Mending Memories for PDA Families

31/01/2026

Nothing better to reset the kids' nervous systems, than a good ball pit at a trampoline park 💕

(It was very necessary after the first three days of school and daycare!)

Accommodations:
- Full autonomy in play to be able to do what they want to do.
- body smashing and bouncing for proprioceptive and vestibular input
- bright colours and touching balls for sensory experience
- dopamine release

How did you go? And what did you do today to help regulate your kids?

30/01/2026

We changed our name!
And the website is online!

Please visit www.mendingmemories.com.au for more information about my services to parents of PDA kids and teens.

Reach out if you have any questions

29/01/2026

Hi everyone! School holidays are over and I am back at work! Well, sort of... as you can see I have had to change my office space to my car for the time being. It was one of the things that my child said would help him feel safer at school.

So here I am. Sitting in the car catching up on my admin in the schools parking lot. As usual, I was the only parent from both prep classes, having to stay and help him settle. Literally every other parent gave their child a kiss, said goodbye and left. Just like that. Another reminder of the lengths we as parents of PDA kids have to go, to help our kids be OK. I am sincerely thinking about all you beautiful parents who try so hard to help their kids get through the first couple weeks of school! Stay strong x

But I know I am lucky still at this stage. My child is in school and I have time to spend on the work that I love. I know a lot of you aren't able to do this. And I empathise a lot with that. I know that that will still be a pathway we might need to take sometime in the next couple years. We will see. For now, I am going to enjoy working on my new venture, which is supporting parents of PDA Kids and Teens!

I am Linda, PDA'er, mum of two PDA kids, EMDR therapist and accredited mental health social worker. I have 20 years of experience of working with people/families/kids/teens and parents in the community and started my private practice 6 years ago. I am passionate about making lives better for our PDA kids. Having a lived experience as a PDA child as well as parenting two PDA kids, I know what it's like. I have extensive training in the areas of attachment, trauma, mental health, parenting and PDA. I completed the Paradigm Shift Program last year and I spend most of my time reading about PDA, Autism, ADHD and Giftedness. I hope that some of my knowledge will be an addition to what parents already know, so we can work together to help their kids.

I am available for appointments from 8 February. I am now working on changing my website and will have all the information out very soon.

Keen to receive support from me? I offer PDA parent coaching and EMDR therapy to help you be the best parent you can be.

Feel free to message me if you have any questions about my services.

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04/12/2025

PDA parents, we need you! Please join me and my kids next Thursday in Brisbane as we fight for better education.

Please find below an important message from wonderful PDA mum Tiffany to all PDA parents and caregivers whose children can’t do school full time or at all:

"There’s an opportunity to meet with the Education Minister’s advisors next Thursday at 1pm in Brisbane city. We’d love a large contingent to show! Not everyone will get a chance to speak, but we want to impress them on the scale of the issue.

If this is you, then please come! We will be heading there with MP Jonty Bush, who is a great advocate for PDA.

Please message me with your email address if you’re interested because we’ll Zoom beforehand 🤩🤩🤩

Let’s go get our kids some education"!



Please share this message far and wide with your PDA parent friends.

03/12/2025

END OF YEAR MESSAGE

I just finished a session with my last client in my role as EMDR Therapist for Mending Memories. After today, Mending Memories EMDR Therapy and Counselling no longer exists in the form that I started it and as I have mentioned before, a big change is coming.

Over the past couple weeks, I had to say goodbye to at least half of my clients; most of them who I have been working with for multiple years, some even since I started my private practice in 2019. I know how difficult it is for someone to have to say goodbye to their therapist, but I can tell you that this is not easy for me either! As a therapist, I get to truly care about my clients too. And not being able to see how people's stories continue on, or to no longer be the one cheering them on as they grow, is sad for me too. I want each and every person that I worked with over the past couple years to know, that I have truly felt grateful with the relationships that I have been able to build with you. I feel blessed, that you were able to trust me enough that I was allowed to support you, and I honestly wish that you all find the happiness and wellbeing that you are looking for and very much deserve. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for trusting me and please be well

25/11/2025

There are still a couple spots available for the support group in Brisbane on Friday from 6pm - 8pm in Woolloongabba for parents of PDA Kids & Teens. I am finalising everything by the end of business day today, so if you still want to come along, please message me as soon as possible :)

Cost is $25,-. For this you will get a nice meal and drinks and of course, time spent with like-minded people!

First hour includes a circle chat, where we open up space for people to bring in issues/questions/requests for support or advice or sharing positive stories (it's not mandatory to talk, you can also come and just listen) and the second hour is spent in a social setting, where we just enjoy a nice meal together.

At the moment we have 6 parents (only mums at this stage) attending. Would be good to meet some more lovely people!

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Send a message to learn more

19/11/2025

Something BIG is coming! Mending Memories is changing. You can find a little hint in my new logo! Can you guess what it is?

Stay tuned for more information to follow soon

16/11/2025

The tickets for the next support group on 28 November are now on sale! The emails have been sent to all on the mailing list. If you didn't get an email, check your SPAM folder or message me.

What is the support group, you might ask?

This group is for parents of PDA kids & teens. For $25 you get an evening of connecting with other parents in Brisbane. You have the opportunity to ask questions, advice, share stories or just listen to other people's experiences, so you can feel validated in your experience. But that's not all! You also get a full restaurant-worthy meal and drinks are included in the price too.

What are you waiting for? Tickets have been selling out fast the last 2 times. Only 15 spots available.

If you are interested to be included on the mailing list, feel free to message me :)

Send a message to learn more

26/09/2025

Due to last-minute cancellations: 2 tickets available for tonight's Support Group for Parents of PDA kids & teens!

Both are free.

First come, first serve. Please send me a DM if you're interested.

Details:
Support group
6.00pm - 8.00pm
Woolloongabba substation
45 Logan Rd, Woolloongabba

Includes a meal and non-alcoholic drinks.

24/09/2025

It's school holidays. A lovely relaxing time for lots of parents. Go on holidays, have a break, relax right?

Well, not for most parents of PDA kids (or kids with other types of Neurodivergence or challenges).

As I type this, I am sitting on the side of one of those adventure play venues, being super hyper alert, scanning the environment for any sign that my child isn't OK. I can't relax. I can't just watch my child have a good time. It never stops.

We were supposed to be at a gymnastics clinic from 9-1. But that attempt failed. He lasted about 40 minutes and by then, his autonomy had been threatened so many times, his little bucket started to overflow.

So we left.

I decided to take him to Jungle Adventure Play to help regulate him back to a sense of safety through offering opportunity for full autonomy (he can do whatever he wants). To make it even more autonomous and add in full equality, I joined and let him decide wherever he wanted me to go.

A lot of PDA kids love doing fun and exciting social things, but they are also overwhelming at the same time. For my son to be able to play anywhere, I actually have to go in there with him as a back-up nervous system as his safe person, so he feels safe enough to explore. I have noticed this from a young age and his dad and I often have to go places no parent has gone before 😉. So, here I was crawling through the smallest gaps in my dress and going off crazy slides!

Now he is OK. We explored the place together and as usual, he has made a new friend (because he is really good at that!). And now he is familiar, he has another person to play with and he knows where he can find me, he is OK to play without me for a little bit.

Regulation techniques used:
- Full autonomy in choosing where to go, what to play with and when to leave.
- Full equality in deciding for me where to go and what to do.
- Safe person for nervous system regulation.
- Dopamine / novelty offering.
- Play / silliness. Make things more fun by keeping things light.

11/09/2025

Update: tickets have been sold.

Due to a cancellation there are 2 tickets available for the Parenting PDA kids & teens support group. If you are keen to come along on Friday the 26th of September from 6.00pm - 8.00pm in Woolloongabba, shoot me a PM!

What is included?

For $25,- per ticket, you will get an opportunity to:
- share experiences with other parents
- have your feelings & experiences validated
- ask questions
- receive advice & support (only if you want this)
- make social connections & build new friendships
- have some time for yourself
- eat a nice meal made by a local Malaysian restaurant (I promise, it is really good food!)
- have drinks included

This event was sold out within 24 hours. This is a great opportunity for anyone who missed out on tickets.

First come, first serve.

Send a message to learn more

22/08/2025

UPDATE 4.30PM TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT!

Original post:

The tickets for the next Parents of PDA kids & teens support group for 26 September went on sale last night at 8pm and there is only 1 ticket left!

If you were thinking to come along, jump on board now before it's sold out :)