What Helps: PDA, OCD, Low Demand

11/05/2025

Loss of capacity isn’t a choice.
We use what we have & then we’re done. All of us. We need to recover energy before we can expend more.
A key part of PDA support is front loading rest before “spoon use” & planning for recovery after.
EVERYTHING uses spoons. Ice cream & cough medicine. The good & the hard need this support.

11/01/2025

Why analogies?
Because new information is easier to assimilate when it’s linked to something we already accept or understand.

10/31/2025

Pressure Detonating Anxiety…
It’s cumulative.
“Explaining PDA In Ways That Get You The Understanding & Support You Need”

10/30/2025

Understanding = Empathy = Support
Discover simple ways to help people “get” this PDA life.
I’ll be sharing a series of posts along this topic.

For a full overview, check out PDA North America - Pathological Demand Avoidance & their online learning lab for my training, “Explaining PDA in ways that get you the Support You Need.”

All proceeds support the mission of PDA North America

08/09/2025

What matters most & how can we get there?

07/23/2025

It can feel impossible to get people to GET IT.
Join me for language & lenses that help you get the support you need.
One week away! Hope people can join live, but there will be recordings for those who purchase the webinar.

🗣️ Explaining PDA In Ways That Get You the Understanding & Support You Need

Do you struggle to help others truly understand PDA?

It can be hard to get teachers, therapists, or extended family to “get it” — but using familiar, relatable language can make all the difference.

Join us for a powerful webinar with Cheryl Quimba, Founder of What Helps, LLC, as she shares practical analogies and accessible frameworks to explain Pathological Demand Avoidance in ways that resonate — and get results.

🎯 This session is designed to help caregivers and professionals communicate PDA clearly to others, paving the way for deeper understanding and better support for PDAers.

📅 Date: July 31, 2025
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM CST
🔗 Register here: https://buff.ly/Xq5Jo2t

✨ Let's turn confusion into clarity — and build bridges of understanding for PDAers everywhere.

07/12/2025

Excited to be talking with Journeys With PDA this Tuesday!

05/20/2025

Connect with me!
www.WhatHelps.Me

05/14/2025

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01/29/2025

PDA North America - Pathological Demand Avoidance has the Sibling Q&A up for free on their YouTube channel. Hope it helps!

PDA North America welcomes Cheryl Quimba of What Helps Me (https://www.whathelps.me/) to do a live Q&A on sibling dynamics when it comes to PDA (Pathological...

01/15/2025

Edit: Webinar postponed to June 26th.

Excited for this webinar! Let's face it, people have assumptions about what PDA is (or isn't!). Using examples of things that are readily understood & accepted, we can use analogies to help increase compassion & support for PDA.

💡 Webinar Alert! Understanding PDA Through Familiar Lenses 💡 Practical Language and Analogies for Families & Professionals

We'll be joined by Cheryl Quimba, founder of What Helps, LLC, on 2/20/25 at 7 pm CST for this virtual event.

Cheryl will guide you through frameworks that create “lightbulb moments,” making PDA clearer, simpler, and easier to navigate. Whether you're a family member, a professional, or both, this webinar will offer transformative ways to approach this complex topic.

📌 Reserve your spot today! Register here: https://buff.ly/4027xUh

01/12/2025

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Phenomenal FREE resources from PDA North America - Pathological Demand Avoidance!

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