Lisa Candera

The Autism Mom Coach

Kids EN ↓ 209 episodes

Do you sometimes feel like your life has been hijacked by Autism? If so, this is the podcast for you. The Autism Mom Coach is a podcast for moms who feel overwhelmed, afraid, and sometimes powerless as they raise their child with Autism. Join your host, Lisa Candera, Certified Life Coach, lawyer, and (more importantly) full-time single mom to a teenage boy with Autism as she shares cognitive-based tools and trauma-informed strategies you can use to feel better now and transform your relationship with Autism and special needs parenting. The truth is, Autism is not in charge of your life, YOU ar...

Author

Lisa Candera

Category

Kids

Podcast website

theautismmomcoach.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

8. Riding the Wave 27.04.2022

Tune in this week to discover the power of riding the waves of emotion. I’m sharing why trying to avoid emotions coming up for you or your child isn’t helping, and how instead you can allow for the full emotional experience without avoidance or distractions, living and learning through all of it. Get full show notes and more information here: https://theautismmomcoach.com/8

7. When You Are Rigid 20.04.2022

Tune in this week to discover where rigid all-or-nothing thinking is impacting your parenting, and what you can do to manage it. I’m sharing why our brains love this way of processing the world around us, and I’m showing you how to see the thoughts that are leading you down the path of this either-or mindset. Get full show notes and more information here: https://theautismmomcoach.com/7

6. The Self-Coaching Model 13.04.2022

Last week I introduced you to the Think-Feel-Act Cycle, which is at the very centre of The Self-Coaching Model. It’s a profoundly simple but effective tool we can use to transform our lives, and as promised, this week, I’m showing you how The Self-Coaching Model works so you can apply it in real time when you feel stressed, or your child is having a meltdown and everything feels like it’s crumblin...

5. Think-Feel-Act Cycle 06.04.2022

Whether you know it or not, there is a cycle constantly working in the background of everything you do, including dealing with the challenges of parenting a child with Autism. Tune in this week to discover why the Think-Feel-Act Cycle is always at work, and how it’s driving everything you do or don’t do. I’m sharing how your thoughts interact with your feelings, which drive your actions, and how y...

4. Negativity Bias 30.03.2022

Do you ever find yourself fixating on all the things your child can’t do, while paying little attention to the tremendous gains they’ve made? Tune in this week to discover how your negativity bias is impacting your parenting. I’m sharing why this is such a tricky thing to spot in the moment, but I’m also giving you a simple exercise you can to bring a little more balance when your brain is feeding...

3. Separating Your Child’s Behavior from Your Thoughts 23.03.2022

I’m sure you’ve realized by now, no matter how hard we try, we can’t control our children’s behaviors. However, we can choose how we want to think about them. That might not sound particularly powerful, but trust me when I say it’s a real gamechanger. Get the full show notes and more information here: https://theautismmomcoach.com/3

2. Your Child's Behavior Is Not Personal 23.03.2022

Your child’s behaviors are not personal. When you are the person who is being yelled at or smacked, it’s not a nice experience. However, the truth is, we can separate the child we love from the behaviors we don’t, and on this episode, I’m giving you an amazing tool to take yourself out of the equation when it comes to your children’s outbursts. Get the full show notes and more information here: ht...

1. How We Make Parenting Difficult for Ourselves 23.03.2022

Do you fear you’re not doing enough for your child with autism? Do you terrorize yourself with thoughts about their future, and how you’re not able to give them the right kind of support? Do you put caring fo yourself on the backburner because you think, “I’ll be okay once they’re okay?” Being a mom of a child with autism is undoubtedly challenging, but are thoughts like this making it even harder...

Start Here: Introducing The Autism Mom Coach Podcast 14.03.2022

Have you ever felt like Autism has hijacked your life? Like you’re in a constant state of stress and anxiety and always walking on eggshells? Ever feel like you’re all alone, completely powerless and the circumstances in your life dictate everything you do? In this podcast, I’ll show you how to radically change your life by transforming your relationship with Autism and special needs parenting. Yo...

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