Listen now (48 min) | Welcome to Episode 3 of PDA: Resistance and Resilience, recorded in Skokie, Illinois, following the PDA North America Conference. In this episode, Marni and Chris reflect on their time at the event—what it was like to attend as participants rather than presenters, the range of experiences among PDA parents and adults, and the importance of building community across stages of life and development.
Loving hearing more masc/dad providers showing up and also so relate to Marni's early parenting journey. Attachment parenting (without the cult-like consumerist "minimalist" trappings that modern interpretations foist on us all 🫠) and that mindset in general takes us to something way closer to coregulation than we had the language for even a decade ago. But it was really going against the grain and built a child centered advocacy that set me up for less frustration than if I had more common culture expectations of parenting.
Like, because I had no solid examples of healthy parenting, I hit the books and deep history. As one does 🤣
I love everything you said here, especially the bit about how attachment parenting (minus the baggage 😅) was a pathway toward coregulation before we had that word for it.
And yes to hitting the books and deep history because we didn’t have healthy models! I relate to that so hard. It’s such a classic neurodivergent move: seeking safety and clarity through research and reflection when real-life examples are lacking. So glad you’re part of this conversation. 🥰
Loving hearing more masc/dad providers showing up and also so relate to Marni's early parenting journey. Attachment parenting (without the cult-like consumerist "minimalist" trappings that modern interpretations foist on us all 🫠) and that mindset in general takes us to something way closer to coregulation than we had the language for even a decade ago. But it was really going against the grain and built a child centered advocacy that set me up for less frustration than if I had more common culture expectations of parenting.
Like, because I had no solid examples of healthy parenting, I hit the books and deep history. As one does 🤣
Thanks for commenting Bee! Yes on finding our way through everything via intense Autistic scholarship. 😆 As one does.
I love everything you said here, especially the bit about how attachment parenting (minus the baggage 😅) was a pathway toward coregulation before we had that word for it.
And yes to hitting the books and deep history because we didn’t have healthy models! I relate to that so hard. It’s such a classic neurodivergent move: seeking safety and clarity through research and reflection when real-life examples are lacking. So glad you’re part of this conversation. 🥰