All Episodes

89. Healing and growth while breaking patterns with Kelsea Koenreich

88. Yoga and Mindful Meditation with Kelly Smith

87. Mindful Monday - Body Scan Meditation

86. Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Trauma simplified with Lauren Auer

85. Mindful Monday - Letting go of stress

84. Pivots and Parenting a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder with Michael Pereira

83. Mindful Mondays - Connect with nature and meditate

82. Insights on Self-Care and Support during the Adoption Journey with Nicole Barlow

81. Mindful Mondays - Grounding Breath guided meditation

80. Supporting teens with ADHD and Neurodiversity with Kelly Biltz

79. Mindful Monday - A loving kindness guided meditation

78.Self-compassion and embodiment to reclaim our compassion as caregivers with Robyn Gutierrez

77. Using Reiki as a tool for healing trauma with Angela Masciulli

76. Finding Safety: Exploring Polyvagal Theory and the Safe and Sound Protocol

75. Trauma aware approaches to sleep issues with your kids with Allison Ezell

74. Mental health struggles with our kids and how to advocate well with Erin Peterson

73. Mondays with Melissa - Life and business updates

72. Connection, Nutrition, and helping our kids overcome eating challenges with Madison Tyler

71. Mondays with Melissa - Let's talk about power and control

70. Eating disorders, generational trauma and using creativity to heal with Tracey Yokas

REPLAY - #1 - Haley Pemberton

REPLAY - #2 - Robyn Gobbel

REPLAY - #3 - Claire Collins-Thompson

REPLAY - #4 - Melissa Corkum

REPLAY - #5 - What is TBRI?

REPLAY - #6 - Hannah McLeod

REPLAY - #7 - Steve Lympus

REPLAY - #8 - Jon Pemberton

69. Stretch therapy, fascial stretching, and healing our bodies with Becky Kukucka

68. Mondays with Melissa and Summer Survival Tips

67. Child advocacy and fostering teens with Mara Shorr

66. Sneak peek of parenting course, Mend, Heal, Grow

65. Potty training tips and tricks

64. Somatic Experiencing and how it can help with healing with Jake White

63. Mondays with Melissa and her daughters

62. Best mom ideas, teaching our kids and foster care with Autumn McKay

61. Answering questions about toddlers, tantrums and more!

60. Mondays with Melissa - Panic attacks and parenting fails

59. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, the school system, and finding support with Sandra Flach

58. REPLAY - Overcoming, healing, and connecting with your parents with Haley Pemberton

57. Growing through grief with Mary Anne Ruddis

56. Answering questions about family chores

55. Happy Birthday Mending Families Podcast!!

54. Thoughts on child welfare, adoption, trauma informed systems, and termination of parental rights

53. The Child Welfare system and learning through proximity with Matt Anderson

52. How do we help our kids regulate their bodies?

51. Mondays with Melissa - Sneak peak at Let's Grow Membership!

50. Seeing trauma everywhere and making space for LGBTQ+ kids with Steve Lympus

49. Better understanding loss and the grief that follows

48. Childhood cancer and coping with grief with Leslie Woodfill

47. Mondays with Melissa - Navigating sibling relationships

46. Brain First Parenting and FASD with Eileen Devine

45. Adverse Childhood Experiences and why they are important

44. Finding the way to healing and emotional processing through art with Breanne LaMoureaux

43. Mondays with Melissa - Top Questions of 2023 and Looking at New Adventures in 2024

42. Christmas Real Talk with Jon Pemberton

41. All things Christmas with Melissa's kids

40. Best and worst Christmas gift ideas with the Hot Mamas from the Hills

39. Real talk about adopting through foster care with Julee Higley

38. Invisible disabilities and adoption with Hannah LaBolle

37. Mindset shifts with foster care and adoption with Taffee Adams

36. Growing with books, open adoptions, and birth order with Meaghan Flowers

35. Mondays with Melissa - All things Halloween from the mouths of babes!

34. Mondays with Melissa - Surviving Domestic Violence

33. Healing the whole self from trauma and Domestic Violence with Teresa Eggleston

32. Mondays with Melissa - Power and control games people play in abusive relationships

31. Abuse and healing from chronic pain with Ashlee Hoelck

30. When religion hurts you with Dr. Laura Anderson

29. Mondays with Melissa - Rupture and Repair

28. Understanding big, baffling behaviors and consequences with Robyn Gobbel

27. Mondays with Melissa - Trauma informed tips for educators and parents

26. IEP and 504 Plan Advocacy with Destiny Huff

25. Jessica Sinarski - Trauma Informed Education and Riley the Brave

24. Mondays with Melissa - How mindfulness can help you be a better parent

23. Mindfulness, Meditation and Breathwork with Hannah Talbot

22. Mondays with Melissa - How to find community when parenting feels hard

21. Connected Parenting and Reclaiming Compassion with Lisa Qualls

20. Mondays with Melissa - Trauma-informed parenting

19. Surviving complex trauma and Story Telling with Tori Hope Petersen

18. Mondays with Melissa - My own journey with EMDR therapy

17. The ins and outs of EMDR Therapy with Christina Knudsen

16. Mondays with Melissa - Caring for the Nervous System

15. The Enneagram, Blocked Care, and the Safe and Sound Protocol with Melissa Corkum

14. Mondays with Melissa - Let’s talk about Grief and Loss

13. Cancer, parenting through the hard, and growth with Hannah McLeod

12. Mondays with Melissa - What to consider when building your support system

11. Single foster parenting and the importance of growth mindset with Danielle LaBar

10. Mondays with Melissa - What is TBRI?

9. Surviving cancer, helping the body heal, and IFS with Claire Collins Thompson

8. Mondays with Melissa - Childhood trauma and surviving abuse

7. Overcoming, healing, and connecting with your parents with Haley Pemberton

6. Mondays with Melissa - 6 risk factors to developmental adversity

5. Mom-life and International Foster Care with Bekah Read

4. Mondays with Melissa - 3 things to consider before becoming a foster parent

3. Foster parenting, TBRI and how yoga can help heal with Cassie Day

2. Mondays with Melissa - Should we spank?

1. Dads, fear-based discipline, and the importance of growth with Jon Pemberton

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