What if the behaviors that worry you most are actually your child communicating something real and important? In this conversation, Bonnie sits down with Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman, creator of The PDA Safe Circle®, to explore a framework for understanding and supporting children whose nervous systems are wired to be acutely sensitive to losses of autonomy, control, social status, and co-regulation. PDA, or the pervasive drive for autonomy, is not a character flaw or a discipline problem. It is a physiological reality, and when we understand it that way, everything about how we respond can shift. This resource pulls together the key ideas from their conversation so you can bring them home.
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Executive Director at Mosaic
A communications and storytelling leader, Bonnie works at the intersection of philanthropy, collaboration and action. She supports families, educators and partners as they explore non-traditional learning with clarity and confidence. With a background in strategy, media and movement-building, she brings a values-first approach rooted in kindness, truth, humor and integrity.
Creator of The PDA Safe Circle® community and PDA Safe Circle® Approach
Rabbi Shoshana is a late-diagnosed PDA Autistic adult and mom of a PDA Autistic kiddo. She is the creator of The PDA Safe Circle® community and PDA Safe Circle® Approach, which offers a visual, intuitive, and highly actionable, neurodivergent-affirming framework for people with highly sensitive nervous systems to thrive in a world not made for them. The PDA Safe Circle® is transforming lives through an online community, coaching, courses, and trainings for adult PDAers, parents, partners, coaches, educators, and clinicians.
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