The Secure Start® Podcast

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...

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!...

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...

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...

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...