For Parents of Children with Special Needs

You Love Your Child with Everything You Have. And You're Running on Empty.

Pure Living Family is where special needs parents come to breathe again — real events, real people, real community.

You need connection, community, and support. We provide that by connecting you with other parents and doing fun stuff together

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If any of this sounds familiar, you're in the right place.

You've canceled plans with friends so many times, you've stopped being invited.

You and your spouse love each other — but you can't remember the last time you actually connected.

You've lost track of who you were before this became your whole life.

You don't want advice. You don't want a support group. You just want to be around people who don't need you to explain everything.

You're doing an incredible job. And you are more alone than you should ever have to be. Come connect with other parents just like you.

That's exactly why we exist.

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We create real experiences for parents who need a real break.

  • Parent Date Nights

    Your marriage matters. We create a beautiful, intentional evening out — so you and your partner can actually reconnect, without the logistical impossible of finding care.

  • Wellness Experiences

    Sound baths, breathwork, and calming experiences designed specifically with the stressed-out caregiver nervous system in mind. Come feeling tense. Leave feeling human again.

  • Community Gatherings

    Low-key, warm, and real. Events where you can show up, meet other parents who truly understand your life, and just... exist without having to perform or explain.
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What actually happens at a Pure Living Family event?

We know showing up somewhere new — especially when you're exhausted — can feel like too much to ask. So here's the honest truth about what our events are like:

  • You don't have to be "on." Nobody's going to ask you to share, perform, or pretend things are fine.
  • Everyone in the room gets it. These are parents in the same season of life. You won't have to explain what a hard week looks like.
  • It's genuinely enjoyable. We put care into every detail — the venue, the experience, the atmosphere. You deserve something that actually feels good.
  • We curate events for Moms and Dads. Take turns getting a release from the stress.

It's okay if you almost talked yourself out of it. Most people do. And most people are really glad they came.

"I almost didn't come. I was so tired and I'd canceled on myself a hundred times. But I walked in and within five minutes I was laughing with someone who just… understood. I cried on the way home — the good kind." — Sarah M., mom of two

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We're Shawn and Angela — and we built this because we needed it too.

Our son changed everything. And like so many special needs parents, we found ourselves surrounded by people who cared — but alone in a way that's really hard to describe.

We started Pure Living Family because we couldn't find what we were looking for: a community that felt real, warm, and actually fun to be part of. Not a place to pretend but a place to be real about our true reality.

Every event we host comes from that place. From knowing what it's like to need a night out and not know how to ask for it. From knowing that sometimes the most healing thing isn't information, it's just being in a room with people who get it.

We're so glad you found us.

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What parents say about showing up at an event

  • "I walked in not knowing anyone. I left with three new friends and a lighter heart. That hasn't happened in years." — Jen T.

  • "My husband and I hadn't had a real date night in over a year. The Parent Date Night was exactly what our marriage needed — and we didn't have to worry about childcare for once." — Marcus & Dina R.

  • "I cried in the parking lot before going in. And then I cried again on the way home — but from relief. These are my people." — Amanda K.
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You've been showing up for everyone else. It's okay to show up for yourself.

Our next event is coming up soon. You don't need to be ready. You don't need to have it together. You just need to come.

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