Nicole Dauz imagined an idyllic future for her family of 4 after giving birth to her baby daughter. She soon realized that her vision of what would be looked very different in reality. In today’s episode, Nicole takes us through her journey caregiving for her kids, learning about navigating the system and care for a child with severe autism and a rare genetic disease and learning the true meaning of self-care to survive. Nicole has used her learnings and experience and has become a self-care coach for other parents and leads the way when it comes to changing the narrative of caregiving.About Nicole:Nicole Dauz is a self-care coach, speaker, author and advocate who chooses happiness despite her circumstances. Experience is her teacher as the mother of a 17-yr-old neurotypical son and a 15-yr-old autistic daughter with a rare genetic disease.Her mission in life is to change the story around caregiving and celebrate the journey. She honours the role of the caregiver by helping them recognize their worth and their true gifts. As a self-care coach, she works with parents who feel overwhelmed and at the end of their rope. She helps them regain control of their lives and provides them the tools and strategies needed to shift parents from feeling stressed and overwhelmed to regaining control of their lives and feeling gratitude and joy in their lives.Find Nicole on IG: @nicoledauz http://www.nicoledauz.comWe want your feedback. Let us know how you liked today’s episode! Rate, review and subscribe to let us know you are enjoying this podcast and want to hear more!Visit us on our website to see all that we offer for caregiver support: www.compassionincaregiving.com For more visit our Instagram!http://www.instagram.com/compassionincaregiving