On today’s episode, Allison shared about her journey into sleep consulting and the services she offers to families dealing with sleep issues. She talks about understanding sleep pressure and sleep onset associations as a crucial part of addressing sleep issues in children. Allison believes trauma-informed approaches are essential, as typical sleep training methods may not be effective for children with trauma backgrounds and she gives us examples of why this is and how we can start making minor adjustments today. If you have a kiddo who struggles with sleep, this episode is for you! Enjoy!

On today’s episode, Erin opens up about mental health struggles within her immediate family and how this came to a head this past year. Erin’s three boys all have their diagnosis and with their permission, Erin shares some of the hard and good about raising her three boys. Listen in as Erin gives us good things to consider, including encouragement for those of us on similar journeys.

On today’s episode, Madison first talks about her foster and adoption journey and how she and her husband grew their family this way. She then shares her heart about helping families struggling with nutrition with their kids who have come from hard. Madison is an adoptive mom herself and she not only shares from her expertise, but also from her own experiences.

On today’s episode, Melissa shares three tips to help our kids feel like they have some control over what goes on in their daily lives. We often see behaviors escalate when our kids feel like they have no power or control. Instead of getting frustrated, let’s take an approach of sharing power and giving them opportunities to have control. Enjoy!

In today’s episode, Tracey shares with us how creativity and using art helped her on her journey of healing. She also opens up about the hard parts of her story that led to her writing her first book with the hopes of inspiring others. Grief and loss, along with mental health conditions, are difficult to navigate and lead us to feel alone at times so Tracey’s memoir can lead to helping others find their healing.

On today’s episode, Becky shares about her journey to sobriety and how she has found her way to stretch therapy. She explains Fascial Stretching and how she has been able to use this strategy as a way to help others find healing and chronic pain relief. Finally, Becky gives us some simple stretches we can do from the comfort of our own home that can help our nervous system daily. Enjoy!

On today’s episode, Melissa gives you 5 tips to survive the summer months with your kids at home. With summer just beginning, this episode is sure to give you some good things to consider when planning for the next few months. If you have any tips you’d like to share, feel free to shoot Melissa a DM on her Instagram and she will share with the listeners!

On today’s episode, Mara shares about being a child advocate and how that led her and her husband to being a kinship care provider for a teenage girl. We talk briefly about group homes and the “wish list” Mara has for the future of group homes. She gives us good things to think about when it comes to being involved in the lives of children in foster care, and provides us with resources, thoughts, and insights that are helpful to everyone!

On today’s episode, Melissa peels back the curtains of her online course and let’s you experience one of the lessons. She created Mend, Heal, Grow when she realized that she could reach more families with the work she does by offering it online and not just in person! This course offers the ability to connect with other caregivers, meet weekly over zoom (not required) and grow as a person, parent and partner!