Meet Alisha
Alisha P is an author, educator, and emotional wellbeing advocate shaping a new way of understanding children, families, and human behaviour. She is the founder of Just. Different, a movement reframing difference not as deficit, but as a natural and valuable part of being human.
With a background rooted in child development, neurodiversity, and emotional literacy—and lived experience as a parent—Alisha’s work sits at the intersection of insight, compassion, and real-world application.
Empowering Emotional Wellness
Alongside her movement work, Alisha builds spaces for reflection, healing, and honest conversation through her personal brand. This includes I Think You Need To Hear This, a heart-led podcast exploring emotional wellbeing, childhood patterns, relationships, neurodiversity, and the stories we carry, as well as iCan Rise, a growing community supporting women navigating healing, motherhood, identity, and purpose.
Together, this work centres emotional understanding as a foundation for healthier individuals, families, and communities.
The Just. Different Movement
Just. Different exists to change the way we talk about difference — especially in children. It supports parents, schools, and professionals to move beyond labels, behaviour management, and quick fixes, and towards understanding, regulation, and connection.
At its core, Just. Different is about seeing children clearly, responding with empathy, and building environments where emotional and neurological differences are understood, not corrected.
Roots to Reality
Alisha’s work is shaped by both professional practice and personal experience. Years spent supporting children and families, alongside raising neurodiverse children herself, have informed a grounded, compassionate approach that bridges theory and lived reality.
This blend of knowledge and experience is what makes her work practical, relatable, and deeply human.
Today & Forward
Today, Alisha continues to grow Just. Different as a movement for systemic change, while expanding conversations around emotional wellbeing through writing, speaking, education, and digital platforms.
Her work is guided by a simple belief: when we understand ourselves and each other better, we create a more inclusive, supportive world — for children and adults alike.
my purpose,
Helping people live happier, healthier, and more emotionally connected lives.
