This podcast is about the real stories behind the data — the parents, caregivers, and kids doing the work day after day, often quietly, often exhausted, and often without enough support.

Today’s conversation is one of those stories.

Our guest today is a mother of two and a foster mom in the process of adopting her son. Over the past three years, she has walked through challenges that many parents are never fully prepared for — navigating trauma-based behaviors, emotional dysregulation, and the weight of loving a child who didn’t always feel safe enough to be loved.

Her son has received behavioral and social-emotional support through our team and his school team. Today isn’t about clinical terms or quick fixes. It’s about what this journey actually feels like — the hard days, the growth, the doubts, the hope, and the power of consistent support.

If you’re a parent, a foster parent, a caregiver, or someone who works with children impacted by trauma — this conversation is for you.

“Today’s episode is a really special one. We’re recording from a coffee shop, slowing things down a bit, and having a conversation that feels incredibly relevant right now.

In schools, we spend an enormous amount of time drilling academics — reading scores, math benchmarks, testing, progress monitoring — and that work matters. But what we’re seeing more and more as school psychologists is kids being asked to learn while they’re emotionally overwhelmed.

Anxiety is up. Emotional regulation is harder. Social connection is thinner. And yet the expectations keep increasing.

Today we’re sitting down with Mick Brege, founder of With Love, whose work centers on connection, expression, and helping kids build the emotional skills they need to access learning in the first place.

This conversation isn’t about choosing between academics and social-emotional learning — it’s about understanding how deeply connected they actually are.”

Be sure to tune in to this amazing episode of You Be You where we sit down with our special guest Michelle Guffee, BCBA to discuss ABA, or Applied Behavior Analysis. You don't want to miss this one!

What Every Parent and Educator Should Know About PANDAS: A Conversation with Dr. Scott Smith

In schools, we often see kids struggling with new teachers, separation anxiety, or peer pressure, and new transitions. Something that can help is really establishing structure at home—predictable morning and evening routines make a huge difference. In this episode we'll discuss some signals to look for in your child as they head back to school and how you can help.

Ever heard the term MTSS thrown around at school meetings and wondered what it actually means? You’re not alone.

Today we’re joined by Kasey, a learning specialist and MTSS expert, who breaks down Multi-Tiered System of Supports in simple, parent-friendly language. We’ll walk through what MTSS is, how it works in schools, and how it helps students who are struggling academically, behaviorally, or emotionally.

We’ll even walk through a case study so you can see how MTSS is supposed to work — and what to do if it isn’t working for your child.

Today’s episode is a must-listen for any parent, educator, or caregiver supporting a child with big feelings and big needs. We’re joined by Suzy, an Exceptional Student Education teacher and customer success manager at national curriculum company with over a decade of experience in public schools — and the mom of a child who’s experienced significant trauma, and early adversity.

Suzy shares her unique perspective from both sides of the system — the professional and the personal — as she walks us through her son’s challenges with emotional regulation, ADHD, and school support. She opens up about what she’s learned about trauma-informed care, the realities of navigating services, and how even educators can feel lost in the system as parents.

If you’ve ever felt frustrated, unheard, or unsure what to do next — this conversation is for you.

On the very first episode of You Be You, Where Every Mind Matters we provide Parents/Guardians some concrete ways to get your child the help that they need if you find them falling behind in school.

On You Be You, we talk about real challenges kids face with reading, math, behavior, and social-emotional development, and how to navigate the school system and support structures — whether or not a formal diagnosis like ADHD, Autism, developmental delays, or learning disabilities is involved.

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