Podcast Episodes

REPLAY: Titrating Connection- Oppositional Series Part 4

In this episode, I unravel how to extend connection to our children while acknowledging that some might see this connection as a threat. I offer insights on toning down the demand for connection, ena…

Published on 6 hours ago

REPLAY: When Connection isn't Safe- Oppositional Series Part 3

If offering safety and connection is the antidote to oppositional behavior, what do you do if connection isn’t experienced as safe or regulating by your child?

In this episode you’ll learn:

Published on 3 days, 6 hours ago

REPLAY: Strategies for Oppositional Behavior- Part 2

Last week we talked about the science of oppositional behavior. This week, let’s look at strategies to help children rest into felt safety so their nervous system feels better and their oppositional …

Published on 1 week ago

REPLAY: Oppositional And Defiant Behavior- Part 1

What if oppositional behavior is a normal response to feeling unsafe? In this episode, we unfold the layers of oppositional behavior and its roots in the nervous system. We look into the diagnostic c…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

REPLAY: Felt Safety (Between) Part 3

Cues of safety, danger, or life threat come from three places- inside, outside, and between.

In part 3 of this series on felt safety, we are exploring felt safety from between- from relationship!

In th…

Published on 2 weeks ago

REPLAY: Felt Safety (Outside) Part 2

In this second episode of a three-part series on felt safety, we are going to explore all the ways our kids (and ourselves) are neuroceiving safety or danger from what’s happening in the environment.…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

REPLAY: Felt Safety (Inside) - Part 1

Let’s go back to basics! Last week we talked about seeing behavior through the lens of the nervous system and then took a deep-dive into co-regulation.

FREE Downloadable Infographic all about Felt Saf…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

EP 247: 5 Tips from our Top 5 Episodes for our 5th Birthday!

Episode 247

To celebrate our 5th birthday, I gathered 5 tips from our top 5 episodes.

I’m revisiting important take-aways from episodes about boundaries, oppositional behavior, and how parenting kids with a vulne…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

EP 246: Helping Kids Tolerate Shame and Talk about Mistakes

Ever notice how some kids just cannot talk about hard things- especially if it’s about their own mistakes or ‘bad’ behavior? Maybe they melt down the second you bring it up… or shut down completely.

L…

Published on 1 month ago

EP 245: Can't Wait!!! Frustration Tolerance and Delayed Gratification

Does your child get stuck in “buy me, buy me, buy me!” mode? Or maybe they melt down when they can’t have what they want right now?

I know it seems selfish, manipulative, or even bratty- but we want t…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago