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The Tenacious Mama: Confessions of An Adoptive Mother
I’m currently on the roller-coaster ride of single parenting an adopted teenage son. Join me each week as I share my lived experience by starting with a confession, in the hopes of normalizing the complex issues that often come with parenting an adopted child.
The Tenacious Mama: Confessions of An Adoptive Mother
E20: The embarrassing shoe throwing incident
Confession: Before I was introduced to TBRI, I once had an epic meltdown, which included throwing all of my shoes on the floor of my bedroom in a rage. I threw every single pair of my shoes as hard as I could onto the hardwood floor while screaming at the top of my lungs. Not my finest moment, but I did apologize to Lane about it afterwards and we had a powerful heart-to-heart.
Included in this episode:
*why I believe anyone who works with vulnerable youth or in marginalized communities would benefit from TBRI training
*what I learned from the very first TBRI podcast about the brain, making a mental model shift from willful disobedience to fear-based behaviors, the biological effects of trauma on a person later in life, and a powerful parent story
*the TBRI mantra
*the story of my epic meltdown when Lane was in 8th grade
*how my current self feels empathy and compassion for my previous self when reflecting on the embarrassing incident
*trauma-informed classroom strategies and supports- also good for all kids!
SHOWNOTES:
A Front Porch Conversation with Daren Jones and Troy McPeak on the TBRI Podcast
A Front Porch Conversation with Daren Jones and Troy McPeak Part 2
Trauma, The Brain, and TBRI (podcast episode 1)
About the CDC-Kaiser ACES Study
Creating Trauma-Informed Classrooms article
Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development website
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Thanks for listening, Beloveds. Please take care of yourselves; if you don’t do it, who will? Keep advocating for your child. And, most importantly, stay tenacious!
PODCAST RECOMMENDATION:
QUICK VIDEOS TO WATCH:
Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development
BOOK RECOMMENDATION:
The A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting Strategies and Solutions by Sarah Naish
Resources on suicide prevention:
Contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline if you are experiencing mental health-related distress or are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support.
- Call or text 988
- Chat at 988lifeline.org
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