Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance: Celebrating 14 years of PDA in the Family
In January 2010, 14 years ago, I sat down at my computer and the 'Steph's Two Girls blog' was born. I had just returned from an ...
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PDA in the Family: Life After the Lightbulb Moment Book
Our book, PDA in the Family: Life After the Lightbulb Moment, is out now! We wanted to help other people understand more about Pathological ...
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