I am Lisa Candera.

A full-time single mother to a neurodivergent teenage boy with Autism. I am also a certified life coach, and a lawyer.

Up until two years ago, I lived in a constant state of anxiety and fear over my son’s struggles, my work responsibilities, and how to do and be it all.  This was me:

I felt inadequate, and wondered whether I was doing the “right” things or “enough” things

I felt resentful of people with “normal” lives

I judged myself for my own emotions and felt guilty All The Time.

I dismissed self care and an unnecessary, selfish indulgence

I no longer feel that way.

I radically changed my life by transforming my relationship with Autism and special needs parenting. I learned how to shift away from being a victim of my circumstances to being the author of the story I get to write. The story where I am a high-achieving mom raising a magnificent child with ASD. And I am thriving.