Through The Eyes of Trauma

Essential Question: How do words help you talk your way through when exposed to trauma and toxic stress. This episode seeks to help listeners understand that positive self-talk can improve self-esteem, stress management, and well-being.

Essential Question: Can constantly being exposed to details and video of traumatic experiences give you PTSD? With the video release of the police brutality towards Tyre Nichols, curious minds will be seeking to witness the tragic event.  This episode discusses how constant trauma exposure causes Compassion Fatigue and impacts your mental health.

Essential Question: What can be gained by viewing behavior with a different mindset? This episode seeks to help listeners understand the benefit of having a mindset shift to understand how and why individuals act, react, and respond the way that they do.

Essential Question: How does our body's alarm system support us in traumatic times?   This episode seeks to help individuals identify when their body's alarm system is blaring and what to do about it.

Essential Question: In this climate where mental health challenges are exacerbated by the tumultuous times that we as a society are facing, what are the prevailing misconceptions around mental health? This episode is dedicated to the memory of Stephen "Twitch" Boss and seeks to bring about awareness of the mental health misconceptions to better support those who are struggling. Teaching Through th...

Essential Question:  How can we support children in getting all in their feelings and check in with their emotions? This episode seeks to help parents and teachers to support their children with their emotional development by checking in with their emotions.

Essential Question: How can we help individuals understand what to do with the knowledge of a trauma exposure? This episode seeks to help those who have experienced trauma to seek ways to find support for their exposure and not use it as an excuse to behave poorly.

Essential Question: What does SEL (Social Emotional Learning) look like in schools from a child's perspective? This episode seeks to see what children perceive SEL to be and what they would like to see more of in school.

Essential Question: What is the cost of children being in a constant chaotic environment? This episode seeks to help parents and educators understand the importance of providing a warm, supportive environment free of chaos.

Essential Question: How can we use co-regulation to support students with self-regulation in times of stress? This episode seeks to help educators and parents to understand their role in co-regulation to help support children.

Essential Question: How evident is the need for mental health supports in the school system and what are we doing about it? This episode seeks to bring awareness to the need for mental health supports in schools.

Essential Question: How can students tell you what's wrong, what they need, and what they've gone through by their behavior. This episode seeks to show parents and educators how to be curious and use what they observe to support students needs.

This episode, and conversation with our special guest licensed professional counselor, Amma Pennick, seeks to understand how an uncommon inheritance can affect the lives of generations. Essential question: What happens when you have trauma that is not your own?

In this episode, we are revisiting one of our most popular episodes from season 1 where myself and three other ladies, who are educators in a large urban school district, discussed the challenges teachers were facing that would lead to the current teacher shortage our nation is experiencing at this time.  I believe this episode will once again provide great information and insight to our list...

This episode seeks to understand the value of teachers of color and find ways to recruit and retain more of these individuals. Essential question: What are some benefits, barriers, and ways to retain teachers of color?

This episode seeks to understand the trauma that Black male teachers experience and find ways to help them thrive in the educational system. Essential question: What do black male educators need to thrive in education?

This episode seeks to help adults identify how things that they have experienced in their childhood can be directly reflected in their adult behavior and relationships. Essential question:  Could your unresolved childhood trauma be leaking into your adult life?

This episode seeks to identify tools and strategies for adults to provide a safe space for children exposed to trauma and toxic stress while resisting retraumatization with their actions. Essential question: How can you resist being a source of trauma as a parent or care taker?

This episode seeks to help adults recognize those behaviors in students that can signify the presence of trauma or toxic stress. Essential question: How can educators and parents identify signs and symptoms of trauma exposure in students as they head back to school. Special guest: Samantha Brathwaite (Educator)

This episode seeks to provide tools and strategies for individuals to connect with students; especially those exposed to trauma and toxic stress. Essential Question: How can you start off the school year positively in a way to connect with students in hopes of building nurturing, buffering relationships that protect them from the impact of trauma and toxic stress?

Essential question: How can we be intentional about preparing and supporting children exposed to trauma and toxic stress during the summer break? This episode seeks to give parents and teachers tools and strategies to be proactive regarding the potential for triggering or retraumatizing experiences during and after the summer break.

How do we support children with unmet needs and broken circles? This episode seeks to give parents and teachers tools and strategies to identify needs that are not being met and what circles are broken in order to support children on their journey towards healing and resiliency.

Essential Question: How does stress impact our body? This episode seeks to educate listeners on the impact of stress and trauma in the body, and how it responds when in a state of constant stress.

In this episode, we want to revisit a very important podcast and subject that affects many people, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES).

Essential question: How can we foster wellness within ourselves and our children who have been exposed to trauma and toxic stress, so that they can be well? This episode seeks to foster wellness within individuals exposed to trauma and toxic stress; mind, body, and emotions.