From Desperation to Solutions – Becoming a Better Parent with TBRI

Dr. Rhea sits down with former school guidance counselor and current TBRI coordinator, Jennifer Jolly, to share her personal and professional journey with TBRI. TBRI, or Trust-Based Relational Intervention, is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. Jennifer explains how TBRI has helped her gain a wider understanding of herself and her kids, both biological and adopted. Jennifer Jolly is a pastor's wife and mom of two biological sons, 22 and 20, and one adoptive son, 18. Her "Varsity sports" are grocery shopping and sitting in bleachers, which she has done in all seasons in stadiums and gyms around the Northwest Georgia area. She has a Masters in Marriage and Family Counseling and a Masters in Christian Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX. In 2017 she sought TBRI out of desperation in their adoptive parenting journey. She became a Making Sense of Your Worth and Parenting for Positive Self Worth facilitator in October of 2022. She worked for six years as a secondary school Guidance Counselor before shifting gears to work on implementing TBRI in the YMCA after-school program housed in Restoration Rome. She is currently in her third year as the TBRI Coordinator for Rome City Schools. She loves her role in scaffolding change and implementing TBRI at the micro and macro level in each school and the school system as a whole. Resources mentioned in this episode:  TBRI Website Restoration Rome Hope for the Journey Attachment Styles - TBRI