PDA and Restrictive Eating: Practical Autonomy-Based Tools for Families Stuck in Food Struggles | Ep. 160
If you've heard me talk about autonomy, equality, and lowering demands before and thought, "But what does that actually look like at the dinner table?" — this episode is for you.This is the third epis...
28 Huhti 52min
Ep. 159 - Eating and PDA Part 2: 10 Misconceptions About Eating And Pathological Demand Avoidance
In this episode — Part 2 of our series on eating and PDA — I walk through the 10 misconceptions about eating that I personally had to unlearn in order to help my son. These are beliefs that are comple...
21 Huhti 50min
Ep. 158 - Eating and PDA Part 1: My Son Only Ate Three Foods
If your child has dropped food after food, won't try new things no matter what you do, and every mealtime feels like a battle — this episode is the first in a four-part series where I get personal.I'm...
14 Huhti 37min
Ep. 157 - Getting Husband and Parents On Board with Pathological Demand Avoidance
In this episode, I coach Danielle, a mom from North Idaho who is newer to the PDA lens and has already been making progress with her almost nine-year-old son — but is running into resistance from her ...
7 Huhti 55min
Ep. 156 - Parenting Pathologically Demand Avoidant Twins: Socialization, Equalizing, and Radical Acceptance
In this episode, I coach Pam, a mom from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, who has 10-year-old fraternal twin boys — both PDA and autistic, one also with ADHD — plus a younger neurotypical child. Pa...
31 Maalis 54min
Ep. 155 - When Twins Progress Differently With Pathological Demand Avoidance
In this episode I speak with Pam, a mother of twin PDA 10-year-olds and a third younger sibling.Pam has been parenting through a PDA lens for years, but one of the twins is having a harder time than t...
24 Maalis 1h 1min
Ep. 154 - Entrepreneurship and Pathological Demand Avoidance
In this episode I speak with Christopher Deutsch, a PDA angel investor about his own life and the how some of the common traits of PDA can be beneficial to a career in entrepreneurialism.I loved havin...
17 Maalis 1h 11min
Ep. 153 - Helping Mom With Substance Abuse of Teen with Pathological Demand Avoidance
In this episode I speak with a mom about her 17 year old PDA son's substance abuse, as well as his near constant presence in the family living room and the impact this has on their household.We talk t...
10 Maalis 45min
