The “just get them to school” line used to sit in my chest like a verdict. Like everyone else had found the door and I was the only one who couldn’t get my own child through it. What nobody told me: the door was never the actual problem. My child missed over 100 days of school. There were mornings I didn’t think we’d get through. But she successfully graduated with entry into her first-choice university. Nothing about that turnaround came from trying harder to get them through that door. It came from working with what their body was actually telling us, instead of against it. If you’re in the middle of it right now - truly in it, where the door feels impossible - I promise you, it moves. It moved for us. And you can get here too. With love, - Jules ♥️ #schoolrefusal #schoolanxiety #teenanxiety #schoolsucks #teenmentalhealth