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A: You obviously have noticed the half bolded words all over our website. PDA consulted neurodivergent folks, people will dyslexia, other reading abilities and literacy experts and they told us that they didn’t feel the website and text in our literature was accessible to them. So we changed it, but before we changed it we asked abled people if it effected their ability assess and hearing no objections we changed it. In short it was a matter of accessabilty and removing a barrier that was identified by lived experience.
A: Nope. If you are experiencing mental health challenges as result of being a birther you are welcome to attend a meeting.
A. Yes.
A: Nope.
A: Nope. Although, if you personally are finding a group is to big for you, maybe you might want to consider starting another group.
A: There is no limit to the amount meetings started in a community. If the need is there, we encourage you to fill it. However, each meeting is considered to be it’s own group. No, group can offer more than one meeting. A host can host multiple meetings, just ensuring each one is registered as it’s own group.
A: If you are birther struggling with mental health challenges in the pre- and postpartum period, you are welcome in PDA family.
A: We encourage members to keep coming back even after their mental wellness has returned. So that they can show newcomers that there is hope. However you get to stay as long as you like and as much or as little. There is no expiration date.
A: You are more than welcome to attend. We will be supportive. It doesn’t matter if you are empty nesting and struggling with the new changes in life, that are occurring, due to birthing a child. Postpartum is postpartum no matter how many years later the mental health challenges hit- they still hit.
A: This space is for you too and we will support you.
A: First off please allow us to acknowledge that you birthed a child and that child will always matter to us. You are welcome and we will see you.
A: This space is for you too and we welcome your lived experience in its authentic way.
A: Yes - you too are also welcome in this space. We are here for you.
A: We invite you to register and start your own group, specific to your needs and lived and living experience. We will help you get it going. There is more information about that on our meetings page.
A: Request that a support person from the prison start up an in person meeting for you and your peers. They can contact us at info@PDA-support.org. As well, check out the meetings page to learn more about starting a group.
A: Wow. Hats off to you. We feel like Oprah at this point- ‘you get a welcome and you get a welcome and you get a welcome.’ But seriously, yes we are here for you too.
A: We have a very strict protocol response that must be adhered to. And is handled with care, compassion, trust and allows for self advocacy.
A: Yes you can. Be sure to reach out to us at info@PDA-support.org. The process for starting a group is the same no matter where you are, but is important to make sure that your local laws allow for it