The Most Important Medicine

Ann Brown, friend and educator, joins us again for a heartfelt episode on holidays. We talk about Santa, gift-giving, rituals, religion, and the validation of "wanting more." Ann's insights and recommendations are practical, funny, and easy to implement.

Ann Brown has been a parenting educator and consultant for over forty years, working with individual parents, couples and groups. She taught her first parenting class when she was still pregnant with her first child, which means she really didn't know what raising kids was all about. Over the decades, she has raised her two sons, taught classes at Marylhurst Early Childhood Center in Oregon City, trained as a Waldorf teacher, created parenting support groups for the Hannah Andersson Family Foundation, and led workshops in California and Oregon. Her favorite gig, however, was co-hosting a cable television show with Dr. Amy, called "The Motherload", in which she and Dr. Amy answered parenting questions from callers and on-camera guests.

If you'd like to consult with Ann, you can reach her at [email protected]

Ann recommends getting accurate information about the conflict from: Al Jezeera or Ha Aretz (an Israeli Newspaper in English).

RESOURCES

Dr. Amy's Newsletter

Learning Collaborative - The ConnectED Collab Invitation

Dr. Amy Youtube

FREE DOWNLOADS

Top 10 Guiding Principles When Working with Children & Families

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

Don’t Forget! Follow Dr. Amy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram

For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com 

As we wrap up November and leap into December, I wanted to touch base. November on the podcast was all-about-boundaries, I thought I might mention a thing or two about boundaries in the podcast. And as we prepare for all-things 2024, I hope you think of me for keynote possibilities, workshops, & training.

RESOURCES

Dr. Amy's Newsletter

Learning Collaborative - The ConnectED Collab Invitation

Dr. Amy Youtube

FREE DOWNLOADS

Top 10 Guiding Principles When Working with Children & Families

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

Don’t Forget! Follow Dr. Amy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram

For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com 

Lean into a conversation with my friend and colleague, Ann Brown, as we discuss how to talk to kids about war and violence. Ann is a Jewish Cantor, Educator, and incredible woman. We talk about ways to discuss war and violence with children in developmentally appropriate ways. And Ann walks us through a 10-step map that lays out how that conversation can happen through a values-driven lens. It's remarkable and trauma-informed.

Ann Brown has been a parenting educator and consultant for over forty years, working with individual parents, couples and groups. She taught her first parenting class when she was still pregnant with her first child, which means she really didn't know what raising kids was all about. Over the decades, she has raised her two sons, taught classes at Marylhurst Early Childhood Center in Oregon City, trained as a Waldorf teacher, created parenting support groups for the Hannah Andersson Family Foundation,  and led workshops in California and Oregon. Her favorite gig, however, was co-hosting a cable television show with Dr. Amy, called "The Motherload", in which she and Dr. Amy answered parenting questions from callers and on-camera guests.

If you'd like to consult with Ann, you can reach her at [email protected]

Ann recommends getting accurate information about the conflict from: Al Jezeera or Ha Aretz (an Israeli Newspaper in English).

RESOURCES

Dr. Amy's Newsletter

Learning Collaborative - The ConnectED Collab Invitation

Dr. Amy Youtube

FREE DOWNLOADS

Top 10 Guiding Principles When Working with Children & Families

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

Don’t Forget! Follow Dr. Amy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram

For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com 

Today, Dr. Amy talks about the "B" word, boundaries. Join us to learn the continuum of boundaries and why we should all take a radical look at our own boundaries. It's also a sneak-peek into our learning collaborative with a special invitation to join!

RESOURCES

Dr. Amy's Newsletter

Learning Collaborative - The ConnectED Collab Invitation

Dr. Amy Youtube

FREE DOWNLOADS

Top 10 Guiding Principles When Working with Children & Families

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

Don’t Forget! Follow Dr. Amy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram

For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com 

As soon as Ashley said, "I'm in a relationship with boundaries," I was all in! Boundaries are dynamic, unique, self-reflective and a continual process. Take a listen to my friend, Ashley Breland, as she walks us through a path of insight regarding ways to integrate boundaries in our lives. Ashley Breland @ashley_theboundarytherapist supports people to stand within their own power. Through collaborative conversations, folks are able to become better acquainted with the knowledge and skills of their own lives that are relevant to the concerns, predicaments, and problems at hand. Ashley’s social media presence is dedicated to the topic of boundaries. How, when using intentional and value-centered boundaries, folks can move into a deeper, stronger relationship with themselves, the people they love, and the things they actually want to do.

RESOURCES

Dr. Amy's Newsletter

Learning Collaborative - The ConnectED Collab Invitation

Dr. Amy Youtube

FREE DOWNLOADS

Top 10 Guiding Principles When Working with Children & Families

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

Don’t Forget! Follow Dr. Amy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram

For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com 

Join Dr. Amy and about 500 educators as we discuss why behaviors are so darn complex today!

It's important to be in community with one another, as our schools are grappling with increasing violence, teacher burnout, and concern. We need to come together and share wisdom.

Friends, I hosted a workshop ALL about this and uploaded it as Youtube video and podcast episode!

Watch or, if you prefer, listen at the links below or via the link in bio!

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK3g10DOxTY

Let's not just acknowledge the problems; let's equip ourselves with tools to support our kids and one another. It's okay to not be okay, but it's not okay to be alone. Join me as we discuss the challenges and tools for kids we are dedicated to and gain the support we need.

Let's make a positive impact together 🤝

RESOURCES

Dr. Amy's Newsletter

Learning Collaborative - The ConnectED Collab Invitation

Dr. Amy Youtube

FREE DOWNLOADS

Top 10 Guiding Principles When Working with Children & Families

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

Don’t Forget! Follow Dr. Amy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram

For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com 

When families are tough, toxic, or hurtful to you and your children, what do you do? You set clear boundaries for your own mental health and protection. Listen in as my friend & colleague, Hayley Runnels, discuss why boundaries are important, albeit hard, especially as we move into the holidays.

Hayley is an author, advocate, influencer, and I'm lucky to call her my friend. She hosts and runs a group called, Daughters Recovering From Toxic Family Relationships on Facebook, where she has a group of over 45K members! If you experienced toxic relationships as a child, this is the group for you. Hayley's wisdom and compassion having lived this experience is like no other. I hope you join us for insights, especially as we discuss families and how to navigate tough conversations.

RESOURCES

Dr. Amy's Newsletter

Learning Collaborative - The ConnectED Collab Invitation

Dr. Amy Youtube

FREE DOWNLOADS

Top 10 Guiding Principles When Working with Children & Families

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

Don’t Forget! Follow Dr. Amy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram

For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com 

It's all about balance! Dr. Whitney Casares, author of Doing it All, talks about how we can reclaim boundaries, empower working moms, and prioritize our needs! Take a listen as she takes us step-by-step through was we can prioritize and reclaim our time.

Dr. Whitney Casares, MD, MPH, is the Founder and CEO of Modern Mommy Doc, where she coaches overwhelmed, career-focused women to jump off the hamster-wheel of life and organize their stress so they can integrate work and life successfully. Her new book is Doing it All:Stop Over-Functioning, and Become the Mom and Person You’re Meant to Be. 

RESOURCES

Dr. Amy's Newsletter

Learning Collaborative - The ConnectED Collab Invitation

Dr. Amy Youtube

FREE DOWNLOADS

Top 10 Guiding Principles When Working with Children & Families

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

Don’t Forget! Follow Dr. Amy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram

For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com 

Join Dr. Amy as she highlights the messages of The Most Important Medicine for October - How to connect with kids that are tricky to connect with at times.

RESOURCES

Dr. Amy's Newsletter

Learning Collaborative - The ConnectED Collab Invitation

Dr. Amy Youtube

FREE DOWNLOADS

Top 10 Guiding Principles When Working with Children & Families

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

Don’t Forget! Follow Dr. Amy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram

For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com 

You're about to uncover so much about how we can approach people in a more compassionate way with my friend, Danni Verona.

Danni Verona is a Licensed Occupational Therapist who has been continuously serving the needs of families for 36 years. She specializes in infants, children and parenting and has gained her experience through working in schools, clinics, home visiting programs, and hospitals. As a mother of three children, a grandmother to a freshman in high school! Danni brings her love of learning and family into her experience. She is an Infant Massage program instructor, 5th degree Blackbelt Karate instructor and program director of a neurodiverse inclusive karate program she created through the Family Martial Arts Academy in Beaverton, and is a Certified Zero Balance practitioner. 

Danni now practices in her private clinic, that she designed to supports children and their families specifically in how they can discover the best way to optimize their personal processing and regulation needs. Danni has developed tools and programs to support individuals in learning more about their body’s needs, as well as how their thinking and neurological processing impacts their ability to learn, regulate and interact with others. 

Danni’s guiding philosophy is, “Working with the 'whole' child, means recognizing that they are whole, and it’s our job as the caretakers of children to meet their needs by seeing who they are, and where they are in their personal development. In order to do that we have to continue to learn about our own processing systems, so we can create the circumstances and support that allows the children to grow into their greatest potential."

LINKS:

Neurotribes by Silberman

RESOURCES

Dr. Amy's Newsletter

Learning Collaborative - The ConnectED Collab Invitation

Dr. Amy Youtube

FREE DOWNLOADS

Top 10 Guiding Principles When Working with Children & Families

Start Creating Boundaries Handout & Script

Finding Calm to Prevent Overwhelm

Don’t Forget! Follow Dr. Amy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram

For more information visit www.doctoramyllc.com