All Episodes

[E237] When You’re New to Supporting a Foster or Adoptive Family

[E236] When You're New to Walking Together as Adoptive/Foster Parents

[E235] When You’re New to Parenting through Adoption & Foster Care

[E234] When Protection Becomes a Prison: Breaking Down the Wall Between Us with Sherry Varughese

[E233] Why the Best Teachers Lead with Connection with Marti Smith & Amie Huggins

[E232] When You're Tired Of Trying with Melissa Corkum

[E231] When You're Tired in Your Heart with Dr. Archandria Owens

[E230] When You're Tired in Your Body with Jill Stockburger

[E229] Connection Over Compliance: What We’re Really Teaching Kids in Hard Moments

[E228] The Midyear Reset: Supporting Kids in the Second Half of the School Year

[E227] Rupture is Inevitable; Repair is a Choice

[E226] Replay Let's Talk About the Holidays!

[E225] Kids Should Be Grateful! (And What If They're Not?)

[E224] Replay From Trauma and Loss to Healing and Empowerment with Cam Lee Small

[E223] Sensory Processing 101

[E222] Introduction to Cultivate Connection

[E221] Parenting as a Second Language

[E220]Welcome Home: Support For A New Placement

[E219] Replay What School Psychologists Want You to Know

[E218] Replay Back to School w Mona Delahooke

[E217] Fawn: Stress Responses 101

[E216] Freeze: Stress Responses 101

[E215] Flight: Stress Responses 101

[E214] Fight: Stress Responses 101

[E213] How Stories Change The World with Kaycee Stanley

[E212] Three Friends You Need in Your Life

[E211] Self Regulation 101

[E210] More than Cake & Balloons: How We Show Kids They Matter

[E209] Marriage in the Midst

[E208] Attachment 101

[E207] The Healing Power of Art with Jill Stockburger

[E206] Hey You: It's Ok To Be You

[E205] Stress & Trauma 101

[E204] The Worthy Conversation: Courtney Tierra on Empowering Your Child

[E203] Wintering is The Gift We Really Need

[E202] Why Re-Adjusting is The Answer To Your Resolution Nightmares

[E201] Why Cultivate Connection is Woven Through The Wooley's World

[E200] Help! My Kid & I Aren't On The Same Radio Frequency!

[E199] Why Won't They Act Their Age?

[E198] Why Dr. Deborah MacNamara Says You Need to Feel Empty In Order to Feel Full

[E197] Crying, and foot stomps, and glares, oh my!

[E196] Help! We're Not On The Same Parenting Page

[E195] How Jamie Finn Found (and Created) Community

[E194] This is Us: Unlock the Power of Rituals

[E193] Rhythm and Blues: Unlock the power of routines

[E192] Myths Pt. 2: Connected Parenting Doesn't Work for Teens

[E191] Myths Pt. 1: Connected Parenting Means No Rules, Limits, or Structure

[E190] Taking Care of the Whole Family

[E189] Stress Capacity with Rico and Becca McKay

[E188] TBRI® in Staff Culture

[E187] Labels, Language, and Dignity

[E186] A TBRI® Journey with Sarah Mercado

[E185] Hope for the Journey with Mary Beth Chapman and Emily Chapman Richards

Carpool Q&A FINALE! Why it's All About the Journey, not the Destination

[E184] Becoming Adoption Wise and Overcoming Blocked Care with Lisa C. Qualls and Melissa Corkum

Carpool Q&A [E17] Does Connected Parenting Work with Multiple Kids?

[E183] Nurturing Through the Ages and Stages: Young Adults with Michael and Amy Monroe

Carpool Q&A [E16] Can I Tell My Child No??

[E182] Nurturing Through the Ages and Stages: Parenting Teens with Jacque Rowe Fields

Carpool Q&A [E15] What is the Goal of Connected Parenting?

[E181] Nurturing Through the Ages & Stages: School age Kids, Grief and the Incredible Journey of the Gregory Family

Carpool Q&A [E14] How Do I Create My "Village?"

[E180] Nurturing Through the Ages and Stages: Toddler Years!

Carpool Q&A [E13] Am I a Helicopter Parent??

[E179] Nurture: Infant Massage & Early Intervention with OT Jodi Haugen

Carpool Q&A [E12] HELP! We're Going Stir Crazy!

[E178] From Trauma and Loss to Healing and Empowerment with Cam Lee Small

Carpool Q&A [E11] Will Connected Parenting Prepare My Kid for the Real World?

[E177] The Power of Saying Yes!

Carpool Q&A [E10] Can I Motivate My Kids to do their Best Without Breaking Connection??

[E176] Discipline: How Changing your Mindset Changes EVERYTHING!

Carpool Q&A [E9] How Do I Shift My Parenting in the Young Adult Phase?

[E175] Discipline: How to Set Loving Limits with Lauren Wantz

Carpool Q&A [E8]: What About When I Lose it on my Kids (Again)??

[E174] Discipline: The 3 C's and 3 D's of Discipline with Dr. Matt Smith

Carpool Q&A [E7] Why do my kids struggle with hearing "no"?

[E173] Discipline: Connecting while Correcting with Dr. Rachel Peterman

Carpool Q&A [E6] Why is Competition So Hard for my Kiddo!?

[E172 Dads Talk About: Parenting Wins and Losses

Carpool Q&A [E5]: Take Care of Yourself!

[E171] Dads Talk About: Fear

Carpool Q&A [E4] Oh the Disrespect!!

[E170] Dads Talk About: Guilt and Shame

[E169] Processing Grief and Loss with Rocky Anthony

[E168] Let's Talk About the Holidays!

Carpool Q&A [E3] Perpetual Lying

[E167] How Understanding Stress Capacity Changes the Conversation

Carpool Q&A [E2] Picky Eaters!

[E166] Robyn Gobbel on Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors

SURPRISE! Introducing Carpool Q&A! [E1] Homework

[E165] Reclaiming Your Life with Dr. Maureen Michele

[E164] How to Talk to Your Kids About Tragedy

[E163] Dads Talk About: Getting on the Same Page

[E162] Navigating Nuance: Transracial Adoption with Rhonda Mae Roorda

[E161] Let's Talk About Screen Time/Technology with Jesse Faris

[E160] How to Advocate for your Child at Church

[E159] How to Advocate for your Kids in Youth Sports

[E158] How to Advocate for your Kids in the Medical World

[E157] How to Advocate for your Children with Family and Friends

[E156] Advocating for your Children in the School System with Anna Marie Penn

[E155] What School Psychologists Want Every Parent to Know

[E154] Back to School with Brain Body Parenting and Mona Delahooke!

[E153] Mastering Transitions with Becca and Jesse (Replay E56)

[E152] Connecting Practice: Repair, Reflect, Readjust with Anteelah Love

[E151] Connecting Practice: Respond Thoughtfully with Mark and Kelly Raudenbush!

[E150] Connecting Practice: Meet Needs with Nyasha and Regina Chari

[E149] Connecting Practice: Give Voice with Matt and Carissa Davis

[E148] Connecting Practice: The Power of Play with Tom Jordi

[E147] Connecting Practice: Use Scaffolding with Angie Grant

[E146] Connecting Practice: How to "Be Present" with Nick and Jesse Faris

[E145] Connecting Practice: How to Balance Nurture and Structure

[E144] Connecting Practice: Be Curious with Matt and Laurel Smith

[E143] Introducing The Connecting Practices Handbook!

[E142] What We Wish All Parents Knew with Mike and Kristin Berry from The Honestly Adoption Company

[E141] How to be Strong Like Water with Aundi Kolber

[E140] "Why I Hate Mother's Day" with Tori Hope Petersen and Becca McKay

[E139] Transforming Juvenile Justice Systems with TBRI

[E138] What to do When Parenting Feels Impossible

[E137] Dr. Karyn Purvis Teaches How to Keep Your Anger from Breaking Trust

[E136] The Danger of Over-Responding: New Content from Dr. Karyn Purvis

[E135] Reclaim Compassion: Overcoming Blocked Care with Lisa Qualls and Melissa Corkum

[E134] Why Your Child Can't Self Regulate without YOU

[E133] What Do I Do When I Meet Resistance to this Style of Parenting?

[E132] War and Resilience: How Ukrainians are Teaching the World Pt 3

[E131] War and Resilience: How Ukrainians are Teaching the World Pt 2

[E130] War and Resilience: How Ukrainians are Teaching the World Pt 1

[E129] Transracial Adoptive Family Support with Teressa Davis and Anteelah Love

[E128] How Do I Handle Food Issues?

[E127] How Do I Handle Sibling Conflict in My Home?

[E126] A Deep Dive into Dr. Karyn Purvis' 'How Do I Handle Manipulation and Control?'

[E125] A Deep Dive into Sleep Issues with Annie Cornell and Luz Wolf

[E124] A Deep Dive into Dr. Karyn Purvis' How Do I Handle Lying?

[E123] A Deep Dive Into Anxiety with Jill Stockburger and Teressa Davis

[E122] A Deep Dive into ADHD with Dr. Matt Smith

[E121] The Connected Therapist: OT Marti Smith's Journey

[E120] Why Making Memories Matters More Than You Think [Replay E62]

[E119] How to Prepare Your Family for Your Family [Replay of E22]

[E118] A Late Discovery: A Texas Sized Story of Family Secrets and Jailhouse Redemption Pt 5 - Life Without Parole?

[E117] A Late Discovery: A Texas Sized Story of Family Secrets and Jailhouse Redemption Pt 4 - Pop

[E116] A Late Discovery: A Texas Sized Story of Family Secrets and Jailhouse Redemption Pt 3 - Family Ties

[E115] A Late Discovery: A Texas Sized Story of Family Secrets and Jailhouse Redemption Pt 2 - Family Lies

[E114] A Late Discovery: A Texas Sized Story of Family Secrets and Jailhouse Redemption Pt 1 - Ancestry.com

[E113] From Inside the System to Changing the System: Natalie Bergstrasser Shares Her Story

[E112] Then and Now - A Decade Long Conversation about Adoption with Carissa Woodwyk

[E111] Together: A Conversation with the Adoption Triad [E59 Replay]

[E110] Expanding our Understanding with Birth Mother Ashley Mitchell

[E109] How to Parent Tweens and Teens without Losing Your Mind with Scott Watters

[E108] Sheila Wise Rowe on Healing Racial Trauma

[E107] How to do the Work of Becoming Emotionally Available

[E106] How Knowing About Attachment Styles Changed Our Lives

[E105] Don't Make Your Child's Race a Field Trip with Jocelyn Lee

[E104] We're All Human: How to Surround Your Family with the Community You Need

[E103] Daren Jones on Dr. Karyn Purvis' Big, Audacious Goal

[E102] We're All Human: Understanding Generational Trauma

[E101] We're All Human: Being Kind to Ourselves with Christy Edwards

[E100] We're All Human: Compassion Fatigue and Blocked Care

[E99] We're all Human: Rethinking How Trauma Impacts Us All

[E98] Fostered: Tori Hope Petersen's Journey to Hope and Healing

[E97] Implementing Strategies, Transforming Communities with Tom and Dawn Jordi

[E96] Connecting Practice: Repair, Reflect, Readjust

[E95] Connecting Practice: Give Voice

[E94] Connecting Practice: Respond Thoughtfully

[E93] Connecting Practice: Be Present!

[E92] SPECIAL EPISODE - Celebrating Hope!

[E91] Connecting Practice: Take Play Seriously!

[E90] Connecting Practice: Use Scaffolding in Your Parenting

[E89] Connecting Practice: Meet Sensory, Emotional and Physical Needs

[E88] Connecting Practice: Balance Nurture & Structure

[E87] Connecting Practice: Be Curious!

[E86] Connected Parenting: Why We Believe In It

[E85] The Link Between Eating Disorders, Body Image and Trauma with Whitney Trotter

[E84] Brain-Body Parenting with Mona Delahooke!

[E83] Seeing the Need Behind the Behavior with Mo and Tona Ottinger

[E82] Trauma Informed Parenting with Mo and Tona Ottinger

[E81] Changing Systems: Trauma Informed Youth Outreach with Philip Walkley and Ally Velderman

[E80] Changing Systems: The Fight Against Human Trafficking with Coasy Hale

[E79] Changing Systems: Trauma Informed Children's Ministry with Paula Powell

[E78] Changing Systems: Trauma Informed Education with Becca McKay

[E77] Throwback Episode: Repairing What We've Ruptured with Carissa Woodwyk [E30 Replay]

[E76] Attachment: A Two Way Street in Relationships

[E75] Why Attachment is So Important with Dr. Jamie DeLuna

[E74] Brain-Body Parenting with Mona Delahooke!

[E73] Breaking Cycles and Raising Babies with Lisa Jean-Francois!

[E72] Let's Talk About Lying with Robyn Gobbel

[E71] The Fawn Response: I Will and You Can't Stop Me!

[E70] The Freeze Response: I'm Out and You Can't Thaw Me!

[E69] The Flight Stress Response: "I'm Out and You Can't Stop Me!"

[E68] The Fight Stress Response: “I Won't - And You Can't Make Me!"

[E67] Special MLK Day Throwback Episode: How We Got Here with Dr. Charles McKinney [E2 Replay]

[E66] Throwback Episode: Therapy Redeemed with Cam Lee Small [E55 Replay]

[E65] Throwback Episode: How to Change Social Systems with Daren Jones [E54 Replay]

[E64] Throwback Episode: Self-Awareness is the Key to Empowered Families [E27 Replay]

[E63] Throwback Episode: Understanding the body's Sensory Systems with OT Mistie Hanks [E39 Replay]

[E62] Why Making Memories Matters More Than You Think

[E61] Preparing Your Family for Your Family with the ETC Team

[E60] When Grief Gets in the Way of Gratitude with Rocky Anthony

[E59] Together: A Conversation with the Adoption Triad

[E58] Listening to Understand with Jacque Rowe-Fields

[E57] Robyn Gobbel Crossover Episode!

[E56] Let's Talk About Transitions with the ETC Team

[E55] Therapy Redeemed with Therapist Cam Lee Small

[E54] Changing Systems with Daren Jones

[E53] Let's Talk About Consequences with the ETC Team

[E52] Build Bridges Instead of Walls with Dr. Jim Henry

[E51] There's No Relationship Without Attachment with Dr. Jamie DeLuna

[E50] Why Play Is So Important with Dr. Nicole West

[E49] Understanding the Brain Body Behavior Connection with Mona DeLaHooke

[E48] Celebrate Your Children, Change Your Life

[E47] How to Give Your Kids the Predictability They Need

[E46] How Do I Handle Manipulation and Control? A Deep Dive

[E45] ETC - Where We've Been, Where We're Going

[E44] Dads Connected - Reflections on Fatherhood with JD Wilson and Mo Ottinger

[E43] Throwback Episode: When Self Care Doesn't Cut It with Carissa Woodwyk [E26 Replay]

[E41] Family Spotlight: Everyone is Watching You with Matthew and Anteelah Love

[E40] Family Spotlight: The Power of Being a Reflective Parent with Dan and Terri Coley

[E39] How Understanding the Sensory System Changes Everything with Occupational Therapist Mistie Hanks!

[E38] The Brain, Body and Behavior Connection with Amanda Purvis

[E37] "We got this!" Building Resilience with Dr. Michele Borba

[E36] A Deep Dive into Dr. Karyn Purvis' 'IDEAL Response'

[E35] The Power of Being Present with Dan Coley - Throwback Episode!

[E34] BONUS EPISODE! Connection Based Parenting: Stories of Hope

[E33] Hope for the Journey with Emily Chapman Richards

[E32] Set Appropriate Expectations

[E31] The Power of Saying YES!

[E30] How to Repair what You've Ruptured with Your Kids with Carissa Woodwyk

[E29] What Kids Need Most From Their Parents with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson

[E28] The Road to Show Hope with Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman

[E27] Why Authentic Self Awareness is the Key to Empowered Families with Larissa Gregory

[E26] When Self Care Doesn't Cut It with Carissa Woodwyk

[E25] There is No Such Thing as Self-Regulation with Robyn Gobbel

[E24] The Power of Understanding Attachment Styles and Cycles with Dr. Casey Call

[E23] The Power of Understanding Attachment with Dr. Casey Call

[E22] Preparing your family for your family during the holidays

[E21] Thriving Through the Holidays

[E20] Transracial Adoption Pt 4 with Brett Carleton and Dave Overholser

[E19] Transracial Adoption Pt 3 with Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker

[E18] Transracial Adoption Pt 2 with Rhonda M. Roorda

[E17] Transracial Adoption Pt 1 with Ramya Gruneisen and Dr. Chris and Leslie Hamm

[E16] Cultivate a Growth Mindset

[E15] Chase The Why with Mo and Tona Ottinger

[E14] Talking to Your Kids About Sex (Pt 2) with Dr. Katherine Blackney

[E13] Talking to Your Kids About Sex (Pt 1) with Dr. Katherine Blackney

[E12] The Power of Asking Why PART 2 with Tom and Dawn Jordi

[E11] The Power of Asking Why with Tom and Dawn Jordi

[E10] Exploring & Navigating Racial Trauma with LPC Britney Bryson

[E9] Catch it Low

[E8] Back to School with ETC

[E7] Parenting in a Pandemic with Jesse Faris

[E6] Building Resilience Through the Power of Connection with Troy McPeak

[E5] The Power of Being Present with Dan Coley

[E4] The Valuable Process of Unlearning with Jacque Rowe Fields

[E3] The Connected Parents with Emmelie Pickett and Lisa Qualls

[E2] How did we get here? America's racial history with Dr. Charles McKinney

[E1] What is ETC?