Safe Home Podcast

In this episode, Beth learns about hypnotherapy with Pamela Topjian from Breakthrough Hypnotherapy. She talks about her own healing path from childhood trauma, how she got into hypnotherapy, and how hypnotherapy can help create more peace and heal trauma for teens and parents. Joey checks in at the end of this episode, too.

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RESOURCES:

Pamela Topjian’s information:

Other resources mentioned in this episode:

Other Resources:

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Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and his moms Beth Syverson and Jan Mabie

Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson, with design help from Nina Smith

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TIME STAMPS:

1:51 Pamela’s memoir I Didn’t Come This Far to Only Come THIS Far

4:05 Adding to our healing modality toolbox

6:13 Pamela’s trauma story

9:08 Pamela’s career journey from nursing to hypnotherapy

12:34 Beth gushes over Joey

14:35 How Covid has exacerbated problems

17:05What hypnotherapy is like

23:32 Doing hypnotherapy remotely

24:47 How hypnotherapy can help parents with struggling teens

In this episode, Beth talks with learning disabilities specialist Jill Stowell from Stowell Learning Center. She talks about how early childhood affects a person’s ability to learn, and she gives great ideas to parents that will help them advocate for their child and find solutions for their learning challenges.

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RESOURCES:

Jill Stowell’s information:

Another book mentioned in this episode:

Other Resources:

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Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and his moms Beth Syverson and Jan Mabie

Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson, with design help from Nina Smith

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TIME STAMPS:

2:05 How Jill got involved teaching people with learning disabilities

4:07 First signs of learning disabilities in kids

5:30 Adopted children with learning disabilities

9:46 How early childhood trauma shows up in the body and in learning

12:13 How parents can help make teachers aware of their child’s challenges

17:00 Can learning disabilities be fixed permanently?

19:15 How trauma can affect learning disabilities

22:19 Crossing the midline exercises

26:25 Is it too late to help teenagers? What to do if you suspect your teen is struggling

28:45 Ways Jill’s center can help with learning challenges

33:57 Can learning disabilities contribute to teens getting off track?

36:40 What’s the best age to get your child help with learning disabilities?

39:30 Where to find resources

Emily Jaworski Koriath talks with Beth about the intersection between her career as a singer and voice teacher, her own trauma, and Somatic Experiencing, a body-centered method of healing trauma that she has found to be extremely effective for herself and others.

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Emily Jaworski Koriath’s Information:

Emily’s Website: https://www.emilyjaworskikoriath.com/

Other things mentioned in this episode:

Alexander Technique: https://alexandertechnique.com/

Steven Porges’ Polyvagal Theory: https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/ and his book The Polyvagal Theory: The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe

Sharon Loeschen’s Safe Home episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEuFl8lg9yw&t=1s

Helping Clients Move Forward from Developmental Trauma--An Integrative Somatic Approach by Kathy L. Kain

To Write Love On Her Arms

Dr. Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing resources and education: https://www.somaticexperiencing.com/

Voice and Trauma Research and Connection Group

Rilke’s poem with “No feeling is final”: https://onbeing.org/poetry/go-to-the-limits-of-your-longing/

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TIME STAMPS:

1:43 Emily’s unusual music career journey

5:20 How Emily’s interest in trauma work began

8:40 The connection between Emily’s singing voice and trauma

10:51 Emily’s trauma

13:05 Emily’s voice students’ trauma and her responsibility as a teacher

18:38 Connections with our animals

19:44 Modeling self-care and co-regulation

24:02 Emily’s openness around her depression

28:00 Somatic Experiencing

35:00 Car accident example

40:16 Disconnection from our body

44:30 SE on Zoom

51:00 How Emily’s SE sessions are structured

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Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and his moms Beth Syverson and Jan Mabie

Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Email questions or comments to Safe Home at [email protected]

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In this episode, Beth talks with the founder of Pride & Joy Foundation, Elena Joy Thurston, about her personal story as a lesbian mom, and about how our LGBTQ+ youth are doing. She gives practical advice for parents to help their LGBTQ+ kids. Her foundation offers quarterly parent workshops, a queer writing project, diversity consulting, and a book about LGBTQ+ people in business. Elena Joy is a powerhouse and is making positive change in the world. 

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Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and his moms Beth Syverson and Jan Mabie

Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson, with design help from Nina Smith

Email questions or comments to Safe Home at [email protected]

Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube

Support Safe Home on Patreon

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RESOURCES:

Other Parents Like Me -  https://www.facebook.com/other.parents.like.me

Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/

Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

Mentioned during this episode:

Pride & Joy Foundation Parent Connection workshops: http://www.PrideandJoyParents.com; 

Elena Joy’s book Thriving in Business: Strategies for the LGBTQ+ Entrepreneur:

www.QueerBusinessBook.com

Elena Joy’s LGBTQ+ author project OUTWrite Authors: www.OUTWriteAuthors.com

An article about neurodivergence & LGBTQ+ people by Elena Joy: https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/blog/raisingLGBTQneurodiversekids

An article that has book recommendation for the 2 books Elena Joy recommends that parents read: https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/blog/gifts%20for%20LGBTQ%20loves%20ones

An article about Pride & Joy Foundation’s corporate inclusion trainings: https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/blog/corporateinclusion3e

Elena Joy’s TED Talk about her life: https://www.ted.com/talks/elena_joy_thurston_conversion_therapy_almost_took_my_life_mindfulness_saved_it

TIME STAMPS:

2:06 Elena Joy’s bio

5:26 Conversion therapy

9:00 Me Too

11:52 Divorce and child custody

14:04 Starting Pride & Joy Foundation

17:32 Suicide prevention and helping LGBTQ+ college students

22:20 The state of our LGBTQ+ youth

23:39 LGBTQ+ and neurodiversity correlation

25:22 What do LGBTQ+ kids need from their parents

29:00 Love the sinner but hate the sin

31:00 Gender issues

38:33 Pandemic creating cultural change

40:22 Corporate diversity training

42:27 The Gay Agenda

43:30 Pride & Joy Publishing

47:55 Elena Joy’s career trajectory

Recently, Joey was diagnosed with CHS, and we thought the world needed to know about this disorder. Hugh Dascbach is a friend’s husband who also has CHS, and in this episode, he and I talk about the symptoms, the recovery, and the need to get the word out about it.

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Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and his moms Beth Syverson and Jan Mabie

Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson, with design help from Nina Smith

Email questions or comments to Safe Home at [email protected]

Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube

Support Safe Home on Patreon

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RESOURCES:

Other Parents Like Me -  https://www.facebook.com/other.parents.like.me

Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/

Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

Here’s the CHS Facebook Support Group that Beth mentions in the podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1726680267460882/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=4376818802447002

Cedars Sinai explains CHS: https://www.cedars-sinai.org/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/c/cannabinoid-hyperemesis-syndrome.html

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TIME STAMPS:

0:34 What is CHS?

2:06 Hugh’s background with cannabis

3:06 Medical marijuana to manage anxiety

6:30 Hugh’s CHS symptoms

10:29 Hugh’s CHS diagnosis and recovery

11:34 Joey’s advantage of youth v. Hugh’s healing process

12:36 Hello anxiety and insomnia

14:12 Utilizing other coping skills

16:13 Gradual rise of symptoms, cannabis building up in the system

17:54 Hot showers is the tip-off

19:50 Is cannabis addictive?

20:28 Better ways to deal with anxiety and pain

21:38 Tolerance breaks

22:14 Stigma around weed-users and CHS

22:59 Life contains pain

26:08 Update about Joey’s doctor

In this episode of Safe Home Podcast, Beth talks with a childhood friend Brenda Bash Cooper about her own adoption experience and how it informs her work with traumatized crime victims at her job. She and Joey -  and countless other adopted people - share that deep-down feeling of unworthiness. In her experience, Brenda attributes that feeling to her relinquishment trauma. Whether your family is touched by adoption or you’re just curious, this chat will inspire you to think deeper on the topic.

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Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and his moms Beth Syverson and Jan Mabie

Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson, with design help from Nina Smith

Email questions or comments to Safe Home at [email protected]

Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube

Support Safe Home on Patreon

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RESOURCES:

Other Parents Like Me -  https://www.facebook.com/other.parents.like.me

Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/

Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

Beth mentions the book The Primal Wound in this episode. It’s life-changing reading for adoptive families.

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TIME STAMPS:

1:45 Brenda’s current life

3:34 Brenda’s adoption story

7:02 “not good enough” - adoption and attachment

12:12 Adoption trauma and healing

17:40 Reconciliation with biological father

31:41 Reconciliation with biological mother

39:46 Trauma experience and Brenda’s work with crime victims

In this Safe Home episode, Beth discusses the tough topic of bullying with a long-time friend of hers, Maria Lundstroem Lopez, who was regularly beaten and treated horribly in elementary school. Beth's son Joey was also bullied with racist microaggressions throughout his whole school journey. Maria talks about how these wounds from being bullied have stuck with her until adulthood and gives some ideas for how to deal with bullying in today’s schools and families.

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Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and his moms Beth Syverson and Jan Mabie

Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson, with design help from Nina Smith

Email questions or comments to Safe Home at [email protected]

Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube

Support Safe Home on Patreon

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RESOURCES:

Other Parents Like Me -  https://www.facebook.com/other.parents.like.me

Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/

Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

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TIME STAMPS:

2:34 Maria’s background

5:38 Maria’s coping tools when she was being bullied

9:15 How Maria helps make safe spaces for her music students

12:42 Bullying ourselves

14:57 Some people use drugs to cope

17:20 Maria’s suggestions for parents of kids who are bullied

18:15 Joey’s experience being bullied & how his school responded

22:22 Maria standing up for herself

In this episode, Beth talks with Casie Fariello, who is launching a new comprehensive online parent resource on January 10, 2022 called Other Parents Like Me.

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Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and his moms Beth Syverson and Jan Mabie

Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson, with design help from Nina Smith

Email questions or comments to Safe Home at [email protected]

Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube

Support Safe Home on Patreon

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Find OTHER PARENTS LIKE ME:

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MORE RESOURCES:

Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/

Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

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TIME STAMPS:

1:27 Casie’s family’s story

6:50 Light at the end of the tunnel

11:12 Casie’s first support groups for parents

16:39 Structure in support group meetings at In Balance

18:24 How Other Parents Like Me is same/different

24:00 Other Parents Like Me - how to register and how much is costs

25:58 January 10, 2022 launch & Beth’s surprise

27:40 Peer parents

In this episode, Joey joins Beth to talk about his NEW JOB!  It’s his first real job and he’s found something he really loves to do.

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Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and his moms Beth Syverson and Jan Mabie

Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson, with design help from Nina Smith

Email questions or comments to Safe Home at [email protected]

Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube

Support Safe Home on Patreon

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MORE RESOURCES:

Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/

Miguel Rosell - Guided Core Integration: https://miguelrosell.com/

Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

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Websites that Joey mentions in this episode:

Indeed job search engine: https://www.indeed.com/

Mint financial app:

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TIME STAMPS:

0:49 Joey’s new job and how it’s going so far

4:06 Joey hit the wall with depression about a week in

4:56 Using substances and holding a job

6:41 Joey’s previous work experience

8:12 Career path with the dogs

10:05 Budget lesson

In this episode, Beth hears the story of Rev. Jane Davis, who is in recovery from alcohol addiction. She shares some alternative recovery treatment solutions she found besides the typical 12-step Alcoholics Anonymous model.

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Resources that Jane mentions during the podcast:

Oxford House - https://www.oxfordhouse.org/

Alcoholics Anonymous - https://www.aa.org/

SMART Recovery - https://www.smartrecovery.org/

Women for Sobriety - https://womenforsobriety.org/community/

Men for Sobriety - https://2994002.site123.me/

Refuge Recovery - https://www.refugerecovery.org/

How to become a Peer Support Counselor - https://www.mhanational.org/how-become-peer-support-specialist

More Peer Support resources - https://www.samhsa.gov/brss-tacs/recovery-support-tools/peers

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Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and his moms Beth Syverson and Jan Mabie

Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson, with design help from Nina Smith

Email questions or comments to Safe Home at [email protected]

Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube

Support Safe Home on Patreon

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MORE RESOURCES:

Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/

Miguel Rosell - Guided Core Integration: https://miguelrosell.com/

Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

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TIME STAMPS:

0:47 Jane’s intro & addiction story

7:35 Jane’s lowest point

10:16 Oxford House sober living house and the start of Jane’s sobriety

13:17 How Jane got through adolescence

17:30 More about Oxford House

24:07 Jane’s experience with 12 step programs (AA)

25:40 SMART Recovery

29:02 Refuge Recovery - Buddhist based recovery program

31:56 Jane’s work as a Certified Peer Support Worker

37:06 Jane’s best advice for people in recovery