Resilient Parenting with Dr. Kate
May 28, 2026 · 23 min · 11 segments
Is parenting a neurodiverse child leaving you feeling overwhelmed and unsure? You’re not alone. In a society that often privileges one way of thinking, many parents struggle to see past the challenges…
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So I originally started as a teacher in the classroom, and really had this pivotal moment in my work when my daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia, and realized that as an educator, I wasn't provided the tools to really meet the needs of different types of learners.
And so I also have ADHD, and realized I was dyslexic through my daughter's diagnosis.
So went back to school, got my master's in cognitive diversity in education, and really started advocating for kids in the classroom, and designing strength-based plans that met kids who thought differently, but were super bright and capable in a way that identified their strengths and really supported them through a strength-based lens.
So as I started doing that work, I started to realize really what was at the root was the nervous system and families, and how do we create safe space for kids where their nervous systems feel safe and they're receptive to learning, because as we know, when we're in fight or flight, we really can't receive information.
And so just kind of breadcrumbed my way to this place of wanting to get to the root of really supporting children and families, and landed myself in the work of trauma-informed coaching, [laughs] and it just sort of, it came full circle to really how do we support women, parents, mothers in supporting their children.
And what I found in doing some research in the field that was published in Gifted Child Today around strength-based, um, strategies for mothers, is that when we support women in regulating their nervous system, it trickles down in how our kids thrive.
And so that was really this pivotal moment where I started working more with families and not so much directly in the classroom, and that's where I find myself now, supporting parents and kids, uh, really more holistically from a strength-based place, but also from a nervous system standpoint, and how we create safety in our own bodies so we can create safety for our children to thrive.
So I originally started as a teacher in the classroom, and really had this pivotal moment in my work when my daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia, and realized that as an educator, I wasn't provided the tools to really meet the needs of different types of learners.
And so I also have ADHD, and realized I was dyslexic through my daughter's diagnosis.
So went back to school, got my master's in cognitive diversity in education, and really started advocating for kids in the classroom, and designing strength-based plans that met kids who thought differently, but were super bright and capable in a way that identified their strengths and really supported them through a strength-based lens.
So as I started doing that work, I started to realize really what was at the root was the nervous system and families, and how do we create safe space for kids where their nervous systems feel safe and they're receptive to learning, because as we know, when we're in fight or flight, we really can't receive information.
And so just kind of breadcrumbed my way to this place of wanting to get to the root of really supporting children and families, and landed myself in the work of trauma-informed coaching, [laughs] and it just sort of, it came full circle to really how do we support women, parents, mothers in supporting their children.
And what I found in doing some research in the field that was published in Gifted Child Today around strength-based, um, strategies for mothers, is that when we support women in regulating their nervous system, it trickles down in how our kids thrive.
And so that was really this pivotal moment where I started working more with families and not so much directly in the classroom, and that's where I find myself now, supporting parents and kids, uh, really more holistically from a strength-based place, but also from a nervous system standpoint, and how we create safety in our own bodies so we can create safety for our children to thrive.
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