Brain First Parenting with Eileen Devine

Eileen Devine

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Booking Overview

This parenting and neurodiversity podcast focuses on supporting families raising children, teens, and young adults with brain-based differences, featuring primarily solo guidance from the host with occasional external subject-matter guests. Credible pitches include clinicians, special-needs educators, disability transition specialists, financial planners, advocates, and professionals with relevant lived experience; booking difficulty is likely low because the show features accessible niche experts rather than highly prominent public figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 48

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 4.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Eileen Devine - Eileen Devine is the founder of Brain First Parenting and a parent coach who supports families raising children, teens, and young adults with neurobehavioral differences and challenging behaviors.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Professionals who serve children, teens, young adults, and families affected by neurobehavioral differences or disabilities, including financial planners, clinicians, educators, transition specialists, and advocates with relevant lived experience.
Required Achievements:  
Founding or leading a specialized practice, Developing expertise serving families affected by disabilities

Recent Guest Discussions

Mary McDirmid - Financial Planning For The Transition To Adulthood, Guardianship, Supported Decision-making, Power Of Attorney, Government Benefits, ABLE Accounts, And Supplemental Special Needs Trusts.

Recent Topics

Neurodiversity, Special Needs, Parenting, Psychology, Adolescence

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Brain First Parenting with Eileen Devine
:

Ep. 47 | When Kids “Lack Motivation,” What’s Really Going On?

July 27, 2026

SUMMARY - When your child appears unmotivated, it's easy to assume they don't care or simply aren't trying. But motivation is a brain-based process that depends on a number of cognitive skills and nervous system capacities that may still be developing. In this episode, I explain why motivation is often misunderstood in children with brain-based differences and how viewing it through a Brain First lens can transform the way you support your child.TAKEAWAYS:Why motivation is a brain-based proce...

Ep. 46 | Perspective Taking: When Your Child Can't See Your Side of Things

July 13, 2026

SUMMARY - Why does your child seem unable to understand your perspective, even when it feels obvious? In this episode, Eileen explores the brain-based cognitive skill of perspective taking, why it can be especially challenging for children with neurobehavioral differences, and how understanding this lagging skill can shift parents from viewing their child as selfish or inconsiderate to recognizing a brain that is working differently. You'll also learn practical ways to support and strengthen ...

Ep. 45 | When the System Changes at 18: Financial Planning for the Transition to Adulthood with Mary McDirmid

June 29, 2026

SUMMARY - In today's episode, Eileen sits down with Mary McDirmid, a Special Needs Financial Planner and founding member of All Needs Planning, which specializes in simplifying the special needs planning process. Mary understands the emotional, financial, legal, and support aspects of caring for a loved one with disabilities, because she is the parent of a child with a rare disease. Her work is centered on bringing this understanding to other families who would benefit from this informat...

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