Shannon Thiry

June 26, 2019

Mountain Top Moments

Shannon Thiry

June 26, 2019

When the kids were little I used to long for peace and quiet with a physical ache. Thoughts of escape plagued me...the idea of sitting under a rock on a Tibetan mountain side was not unappealing.

Thinking

Out

Loud

This is where I share my thoughts on life, parenting and extremely fussy eating.

Featured

Nov 21, 2020

From the middle of a hard place

Nov 21, 2020

I normally like to wait until we’re out the other side of a hard place before I write about it. But this hard place has been going on for a while and every time I think we’re close to the end it turns out to be just another bend in the road. And if I wait till the end I might never write again.

Nov 21, 2020

Jan 20, 2020

A giant pain in the neck

Jan 20, 2020

I experienced the dubious charms of bed pans, shower chairs, PICC lines, CT scans, MRI’s and one handsome young anaesthetist who refused to put me in a coma. I really didn’t think it was too much to ask given how much pain I was in and how utterly useless his drugs were. Sigh.

Jan 20, 2020

Jun 26, 2019

Mountain Top Moments

Jun 26, 2019

When the kids were little I used to long for peace and quiet with a physical ache. Thoughts of escape plagued me...the idea of sitting under a rock on a Tibetan mountain side was not unappealing.

Jun 26, 2019

Dec 13, 2018

Graduation Days

Dec 13, 2018

I’m probably always going to have raw emotions around the differences between my children’s experiences of the world. I’m probably always going to be slightly more afraid for William than I am for Rachael. I think it’s just part of parenting neurologically diverse kids. I think I’m actually getting pretty good at processing all of these different emotions. That’s not a challenge, by the way.

Dec 13, 2018

Jun 6, 2018

Overwhelm

Jun 6, 2018

…the truth is that we are all entitled to our own version of a bad day. Overwhelmed is overwhelmed is overwhelmed. And if you’re feeling overwhelmed chances are you are not going to be helped by competing with me, or any one else, over whose right to feel overwhelmed is greater.

Jun 6, 2018

May 30, 2018

Perspective

May 30, 2018

Many families dealing with disabilities are stretched to their absolute limits, physically, emotionally, financially. The inescapable truth is that there are too many needs and not enough support. This is not a problem with an easy answer.

May 30, 2018

Jan 31, 2018

Quiet Conversations, Advocacy and Vulnerability

Jan 31, 2018

Being your child’s advocate might not come naturally to you, if you never learned it as a child, it might feel a lot like conflict. Don’t let that stop you from trying, because, if I have any wisdom about advocacy it’s this...

Jan 31, 2018

Jan 30, 2018

Baby steps

Jan 30, 2018

Writing a book is hard. Marketing a book is harder. Especially if you're an introvert who suffers from anxiety. Baby steps, people, baby steps.

Jan 30, 2018

Jul 13, 2017

Into the light...

Jul 13, 2017

Want to know what happens when a person with Generalised Anxiety Disorder decides to write a blog? It takes forever for them to write their second blog post, that's what.

Jul 13, 2017

Jan 21, 2017

Introducing Me

Jan 21, 2017

Every writer has to start somewhere. Why not start with a book?

Jan 21, 2017