Are you baffled by your child's explosive behaviors?

I’ve been there. I can help!

Welcome to Rise Parenting

I’m so glad you’re here!

You’re in the right place if you’re experiencing any of the following…

Are you baffled by your child’s explosive behaviors?
Do you feel like you’re walking on eggshells all the time, or like a switch flips and your beautiful child goes from Dr Jekyll to Mr Hyde?
Have you tried all the parenting techniques - sticker charts, rewards and consequences, firmer boundaries, and on and on and on - and nothing helped? Maybe it even made things worse?
Have you been told your child’s issues are behavioral, or even your fault?
Has your child been diagnosed with ADHD, SPD, ODD, anxiety or something else, but somehow you don’t quite feel like it’s the complete picture?
Do you feel isolated and alone on your parenting journey?
Do you feel like everyone else is parenting on Level 1 while you’re parenting on Level 10, and no one can truly understand what you’re going through?

I've been there...

Hi, I'm Leigh...

I’m a mom to two amazing, neurodivergent daughters, one of whom is a PDAer.

What life used to look like for me:

My child was in burnout, unable to attend school, get dressed, or even leave the house. I know first-hand how burnout changes EVERYTHING - for you, them, your entire family.
I lived with my nervous system in shambles, stuck in fight-or-flight after years of constant vigilance and (unknowingly) co-regulating a PDA child.
I experienced parenting trauma, being hit, kicked, and screamed at by my own child; then held her afterward as she sobbed, deeply ashamed of her behavior and her inability to control it.
I had to leave a career I loved to care full-time for a child who couldn’t go to school or tolerate other caretakers, and needed full-time co-regulation in order to heal.
I struggled with grief and loss as I worked to radically accept how different my life is from the one I envisioned.
I felt utterly alone, like no one could understand my experience, and afraid deep-down that I wasn’t strong enough to be the parent my child needs.

...And I can honestly tell you there is hope on the other side

Is My Child PDA?

Watch this 3-minute video to begin to deepen your understanding of PDA and consider whether it might be relevant for your child.

How I Can Help You

Learning my child is PDA - and how to deeply understand, accommodate, and support a PDAer - changed all of our lives for the better. And it can change yours too.

Together, we've got this. I will help you...

Understand

Deeply understand your child’s beautiful brain and the unique way it’s wired.

Shift Focus

Shift your parenting approach to focus on support and accommodation for your child’s extremely vulnerable nervous system.

Learn Tools

Learn concrete tools and strategies to employ both in moments of calm and during meltdowns.

Heal & Trust

Heal your own nervous system so you can thrive again. Learn to trust your own intuition, rather than the “experts,” for what your one-of-a-kind kid really needs.

How We Can Work Together

I will help you let go of traditional behavior-based parenting approaches and learn how to parent from a nervous system perspective, prioritizing felt safety and connection. My goal is for your child to get the trust, connection, and accommodation they so desperately need, and for you and your family to find peace.

Learning
Hub

Bite-sized, on-demand videos to support you in an easily digestible way.
More videos coming soon!

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Private
Coaching

Individualized coaching to help you navigate your trickiest challenges and learn now to parent from a nervous system perspective.

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Parenting Reimagined

Comprehensive multi-week program, combining on-demand video content and live group coaching.
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Let me know what’s on your mind and I will be in touch.