Here's part 2 of my episode on the 10 hardest lessons I learned in 2025. They include:

6 - Your PDA child can go into burnout even if you're fully accommodating them.

7 - Burnout can feel like you are making no progress, especially with an internalizer.

8 - Screens can be a wonderful thing.

9 - Your kids will surprise you.

10 - Spirituality sustained me.

xoxo,

Casey

Happy New Year! I'm kicking off 2026 by sharing the 10 hardest lessons I learned parenting my PDAers (often the hard way) in 2025.

The first five are in this episode:

1 - There are some things in life you can't outsource

2 - The key to sanity is accepting constraints and finding agency within them

3 - Doubt about PDA is the antidote to dogma

4 - The importance of trusting yourself in the face of judgement

5 - Burnout with trauma is different than burnout without trauma

xo,

Casey

In this episode I talk with a mom about her 7-year-old daughter - with PDA, ADHD and anxiety - about when she might help her build her frustration tolerance, and when she likely cannot.

We also dive in on a specific challenge she was facing when her both her daughters need support at the same time.

The conversation is from Parenting PDA Your Way, the show we stream live on our Facebook, Instagram and YouTube most Fridays at 1pm ET.

I hope you find it helpful!

xo,

Casey

In this episode I speak with a mom of a PDA 14-year-old who regulates himself by wrestling his father after school each day, which causes Mom lots of anxiety. Together we use my cost-benefit decision making tool to weigh her options and she then decides a new strategy to try.

I hope this episode is helpful for you. It's from Parenting PDA Your Way, the show we stream live on our Instagram, Facebook and YouTube most Fridays at 1pm ET.

xo,

Casey

In this episode I speak with a mother of a PDA teen about:

• Setting boundaries when other kids are involved
• Making decisions in public when you are being judged
• Helping young siblings understand the PDA threat response.

The episode is from Parenting PDA Your Way, the show we stream live most Fridays on our Instagram, Facebook, YouTube accounts.

xoxo,

Casey

In this episode I spoke with clinical psychologist Alex Klein about

• considerations when thinking about getting an evaluation for Autism or PDA as an adult
• my own neurodivergence
• doing therapy as a neurodivergent adult
• getting an evaluation and therapy for your PDA child or teen

I hope you find it helpful!

xo,

Casey

In this episode I speak with a mom about a time her daughter melted down and then wouldn't allow Mom to step away and take the pause she needed to regulate herself to be able to support her daughter.

These situations are so tough - and sometimes there is nothing you can do but endure them - and so in this conversation we talked about how to find meaning in this parenting experience.

This podcast episode is a recording of Parenting PDA Your Way, the show I host live on our YouTube and Facebook most Fridays at 1pm ET. I hope it's helpful to you!

xo,

Casey

In this episode I speak with a mom about her PDA daughter, who pinches and scratches Mom as she is falling asleep.

It's a recording of Parenting PDA Your Way, the show I host live on our YouTube and Facebook most Fridays at 1pm ET. I hope it's helpful to you!

xo,

Casey