Trauma for Breakfast

Do you feel like you’re losing your mind parenting? Is the lying, the fighting, the apathy, the cheating, the destruction causing you to question your ability to parent, and your child’s ability to..........well, child. 

Bryan Post talks us through these behaviors and the stress found during this time. Don’t miss this podcast full of tips and advice for parenting pandemic. 

This is the must-hear podcast for the why, when, and the what-the-heck-was-I-thinking parenting the first year home. Whether fostering or adopting, you won't want to miss the advice, humor, and crazy antics of Christy Irons. We will discuss how to prepare your environment to support love and security, how to change parenting expectations, and how to navigate holidays and family traditions. Christy Irons sense of humor and true to life stories will make you laugh out loud. 

Joining me today is Gina Courtois, a 20-year veteran teacher who has specialized in understanding how trauma affects the brain and what this looks like in the classroom. She is a mother of 6 children and works as the Social-Emotional Learning Coordinator for a large school district,

Gina shares all about the perspective of an adoptee on adoption and how ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) affect family dynamics. You won't want to miss this beautiful story of grief and hope. 

Join Melissa Corkum and me at the table, as we discuss some of the hard found within her adoption journey. Melissa talks about blocked care, attachment, and her personal road of relinquishing control of her children's behaviors. 

Melissa has read all the books, gone to all the trainings, and gotten certified as a life coach Empowered to Connect parent trainer and Enneagram coach. She has helped dozens of parents shift to a brain-based view of behaviors so they can find more effective solutions to parenting with connection.