SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN THERE
say hello to
I'm a mother of children with complex needs, and I know firsthand how much this life asks of you. This is a place built for exactly the kind of tired you are.
maybe from the outside your life looks mostly normal.
maybe from the outside your life looks mostly normal.
maybe from the outside your life looks mostly normal.
but underneath it, you're holding things most people don't understand.
But underneath it, you're holding things most people don't understand.
If that question feels familiar - you're in the right place.
does this sound familiar?
does this sound familiar?
The therapy or medical appointments.
The constant advocacy.
The late-night researching.
The invisible calculations running through your mind all day.
how much longer can i keep doing this without losing myself completely?
how much longer can i keep doing this without losing myself completely?
But underneath it, you're holding things most people don't understand.
how much longer can i keep doing this without losing myself completely?
how much longer can i keep doing this without losing myself completely?
If that question feels familiar - you're in the right place.
does this sound familiar?
The therapy or medical appointments.
The constant advocacy.
The late-night researching.
The invisible calculations running through your mind all day.
hi, I'm katie elise
hi, I'm katie elise
I'm a support needs mom - a parent navigating a child's ongoing medical, developmental, or complex needs - and I know caregiver burnout intimately, because I've lived it.
I'm a support needs mom - a parent navigating a child's ongoing medical, developmental, or complex needs - and I know caregiver burnout intimately, because I've lived it.
When my twins were born prematurely, one spent two months in the NICU. His twin brother was diagnosed with a congenital heart condition, and spent 4 months in the hospital after birth. Daily medications, surgeries, complex medical needs, and constant monitoring quickly became our normal.
Later came more diagnoses, therapy appointments, school advocacy - and back-to-back Navy deployments that left me navigating much of it alone. Those deployments added a particular kind of weight: not just the logistical burden, but the silence of carrying it without a partner present.
On paper, I was doing everything right.
But internally, I was exhausted. Overwhelmed. Isolated. And slowly losing pieces of myself along the way.
If you've ever felt that same quiet erosion - you're not imagining it.
Support needs motherhood asks more of us than most systems were designed to hold.
When my twins were born prematurely, they both had extended NICU stays. When I was 28 weeks pregnant, Baby B was diagnosed with a congenital heart condition, and spent 4 months in the hospital after birth and his first of three open heart surgeries. Daily medications, breathing treatments, feeding tube management, complex medical needs, and constant monitoring quickly became our normal.
Later came more diagnoses, therapy appointments, school advocacy - and back-to-back Navy deployments that left me navigating much of it alone. Those deployments added a particular kind of weight: not just the logistical burden, but the silence of carrying it without a partner present.
On paper, I was doing everything right. But internally, I was exhausted. Overwhelmed. Isolated. And slowly losing pieces of myself along the way.
If you've ever felt that same quiet erosion - you're not imagining it.
Support needs motherhood asks more of us than most systems were designed to hold.
the realization that changed everything
the problem wasn't that i was failing as a mom.
Most advice for burnout assumes you have resources - time, energy, support - that many support-needs moms simply don't have.
So instead of adding more to my plate, I began experimenting with something different.
Now I help other support-needs moms do the same.
Not by asking you to overhaul your life - but by helping you set things down, untangle what's become too heavy, and find steadier ways forward.
ways of caring for myself that worked inside of my real life - not outside of it.
Small shifts that lowered the constant pressure. Practices that helped my nervous system settle.
Slowly, things began to change. Not because my life became easier - but because I finally had support that fit the life I was actually living.
two ways to begin
ways to work together
ongoing support
The Still Room
Message-Based Care
An ongoing, message-based support space for moms who want steady, behind-the-scenes care as they navigate caregiving and burnout - at a pace that works for your life.
single session
Distillation:
A Steadying Session
A one-time intensive where you bring the full weight of what you're carrying. Together we untangle what's verwhelming and identify the few shifts that could help you feel steadier now.
you won't find
Shame or judgement
Toxic positivity
Pressure to "optimize" your life
Shallow self-care solutions that miss the mark
Someone pretending to have all the answers
what i believe in
Accessible mental/healthcare for all
A neurodiversity-affirming approach
The value of diversity, equity, and inclusion
Quiet care that steadies rather than pushes
Romanticizing your everyday life
you don't have to carry it alone
steadiness starts here
If that quiet question - how much longer can I keep doing this - is one you're still carrying, you don't have to figure it out alone.
