We Weren't Actually Living": Paige Carter on Burnout, the Grey Area, and Becoming a Badass Advocate

We Weren't Actually Living": Paige Carter on Burnout, the Grey Area, and Becoming a Badass Advocate30 jun55 min

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🎙️ Episode Title "We Weren't Actually Living": Paige Carter on Burnout, the Grey Area, and Becoming a Badass Advocate✨ In This Episode Hello. This week I'm with Paige Carter — the woman who once filled Parliament House with autistic families so their reality landed in front of the decision-makers. We talk about the day her family stopped surviving the pressure cooker, packed life into a caravan, and watched her son come back to himself on the open road. If you've ever held it all together and still not actually lived, this one's for you.🧠 What We Talk About<ul><li>Why Paige pulled her family out of "the pressure cooker" and onto the road (approx. 05:00–08:30)</li><li>Her son Oakland regressing in a mainstream school that couldn't meet him — and returning to himself within weeks of leaving (approx. 09:00–13:30)</li><li>The "grey area" in SA education: kids too able for special ed, too unwell for mainstream — and the fight she's taking to the Premier (approx. 22:30–29:30)</li><li>Her late ADHD diagnosis landing as validation, and the both/and of grieving a late recognition (approx. 14:30–20:00)</li><li>Becoming a "badass advocate" without burning down — pacing the fight so it survives (approx. 20:00–22:30, 30:00–33:30)</li><li>Connection as what makes the hard shareable, and her new podcast When Life is Lifing (approx. 40:00–56:00)</li></ul>💬 Memorable Moments"I constantly felt like we were in a pressure cooker, and we weren't actually living." — Paige "You have to become a badass advocate to get the best for your kids." — Paige "It's okay to be like, I actually can't do that today. And it doesn't mean I fail." — Paige📚 Resources + Mentions<ul><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/inclusiveoak/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Inclusive Oak </a>(formerly Oak for Autism) — Paige's community for neurodivergent families. Follow the page; no membership needed to be welcomed.</li><li><a href="https://inclusiveoak.com.au/a-call-for-change-in-sa-schools" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">SA education advocacy campaign + submission form </a>— on Paige's site. ~10 minutes; every submission is collated as evidence and has gone to the Premier.</li><li>When Life is Lifing — <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6anY9JYG2LPbCSVuxapsv1?si=2Xo4uTpUTfSXrGqHWQ9DVQ%0A&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnDK27yim0sw9W5ZM_vjz6jaSMfgsNh14yFJ1RE4KUp1bw3mbyBeSSxJLcjzQ_aem_LrrcoRdnSwzPn9NJsX2pnw&nd=1&dlsi=f6f7a1d7602646d3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Paige's new podcast with Leanne. </a></li><li>Wildly Grounded Co —<a href="https://www.wildlygrounded.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> Leanne's business. </a></li></ul>Paige Carter — founder of Inclusive Oak, fierce neurodivergent advocate and mum to a proudly neurodivergent family. Years fighting for autistic kids in SA's education system, now doing it from the road while travelling Australia for a year. One half of When Life is Lifing. Guest Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/inclusiveoak/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/inclusiveoak/</a> Guest Website: <a href="https://inclusiveoak.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">inclusiveoak.com.au</a>🎧 Listen + Subscribe Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-being-me/id1516970986" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-being-me/id1516970986</a> Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4RLYE5TA3ZsCtuAF8otRQ0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com