Dana Baltutis Coaching

09/10/2025

What happens when we reframe neurodivergence not as a deficit, but as a natural variation in brain architecture? Sarah Eagle, founder of Joy Diving Australia and late-diagnosed autistic woman with ADHD, offers a refreshing perspective that celebrates brain differences rather than pathologizing them.

Sarah speaks candidly about the shame many late-diagnosed adults carry after years of being told they need to be "normal." Through her work, she helps clients develop what she calls "sensory lifestyle medicine"- practical adjustments to their environment that support nervous system regulation. For families, she introduces polyvagal theory as a framework to understand behaviours as communications of the nervous system, fostering non-blaming language around regulation and dysregulation.

Have a listen to Sarah on your favourite podcast app or via this link

What happens when we reframe neurodivergence not as a deficit, but as a natural variation in brain architecture? Sarah Eagle, founder of Joy Diving Australia and late-diagnosed autistic woman with ADHD, offers a refreshing perspective that celebra...

02/10/2025

🎙️ On this week’s Empowered Parent Podcast, I sit down with Anushka Phal, Founder of Unmeed Psychology.

We dive into a fascinating conversation about neurodiversity and culture - exploring the question: How much of our behaviour is cultural, and how much is part of being neurodivergent?

It’s a rich and thought-provoking episode you won’t want to miss.

👉 Listen on your favourite podcast app, or tune in directly via this link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2301054/episodes/17813794

If you enjoy the episode, please subscribe and share - it helps us reach more parents and communities.

What happens when cultural identity meets neurodiversity? Psychologist Anushka Phal knows this intersection intimately as a Fijian Indian, born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, who received her own ADHD diagnosis as an adult. This revelatio...

30/09/2025

My new project for Term 4 just revealed itself to me! Can't wait Paige Carter of Inclusive Oak!

30/09/2025

We start in a few minutes - 7.30pm ACST!
Finding Your Voice Masterclass is free and online. Come as you are.
This session will help you speak up for your child, navigate with confidence, and leave with simple next steps.

Join here: mytherapyhouse.com.au/findingyourvoice/

If you know a parent who needs this, please share.

With Paige Carter (Inclusive Oak) and supported by Dana Baltutis (My Therapy House)

29/09/2025

Finding Your Voice: Advocacy Without Burning Out
Free Online Masterclass with Paige Carter (Inclusive Oak)
Supported by Dana Baltutis (My Therapy House)
Paige Carter is an incredible mum of not one, but two neurodivergent children. Over the years she has become a fierce and compassionate advocate, navigating the education, health and NDIS systems. Her journey hasn’t been easy, but she has learnt what it really takes to advocate well - without losing herself in the process.
I first met Paige at a networking event and was inspired not only by how she fights for her own kids, but also by how she supports other parents walking the same path. That’s why I’ve invited her to share her story and wisdom in a free masterclass for our community.
Do you feel like you’re always being “that parent” - fighting for your child’s needs, juggling appointments, meetings, therapies and school systems, and hoping someone listens?
Advocacy is essential. But when it’s constant, it can leave you drained, exhausted and doubting yourself.
This masterclass will help you reimagine advocacy in a way that protects your energy and builds your confidence.
What you’ll gain:
* How to notice the signs of advocacy burnout early
* Simple phrases that open doors (instead of creating conflict)
* Boundaries that protect your energy and peace of mind
* Grounding strategies you can use before tough conversations
Paige will share her lived experience as a parent and founder of Inclusive Oak. I’ll add the therapeutic lens - showing why your own calm, regulated voice is one of the greatest gifts you can give your child.
We’ll finish with a Q&A so you can leave with answers, tools and hope.
When: Tuesday, September 30, 2025 (TONIGHT)
Time: 7:30 pm ACST
Where: Online (Zoom - join from home)
How: No registration required. Simply go to the website below and click the link 'Join online from home' and it will get you there when the session starts
https://mytherapyhouse.com.au/findingyourvoice/
Come join us and our community for an evening of learning, support and encouragement.
Please share with others. Parents helping parents.

With Paige Carter (Inclusive Oak) and supported by Dana Baltutis (My Therapy House)

29/09/2025

✨ Fundraiser Alert - October 18, Adelaide ✨

If you’re free on October 18 and in Adelaide, I’d love for you to join me at a very special fundraiser.

It’s all about supporting disadvantaged babies and children - such an important cause - and it’s set to be a fun, uplifting night.

Come along, bring a friend, and be part of something that truly makes a difference.

Hope to see you there! 💙

THOH_James Bond

25/09/2025

Finding Your Voice: Advocacy Without Burning Out

with Paige Carter (Inclusive Oak) & supported by Dana Baltutis (My Therapy House)

Do you feel like you’re always being that parent - fighting for your child’s needs, navigating appointments, meetings, therapies, school systems, and hoping someone is listening? Advocacy is essential, but when it’s constant, it can steal your energy, your confidence, and even your peace of mind.

Imagine instead… speaking with clarity, staying grounded in difficult conversations, protecting your energy - while still ensuring your child is understood and supported.

In this free 60-minute masterclass, Paige Carter, mother, advocate, founder of Inclusive Oak, will share her lived journey of finding her voice without burning out. She will lift the curtain on what advocacy really takes, show you how to advocate well, and help you make small shifts that have big impact.

What you’ll gain:

How to spot when advocacy is draining you before you hit burnout

Simple, effective phrases and communication approaches that open doors (not create conflict)

Clear boundaries you can set so your energy isn’t depleted

Grounding and regulation strategies to steady yourself before a hard meeting

A small but powerful reflection: choose one advocacy action to take in the next month

While Paige leads the teaching from her heart and experience, Dana Baltutis (speech pathologist, parent coach, director of My Therapy House) will bring the therapeutic lens - explaining why your own regulated voice matters for your child’s emotional wellbeing.

We’ll end with a Q&A so you can bring your real, pressing questions and walk away with something you can use.

When: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Time: 7:30 pm ACST
Register here: Online (Zoom - join from home)

With Paige Carter (Inclusive Oak) and supported by Dana Baltutis (My Therapy House)

25/09/2025

What happens when the professional becomes the parent? Despite 14 years working in the disability sector, Paige Carter found herself completely lost when her son was diagnosed with autism at age two and a half. That moment sparked a powerful realization: if someone with her experience felt overwhelmed, how do families with no prior exposure to disability navigate this journey?

Paige shares her family's remarkable story of discovery- how her son's diagnosis eventually led to recognizing autism and ADHD in her husband, daughter, and finally herself. With refreshing honesty, she describes this journey not as a burden but as "magic" that transformed her understanding of neurodiversity.

"Neurodivergent people, the way their brains operate, is just incredible," Paige explains, bringing a perspective that celebrates different ways of thinking rather than pathologizing them. As founder of Inclusive Oak, she's created the support system she desperately needed as a new autism parent- a blend of education, community, and connections she calls "the recipe for success."

On this week's The Empowered Parent Podcast I speak with Paige about her journey and how she supports parents on theirs. Listen on your favourite podcast app or via this link. Please share with others!

What happens when the professional becomes the parent? Despite 14 years working in the disability sector, Paige Carter found herself completely lost when her son was diagnosed with autism at age two and a half. That moment sparked a powerful reali...

24/09/2025

🌟 Free Online Masterclass for Parents 🌟
Do you ever feel worn out from constantly having to advocate for your child- at school, in meetings, or in therapy?
You’re not alone. Advocacy is important, but it doesn’t have to drain you.
Join us for our free online session:
Finding Your Voice: Advocacy Without Burning Out
🗓️ Tuesday 30 September 2025
⏰ 7.30 pm ACST | Online via Zoom
Hosted by Paige Carter (Inclusive Oak) with Dana Baltutis

With Paige Carter (Inclusive Oak) and supported by Dana Baltutis (My Therapy House)

17/09/2025

🌟 New Empowered Parent Episode Alert! 🌟

What if we treated neurodivergence as a natural and essential part of human diversity?

This week on The Empowered Parent, I’m joined by Joanne Hatchard-founder of Better Being Me and creator of the Be Me Completely course. Joanne shares her powerful journey from a dyslexia diagnosis at 16 to discovering her autistic identity through her son. With humour, honesty, and a cosmic metaphor that will stick with you, she reveals how self-acceptance and authentic living free us from exhausting masks.

Parents will especially love her insights on why their own acceptance is the key to their child’s confidence, plus practical ways to create language and accommodations without shame or secrecy.

Tune in on your favourite podcast app or listen here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2301054/episodes/17747082
and share with anyone ready to build truly accepting spaces for neurodivergent people to thrive.

What happens when we truly embrace neurodivergence as a fundamental part of human diversity? Joanne Hatchard, founder of Better Being Me and creator of the "Be Me Completely" course, brings profound wisdom from both personal and professional exper...

10/09/2025

Mingle Co. is a wonderful initiative founded by Violeta “Vee” Abarzua Vasquez. Its mission is to smash loneliness and build true connections through inclusive, sensory-friendly events where neurodivergent people feel safe, seen, and supported.
On this week’s episode of The Empowered Parent Podcast - Season 2, Episode 3: “The Heart Behind Mingle Co: Vee’s Mission to End Isolation” - I chat with Vee about her inspiration, her experiences as a neurodivergent parent, and the spaces she’s creating for neurodivergent connection.
Listen via this link or on your favourite podcast app. Subscribe and share:

"Sometimes I feel things very intensely," reveals Violeta Abarzua Vasquezas she shares her journey of discovering neurodivergence in both herself and her children. This revelation transformed not only her understanding of her family but sparked th...

03/06/2025

I just finished listening to Divergent Minds by Jenara Nerenberg on Audible, and - wow! I feel like someone wrote a book about me!

This book honours people who think and feel differently, especially women. And it’s helped me connect some important dots in my own life.

Last year, I was diagnosed as being on the Autism Spectrum. Now, my doctor is flagging ADHD too. And suddenly, things that once felt confusing are starting to make sense.

My sensory sensitivities. Being deeply emotional. Always creating. Constantly on the go. Finding relationships difficult in the past. Even the pain in my body, which I now understand has come from suppressed emotions, PTSD, years of vigilance, and masking who I really am.

And yet, all of these qualities have shaped who I am today.

A sensitive therapist.
A compassionate and fair employer.
A loving wife.
A deeply caring friend.

I go deep into everything I do - connection, work, relationships. I avoid small talk because I care about what really matters. I see people. I feel life. I live with intensity and intention.

And I’m proud of who I have become.

I love the people in my life.
I love My Therapy House.
I love my Craig.
And I love my life.

If any of this resonates with you, Divergent Minds might just offer something powerful and personal. It’s definitely worth a listen.

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