Serving Marin County & Beyond
Come enjoy music, good company, and a chance to preview the
Grateful Dads program. If you like what you see, and hear join Cohort 2 live in Larkspur at the American Legion.
More information on dates and times to follow...
Grateful Dads is a Grateful Dead–inspired dad space, not a clinical one; a place for fathers to get practical tools for more calm, confident presence at home, especially with ADHD in the mix. It’s built on the 5‑step PAUSE People System, adapted specifically for Grateful Dads, a one‑of‑a‑kind approach to ADHD support that’s also fully aligned with CDC guidelines. Here, dads learn to see the energy and ripples they bring into the room and swap autopilot reactions for more grounded, intentional responses, so family life gets easier, more connected, and a lot stuck in the same tricky, predictable situations.
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Joining Grateful Dads includes: ​
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Expert insights from a veteran special education consultant & parent coach
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PDF workbook & materials
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Tips for Navigating the IEP: Foundations in Special Education Law
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30-minute private coaching session
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A cool space for men to laugh, learn, and Listen to the Music Play, together.
Grateful Dads is a PAUSE People Production
What Grateful Dads are saying:
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"It’s helping me think critically about my parenting style and break some patterns/habits that aren’t necessarily the most productive for raising the kids."
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"I liked the intentionality of trying to be better and hearing other dad’s stories and experiences. Learning from each other."
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"Green/Yellow/Red - Talking to my boys about how I’m feeling (yellow moving towards red). It resonates with my oldest."
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"I'm setting us up for success by making sure I set up my boys for success (in the mornings, etc…)"
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​"Ripple really resonates. The idea of being present and the energy that I bring to the family (good and BAD!)"
Grateful Dads Cohort 2 Program Details:​
Why Grateful Dads? There is a road, no simple highway.
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Why This Matters:
With neurodivergence comes exceptional strengths and unique challenges. The PAUSE People System helps parents understand their own patterns of reactivity and supports kids in developing essential executive function skills. By modeling calm and intentional responses, we can leave a lasting legacy of self-regulation for future generations.
What Dads Gain:
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A Grateful Dead–inspired group for dads navigating ADHD-related challenges with kids, partners, and themselves; finding rhythm, humor, research-based tools, and connection in the chaos
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Strategies to stay intentional, present, and grounded amid daily demands
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A small, steady community for learning together, practicing new skills and mindsets, and drawing support from music, humor, and shared experience
Self-Care Focus:
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Spot personal stress patterns and master simple PAUSE tools to reset before reacting
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Normalize the emotional load of fatherhood with practical tools to pivot from autopilot towards better outcomes & Ripples
Family Impact:
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Build ADHD-informed skills for smoother daily life: clearer routines, collaborative problem-solving, and co-regulation with kids and partners
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Prioritize connection over correction to repair conflicts faster and strengthen trust
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Model self-regulation and self-compassion, showing kids how to mess up, reset, repair, and try again
Bonus After the Series:
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1:1 Laser Coaching: a 30-minute personalized session to troubleshoot real situations, ask tough questions, and lock in 1-2 actionable commitments
PAUSE People Workbook PDF:
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Fill-in-the-blanks guide with key takeaways, reflection prompts, routine maps, "hot spot" trackers, and home experiments for ongoing growth
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Hosted by Dan Leibowitz, M.Ed., M.Sp.Ed., C.E.T.
Insights from a veteran special education consultant and father of two teen boys;
PAUSE-PEOPLE co-creator and 30-year educator.
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Why Grateful Dads?
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Inspired by the Grateful Dead’s 1980 Mill Valley acoustic set that spread joy for kids and families facing muscular dystrophy, Grateful Dads brings together local Marin fathers of neurodiverse kids (ages 6–13) in a dad-centered space, right where it all happened.
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Understanding neurodivergence reshapes how your whole family functions. And this one’s for dads: a place to gather, build community, gain insight, and get practical, expert coaching for families with ADHD. Together. Dads. Another Marin County first.
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​Once in a while you get shown the light
in the strangest of places if you look at it right.​​​
​​​​Mill Valley Community Center, 12/6/80 setlist:
Dire Wolf • On The Road Again • I’ve Been All Around This World • Monkey And The Engineer • Jack A Roe • Cassidy • Bird Song • Oh Babe It Ain’t No Lie • Ripple