From Sensory Overload To Strengths-Based Parenting with Sara Hartley

From Sensory Overload To Strengths-Based Parenting with Sara Hartley

January 6, 2026 · 46 min · Season 3 · Episode 55

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Sonia Krishna Chand interviews Sarah Hartley about managing ADHD and sensory processing disorder through creative parenting strategies.

Send us Fan Mail Big feelings don’t have to mean big blowups. We sit down with author and mom Sarah Hartley to unpack the real-world signals of ADHD and sensory processing disorder, why two siblings can present in opposite ways, and how small environmental tweaks can turn daily battles—showers, transitions, loud crowds—into manageable routines. Sarah takes us inside her home during the pandemic, when early intervention paused and anxiety surged. The fix wasn’t perfection. It was creativity: a...

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