The unseen wounds of advocacy: caregiver burnout, moral injury, and embodied grief
End Collective Punishment in BC Schools
In a society that promises to protect its most vulnerable, neurodivergent mothers find themselves on the frontlines of an unending battle. They are advocates and caregivers for their neurodivergent children, fighting against school systems that too often inflict trauma, exclusion, and harm instead of providing safety. The exhaustion they carry is not a fleeting “advocacy fatigue,” but a form of caregiver burnout suffused with betrayal and grief. It is a compounded moral injury—a deep sense of violated trust and injustice—and an embodied grief that lives in their bodies as much as their hearts.