Brain Based Parenting, The Boys Ranch Podcast for families. We all know how hard being a parent is, and sometimes it feels like there are no good answers to the difficult questions families have when their kids are struggling. Our goal each week will be to try and answer some of those tough questions utilizing the knowledge, experience, and professional training Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch has to offer. Contact us: email [email protected] To Donate: https://secure.calfarley.org/site/Donatio ...
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Motherhood in ADHD – Parenting with ADHD, Productivity Tips, Brain based Science, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Education to Help Moms with Adult ADHD
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Productivity, Parenting, and Education for Moms with Adult ADHD Are you overwhelmed by the never-ending to do list of motherhood? Are you burnt out and barely keeping your head above water? Are you confused and frustrated by how all the other moms make it look so easy? And somehow you're still floundering despite trying even harder... Your purse is as overflowing as your mind, you never feel like a good enough mom, and you don't dare have anyone over to visit to witness your messy home. You ...
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E273: Managing Your Daily Energy Levels as a Mom with ADHD with Guest Host JoAnn Crohn - Best Of Friends Series
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32:40Do you feel like you're already running on fumes – and it’s barely breakfast time? You’re not alone. In this conversation from the Happy Mom Summit, I talk with JoAnn Crohn of the No Guilt Mom Podcast about what really drains our energy as ADHD moms – and how to recharge in realistic, doable ways. Spoiler alert: it’s not about naps and bubble baths…
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Brain Builders: Purpose- How Purpose Shapes Young Lives
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21:51Send us a text Helping children discover a sense of purpose gives them direction, motivation, and a connection to something greater than themselves. It boosts mood, energy, and motivation, especially when they contribute meaningfully to their community. Purpose is built through realistic goals, service, and exploration—especially in supportive envi…
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Brain Builders: Power- Building Self-Control Instead of Control
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20:41Send us a text This episode explores the concept of power in parent-child relationships and how understanding power dynamics can improve interactions with children, especially during crisis moments. We discuss why self-control is the greatest form of power and how sharing power appropriately with children helps them develop into successful adults. …
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E272: You’re Not Lazy: Why You Don’t Finish Simple Tasks
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12:36You start the day with good intentions. “This afternoon, I’m going to drop off this return real quick.” But then you can’t find the box. Or the tape. And now your printer is out of ink. Suddenly, the whole day’s gone, and the box is still sitting by the door. Sound familiar? In this episode—recorded from my car in full chauffeur-mom mode—I’m breaki…
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Brain Builders: Achievement- Creating a Success Mindset for our Kids
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22:12Send us a text We explore achievement as the third component of our Model of Leadership and Service, discussing how to foster confidence, build competence, and set appropriate goals for children who may identify more with failure than success. Contact: [email protected] To Donate: https://secure.calfarley.org/site/Donation2?3358.donation=form1…
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Brain Builders: Belonging-The Foundation of Healthy Development
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24:58Send us a text We explore the vital concept of belonging in child development and how it interconnects with a sense of safety, confidence, and overall wellbeing. Our expert panel shares personal stories and professional insights about what true belonging means and why humans fundamentally need connection to thrive. Contact: [email protected] T…
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E271: Parenting a Struggling Child with ADHD: Where to Start When Your Kid is in Crisis
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24:23Watching your child struggle is pretty much the worst. Not knowing what to do about it is more than icing on the doo-doo cake. I've got your back, mama! In this episode of Motherhood in ADHD, I dive into the rollercoaster of emotions and challenges of parenting a struggling child. When your child needs help, but you don’t know where to begin, this …
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Brain Builders: Safety First- Building Trust and Connection with Your Child
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24:21Send us a text Safety forms the foundation of child development, serving as the brain's primary focus before learning or growth can occur. • Your brain's number one job is to keep you safe, not to think or problem-solve • Children's behaviors often express their feelings of safety or lack thereof Contact: [email protected] To Donate: https://s…
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Brain Builders: The Leadership Model
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17:37Send us a text Cal Farley's Staff Development team introduces their Model of Leadership and Service, a framework focusing on six universal needs that everyone requires: safety, belonging, achievement, power, purpose, and adventure. • Six basic human needs form the foundation for Cal Farley's approach to helping troubled youth • Unconditional and re…
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E270: You’re Not Missing Out When You Say No
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10:55Ever feel like if you say no to a good opportunity, you’ll regret it forever? Like the next big thing is right around the corner... and you’ll miss it if you stop moving? I’ve been there. Saying no is hard, especially when your ADHD brain loves chasing shiny new ideas. In this episode, I’m sharing a clip from my friend Jacki Hayes’ podcast where I …
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Unpredictable Caregiving: How Disorganized Attachment Shapes Children
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34:10Send us a text Disorganized attachment develops when children experience unpredictable caregiving, creating a template where they can't anticipate how adults will respond and must constantly adjust their behavior to stay safe. • Disorganized attachment characterized by unpredictable caregiving—loving one day, absent the next, angry another • Childr…
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Anxiety in the Nest: How Overprotection Creates Insecurity
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30:05Send us a text We explore ambivalent attachment, where caregivers' anxiety and overprotection create uncertainty in children, preventing them from developing confidence and decision-making skills. This parenting approach, often seen in helicopter parenting, stems from good intentions but teaches children the world is unsafe. • Ambivalent attachment…
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E269: Why Do I Get Frustrated So Easily? ADHD Meltdowns & Mood Swings in Adults
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17:44Do you ever feel like an emotional sponge, absorbing the feelings of others around you? Especially when you’re with someone you care about? Especially when you’re in certain parts of your cycle? Extra especially when they are agitated, frustrated, angry, or anxious? In this episode, we dive deep into understanding emotional regulation, stress manag…
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Kids Who Seem Fine But Aren't: The Truth About Avoidant Attachment
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28:58Send us a text Our ongoing exploration of attachment styles focuses on avoidant attachment, examining how it develops when caregivers consistently fail to respond to children's needs. We unpack why this attachment style, which often makes children appear self-sufficient and well-behaved, actually undermines their emotional development and capacity …
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The Foundation of Trust: How Secure Attachment Shapes Child Development
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28:37Send us a text Secure attachment forms the foundation for a child's healthy development and shapes how they view themselves, others, and the world. We explore the four key attributes caregivers need to foster secure attachment: being present, attentive, attuned, and responsive. • A secure attachment relationship is defined as one that's "free from …
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E268: This Season Is Hard, But Your Tears Aren't Wasted
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27:07Ten weeks. Fifty-five thousand words to go. One big, messy dream. I'm officially writing a book, and I’m on a serious countdown. But let’s be real, life isn’t made up of word counts and deadlines. This season is stretching me in ways I didn’t expect, and I’m reminded (again) how hard it is for me to ask for help. So I’m uncomfortably practicing tha…
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Attachment Foundations: How Early Bonds Shape Our Lives
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22:12Send us a text Attachment forms the foundation of all human relationships, beginning with our earliest bonds to caregivers and shaping how we connect with others throughout our lives. The quality of care we receive in our first three years creates a template through which we view all future relationships, determining whether we see the world as saf…
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Redefining Discipline: How Supervision, Communication, and Self-Reflection Transform Parenting- Part 4
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26:10Send us a text We finish our series on discipline by focusing on key elements often overlooked: supervision, meaningful conversations, apologies, and counterproductive approaches. These aspects create a comprehensive framework for effective, connection-based discipline. • Supervision connects to discipline by helping catch issues early and modeling…
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E267: Constantly Feel Like You’re Behind? 4 Reasons Why
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13:45What “should” you have done already? Finish your degree? Pass your driver’s license test? Make that doctor’s appt? Left the house for school pickup? If you’re constantly thinking “I’m behind!”, this episode is for you. Often it’s literal, as in, “I’m 20 minutes late to my appointment!” But it’s also in the big things, like you “should” have more ki…
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Redefining Discipline: The Brain-Based Approach to More Serrious Behavior- Part 3
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22:04Send us a text Discipline isn't about punishment but about teaching, and when it comes to serious behaviors, individualized care becomes even more critical. Balancing increased structure with increased nurture creates the optimal environment for helping children learn from their mistakes and grow. • Each child has different needs, and fair treatmen…
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Redefining Discipline: The Brain-Based Approach to Everyday Parenting Challenges-Part 2
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37:07Send us a text Discipline doesn't have to mean punishment; the most effective approach focuses on understanding the root causes behind less significant behaviors and addressing them with connection rather than correction. • Curiosity is essential in addressing less significant behaviors - take time to understand what's happening beneath the surface…
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E266: No Perfect Plan: Letting Good Enough Be Good Enough
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35:24But I want to do everything... well. Ever find yourself trying so hard to get it just right… only to realize that you’re missing the whole point?!? This week, I’m sharing some very real behind-the-scenes of my life right now: juggling the end-of-school chaos, trying to write a book I’ve dreamed about for years, and realizing (once again) that perfe…
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Redefining Discipline: From Force to Cooperation- Part 1
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19:47Send us a text Discipline is often misunderstood as punishment, when it's actually about teaching and guiding children through boundaries and relationship. We explore how effective discipline builds cooperation rather than forcing compliance. • Discipline's true purpose is teaching, not punishment or making children feel bad • Force creates only te…
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E265: How Do You Keep Up with Everything as a Mom with ADHD?
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30:31How do moms do ALL.THE.THINGS in a methodical, consistent manner? My client asked me this earlier this month. She wanted to see how someone else “does it all” in order to get a better grasp on what it looks like. Plus she asked for an example of a weekly schedule where somebody meal plans, cooks, takes care of their kids, and works part time. “Doin…
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Empty Nest!!! Now What? Parenting Beyond Age 25
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22:10Send us a text Parenting your adult children after 25 requires shifting from director to supporter as they become truly independent and often more receptive to your wisdom and experience. • Children over 25 are more reflective and insightful about their own experiences • Clear communication is essential when setting boundaries with adult children •…
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E264: 5 ADHD Hacks that Make Mom Life Easier
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23:14Today’s episode is inspired by a friend’s surprise at how many ADHD-friendly hacks I use on a daily basis throughout my home. You have enough to do as a mom. You don’t need to reinvent the wheel on problems you’ve already solved in the past. Let’s reuse what you’ve already done! Here are some of my favorite lather, rinse, repeat systems that make l…
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They’ve Graduated!!! Now What?: Navigating Ages 18-25
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25:40Send us a text Parenting doesn't end at 18—it evolves into supporting young adults who have adult freedom but still-developing brains through age 25. Contact: [email protected] To Donate: https://secure.calfarley.org/site/Donation2?3358.donation=form1&df_id=3358&mfc_pref=T To Apply: https://apply.workable.com/cal-farleys-boys-ranch/j/25E122609…
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E263: Am I Too Much? Accepting & Loving Who You Are, Plus Your Retreat Invitation
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31:48Ever feel like you’re “just too much”—too scattered, too loud, too mistake-prone, too ditzy, just…too all over the place? Maybe you dropped your phone in the ocean and screamed “noooo” until you cried? (Raising my hand slowly…) If so, you’re in the right place. This last couple of weeks has been tough – a sinus infection, perimenopause brain fog, s…
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From Kindergarten Backpacks to Graduation Caps and Gowns: A Parenting Reflection
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13:15Send us a text Parenting is a journey of constant evolution that shifts from holding hands to letting go wisely, building a foundation of trust that stretches across any distance. Parenting doesn't end at graduation—it just evolves as your role shifts to meet their changing needs If you would like more information about Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, are…
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Where Kids Find Their Future, Not Their Past
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42:22Send us a text Cal Farley's Boys Ranch is a residential childcare facility serving boys and girls ages 5-18 who need structure and support in a caring environment. This Christ-centered community operates like a small town with its own school, activities, and services, providing children with a fresh start regardless of their background or their fam…
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E262: How to Ask for Help When You Have ADHD
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16:04How can you ask for help? When you have ADHD, you may not ask for help. Maybe you feel like you have to figure it out on your own. You may not want others to know you’re struggling or working this hard to keep up. Or maybe you don’t want to look weak or incompetent. But humans aren’t meant to function entirely solo. Mamas Nicole & Rebecca both subm…
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You Are The Intervention: Building Relationships and Trust With Children
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15:45Send us a text Relationships are our most powerful intervention when helping children who have experienced trauma or instability heal and grow. Every child is wired for connection, asking fundamental questions through their behavior about safety, value, and belonging that can only be answered through consistent, safe relationships. Contact: podcast…
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Bedtime Battles and Brain Health: Creating Sleep Strategies That Work
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21:45Send us a text Sleep is the cornerstone of children's health, affecting brain development, learning ability, and emotional regulation. Our panel of experts dives into why kids struggle to sleep and practical strategies to help them get the rest they need without turning bedtime into a battleground. Contact: [email protected] To Donate: https:/…
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E261: What If Everyone Hates Me? Book Update #3
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51:11What if everyone hates me? What if no one reads my book? No one told me that writing a book came with an existential crisis. Wrestling with how to write the book that moms need, while also showing up fully as myself, and writing words I can stand by for decades to come… this has been a lot more weighty than I expected. I thought I was going to be u…
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The Brain Loves a Good Beat: Music's Power to Heal and Connect
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22:13Send us a text Music provides powerful access to our brains' emotional centers, making it an exceptional tool for parents to help children regulate emotions and build stronger family connections. Give us a five-star review and tell your friends and family about how much you love Brain-Based Parenting. Until next time, remember you might have to loa…
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How Faith Forms in Unexpected Ways
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30:20Send us a text Faith formation follows a unique path for each person, moving from a "God-haunted feeling" through imagination and believability to deep conviction, with questions playing a crucial role in authentic spiritual growth. • Faith development often begins with an innate sense that there's "something more" beyond what we can physically exp…
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Why This Generation Stopped Believing and How We Can Change That
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47:10Send us a text We begin a new series on faith formation exploring three critical conditions for spiritual development in a disenchanted generation: encounters with nature, the power of community, and the role of fathers. Recent research reveals spirituality provides remarkable protective factors against life's most serious challenges. • Children wh…
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E260: Are You Lazy and Procrastinating or Prioritizing for Later?
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17:39HOT TAKE: I don’t believe people with ADHD are lazy. There is a reason that they don’t want to or can’t do the thing, and when you untangle that obstacle, voila! It’s easier to get things done. How do you know the difference between procrastinating and prioritizing for later? There are some things in life we can’t avoid, so how do you deal with the…
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Building Trust Through Respectful Relationships with Your Children
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30:47Send us a text Teaching and showing respect to our children builds their self-worth and models healthy relationships for their future. We explore how parents can better demonstrate and teach respect. • Building trust and respect requires time, consistency, and genuine relationship investment • Taking children's concerns seriously, even when they se…
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Respect: The Foundation of Parent-Child Relationships
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20:24Send us a text Developing respectful relationships with our children requires understanding different perspectives on respect and modeling the behavior we want to see. We explore how parents can navigate the challenges of teaching and demonstrating respect without being overly permissive or authoritarian. • Many teens define respect conditionally—"…
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E259: Juggling Big Goals and Parenting with ADHD: Book Update #2
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21:37Ditch the quest for Pinterest perfection and actually get stuff done. In this episode, I’m getting real about how my book proposal is going amidst juggling the whirlwind of parenting and work projects. The highs and lows of writing are kicking in already. Do I need to write multiple books because there's just too much to say? Slow your roll, Patric…
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Addressing Bullies: Practical Strategies for Parents
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22:09Send us a text We dive deep into the issue of childhood bullying, exploring how parents, caregivers, and educators can better support children facing these challenges. With personal stories and expert insights, we highlight practical strategies for fostering a safe environment for kids. • Understanding why children hesitate to report bullying • Per…
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Bullying Unmasked: Recognizing and Addressing Unseen Challenges
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24:06Send us a text Understanding bullying is crucial for parents and educators alike. In our discussion, we dive deep into its varying forms and the impact they have on children. - Types of bullying: Physical, verbal, social, and cyber - The cycle of bullying: Origins often in past trauma - Practical strategies for parents to support children - The imp…
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E258: Reset After a Meltdown or Total Shutdown
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18:30When you’re hiding in the bathroom in a puddle of tears on the floor, what do you do next? When you’ve yelled at your family and said things you regret during a grownup temper tantrum and wish you could hide under a rock forever, what do you do next? When the shame and guilt and overwhelm feel like too much to bear, what do you do now? It’s so comm…
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Practicing Self-Care While Navigating Secondary Trauma
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16:23Send us a text Caregivers often face the hidden challenge of secondary trauma, experiencing emotional distress from supporting those who have endured significant hardships. This episode discusses defining secondary trauma, its signs, and how implementing self-care practices can help caregivers mitigate its effects. • Exploring the nature and defini…
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The Power of Asking for Help?!?!?!?
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24:59Send us a text Ever felt that asking for help might make you seem inadequate? You're not alone. We explore why reaching out for assistance is, in fact, a sign of strength. This episode of Brain-Based Parenting dives into the unique self-care journeys of parents and caregivers and how recognizing personal needs can be challenging amidst daily stress…
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E257: I Love You But I Don't Like You: Supporting ADHD Relationships
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19:59You chose this person for a reason. You love them. Aaaaand relationships are complicated. Sometimes you may not LIKE your partner as much as you love them. Adding ADHD in the mix is more than another layer of complexity to your relationship, whether it affects you, your partner, or both. As Valentine's Day approaches, here’s a clip from Successful …
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Establishing Self-care for Parents and Caregivers
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20:57Send us a text This episode emphasizes the crucial role of self-care for parents and caregivers, exploring its impact on family dynamics and personal well-being. Through practical tips and shared experiences, we encourage listeners to prioritize their own mental health to foster healthier relationships within the family. • Discusses the importance …
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