Colby Pearce

The Secure Start® Podcast

Education EN ↓ 55 episodes

In the same way that a secure base is the springboard for the growth of the child, knowledge of past endeavours and lessons learnt are the springboard for growth in current and future endeavours. If we do not revisit the lessons of the past we are doomed to relearning them over and over again, with the result that we may never really achieve a greater potential. In keeping with the idea we are encouraged to be the person we wished we knew when we were starting out, it is my vision for the podcast that it is a place where those who work in child protection and out-of-home care can access what i...

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Colby Pearce

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#5 Shame Containment Theory: A Revolutionary Approach, with Lisa Etherson 04.05.2025 1:10:33

Send us Fan Mail Shame isn't just a fleeting emotion—it's a complex process that profoundly shapes our lives from childhood through adulthood. In this eye-opening conversation, psychosexual therapist and PhD researcher Lisa Etherson introduces her groundbreaking Shame Containment Theory, revealing how our earliest attachment experiences create enduring sensitivities that influence everyt...

#4 Parental Navigation of the Digital Frontier, with Catherine Knibbs 21.04.2025 1:04:57

Send us Fan Mail Join me for a highly engaging and thought provoking conversation with Catherine (Cath) Knibbs, as we discuss the scope of harms children and young people may experience when online, Cath's reaction to the Netflix series, Adolescence, and Cath's question to me without notice about how we are failing boys in contemporary western society and discourse. I hope you like it!...

#3 Navigating Trauma Through Reflective Practice, with Dr Nicola O'Sullivan 08.04.2025 1:03:37

Send us Fan Mail Emotional wellbeing in child protection What drives us toward careers in child protection, and how might our personal histories unconsciously shape our professional approaches? Dr Nicola O'Sullivan takes us on a profound journey through the emotional terrain of social care work, revealing how her own experiences of childhood trauma unconsciously propelled her into caregiving...

#2 Building Healing Environments for Traumatized Youth, with John Whitwell 18.03.2025 59:57

Send us Fan Mail Creating Therapeutic Environments for Traumatized Children: Lessons from the Cotswold Community and Beyond What does it truly take to create healing environments for our most vulnerable children? In this thought-provoking conversation with John Whitwell, former principal of the pioneering Cotswold Community and director of the UK's first therapeutic foster care program, we ex...

#1 Reunifying 1,200 Children: The Connecting Families Story with Sally Rhodes 17.03.2025 58:46

Send us Fan Mail Family Preservation Through Trauma Informed Practice What does it take to safely reunify over 1,200 children with their families? Sally Rhodes, founder of Connecting Families, takes us behind the scenes of her remarkable 20-year journey building South Australia's largest family reunification service. The conversation opens with a powerful reflection that frames everything tha...