u/One-Goose-360

Hi! I’ve officially set my heart on taking some courses, applying them to myself, even more so for my audhd son, and our home in general to make it more functional and supportive peaceful environment. Back story- I have 2 kids. 12 is audhd. 7 also has adhd. I was an elementary teacher for 17 year. I got so incredibly burnt out I had to get out of the classroom. Landed a dream role of instructional coaching. I learned so much. I loved it. Year 2 of coaching 12 yr old had an extremely rough year. It was rough, but professionally I learned even more coaching skills, led several PDs and was really growing as a coach.

TLDR Oldest is audhd, a new dx of epilepsy 6th grade started very rough-repeat I get dx CPTSD and PTSD Can’t wake him up one morning I get put on leave He transfers to therapeutic school ( thriving and part of the inspiration)

*Long background story * It was traumatizing for us both- him having daily, repeated meltdowns in front of peers for the first time, me getting the daily calls, watching him suffer, trying everything, calling all the places to help etc. Summer comes and one July morning I couldn’t wake him up. Scariest day of my life, but at the time I had been living in fight or flight for so long, the fear and emotional pain didn’t show up for quite a while. Turns out it was a seizure, but we didn’t have answers until October. He went on to have more. EEG in October confirmed it was epilepsy. That’s when I fell apart. I couldn’t take anymore. There’s more details, but I’ll attempt to keep it short. I ended up on leave. The entire fall was a repeat of the previous school year with meltdowns and phone calls. His new middle school transferred him to a therapeutic school. Since November he’s been there doing amazing. He’s so much happier at home. It’s truly amazing. I’ve been in weekly therapy and bi weekly therapy since ( yes 2 therapist). Basically I had developed CPTSD from the years of teaching, managing his dx, my own adhd, 2 bouts of ppd, 7yr hospitalization at 15 months old, covid, 3 school/job changes, the horrible 5th grade year ( there’s more, but chronic, not breaths were breathed. So when I couldn’t wake him up, it was so traumatic I couldn’t allow myself to acknowledge the seriousness of it and went into action, no emotion. Weeks later physical symptoms began- intense hip pain, air hunger, chest pains, hyper vigilance, random memory of that morning. Then school starts and I’m just not in it. I’m constantly on my phone with his school or doctors. So many doctors. I fell apart. Panic attacks galore. So I went on leave. end of the long story

I’ve been so much better. I ready to add the next step to my recovery. I’ve been resting and healing and now I know what I need going forward. I need a complete reset of my environment. I’ve already started the health aspect. But I need my house reset- organized, styled and functional in adhd supportive ways. This means the kids as well. I also want concrete strategies to start modeling and implementing for the kids. So I figure a coaching certification program would make the most sense. Efficient coach keeps getting advertised to me. This seems perfect for me- it’s inexpensive and I first and foremost want the knowledge to help my child as he moves into the teen years. I’m going to lie though- Im pretty I. would LOVE to coach other moms and children in my community. From my years of teaching, extensive professional development and coaching while parenting an audhd child, another adhd child all while having adhd, I feel like I have so much to share. I would continue with additional certifications, but with disability payments ending I have to start on the most affordable end. Is there another training or course that could get me started other than Efficient coach? I don’t need a lot of the coaching/business stuff to start, just the adhd/neurodivergent content.