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Coaching with Clio

I’m a certified integrative health coach and mom to two beautiful boys.

My mission is to help parents prioritize themselves and feel less overwhelm and more joy in their parenting.

05/26/2026

My son’s PDA burnout has made outings like this mostly not possible over the last 5 months. I was so grateful this could happen today.

05/20/2026

2026 has been a rough year, burnout, school refusal, many huge 180s for us. I have no idea if it’s actually date number 147 of burnout, but we are deep in it. It’s hard to exactly know when burnout began, but there is a moment when masking was really not possible anymore and school started to feel impossible. We’re just taking it one day at a time and trying to emphasize nervous system supporting activities: as much coregulation as is humanly possible, time in nature when he can tolerate it, deep interests, screens, reading, creating safe sensory spaces in the home, low demand parenting. And so much more. What did your kid need in burnout?

05/06/2026

My eight-year-old autistic and PDA son has been in burnout for several months now, this is what is helping him feel good today. Luckily, our building collectively drinks a lot of spindrift. Not sure what PDA is? Check out my Substack via the link in bio.

04/21/2026

New substack out today about autistic burnout. I go into what it's looked like for my son, what's led to positive change, and what's made it possible for recovery to begin.

Read more here: https://open.substack.com/pub/coachingwithclio/p/on-burnout?r=22lae5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

04/20/2026

My heart is full after a weekend with friends performing sensory-friendly concerts around the Bay Area. It brings me SO much joy to get to bring all of what I do together in these special events. When we started these two years ago, I wanted to design a concert for autistic / neurodiverse people and families to enjoy music and movement together, and it's been so wonderful to make them a reality!

I shared at a few of the concerts my own story, how I'm a long-time member of the orchestra as well as the mother of an autistic 7-year-old. I shared that I wanted there to be a concert that worked for him and other kids with similar needs, one that wasn't so overwhelming but could be a more welcoming and calming concert-going experience. I saw nods of recognition and connection from audience members as I shared. That was really moving.

I was sad that O. wasn't able to attend (my autistic son), but that's just where things are at the moment. I'm embracing radical acceptance - there are so many ways our lives have needed to change in the last 4-5 months to help him recover from burnout.

02/24/2026

New substack today - there's a lot going on, and I tackle topics like grief, radical acceptance, advocacy, and more. https://open.substack.com/pub/coachingwithclio/p/notes-on-radical-acceptance-advocacy?r=22lae5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

02/01/2026

This is my son’s happy place right now- the bike park. He can do this for hours. We are in a tough season right now and having a regulating, outdoor activity is so amazing. It provides important vestibular and proprioceptive sensory input, as well as the endorphins that intense cardio gives. It also gives the parents a break from co-regulating with him!

01/28/2026

(photo of my kid crushing oyster shells at the beach - a recent bright spot)

I shared a very honest Substack this week about being in crisis — what it looks like in our family right now, how support sometimes only comes once the struggle is visible, and why caring for ourselves as parents isn’t optional in these seasons.

If you’re navigating school refusal, PDA, burnout, or just a period where everything feels harder than it “should,” this one is for you. 💛

You’re not alone — even when it feels that way.
🔗 Read the full post on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/coachingwithclio/p/on-being-in-crisis?r=22lae5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

01/20/2026

We are very much in it right now trying to figure out how to accommodate and support our PDA child. And one kind of interesting twist has been his interest in doing chores to earn money. For me it really illustrates the importance of autonomy. It seems like this would be a very high demand activity, but since he is deciding to do it and he is being compensated, he’s very much in control and seems to enjoy doing these chores. Between yesterday and today, I think my kids must’ve been half the things on this list. It’s really prompting me to think about dropping demands and providing autonomy and how they’re both such important accommodations for a PDA child. Other things in this photo – the tale of our emotional support animal, shadow (sensory input, tactile, calming nervous system for him to co- regulate with). A jar of honey that we allow him to put on many of his foods. (Sugar provides dopamine). A strewn scholastic sheet for him to look at with no prompting from me. Our messy table shows it all! What’s been working for your PDA child or loved one? Huge thank you to for introducing me to these concepts via their paradigm shift program.

01/18/2026

All about squeezing in some much needed self care, and this is where it can happen right now. At the bike park, while my older son is fully occupied and well regulated by this intense sensory experience.

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