Living Inspired with Autism

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Antoinette Freedgood is a certified life coach empowering parents of autistic children.Using empathy, personal experience, and proven strategies, she helps families confidently navigate autism, celebrating strengths and fostering growth, resilience, and positive change for both children and parents.  Book a FREE 1-hour consult HERE 

  1. 4d ago

    The ripple effect of the Autism Parent Blueprint

    Send us Fan Mail What if changing one thing in the way you parent, think and respond could begin changing everything else? In this episode of Living Inspired with Autism, I’m talking about the ripple effect of the Autism Parent Blueprint and why this work goes far beyond simply learning how to handle difficult days. The Blueprint is built around three key pillars: Inner Stability Learning how to regulate your own emotional world, increase your capacity for difficult moments and respond from a more grounded place rather than being pulled into panic, guilt, frustration or overwhelm. The Connection Code Understanding what may be happening underneath your child’s behaviour, moving away from constant correction and power struggles, and creating a relationship built on greater trust, curiosity and connection. Life Design Bringing you back into your own life. Your goals. Your identity. Your relationships. Your health. Your ambitions. Your dreams. The parts of you that can slowly disappear when so much of life becomes centred around what your child needs. Because autism can be part of your family’s story without becoming the whole story. One new skill can change one moment. Enough changed moments begin changing your days. Changed days begin changing relationships. And over time, those ripples can begin changing the way you experience your entire life. If you’ve been listening to the podcast and thinking, “Something needs to change,” I’d love to invite you to join me inside the Autism Parent Blueprint. It’s my 12-week coaching programme for parents of autistic children who are ready to move beyond simply getting through the day and begin creating a life that feels more grounded, connected and expansive. You don’t need to have everything figured out before you begin. Sometimes the biggest change starts with one decision. One pebble in the water. Enrol in the Autism Parent Blueprint: ENROLMENT LINK And remember: autism can be part of your life without becoming all of your life. Consult Call - Click HERE One-on-One Coaching - Click HERE The Autism Parent-focused Blueprint - Click HERE Explore a variety of tailored resources for parents of autistic children on my website: www.lliautism.net Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube @livelifeinspiredautism for more insights and support. Feel free to email me at antoinette@lliautism.net

  2. Sep 11

    Life 2.0 - The parent you want to become

    Send us Fan Mail   What if the biggest change in your family doesn’t begin with changing your child? What if it begins with the parent you are becoming? When you’re raising an autistic child, life can become very focused on the problem directly in front of you. The meltdown. The school meeting. The sleepless night. The difficult trip to the supermarket. The next appointment. The next decision. And when you’re living in that space, it can be difficult to imagine anything beyond simply getting through the day. In this episode of Living Inspired with Autism, I want to invite you to zoom out and start imagining something bigger. I call it Life 2.0. A life where you trust yourself more. Where you don’t question every parenting decision you make. Where you can advocate confidently for your child without waiting for someone else to tell you what to do. Where connection becomes more important than control. And where autism is an important part of your family’s life, without becoming the entire definition of your life. Because as you become more grounded and learn how to work with your thoughts, emotions and decisions, something else begins to happen. You start coming back into the picture. Your relationships. Your health. Your career. Your business. Your finances. Your friendships. Your dreams. Your fun. The parts of you that may have slowly been pushed aside because everything else felt more urgent. Supporting your autistic child and wanting more for your own life are not opposites. You can advocate fiercely for your child and have dreams. You can experience difficult days and build an extraordinary life. You can be an autism parent and still be you. That is Life 2.0. And it starts with becoming the parent who trusts themselves enough to decide what happens next. I’ll also be exploring this work inside my FREE live masterclass, From Chaos to Choice, happening Monday, 14 September at 1:00 PM Eastern. I’ll be teaching you a practical tool you can begin using immediately to recognise when reaction mode is taking over, create space before you respond, and begin leading yourself differently through the moments that feel hardest. But this is about more than simply creating calmer days. It is about beginning to see what else might be possible for you and your family. The registration link for From Chaos to Choice is HERE Your Life 2.0 does not need to be perfectly mapped out yet. You simply need to be willing to start imagining it.  Consult Call - Click HERE One-on-One Coaching - Click HERE The Autism Parent-focused Blueprint - Click HERE Explore a variety of tailored resources for parents of autistic children on my website: www.lliautism.net Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube @livelifeinspiredautism for more insights and support. Feel free to email me at antoinette@lliautism.net

  3. Sep 4

    Trying to become a better parent while rejecting the one you are now

    Send us Fan Mail What if trying so hard to become a better parent is actually making parenting feel even harder? As autism parents, we can carry an exhausting list of expectations. I should be calmer. I should have more patience. I should know what to do by now. I should be handling this better. And underneath all of those thoughts can sit one painful belief: I’m not doing this well enough. In this episode of Living Inspired with Autism, I’m talking about the difference between wanting to grow and trying to escape the person you are right now. We explore why self-acceptance does not mean giving up, lowering your standards or allowing yourself to behave however you want. It means learning to meet yourself honestly, without turning every difficult emotion, reaction or hard day into evidence that you are failing. Because you cannot shame yourself into becoming calmer. You cannot criticise yourself into greater emotional capacity. Real self-leadership begins when you can say: I understand why I feel this way. I can accept where I am. And I can still choose where I go from here. We also look at how your relationship with yourself affects your relationship with your autistic child, your ability to stay connected during dysregulation, and ultimately how much of your own life you still allow yourself to create. Your child gets to be part of your life. And so do you. Consult Call - Click HERE One-on-One Coaching - Click HERE The Autism Parent-focused Blueprint - Click HERE Explore a variety of tailored resources for parents of autistic children on my website: www.lliautism.net Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube @livelifeinspiredautism for more insights and support. Feel free to email me at antoinette@lliautism.net

  4. Aug 28

    Living in the contrast

    Send us Fan Mail There is a difference between getting through your life and actually feeling alive in it. As parents of autistic children, we can become incredibly good at functioning. We organise, advocate, anticipate, manage, support and solve. But underneath all that competence, it can become very easy to lose sight of ourselves. In this episode of Living Inspired with Autism, I’m talking about aliveness, contrast and what happens when we stop waiting for life to calm down before we allow ourselves to live. We explore where you may be under-living, why resisting what is happening can drain so much of your energy, and how accepting the reality of a moment can bring you back to choice. This isn’t about pretending life is easy or becoming endlessly positive. It’s about learning to hold the difficult parts of your life without allowing them to become the whole story. Your child matters. Your family matters. And you matter too. I also share more about my From Chaos to Choice Masterclass, where we’ll explore how to create more space between what happens and what you do next, so you can respond with greater clarity, intention and choice. Book your spot for the Chaos to Choice Masterclass HERE Consult Call - Click HERE One-on-One Coaching - Click HERE The Autism Parent-focused Blueprint - Click HERE Explore a variety of tailored resources for parents of autistic children on my website: www.lliautism.net Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube @livelifeinspiredautism for more insights and support. Feel free to email me at antoinette@lliautism.net

  5. Aug 25

    The power of you

    Send us Fan Mail When you’re raising an autistic child, it can become very easy for your own life to slowly disappear beneath appointments, advocacy, therapies, school meetings and everyone else’s needs. But you are still here. In this episode of Living Inspired with Autism, I’m talking about your power, your capability and the person you are beyond everything you manage each day. This isn’t about pretending autism is easy or trying to control every circumstance. It’s about recognising that you can deeply support your child while still creating a life that matters to you. We’ll talk about identity, leadership, asking for support, trusting your own capacity and allowing yourself to want things that have absolutely nothing to do with autism. Your child gets to be exactly who they are. And you get to become more of who you are. If you’re ready to start exploring what that could look like in your own life, you can book a consult with me through the link in the show notes. Consult Call - Click HERE One-on-One Coaching - Click HERE The Autism Parent-focused Blueprint - Click HERE Explore a variety of tailored resources for parents of autistic children on my website: www.lliautism.net Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube @livelifeinspiredautism for more insights and support. Feel free to email me at antoinette@lliautism.net

  6. Aug 14

    So what?

    Send us Fan Mail Two small words can create a surprisingly powerful shift: So what? As parents of autistic children, our brains can become incredibly good at spotting problems. A call from the school, a meltdown in public, a difficult behaviour or a milestone that hasn’t happened yet can quickly become something much bigger in our minds. But what actually happened, and what are you making it mean? In this episode of Living Inspired with Autism, I explore the difference between the facts of a situation and the story we build around them. We look at how those stories can create extra fear, shame and worry, and how asking “So what?” can give you enough space to question what your brain is telling you. This isn’t about dismissing difficult emotions or pretending everything is fine. It’s about dealing with what is actually in front of you without adding an entire future story to one difficult moment. I’ll also give you a simple practice you can use this week to separate the facts from your thoughts and decide what you want to make a situation mean instead. Sometimes freedom begins when we stop giving a moment a meaning it never needed. Consult Call - Click HERE One-on-One Coaching - Click HERE The Autism Parent-focused Blueprint - Click HERE Explore a variety of tailored resources for parents of autistic children on my website: www.lliautism.net Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube @livelifeinspiredautism for more insights and support. Feel free to email me at antoinette@lliautism.net

  7. Aug 7

    The school called.....again...!??

    Send us Fan Mail Seeing the school’s number pop up on your phone can make your stomach drop before you even answer. In this episode of Living Inspired with Autism, I’m talking about the emotional weight parents of autistic children can carry when school becomes a constant source of phone calls, difficult reports, early collections and challenging IEP meetings. I share some of our experience with Max, why behaviour needs to be understood in context, and how you can advocate for your child calmly, confidently and respectfully without losing yourself in the process. We’ll talk about documenting what is happening, asking better questions, preparing for difficult conversations and remembering that your child’s challenging moments do not define who they are. You can advocate for your child and support yourself at the same time. Consult Call - Click HERE One-on-One Coaching - Click HERE The Autism Parent-focused Blueprint - Click HERE Explore a variety of tailored resources for parents of autistic children on my website: www.lliautism.net Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube @livelifeinspiredautism for more insights and support. Feel free to email me at antoinette@lliautism.net

  8. Aug 3

    When autism no longer controls you

    Send us Fan Mail What if the obstacle you are facing did not have to disappear before you could experience more freedom? In this episode of Living Inspired with Autism, Antoinette explores what it means to become the parent and person for whom an obstacle no longer holds the same power. This does not mean pretending that interrupted sleep, unpredictable plans, limited time, judgement or uncertainty are not difficult. These experiences are real. But they do not have to decide what you are capable of, whether you move forward or how you experience your life. You will discover the difference between wanting supportive circumstances and needing everything to be perfect before you allow yourself to function. Antoinette shares how you can work with tiredness, uncomfortable emotions, changing plans and small pockets of time without abandoning yourself or placing your life on hold. You will also be guided through a simple but powerful exercise to uncover what you believe must change before you can move forward. Your circumstances may not change immediately, but you can. And when you change, the obstacle begins to lose its hold on you. To explore the obstacle currently shaping your life, book a coaching consultation using the link below. Consult Call - Click HERE One-on-One Coaching - Click HERE The Autism Parent-focused Blueprint - Click HERE Explore a variety of tailored resources for parents of autistic children on my website: www.lliautism.net Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube @livelifeinspiredautism for more insights and support. Feel free to email me at antoinette@lliautism.net

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Antoinette Freedgood is a certified life coach empowering parents of autistic children.Using empathy, personal experience, and proven strategies, she helps families confidently navigate autism, celebrating strengths and fostering growth, resilience, and positive change for both children and parents.  Book a FREE 1-hour consult HERE 

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  • Creator
    Antoinette
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    83
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    © 2026 Living Inspired with Autism
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    Living Inspired with Autism