Mending Families

Christina Knudsen is a Licensed Clinical Social worker who specializes in treating trauma. She is obsessed with yoga, her dog and her husband. They  live and work in their RV, traveling the country. Currently they are in Arizona and are enjoying the beautiful weather while they explore the Flagstaff area, before heading back “home” to Spokane for a brief stay.

On today’s episode, Christina talks about what led to her and her husband living in their RV and traveling the country, but more importantly, she breaks down what EMDR is and how you might find it helpful in your own healing journey. Christina walks us through the process and what you can expect should you decide to pursue EMDR. Finally, she gives us some great resources and things to think about when facing our own trauma healing.  

If you are interested in checking out Christina’s private practice, Santosha Therapy, you can find her on Instagram at santosha_counseling or HERE

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On today’s episode, Melissa gives you some suggestions on caring for your nervous system if you are not in a space (or have time) to step into the Safe and Sound Protocol.  She breaks down the importance of caring for our nervous system and gives you four practical tips that you can start using today!

Topics Melissa mentions:

*Mending Families episode #4 has great resources for trying out yoga on your own or with your kids (listen at the end of the episode). Check out the show notes HERE for all of the links and info on the resources Melissa mentions.

*Breathwork - check out this audio to do with your kids featuring Ernie from Sesame Street. Another resource for breathwork is Lindywell. Along with their website, they also have social media (@wearelindywell), a podcast, and an app!

*Guided meditations can be found on YouTube, in podcasts, in your app store, and even on your apple watch!  Just do a quick search for “guided meditations” and you’ll have so many to choose from!  Find your fave, save it, and go back to it daily!

*Bath and Body works candles - Balsam Fir (available only seasonally), and Tiki Beach are my faves!

**Find FULL SHOW NOTES at my website, https://www.mendingfamilieswa.com/mending-families-podcast

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On today’s episode, Melissa shares about how she uses the Enneagram in her personal life, as well as her professional life and how she has found it to be so helpful. She also talks about Blocked Care and Compassion Fatigue, which you can read more about in her new book, Reclaim Compassion. Melissa also gives us some great insight into Polyvagal Theory (I promise it’s not boring!) and how she uses the Safe and Sound Protocol to help families move into healing.

To find out more about Melissa and the many  different hats she wears, you can find her at www.reclaimcompassion.com, on Instagram @postadoptionresources or @melissacorkum_, on Facebook @theadoptionconnection, and at www.theadoptionconnection.com

Topics Melissa  mentions:

Brain-based Parenting by Dan Hughes and Jonathon Baylin

Find more about Stephen Porges and the Polyvagal Theory HERE and HERE

To find a SSP practitioner - www.integratedlistening.com

Purchase the Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child by Jayne Schooler that Melissa referenced when talking to your kids about adoption

What Happened to You? by Brucy Perry and Oprah Winfrey

Parenting After trauma podcast with Robyn Gobbel

The Adoption Connection podcast - listen to these episodes to learn more about the enneagram: 85, 114, 124, 142, 1171, 186

Find all of the episodes and show notes at ⁠https://www.mendingfamilieswa.com/mending-families-podcast⁠

Where to find Mending Families:

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On today’s episode, Melissa shares her thoughts on grief and loss based on her own personal experiences and what she understands about loss. This episode is shorter as Melissa was fighting a cold, but she packs in some good things to think about when it comes to loss, our kids, and supporting those around us who are experiencing loss themselves. Listen to this short and sweet episode to get a better understanding of what loss is and how we can be more mindful of grief. 

**Find FULL SHOW NOTES at my website, https://www.mendingfamilieswa.com/mending-families-podcast

Where to find Mending Families:

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On today’s episode, Hannah tells us about Beachbody and how she has been able to make her daily exercise a habit that she rarely even thinks about. She shares about some of the hard things that she has been through in the past 8 years, including losing her mom and her son being diagnosed with cancer at just 5 months old. Hannah is an inspiration and has such encouraging things to say….enjoy!

If you are interested in following Hannah’s journey with her son’s cancer diagnosis, or even just how she is an encourager for healthy living, you can find her on Instagram @hannah.mcleod.fit or on Facebook

Topics Hannah mentions:

*To learn more about Bodi (formerly BeachBody), the best way to get personalized info is by contacting Hannah directly through Instagram or Facebook. You can also find general information at www.beachbody.com

*Two books that Hannah loves and re-reads often are She Works His Way and The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

*Intentional Parents podcast

*Hannah recommends finding a local community of faith, listening to podcasts that speak to your soul, and finding your people who you can lean on for support to get through some of the hard that life will throw your way.

For all of the show notes and episodes, go to www.mendingfamilieswa.com/mending-families-podcast

Where to find Mending Families:

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On today’s episode, Melissa chats with you about ways that you can step into being a healthy support system to someone in your life who is either parenting kids who have experienced adversity, or IS a kid experiencing adversity. It only takes one adult in the life of a child to help them build resilience and that one adult could be you! Whether you are a parent, relative, teacher, coach, or Sunday School teacher, we all have kids in our lives who we can support and make a difference for. 

**Find FULL SHOW NOTES at my website, https://www.mendingfamilieswa.com/mending-families-podcast

Where to find Mending Families:

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On today’s episode, Danielle shares with us how she knows when to say yes which ultimately led her to becoming a foster parent. She gives us some positive things to think about when it comes to foster care and also tells us how she is able to balance all that she has going on, while still staying present for her kids. Danielle even has words of wisdom for those who are not parenting currently but are part of someone's support system. This episode is truly for everyone!

To find out more about Danielle, she is on Instagram @spokanelifestyle, Facebook @touchstonere, or you can listen to her podcast, Agents Unfiltered, HERE. You can also check out her website Spokane Lifestyle

Topics Danielle mentions:

Making Sense of Your Worth is an 8-week class offered by Mending Families. This program is designed for any individual desiring to obtain positive self-worth or secure attachment. For more information on this course, you can email Mending Families at [email protected]

Trust Based Relational Interventions is an approach to parenting that focuses on connecting, empowering and correcting while looking at the whole child and not just the behavior. Mending Families offers TBRI ® classes, or you can find more information at Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development

Danielle has found Healing Key Way helpful with her own personal healing. This system incorporates ancient knowledge of energy-based and spirit-based healing. To learn more about the history of Healing Key Way, check out History of Healing Key Way, William Phipps, Karen Kuenning

Find all of the episodes and show notes at ⁠https://www.mendingfamilieswa.com/mending-families-podcast⁠

Where to find Mending Families:

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https://www.mendingfamilieswa.com

On today’s episode, Melissa gives a brief explanation of what Trust Based Relational Interventions are.  She breaks down TBRI’s 3 principles for us (Connecting, Empowering and Correcting) and gives a few real-life examples of how to apply these principles in our everyday life.  For a more in-depth look at TBRI, reach out to Melissa to arrange a training or parent coaching session. She can be reached at [email protected]

Topics Melissa mentions:

The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis

The Connected Parent by Karyn Purvis and Lisa Qualls

The TBRI Podcast for weekly content directly from the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development

Acestoohigh.com for more about Adverse Childhood Experiences

**Find FULL SHOW NOTES at my website, https://www.mendingfamilieswa.com/mending-families-podcast

Where to find Mending Families:

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Claire Collins Thompson is  a wife, mother of one beautiful boy, and licensed mental health therapist specializing in IFS and EMDR modalities. She runs a private practice in Spokane, WA and in her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, camping, traveling and being on the water as much as possible.

On today’s episode, Claire shares with us about her journey of surviving cancer and how she learned so much about herself during that process.  She talks about the realization that she needed to truly slow down, ask for help with her son, and allow her body the space to heal. Claire gives us a brief run-down on Internal Family Systems and provides us with some great tips, resources and suggestions for our own healing that you won’t want to miss out on!  

If you are interested in checking out Claire’s private practice, Sol Counseling and Wellness, you can find her at www.solspokane.com.

For full show notes, go to www.mendingfamilieswa.com/mending-families-podcast/episode-9-claire-collins-thompson

Where to find Mending Families:

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https://www.mendingfamilieswa.com

On today’s episode, Melissa shares her personal story of growing up in a chaotic, unpredictable home which led to her searching for something to fill what was missing. After noticing that she was repeating the same patterns from her childhood, she slowly started her journey towards healing. Without the difficulties she faced, she would not be where she is today. Listen in to learn more about what makes Melissa the person, parent, spouse, friend and supporter that she is today! If you have questions or would like to chat with Melissa about starting your own journey towards healing, email her at [email protected] 

*For all of the episodes and full show notes, go to the Mending Families Podcast page! 

Where to find Mending Families:

Instagram - @mendingfamilieswa

TikTok - @mendingfamilieswa

Facebook - @mendingfamilieswa

YouTube - @mendingfamilies1594

https://www.mendingfamilieswa.com