Episodes 166
Avg. Duration 35m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (445)
Since Nov 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Episodic
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82%
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About This Podcast

The At Peace Parents Podcast is your source for all things related to understanding, supporting, accommodating, and advocating for your demand avoidant or PDA child. It will completely transform the way you think about your PDA child's brain, behavior, and parenting, and support you in finding your path to more peace and stability in the home. For more information see www.atpeaceparents.com

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S1E166 Four Ways To Create Calm With Your Pathologically Demand Avoidant Child | Ep. 166

Jun 09, 2026 53m

When he was young, it seemed like my son Cooper was almost always active and agitated. I tried everything I was told to try - bubble blowing for deep breathing, emotion naming, zones of regulation,…

S1E165 A PDA Neuropsychologist on How Pathologically Demand Avoidant Brains Actually Work | Ep. 165

Jun 02, 2026 1h 2m

I sit down with Dr. Jennifer Huffman, a board-certified pediatric neuropsychologist, PDA woman with lived experience, and creator of the Neurodynamic Navigator System and the Neurodynamic Quotient.…

S1E164 How A Dad Changed His Parenting To Stop Fighting His Child With Pathological Demand Avoidance: An Interview With My Husband | Ep. 164

May 26, 2026 57m

This episode is an interview with my husband, Jake, about his path from well-founded skepticism of Pathological Demand Avoidance to fully changing his parenting to support our two PDA sons, and how…

S1E163 Giftedness, Pathological Demand Avoidance and Burnout in Adults: My Story | Ep. 163

May 19, 2026 49m

In this episode I talk about how I understand my autistic brain, my internalized pathological demand avoidance, and why it took me six years of working in this space before I felt certain enough to…

S1E162 A Speech Language Pathologist on Selective Mutism, Pathological Demand Avoidance and So Much More | Ep. 162

May 12, 2026 55m

I speak with Stephanie Harrigan, a certified speech language pathologist with nearly fifteen years of experience working with the neurodiverse population, to talk about selective mutism, feeding…

S1E161 What Occupational Therapists Need to Know: Restrictive Eating and Pathological Demand Avoidance Part 4 | Ep. 161

May 05, 2026 47m

This is the fourth episode in my series on PDA and restrictive eating, and this one is for therapists. If you are an occupational therapist, a speech language pathologist, or another type of…

S1E160 Practical Autonomy-Based Tools for Families Stuck in Food Struggles - Restrictive Eating and Pathological Demand Avoidance Part 3| Ep. 160

Apr 28, 2026 52m

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…

S1E159 10 Misconceptions About Eating And Pathological Demand Avoidance Part 2 l Ep. 159

Apr 21, 2026 50m

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…

S1E158 My Son Only Ate Three Foods - Eating and Pathological Demand Avoidance Part 1 | Ep. 158

Apr 14, 2026 37m

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…

S1E157 Getting Husband and Parents On Board with Pathological Demand Avoidance | Ep. 157

Apr 07, 2026 55m

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…

S1E156 What Radical Acceptance Actually Looks Like for Pathological Demand Avoidance Parents | Ep. 156

Mar 31, 2026 54m

This is the first episode in a new behind-the-scenes series I am doing with Kendall, one of the coaches on the At Peace Parents team. Each month, we pull back the curtain on our own lives as parents…

S1E155 Raising Twin Pathologically Demand Avoidant Boys: Socialization, Therapeutic Equalizing, and the Long Game | Ep. 155

Mar 24, 2026 1h 1m

In this episode, I coach Pam, a mom raising fraternal twin 10-year-old boys, both PDA and autistic, who present and react quite differently from each other.We talk through the socialization…

S1E154 Entrepreneurship And The Strengths Nobody Talks About From A Pathologically Demand Avoidant Adult | Ep. 154

Mar 17, 2026 1h 11m

Chris Deutch is a Chicago-based angel investor, founder of Lofty Ventures, and a PDA adult who only recently found the language to make sense of his own childhood. In this conversation, he and Casey…

S1E153 Addiction And The Long Game With Mom Of A Teen With Pathological Demand Avoidance | Ep. 153

Mar 10, 2026 45m

Ivy is a mom celebrating her almost 17-year-old son's GED . The years before this moment included school refusal, police contact, CPS involvement, inpatient treatment, and substance use. Things are…

S1E152 Practical Tips for Bathing, Hair, Nails, and Getting Dressed - Hygiene and Pathological Demand Avoidance Part 3 | Ep. 152

Mar 06, 2026 1h 1m

This is part three of my hygiene and PDA series, and it is focused entirely on practical strategies. I cover bathing and showering, hair washing, hair brushing, nail clipping, hand washing, and…

S1E151 Ep. 151 - Teeth Brushing, Dentists and Pathological Demand Avoidance

Mar 03, 2026 50m

This is the second episode in our three-part series on hygiene and PDA. In this episode we deep dive on helping your PDA child or teen go to the dentist and brush their teeth.Specifically, we support…

S1E150 Ep. 150 - Hygiene and Pathological Demand Avoidance - Part 1

Feb 27, 2026 54m

This is the first of three episodes about hygiene and Pathological Demand Avoidance.In this episode I focused on how to think about PDA and hygiene struggles, and understanding the root cause of…

S1E149 Ep. 149 - Mom Can't Get To Her Bedroom Without Causing A Meltdown For 10-Year-Old PDAer

Feb 24, 2026 46m

In this episode I coach a mom of a 10-year-old PDAer who is in burnout (Pathological Demand Avoidance / Pervasive Drive for Autonomy). The child loves to cook and bake but has a meltdown if family…

S1E148 Ep. 148 - Tips for Parenting Your Pathologically Demand Avoidant Teen - Part 2

Feb 20, 2026 24m

In this episode I talk with our coach Donna Georgen - parent of PDA 28- and 21-year-olds - about her top tips for parenting PDA teens.This is the second of two episodes in which Donna and I discussed…

S1E147 Ep. 147 - Tips for Parenting Your Pathologically Demand Avoidant Teen - Part 1

Feb 17, 2026 37m

In this episode I talk with our coach Donna Georgen - parent of PDA 28- and 21-year-olds - about her top tips for parenting PDA teens.We cover five of her tips in this episode and will release…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does At Peace Parents Podcast have?

At Peace Parents Podcast has published 166 episodes since November 2022, covering topics in Kids & Family, Parenting.

Is At Peace Parents Podcast still active?

At Peace Parents Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 35m.

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