2026 courses & community: Empowering parents of children with developmental trauma

Explore our newest opportunities designed for parents navigating reactive attachment disorder and professionals seeking education to support them. Our member courses and meet-ups provide practical guidance and a place to connect with others who understand.

Parent Support Monthly Member Meetings

Parenting a child with reactive attachment disorder is challenging — but you don’t have to do it alone. Our Parent Support Member Meetings offer a space to connect with other parents and advocates who understand what you’re going through. Each month, we focus on a key topic, from self-care and sibling dynamics to navigating the system and preparing for your child's adulthood. Led by experts and experienced advocates, these sessions provide practical strategies, real-world insights, and the support you need to protect your family and move forward with confidence.

Join us each month to learn, share and connect with those who truly understand.

Dates and Times: Member meetings are held the second Monday of every month at 7 PM Mountain Standard Time

Already a member? We send registration via email monthly. Please keep an eye on your inbox.

Empowered Parenting Course

You've sat through the advice. You've tried the strategies. And you've watched them fall flat because the person giving them has never parented a child with RAD. They don't understand that RAD doesn't just affect one child — it disrupts the entire family, putting the safety and stability of every person in the home at risk. The Empowered Parenting Course is different.

Created by Misty Bickham out of her own experience raising a child with RAD alongside her neurotypical children, this 8-week strategy course gives you real, applicable tools to navigate parenting a child with RAD — while reclaiming balance, clarity, and yourself.

You'll learn to recognize when the disorder has slowly pulled you out of your role as a parent — and how to step back in. You'll build a system that works for your whole family, not just your child with RAD, so siblings feel seen, team members get on the same page, and your home has structure that actually holds. And you'll do it alongside other parents who know exactly what your life looks like — because they're living it too. For some families, the course also becomes a clarifying moment: when the strategies don't reach your child with RAD, that's not failure — it's a signal about the severity of the disorder and an indicator that more intensive support may be the right next step.

Simple, customizable tools — like easy phrases to eliminate power struggles
A mindset shift — from "Team Child with RAD" to "Team Family"
A whole-family system that brings therapists, teachers, and family members into alignment
Practical strategies that bring order to the chaos and keep your home safer
Dedicated attention to the siblings who need you too
Support for your mental wellness — because you matter in this equation

Course Details:

Exclusive to Core, Comprehensive, and Enhanced members
Members, visit your Pathways portal for more information
Cost: $400 per 8-week session per participant or couple (we highly recommend both parents attend if possible), includes a private one-on-one session at the end

"This course has been a game-changer for our family. Everything is laid out simply, which has dramatically reduced misunderstandings and power struggles."

-Empowered Parenting course participant

"I had become the very miserable, obedient version of myself that the disorder wanted — not the parent all of my children desperately needed. Empowered Parenting helped me take that back."

-L. Baker, Empowered Parenting course participant

Already a Core, Comprehensive or Enhanced member? We send registration via email. Please keep an eye on your inbox in June.

Healing Through Breath: Self-Care Sessions

Parenting a child with reactive attachment disorder (RAD) takes an immense toll — physically, emotionally and mentally. That’s why RAD Advocates offers Self-Care Breathwork Sessions with Dr. Allison Quadhamer, MS, DC, DIBCN, a Chiropractic Neurologist and certified breathwork facilitator.

Breathwork is a powerful tool for reducing stress, improving sleep and fostering emotional healing. Participants have reported profound effects, including:

Reduced anxiety and emotional overwhelm
Improved sleep and relaxation
Greater clarity in decision-making
Emotional release and a sense of renewal

How to Participate:
The 90-minute breathwork sessions are offered quarterly via Zoom, allowing members to join from the comfort of their own homes. An eye mask, blanket, headphones, and a place to lie down are recommended for the best experience.

Join us for these restorative sessions and take an essential step toward reclaiming your health and peace of mind. You are not alone — your healing matters too.