Episode 27:

Listen to as Mandy interviews Beth Tyson, MA, is a childhood trauma consultant, 3x best-selling author, keynote speaker, and an advocate for children in the child welfare system. She provides international training on childhood trauma and loss, and is currently working on a trauma-informed animated series for teens.

While working as a psychotherapist with kinship families (aka grandparents raising grandchildren), she was inspired to write a children’s book to help families cope with the trauma of being separated from their biological parents.  Her tender-hearted book, A Grandfamily for Sullivan and her other books are  available at bethtyson.com.

Most importantly, Beth is the mom to a spirited little girl with a secret stash of chocolate in her room, just like her mama.

Beth is graciously giving away her copy of the CARES model for connection after chaos 

"A trauma-responsive "in the moment" method for caregivers and professionals"
As caregivers we want to help a child in distress, but we often say and do unhelpful things because we are overwhelmed by the child's behavior.

The C.A.R.E.S Model is a step-by-step trauma-responsive approach you can follow to co-regulate with a child who is in the fight/flight/freeze/fawn trauma response. This one-of-a-kind framework is a free gift to you, and signing up will also subscribe you to my monthly newsletter on childhood trauma. Access to the latest research and resources on childhood trauma will be included in your subscription, please subscribe to Beth's monthly Childhood Trauma Newsletter here: BethTyson.com.

https://www.bethtyson.com/cares

Beth also has a private Facebook group you can join called Emotiminds, which is focused on trauma-informed care and trust-focused parenting. 

The instagram post we mention in this episode can be found here, Children Can Trigger our Old Trauma.

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Episode 26:

Listen to as Mandy interviews Michelle Jones is President and Co-Founder of Trauma Integration. Michelle is a Trauma Educator and Certified Trauma Integration Coach.Michelle firmly believes in the inherent resiliency within each of us. She loves connecting with people and uncovering the light and strength in the people she meets. 

The book Michelle Jones mentions as her recommended resources is the book Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma by Pete Walker

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Schedule a free 15 minute meeting to have all of your questions answered by Michelle at www.jonesharbor.com

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Episode 25:

Listen to as Mandy interviews a fellow bonus mama who is a mama to 3, believer and brave as all can be by being a light through her social media. 

Earlier this month she shared a post stating
1. “They won’t all be Hallmark holidays. And that is okay.”

2. “Remember, you can change your mind, boundaries and expectations”

And last but not least 

3. “Setting a boundary does not make you an evil stepmom”

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The book Lex mentions as her recommended resources is Grace-Filled Stepparenting by Laurie Polich Short.

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Episode 24:

*Trigger Warning:  This episode will discuss a specific person’s experience with coparenting with a narcissist and sociopath. The content may be triggering to listeners with similar experiences.*
 
The average toxic person affects 10 people directly and/or indirectly in their life.  Are you being affected by a narcissist or sociopath? Is your coparenting relationship full of drama, trauma and chaos?

Listen as Mandy interviews Grace W. Wroldson. Grace is the author of five self-help books available on Amazon. Through her books, Grace gives insight on how to cope with loving an alcoholic. Her newest books deliver essential survival strategies for co-parenting with a narcissist in a high-conflict custody battle.

Defying the odds, Grace overcame every obstacle that her ex placed in her path to happiness. She has since dedicated her life’s work to help other women and mothers cope, win, face failures, and find peace. Ultimately, her mission is to spare children from an alcoholic home or save them from abusive, toxic, personality-disordered parents by offering the secrets to her success and valuable survivor wisdom in her books.
 
Grace shares three suggestions and encouragement that has helped set her up for success when coparenting with a narcissist and sociopath.

Find the two books we discuss here:
Coparenting with a Narcissist: 7 Self-Rules to Stay Sane
Coparenting with a Sociopath: Survival & Sanity Guide

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Episode 23:

Listen as Mandy chats with Ginger, cofounder of The Family Core App , the number one family organizational platform.

Their mission is to provide the best family management tools to keep everyone in the family safely & securely connected. The Family Core includes secure document storage, an event management and calendar feature, a private family chat, and Geo location with check-in feature. This platform improves family management. Whether you are a busy nuclear family, co-parenting through divorce or separation, parallel parenting, single parenting, a caregiver or legal advocate, this platform allows information to be shared in a secure environment. This platform is HIPPA and COPPA compliant. The software provides parents and their families with the tools and resources necessary to increase family efficiency and communication while decreasing stress. Start organizing life today with a 7 day free trial.

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Episode 22:

Mandy shares as a follow up to her interview with Katie and Cheri from MomNation on their podcast From the Heart.

Mandy describes her perspective of what creates a high conflict coparenting relationship, what has helped her navigate through the different seasons and isn't afraid to admit her part in certain scenarios.

If you haven't listened the original interview that inspired this episode,  just find the From the Heart MomNation podcast on your favorite platform.

Listening for the first time? Be sure to listen to Mandy's first episode called Coparenting Dynamics. 

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EPISODE 21

*Trigger Warning:  This episode will discuss a specific person’s experience with pregnancy as a result of sexual assault.  This episode also mentions abortion. The content may be triggering to listeners with similar experiences.

Mandy has a conversation with Jes Smith. Jes is busy chasing Jesus, a wife to Tyler, mama to future leaders and clumsy nature lover.

When they met, Mandy shared some fun facts about her life and included she lives life blended with her husband. Jes was quite reassuring that she has had quite the life journey with her own set or coparenting experiences with an incredible testimony to boot.

Listen as Jes shares a true story of redemption as she shares her biggest traumatic experience that lead to additional trials. Her bravery and courage as she shares about her trauma, hurts, boundaries, healing and faith is nothing short of miraculous.

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Episode 20:

Mandy chats with Megan Bottom from Broken 2 Blessed. 

Megan Bottom is an author, speaker and a Blended Family Marriage Coach. She and her husband, Dwayne have been called to travel full time and are currently residing in Nevada.  Megan and Dwayne host several retreats per year, offer hope through their online courses. Their YouTube channel is full of encouragement and life giving testimonies plus she speaks to large events and churches about finding hope.

Megan is passionate about helping blended families use marriage as a powerful evangelistic weapon. Listen as she shares how unforgiveness and bitterness have affected her marriage in the early years as she worked through trauma to grow closer to God, her husband and set her family up for success.

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