on with their lives.

Education is too much of a ‘fit in the box’ exercise these days, there’s no room for creativity, free thinking and especially not for normal emotions.

So what’s really happening?

Our children may be told or constantly asked:

“Why are you being so manipulative and/or naughty?”

“Why do you keep making such bad choices?”
And more!

This judgement doesn’t just end with our children. We parents are demonised and shamed when our child don't go to school.

The media and educational institutions label us as ‘‘lazy, low standard parents” who ‘‘just want an easy life and to stay in our pyjamas all day’’.

We are told we are not trying hard enough and making life at home ‘too comfortable’ for our children.
What they don’t see is that are children would rather sit in an empty house with absolutely nothing - than go to school.

What’s the impact on our children?

Our neurodivergent children will begin to learn that they will face rejection at school and not have basic human needs met IF they show their true selves.

They learn to mask, for many, like me & my kids, this is done unconsciously.

A lot of days this can mean that our kids hold it all together during the school day and then when they get home…EXPLODE.
They simply cannot hold it all together any longer.

You, Mum & Dad, are their ‘safe space’.

What are some of the causes of EBSA?

Being shamed in front of peers.
Being bullied
Sensory Overload
Constant changes in routine
Masking
Unmet needs
Academic pressure

So what’s the answer?

I wish it was easier but it’s all of these:
Listening to your child
Believing them
Ignoring those who haven’t been through this challenge
Seeking community and understanding
Looking after your own self care (yes I know easier said than done, but we’ve got to find ways to do this)
Changing old thought patterns. School is not what it was in the 90’s it’s much worse.
Getting yourself therapy or a parenting coach to support you.
Becoming ‘that Parent’. The one who realises that if this was a place of work some serious discrimination claims could be made…

Mostly it’s about remembering: YOU ARE YOUR CHILDS BEST ADVOCATE.

You know your child, you know intrinsically what they need to be happy. You’re probably stuck in the ‘‘societal pressures’ of life but there is a way through. I want to help you build your self esteem again so that you can reclaim your life for your child and yourself.

A caveat: I am categorically NOT anti teacher. I’m aware that the whole system is so messed up that even the teachers are being forced to leave due to their own mental health. They became teachers to ‘teach’ but are having workloads forced upon them, that they cannot humanly meet. A little compassion and assertiveness goes a long way in supporting our children. I was forced into home educating my children because I realised this fact. I had to make a financially hard decision for the benefits of my children’s mental health.

21/12/2024

If you’re looking for a last minute gift for an awesome parent you know then I’ve got what you want baby!

20 Hand Illustrated (by me) Affirmation Flashcards and Phone Wallpapers ✨

Start 2025 remembering you or your friend are absolute legends who KNOW their kid best 💪🏻

Print out the file and make your own FLASHCARDS at home or save the 2nd file of wallpaper images and use them on your phone as a daily reminder that you’re absolutely right to listen to your own intuition!

The best bit? 5 freaking quid! That’s it!

17/12/2024

🎄Reminder 🎄Not only have *you* got to the end of your energy levels but so have your kids.

It’s ok to keep them home resting if that’s what you both need.

School End of term at Christmas time can be incredibly stressful
*and* rewarding.

Some of our kids will absolutely relish this time of year at school because it’s ‘different’ and some of our kids will absolutely hate it with a passion because it upsets their routine.

No one way is right. You’ve got to do what’s right for you and YOUR family.

17/12/2024

✨Please share if you or someone you know is struggling with the school system and has children, of any age, that are unable to access education ✨

💪🏻I’ve got a beautiful support group for you!🙌🏻

Just this year, since Autumn 2023, across the UK, over 18,000 kids have chosen or been forced into home education.

I myself have been through over a decade of ‘school refusal’ with both of my neurodivergent kids and know all the gaslighting, guilt, blame & shame that comes with it.

I’m here to make a change.

The change starts with us- the parents.

*We* are the voices for our children and if we can be stronger then we can support our kids better.

Nobody talks about the trauma that comes from witnessing your child in distress whilst everyone else around you tells you to:
‘just get them in’
‘Take them in, in their pj’s’
‘It’s not that hard!’
‘Get a backbone’
Sniggers of ‘lazy parenting’

If so many children are struggling and sounding the alarm compared to years ago, then maybe, just maybe, something is VERY wrong with the ‘system’.

I want to remind you that you’re absolutely NOT alone.
Every morning across the world children & parents are being gaslit, lied to and demeaned.

Enough is enough.

Come and join me in The Neurodivergent Parenting Revolution.
Info in the comments 👇🏻

06/12/2024

I had a funny feeling about a certain mental health/anxiety business person and have been watching from the sidelines…I wasn’t sure *why* I felt so icky about them but I’m really glad I listened to myself.

Because yesterday I saw another family in a group, who were nearly caught out by them.
Then the truth behind the business came to light, in all its ahem, *glory*

This business has changed its name a myriad of times to avoid being held accountable.
Parents brought the receipts 🧾

The stories I’ve read have been utterly heartbreaking.
They are preying on people who DESPERATELY need and want help for their kids.

They are also taking a lot of money from families with their so called ‘program’ that fixes school anxiety in just a few weeks (ugh no that’s not how it works)

This business is causing real harm to our neurodivergent & neurotypical kids and their families.

Our children are indeed struggling and so are we as parents: trying to navigate the never ending battle of trying to get our kids to school, the diagnosis, the EHCP, the right to be treated fairly in life etc.

We are looking for the solution. Of course we are, this shìts hard.

BUT

As someone who’s been on this journey for a decade now, I know how hard, traumatic and devastating it is to have a child who struggles to access education.

Unfortunately the answer isn’t easy.

There is no quick fix.

The answer is one that requires you to really listen to your heart and build the strength to fight the battles.

That’s why I’m doing what I do because I see thousands of bloody brilliant parents second & third guessing themselves because someone who doesn’t really know how this feels has decided to give them ‘advice’.

I’m not going to give you the answer because there isn’t a definitive way.

What I’m going to give you is BELIEF in yourself and your own ability to make the choice *for your family* that works best for you!

* No I am not friends on here with them so it’s none of my lovely neuroaffirming Queens!

06/12/2024

About once a week I need to sleep in the afternoon.
Yesterday I led down at 4pm for an hour ‘nap’ I didn’t wake up until 9pm! So I guess I was tired then?

It used to be every afternoon when I was still fighting schools and had severely dysregulated children.

You’ve got to do what you’ve got to do.

Don’t beat yourself up for it.

This world needs you & your magic but it can only happen if you’re rested enough 🙌🏻

So go have that lay down.

29/11/2024

My Black Friday ‘Deal’ is this: I’m extending the EARLYBIRD price for The Rebel Heart Parenting Collective until January!!

That’s it.

So if you can’t afford it right now because, you know…Christmas 🎄
Then don’t worry 😉 I got you 🙌🏻

Have a beautiful weekend 💜

Bookmark the L.i.N.k in the comments for when you’re ready 💜

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