Podcast Episodes

EP 228: Supporting Kids who Live Part Time in a Home without Regulation, Connection, or Felt Safety with guest Sybil Cummin

What do you do when your child lives part-time in a home where regulation, connection, and felt safety aren't present? In this episode, I talk with Sybil Cummin, a therapist specializing in working w…

Published on 6 months ago

EP 227: Nothing Works! Are you burned out on tools?

Episode 227

Part of why you keep listening to this podcast is for parenting tools and strategies, right?? So, what do we do when it feels like nothing is working?!

What’s really going on when parenting tools feel…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

EP 226: The Power of Delight in Parenting Kids with BBBs

Episode 226

I know- sometimes it feels impossible to feel delight toward your child. I get it! 

BUT! If you can find even micro-moments of delight, it can be very powerful for both you and your child. 

In this epi…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

EP 225: How to Stay Curious When Behavior Makes No Sense

When your child’s behavior leaves you feeling confused, frustrated, or even hopeless, staying curious might be the last thing on your mind. 

But curiosity is actually SO COOL! It’s both a parenting st…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

EP 224: Is Behavior Change the Goal?

Episode 224

When you're dealing with whining, hitting, defiance, back talk…well, of course you want it to stop. But what if behavior change isn’t actually the place to start? Not for long-term behavior change, a…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

EP 223: What a Trigger REALLY Is

Have you ever freaked out at your child and then later thought, “Where did that come from?” Yup, that’s being triggered!

In this episode, we’ll unpack the neuroscience behind why we get triggered, wha…

Published on 7 months ago

Ep. 222: Lying, Stealing, Regression & Baby Talk

Why do kids sometimes - or a lot of the time! - suddenly act much younger…or sneakier?! In this episode, we use Dr. Bruce Perry’s concept of state-dependent functioning to reframe some of the bafflin…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Ep. 221: A Brain-Based Way to Understand Baffling Behavior

Could you use a short refresher about what I mean when I say your child’s "owl brain flew away"? Or do yoRu know someone who is willing to listen to a short explanation of how you’re approaching your…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

EP 220: Mini Pep-Talk for When You Feel Like You’re Failing

If you’ve clicked on this episode because you’re feeling like you're failing—at parenting, at keeping it together, at helping your child—I'm really glad you’re here.

Because first, I want you to know …

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 219: 20 Non-Therapy Therapeutic Interventions

If your kid refuses therapy, what other options are there?

Or maybe they don’t refuse therapy, but you’d still like to increase the therapeutic support for your child and family.

Here are 20 different …

Published on 8 months ago