# @juleswaller_ on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYGlITtE1E3
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65265950-juleswaller-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-09T03:28:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Julie Waller (Jules) | School Refusal Support (@juleswaller_) — https://gondola.cc/juleswaller_

## Caption

For two years I was told she was choosing this.

Avoiding. 
Manipulating. 
Deciding that school just wasn’t worth the effort.

I did everything the professionals told me. 

I pushed harder. 
I stayed consistent. 
I followed every piece of advice.

And she got worse.

It wasn’t until I understood what was actually happening in her body that everything shifted. 

Not just how I responded - but how she started to feel about mornings altogether.

She went from 100+ missed days to her first choice university.

Not because we found a magic fix. 

Because we finally understood what her nervous system actually needed - and started working with it instead of against it.

If you’re in the middle of it right now - I want you to know that it can turn around. 
Not overnight. 
Not in a straight line. 
But it can.

🍒 If any of these five things sound familiar - save this. 
You’re going to want to come back to it.

And share it with someone who needs to hear it. 

- Jules ❤️

#schoolrefusal #schoolsupport #schoolanxiety #teenmentalhealth kidsmentalhealth

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schoolrefusal, schoolanxiety, teenmentalhealth, schoolsupport

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