Jade Addicott at SoulShift for Carers

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Jade Addicott at SoulShift for Carers

SoulShift for Carers offers an exclusive support program to parents and carers of people with a disability - because you deserve to thrive too!

Jade | Nervous System Repair for Special Needs Mums
🧠 Carer burnout is a nervous system injury (not a self care problem)
🧡 Somatic support for autism mums and complex needs parenting
✅ Start here: Free Toolkit
💬 Email enquiries or book via the website Our 1:1 holistic support aims to help you to reclaim your identity, restore and sustain mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing and rise into empowered, purpose-driven living. I know first hand the impact on your whole self that caring for a loved one has and want to support you to live the life you deserve with a sense of peace and purpose. Our goals:
- Improve mental health and emotional resilience
- Build a supportive and understanding community
- Provide trauma-informed holistic healing therapies for carers
- Empowerment & life design guidance
- Support spiritual growth
- Prevent and reduce carer burnout
- Address and reduce the risk of addiction or maladaptive coping strategies
- Support grief and chronic sorrow

I have 12 years of lived experience having a daughter who has a severe disability/rare genetic disorder and years of professional experience supporting families. I also ran a successful business providing support to families and respite for people with a disability. My qualifications include:
- Holistic Wellness Practitioner
- Advanced Transformational Life Coaching Practitioner
- Inner Child Healing Practitioner
- Mental Wellness Coaching Practitioner
- Mindfulness Coaching Practitioner
- Polyvagal Therapy Practitioner
- Certificate in DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy)
- Certificate in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Quantum Healing Practitioner
- Crystal Energy Healer
- Certificate IV Alcohol & Other Drugs
- Certificate IV in Training & Assessment
- Certificate III Community Services
- Bachelor of Arts - Youth Studies
- Mental Health First Aid
- First Aid Level 2
- ASSIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
- Currently completing Graduate Diploma in Counselling

18/09/2026

A kid-free trip to Aldi? That’s a fu***ng day out. 😂

Slowly browsing the middle aisle. Actually reading a label. Considering a waffle maker I absolutely do not need because, for once, I’m not rushing to get out.

Luxury.

For so many special needs parents, even getting to a physical supermarket takes planning, support and the right day.

When you’re raising an autistic child or a child with complex support needs, a grocery trip can mean managing sensory overload, keeping everyone safe and being ready to abandon the trolley halfway through.

Online groceries are a lifesaver. But sometimes you just want to pick your own bananas and look at random s**t without a countdown. 🤣

Same goes for drinking a coffee while it’s hot. Finishing a conversation. Having a shower without listening out the entire time.

Ordinary things that can become ridiculously hard to come by when you’re a parent carer.

What’s something you don’t take for granted anymore since becoming a special needs parent? 👇

Follow me Jade Addicott | NDIS + Burnout Support for honest chats about autism parenting, carer burnout and the s**t that keeps us laughing through it. 🤍

18/09/2026

Need NDIS support but can’t make a weekday appointment? Or have a meeting coming up and suddenly thought, “Sh*t, I’m not ready”? 😅

I’m now offering a VERY limited number of weekend NDIS support and advocacy sessions for special needs parents and carers. 💛

We can use your session to help with:

✅ Preparing for an NDIS plan review or reassessment.
✅ Reviewing and strengthening your carer impact statement.
✅ Working through your NDIS funding requests and supporting evidence.
✅ Getting clear on what to ask, what to say and what your next steps are.

Whether weekdays are already swallowed by work, appointments and caring responsibilities, or something more urgent has come up, there’s now a weekend option.

You don’t need to have everything perfectly organised before you book. That’s part of what I’m here to help with.

👉 Check availability and book directly through my website. Link in bio.

And yes, this announcement comes with puppies. Because NDIS admin is a lot more tolerable when there are tiny potato dogs to look at. 🐶😂

Send this to a parent who’s been saying, “I really need some help with this.”

Comment NDIS and I’ll send the website link.

17/09/2026

If you’re a special needs parent having a s**t day, your inspirational bulls**t has arrived. 😂
VOLUME 2. Because apparently the first lot didn’t fix everything. Fu***ng rude.

For the autism mums and dads, disability parents and carers who’ve spent today negotiating a shower, chasing support or washing something they’re trying not to identify.

You’re allowed to love your kids and still think today was an absolute s**tshow. I hope these gave you a laugh and made you feel a little less alone.

❤️ Follow Jade Addicott | NDIS + Burnout Support for Friday laughs, honest conversations about special needs parenting and support for the human doing all the caring. That’s you, by the way.

Tag a friend who’s also had a s**t day. Nothing says “thinking of you” like an inspirational quote with “f**k” in it.

Volume 1 is pinned on my profile if you need another round. 😂

17/09/2026

DISABILITY PARENTS, PUT THE FU***NG GUILT DOWN.

You are already carrying enough without adding shame for all the completely normal things you do to survive disability parenting and caring.

You’re allowed to want a break.

You’re allowed to enjoy respite without spending the whole time missing your child.

You’re allowed to feed the same safe food again, cancel plans, ignore messages, use screens, choose convenience and protect your family’s capacity.

You’re allowed to miss the life you thought you were going to have.

You’re allowed to be jealous of families who can just leave the fu***ng house without planning it like a military operation.

You’re allowed to just be your child’s parent sometimes instead of turning every interaction into therapy.

You’re allowed to say:

“This is fu***ng hard.”

Full stop.

No immediate disclaimer about how much you love your child.

No “but I wouldn’t change them for the world.”

No proving that you’re grateful enough.

And apparently this also needs saying…

You do not have to educate every single ignorant c**t who asks an invasive question or doesn’t understand disability. 😂

You’re a disability parent.

Not fu***ng Google.

None of these things make you a bad parent.

They make you a human being raising or caring for someone with additional, complex or high support needs in a world that already asks far too much of families.

💬 Which slide made you feel the MOST called out? Tell me below.

📲 Send this to another disability parent or carer who needs permission to put some of the guilt down.

❤️ And follow Jade Addicott | NDIS + Burnout Support for honest conversations about disability parenting, special needs parenting, carer burnout, nervous system support, somatic tools and the s**t we’re usually too scared to say out loud.

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17/09/2026

DISABILITY PARENTS, PUT THE FU***NG GUILT DOWN.

You are already carrying enough without adding shame for all the completely normal things you do to survive disability parenting and caring.

You’re allowed to want a break.

You’re allowed to enjoy respite without spending the whole time missing your child.

You’re allowed to feed the same safe food again, cancel plans, ignore messages, use screens, choose convenience and protect your family’s capacity.

You’re allowed to miss the life you thought you were going to have.

You’re allowed to be jealous of families who can just leave the fu***ng house without planning it like a military operation.

You’re allowed to just be your child’s parent sometimes instead of turning every interaction into therapy.

You’re allowed to say:

“This is fu***ng hard.”

Full stop.

No immediate disclaimer about how much you love your child.

No “but I wouldn’t change them for the world.”

No proving that you’re grateful enough.

And apparently this also needs saying...

You do not have to educate every single ignorant c**t who asks an invasive question or doesn’t understand disability. 😂

You’re a disability parent.

Not fu***ng Google.

None of these things make you a bad parent.

They make you a human being raising or caring for someone with additional, complex or high support needs in a world that already asks far too much of families.

💬 Which slide made you feel the MOST called out? Tell me below.

📲 Send this to another disability parent or carer who needs permission to put some of the guilt down.

❤️ And follow me for honest conversations about disability parenting, special needs parenting, carer burnout, nervous system support, somatic tools and the s**t we’re usually too scared to say out loud.

17/09/2026

I bought this book thinking we would need it for a little while.

That we’d read it together, give toilet training a go, and eventually pack it away because that stage was behind us.

She’s 13 now. We’re still using nappies.

And finding this little book hurt more than I expected. 💔

Because I remember the mum who bought it. There was so much she didn’t know yet. She was just buying a book for the next stage of her little girl’s life.

She didn’t know she’d find it years later and have to take a minute.

That’s the thing about grief in disability parenting. Sometimes it catches you in the middle of an ordinary day, holding something you’d forgotten you even kept.

A book. An unworn outfit. A toy you thought they’d love.

And suddenly you’re face to face with a little piece of the future you imagined.

I love my daughter. She doesn’t have to reach a single milestone to deserve that love, or to be enough exactly as she is.

But I can still feel sad. I can wish things were easier for her. Those feelings belong in this story too.

If you’ve ever found something like this and quietly fallen apart for a minute, I wish I could sit beside you.

You don’t have to explain how much you love your child before you’re allowed to say that something hurts 💔

Drop a ❤️ if you’ve had a moment like this too. You don’t have to share your story. Sometimes just seeing those hearts is enough to help another parent feel less alone.

Follow me Jade Addicott | NDIS + Burnout Support for honest conversations about disability parenting, carer burnout, and being a human being with feelings and needs of your own 💜

17/09/2026

Autism parents, how the hell are we cutting toenails? 😅

My daughter has severe autism and an intellectual disability, and she’s now pretty much my size. Cutting her nails has become one of those “little” personal care tasks that is anything but little.

And before anyone says “do it while she’s asleep”… she wakes up instantly. Apparently I can’t get a pair of nail clippers past security. 🫠

This is the side of special needs parenting that’s hard to explain. Something other people do in two minutes can take so much planning, patience and energy, and you still haven’t cut a single nail.

Has anyone found something that makes nail cutting easier for their autistic child? Share what’s helped, because I know I’m not the only mum stuck on this one. 👇

Follow me Jade Addicott | NDIS + Burnout Support for honest disability parenting, carer support and a much-needed bloody laugh. 💚

16/09/2026

This week’s NDIS advocacy update:

A family I supported received an offer worth approximately $75,000 more per year than the original plan.

How? Simple… the evidence was finally presented clearly.

The original plan had almost no meaningful Core funding for regular support worker hours, despite significant daily support needs.

The strengthened evidence clearly showed:

• functional impact
• daily living support needs
• why therapy alone was not enough
• support worker hours linked to actual routines
• carer sustainability
• why the support was disability-related and beyond ordinary parenting

This is the part so many families are left to figure out alone.

Diagnosis alone is not enough.

You need evidence that explains what life actually looks like, what support is needed, why it’s needed, and what happens without it.

This matter is not finalised yet, and all identifying details have been removed, but I wanted to share it because families need to know:

NDIS decisions CAN be challenged.
And the way your evidence is written can make a massive difference.
A lot of families have been asking for an increase in funding for years and assume therapy reports will be enough (and are actually told by NDIS that’s all they need) .. but in most cases, there’s so much more evidence required (ESPECIALLY for Core Support funding for support worker hours and respite).

This increase might sound huge but I’m not surprised at all. This family had spent a whole lot of time building the case before they engaged with me.. they undertook many hours worth of documenting, collating and working closely with providers. It s**ts me to tears that families have to spend so much time and energy fighting for the supports their child truly needs and deserves.

Comment NDIS and I’ll send you the link to my support services.

16/09/2026

You spend all day helping everyone else cope. Who’s helping you?

As disability parents and carers, we’re often the ones anticipating needs, managing appointments, supporting our kids through overwhelm and keeping the whole bloody day moving.

Our own need for comfort doesn’t disappear because someone depends on us.

Co-regulation is one way people help each other manage stress and emotions. Feeling safe and supported with someone can help your body settle, even when the situation itself hasn’t changed.

It might look like:
💚 Someone listening without giving you another list of things to try.
💚 A hug you actually want.
💚 Sitting beside someone who doesn’t need you to pretend you’re fine.

And if you’re completely touched out, you don’t have to want a hug. Connection can happen with space between you.

This also doesn’t mean you need to be perfectly calm every second to support your child. You’re allowed to have feelings and need support yourself.

A kind conversation won’t replace sleep, respite or practical help. Disability parenting and carer burnout need more support than that. But having somewhere you can stop pretending you’re coping matters.

You deserve people you can say “this is fu***ng hard” to, without having to follow it with “but I’m grateful.”

Who lets you drop the brave face? Tag them, or send this to someone who gets it. 💚

Follow me Jade Addicott | NDIS + Burnout Support for honest conversations about disability parenting, carer burnout and nervous system support.

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