Finding My Steady with Glad We Talked®
For parents, caregivers, kinship carers, and blended families navigating communication, connection, and belonging.
Finding My Steady with Glad We Talked® is a five-module, self-paced, neuro-affirming and trauma-informed programme designed to help families better understand communication, emotional safety, repair, and connection — and put that understanding into practice in everyday family life.
Award-Winning Programme: Recipient of the National Autistic Taskforce's 2026 Founder's Award
Does This Sound Familiar?
- Conversations quickly turn into arguments.
- Someone shuts down when things get difficult.
- You’re repeating yourself over and over.
- Home feels tense, exhausting, or disconnected.
- You love each other deeply, but keep missing each other.
- You’re trying your best, but nothing seems to stick.
- You worry your child won’t come to you when something really matters.
You’re not alone.
Is Finding My Steady Right for My Family?
Before You Join Finding My Steady – Below you will find a short series of videos to help you understand what the programme is, what makes it different, who it’s for, what you’ll gain and how it can support your family.
About Finding My Steady
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Communication Isn’t Just About Words
Communication is influenced by:
- Stress and overwhelm
- Nervous system states
- Sensory needs
- Neurodivergence
- Emotions
- Family history
- Culture, identity, and belonging
When we understand what’s happening beneath behaviour, communication begins to make more sense.
What You’ll Walk Away With
✔ A deeper understanding of why communication breaks down — and why it’s often about nervous system pressure, overwhelm, and unmet needs rather than bad intentions
✔ The ability to see behaviour as communication — a clue to what may be happening underneath, not simply a problem to solve
✔ Simple, practical tools for navigating overwhelm, shutdown, conflict, and big emotions
✔ Greater confidence supporting communication beyond words, including silence, movement, sensory needs, creativity, and environment
✔ Small, realistic shifts you can use in everyday moments when you, your child, or your family are stretched to capacity
✔ A better understanding of repair — and how to reconnect after difficult conversations, misunderstandings, or conflict
✔ More confidence advocating for your child’s needs and your family’s needs at home, at school, and in the wider world
✔ A framework for creating relationships where people feel safe enough to be honest, make mistakes, ask for help, and stay connected
FAQ'S About Finding My Steady With Glad We Talked®
No. Glad We Talked® is not therapy and it does not replace clinical support. It is a preventative, non-clinical social emotional learning programme offering practical tools for everyday life.
Yes. Glad We Talked® is a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programme – sharing psychoeducation.
It supports emotional understanding, communication, and relationships using a nervous-system-informed, neurodiversity-affirming approach. It does not involve diagnosis or treatment.
No. You don’t need a diagnosis for yourself or your child. The programme can support families who are diagnosed, exploring neurodivergence, or simply finding things hard.
Yes. Many families use this as support while waiting for CAMHS, or alongside other services. It doesn’t replace clinical care, but it can offer steadier day-to-day support.
This programme is for adults. The programme supports families across ages – including parents of young children, teenagers, and adult children.
You’re in the right place. The programme understands behaviour, shutdown, overwhelm, silence, and big reactions as communication – not failure.
Communication can include behaviour, tone, movement, play, silence, sensory needs, and body signals – not just spoken language.
The AI-supported tools in Glad We Talked® sit inside a separate app. When you join, you can anonymise your identity (for example, by using a nickname and avoiding identifying details), so your reflections can stay private and personal without being tied to your real-world identity.
We also recommend avoiding sharing highly identifying or sensitive personal details in any AI tool – keep it steady, simple, and supportive.”
Hello there ....
I Am Yasmin Shaheen-Zaffar
(she/her) – a neurodivergent BACP-accredited Trauma & Relationship Counsellor specialising in neurodivergence, multi-faith dynamics, and mixed-heritage relationships.
I’m the founder of Watoto Play, where I create therapy resources for the neurodivergent community, and my work also spans training, consulting, spoken verse, podcasting, and public speaking. At heart, I describe myself as a creative and social entrepreneur – building tools, connections and conversations that support families, communities and organisations feel safer, steadier, and more understood.
Why Our Programs
Support Neurodivergent Systems
Glad We Talked® can help reduce feelings of isolation and dysregulation
Nervous-system first, not behaviour-first
My programmes focus on regulation, capacity, and safety rather than compliance or “fixing” behaviour - recognising that neurodivergent responses are often adaptive, not problematic.
Language that reduces shame increases clarity
Everything is designed to move away from “calm down,” control, or deficit-based models, offering affirming language that helps neurodivergent folk understand why they respond the way they do.
Paced to reduce overwhelm and burnout
With short lessons, gentle drip timing, and long access windows, the structure supports neurodivergent energy, attention, and capacity = allowing learning to happen without pressure.
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