Latest Episodes

Episode 5: Misdiagnosed

Me sharing my story as a misdiagnosed, PDA/autistic adult.

April 23, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 5 • 47:31

Episode 4: Expanding the "F" Trauma Responses

This is an ongoing project as part of a book I'm working on with SallyCat's PDA to help explain PDA behaviors in part through the lens of trauma.We believe that the current understanding of Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn didn't encapso...

September 13, 2023 • Season 1 • Episode 4 • 48:21

Episode 3: Romance, Limerence, PDA, and Trauma

In this episode I share personal anecdotes around how I've learned to deal with trauma and PDA's impact on my romantic life, specifically how limerence effects some of us.

April 11, 2023 • Season 1 • Episode 3 • 58:30

Episode 2: Different styles of "Demand Avoidance"

In this episode I try to tease apart different styles of demand avoidance.How do we tell the difference between ADHD, PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) or autistic demand avoidance?How does trauma or autism with EDA (extreme d...

January 23, 2023 • Season 1 • Episode 2 • 32:59

Episode 1: Introductions, experiences, and answering "What is PDA?"

In my first ever episode I take time introducing myself and my experiences that contribute to what I do here with NoPressurePDA. I also share how PDA has personally impacted my life, and the ups and downs of trying to live without knowing my di...

November 14, 2022 • Season 1 • Episode 1 • 56:21

Fan Mail

Hi, Brook! Testing to see if this link works. I've listened to your podcast and I wanted to share how grateful I am of you sharing your insights and vulnerability. The way you've described your experiences resonated so much! I believe my family is PDA (myself, my husband and daughter). I really liked how to organized threat behaviors and I would be very much interested to read your book! I hope you are still on that journey! Wishing you good luck in accomplishing that goal! 🤞 I hope this message reaches you! Take care! Maria

Phoenix, Arizona