Episode 28 - Robyn Gobbel
Mending Families is hosted by Melissa Pemberton and she brings you weekly content that is a mix of trauma aware interviews, parenting tips for those caring for kids from adversity, and stories from people just like you as they share their beautiful messy moments. Melissa hopes that when you listen each week, you will feel encouraged, inspired and take a little something away to help you and your family move from broken to mended.
Robyn Gobbel, LMSW-Clinical, has 20 years of practice in family and child therapy experience, specializing in complex trauma, attachment, and adoption. She has integrated her diverse clinical training to create an attachment-rich, sensory-sensitive, and relational neurosciences supported healing environment for children and families. Robyn consults, teaches, and trains extensively throughout the US. She is a podcast host and author of the forthcoming Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies that Really Work.
On today’s episode, Robyn walks us through the parts of the brain (Owl, Watchdog, Possum) and how we can view our kids’ big, baffling behaviors from a different perspective. She shares her thoughts on consequences and whether they are necessary to change our kids’ behaviors. This conversation with Robyn was so easy because she makes parenting sound easy and doable! If you are struggling with big, baffling behaviors from your kids, this episode will give you some great starting places to make positive changes within your home!
If you are interested in learning more about Robyn and all that she has going on, her website is https://robyngobbel.com and she is on Instagram and Facebook. Find her podcast, The Baffling Behavior Show, HERE and you can also pre-order her book wherever you love to buy books or HERE.
Topics Robyn mentions:
*Books by Torey Hayden were what inspired Robyn to go into the field of helping others
*Robyn describes the Watch Dog, Possum, and Owl brain that we all experience with our kids, and ourselves!
*My favorite thing that Robyn said that will stick with me is “Changing how we see people, changes people.” So good!!
*We talk about consequences and Robyn has a great episode on this very topic. Listen to that episode HERE
*Robyn gives a lot of good examples of common behaviors and situations we might experience as parents.
*Robyn’s book, Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors, comes out on September 21st! You can pre-order now HERE or on Amazon
*Marti Smith’s book, The Connected Therapist, is a great resource for all caregivers!
*Check out https://beaconhouse.org.uk/ for videos, handouts, infographics, and more all about trauma and the brain!
*Buy your own copy of Love Me, Feed Me by Katja Rowell, MD
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