Recommended Resources
If Amanda's offerings do not meet your current needs, below is a list of some of Amanda's favorite resources which can hopefully provide you some well-deserved support.
For one on one work, Amanda happily refers to:
- Lindsay Flanagan at Hive Parents, parent coaching in low demand and PDA expertise www.hiveparents.com
- Cheryl Quimba at What Helps, low demand, PDA and OCD expertise, intentionally affordable hourly rates www.whathelps.me
- Ann Odom, parent coaching and family therapy with expertise in nervous system and inner child healing www.annodom.org
- Shoshana Friedman at Rabbi Shoshana, an adult internalized PDAer who does both parent coaching and self-diagnosis exploration with adults www.rabbishoshana.com/coaching
Please note that Amanda is not currently taking on one-to-one clients, and we do not have a date for when she may open up 1:1 spots again.
Support for trauma:
Dr. Naomi Fisher: webinars on trauma
Laura Phoenix: Somatic Experiencing and Yoga for Trauma Healing
Safe and Sound Protocol
a couple providers Amanda recommends for SSP include...
Other resources:
Kelly at 90 Minute School Day for transitioning to homeschool unschool after school trauma - Guide Training (scroll to the bottom of the page for information) or follow her on Instagram
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The Journeys with PDA team for DA-specific school advocacy and consults, IEP-meeting support, free weekly support groups for PDA parents, and monthly "Dad's Den" for dad-identifying caregivers.
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Learn more about PDA from PDA North America.
Books for caregivers:
- Beyond Behaviors by Mona Delahooke
- Brain-Body Parenting by Mona Delahooke
- The Explosive Child by by Dr. Ross W. Greene
- Calm the Chaos by Dayna Abraham
- Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors by Robyn Gobbel
- Declarative Language Handbook by Linda K. Murphy & Elsa Levytsky
- Co-Regulation Handbook by Linda K. Murphy & Elsa Levytsky
- Burnout by Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski
- The Burnout Workbook by Amelia Nagoski & Emily Nagoski
The above books are available on Amanda's Amazon storefront, at your local library, or from your preferred book shop.
