Exceptional Girls Podcast: Helping our smart but struggling girls feel seen, supported, and celebrated - Episode 3: A Candid Mother and Daughter Conversation, Part 1

Episode 3: A Candid Mother and Daughter Conversation, Part 1

08/01/22 • 37 min

Exceptional Girls Podcast: Helping our smart but struggling girls feel seen, supported, and celebrated

If you know and care deeply about a girl who learns, thinks, and experiences the world differently, I invite you to journey with me as we learn how we as parents, adults, and role models can help her understand, advocate for, and accept and love herself — just as she is.
This episode of the Exceptional Girls Podcast, you'll hear part 1 of a two-part conversation I had with my twice exceptional daughter, Maddie. We talk about our experiences over the past several years as we grew to understand her unique wiring.
Listen in to this candid and intimate conversation as Maddie and I discuss:

What led us to explore why things seemed harder for her than other kids
The challenges she's experienced as both a student and a daughter
The mistakes and missteps I made as a mom, despite my best intentions

Want to learn more about the podcast? Visit our website at: www.exceptionalgirlspodcast.com.

What led us to explore why things seemed harder for her than other kids
The challenges she's experienced as both a student and a daughter
The mistakes and missteps I made as a mom, despite my best intentions

Want to learn more about the podcast? Visit our website at: www.exceptionalgirlspodcast.com.

Previous Episode

Episode 1: Two Wishes for Our Smart but Struggling Girls

The "why" behind the creation of this podcast
More about my personal experience raising an exceptional girl
The two things I hope you get from this podcast

I'm not embarrassed to admit that creating this podcast took almost two years. As the mom of my own exceptional daughter, I want to be certain I handle the topic of female neurodiversity with the care and thoughtfulness it deserves. (And like many of us who experience neurodiversity, I may be prone to overthinking and perfectionism.)
To be clear, I'm not an expert on female neurodiversity. But I am a passionate advocate for helping our exceptional girls be seen for all that they are, supported with their challenges, and celebrated for their strengths and talents. I've experienced firsthand what it's like to raise a neurodiverse girl, and I've come to understand how I am one myself.

Want to learn more about the podcast? Visit our website at: www.exceptionalgirlspodcast.com.

Next Episode

Episode 4: A Candid Mother and Daughter Conversation, Part 2

In this episode of the Exceptional Girls Podcast, you can listen in as I continue my conversation with Maddie, my neurodivergent and twice exceptional daughter. In episode 3, we talked about the challenges we faced as we tried to understand why why things seemed harder for her than other kids.
Listen in on the second half of our no-holds-barred conversation, where Maddie and I talk about:

My regrettable reaction to the results of her neuropsychological evaluation
The light bulb moment for me — and how I found the missing link we needed
How the female experience of neurodiversity is different than the male experience

About the Exceptional Girls podcast
If you know and care deeply about a girl who learns, thinks, and experiences the world differently, I invite you to journey with me as we learn how we as parents, adults, and role models can help her understand, advocate for, and accept and love herself — just as she is.
To learn more, visit our website at: www.exceptionalgirlspodcast.com.