Parenting Thru Trauma - A Podcast on Attachment Trauma for Parents, Professionals and Policymakers

Family Forward Advocacy CT, Inc.•www.ffact.org

We are moms and dads - parents with lived experience who know how hard it is to Parent thru Trauma. We understand raising kids with significant trauma histories can be chaotic and exhausting, isolating, overwhelming, and even dangerous. YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Each episode will shed light on various hurdles related to sadness, fear, control, shame, and trust and the outcomes of these BIG, disorganized, and disruptive emotions. Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/parentingthrutrauma/sub

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Episodes

Crisis to Crown: Julia Carrano's Mom, Nancy Carrano Talks About the Journey, Pt. 2

Julia Carrano relinquished her crown on June 23rd, 2024, after one year of reign as Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2023. Parenting Thru Trauma interviewed Julia and her mother, Nancy Carrano, in May as they prepared for Julia's transition. Part two of our two-part interview includes a conversation with Julia's mom, Nancy, talking about their journey to identify and treat Julia's mental health symptoms, medication challenges, and navigating child-serving systems. Our conversation also takes a look at t...

Jul 28, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 1

Miss NJ Teen USA 2023, Julia Carrano, Talks Mental Health Stigma

Even Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2023, Julia Carrano, Struggles with Mental Wellness Julia Carrano relinquished her crown today, June 23rd, 2024, after one year of reign as Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2023. Parenting Thru Trauma interviewed Julia and her mother, Nancy Carrano, in May as they prepared for Julia's transition. Part one of our two-part interview includes Julia and Nancy talking about their journey to identify and treat Julia's mental health symptoms, medication challenges, and navigating ...

Jun 24, 2024•35 min•Season 2Ep. 1

Hope Lost. Hope Restored.: The inspiring Brown twins discuss overcoming early childhood trauma and adoption, and giving back supporting traumatized youth professionally at a CT PRTF

Twins Tiffany and Kimberly Brown , age 27, bounced from foster home to foster home as children until they found permanency (along with their younger brother) with Family Forward Advocacy CT co-founder, Cheryl Brown. Their journey began with a series of removals, numerous foster placements, and prolonged separation from several other siblings. Weekly supervised visits kept emotions raw and adoptive family attachment complicated. Their school-aged years were wrought with misguided state child-serv...

Sep 07, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Calling 911 or 211: Is it a last resort?

Safety planning and having a safety plan for when your attachment challenged or complex trauma-informed child's dysregulation exceeds chaos is essential. The 911 and 211 services or emergency mobile psychiatric services call-line can be a lifeline, but it can also be challenging. As a parent, you can feel shame, fear, and even failure because you made the call at all. This episode provides context around the 911 call decision and reveals what the experience might look and feel like after respond...

May 21, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Trends in Child Welfare

Trends in Child Welfare are an important topic as the removal of children, even infants, from the care of their biological parent(s) is traumatic on children. Statistic suggests that only 20% of the children in foster care today are there as a result of bona fide, evidence-based neglect, or abuse. This statistic also then suggests that 80% of children were removed and are in the custody of state child welfare agencies for other reasons. What are those reasons and how does federal funding influen...

Apr 07, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Parenting Thru Trauma - Introduction

A Parenting Thru Trauma Podcast introduction - Parents Parenting Thru Trauma know how hard and often dangerous it can be to support, contain, and keep traumatized kids safe. Helping them heal to eventually thrive isn't for the faint of heart. The heightened state of alert they live in every day can be complicated and riddled with chaos and crises. We can help. Listen to our introduction as we will launch on March 2nd, 2021 with information, tips, strategies, and more. You are not alone...anymore...

Feb 08, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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