35. Andrea - Military Series - Daily life and its challenges

Special Needs Supermom podcast

Making (medical) decisions on your own because your partner is deployed - when school doesn’t see a problem or wants to provide the help your kid needs - working full time when having special needs kids - quality me-time - lockdown challenges. In this second episode of the military series my guest (and fellow redhead) Andrea Takash and I talk about daily life, the challenges we face being in the military while having special needs kids and how we stay sane.

Andrea has been married for 19 years. She and her husband have two daughters, ages 12 and 8; and a dog. Besides being a special needs supermom and military spouse, she is also the Director of Regulatory Communications at FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products! Before joining FDA, Andrea served as a Public Affairs Specialist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for more than 12 years where she led the communication efforts for highly sensitive environmental clean-up projects, and managed media relations/public outreach during several natural disaster events, including Hurricane Ivan.

As if that was not enough, Andrea also served in several volunteer roles, including an Army FRG leader for two different units and Site Council president for her daughters’ elementary school. In her spare time, Andrea loves running, yoga and traveling.

Need some help to find and recharge your superpowers? Want to conquer time and go from endless never finished to-do lists to tadaaa lists? Want to keep track of your kid’s health, get ideas for mini-breaks, but also find time for yourself? Check out the Special Needs Supermom Planner at: www.theorangetypewriter.nl/special-needs-supermom-planner/
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