This is My Story: The weird reality of RAD
This podcast is all about listening to the real-life stories of parents, children, and professionals about life with Reactive Attachment Disorder.
Episode #20: “The biggest challenge has been changing me.”
Part Two of Two with Sharon Neasbitt; July 21, 2020
Sharon is back this week for a Q&A session. As a Mom and therapist who is raising her biological grandson who had Reactive Attachment Disorder, Sharon shares how she made the switch from therapeutic parenting to ‘normal’ parenting when her grandson began to get healthy.
Episode #19: The goal of a consequence is to teach a lesson that leads to positive choices.”
Part One of Two with Sharon Neasbitt; July 14, 2020
Meet Sharon Neasbitt, a Mom and therapist from Oklahoma, who is here to share her story with us of adopting her biological grandson who had Reactive Attachment Disorder. Sharon tells about the ups and downs of parenting and shares a very humorous story about Holy Water and bedtime.
This is the first part of Sharon’s interview, so be sure to tune in next week for the Q&A session that we did together.
Episode #18: Working with Behaviours While Tutoring RAD
Part Two of Two with Nicci Price, a therapeutic tutor; July 7, 2020
Nicci is back to talk about therapeutic tutoring and dealing with behaviours in a classroom-type setting. This is the second part of the interview, so if you haven’t listened to the first part yet check out Episode #17.
Episode #17: Therapeutic Tutoring
Part One of Two with Nicci Price, a therapeutic tutor; June 23, 2020
Meet Nicci, a therapeutic tutor from Ohio who is here to share her experiences with us of tutoring kids with Reactive Attachment Disorder. Nicci brings her experience with her from having taught school for 7 years and volunteered at several Healing Hearts Family Bonding camps. This is a great episode for all teachers, educators, tutors, and parents!
Episode #16: Help for Kids: Brainwave Optimization
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Part Three of Three with Joanne Couture, RMFT, Brainwave Optimization Technologist; June 16, 2020
Joanne Couture talks about Brainwave Optimization and how it can help our kids think better and relax. Learn about the 30/70 model of brain function and how we can help balance it in or kids with trauma.
Episode #15: Being the Best Parent You Can Be with Brainwave Optimization
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Part Two of Three with Joanne Couture, RMFT, Brainwave Optimization Technologist; June 9, 2020
Joanne Couture is back to talk about parenting and Brainwave Optimization. Learn how you can calm your brain and parent better!
Episode #14: Brainwave Optimization for Healing
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Part One of Three with Joanne Couture, RMFT, Brainwave Optimization Technologist; June 2, 2020
Joanne Couture, a therapist in Winnipeg, is bringing us everything we need to know about Brainwave Optimization in this three-part series.
Brainwave Optimization is a non-invasive neurotechnology that can help people with sleep, anxiety, peak performance, and energy levels.
Episode #13: “Learn as much as you possibly can.”
Part Two with Jennifer, One Awesome Grandma; May 26, 2020
Jennifer is back to talk about life with a grandson with Reactive Attachment Disorder and how it’s affected their family dynamics and “Grandma Life”, how she has set up her home to provide respite care, and how she’s been able to support her daughter and son-in-law on their family’s healing journey.
Episode #12: “It’s not about us, it’s about healing.”
Part One with Jennifer, One Awesome Grandma; May 19, 2020
Meet Jennifer, a Grandma from Michigan, who is here to talk about life with a grandson with Reactive Attachment Disorder and how it’s affected their family dynamics and “Grandma Life”.
Episode #11: “I thought I was different from other kids.”
Bethany (daughter of Eric & Julie); May 12, 2020
Meet Bethany, a teenager from Ohio who is here to tell us her experience with healing, attending camp with her family, and what she does as a Ninja at camp.
Bethany is the daughter of Eric and Julie, so be sure to listen to their interviews in episodes #9 & #10.
Episode #10: “Most people don’t understand.”
Part Two with Eric & Julie; May 5, 2020
Eric and Julie are back to do a Q&A session with us and share their experience with self-care, their biggest challenges, and how they worked together as a team to parent their kids.
Episode #9: “The tantrums weren’t typical … they were rages.”
Part One with Eric and Julie; April 28, 2020
Meet Eric and Julie, a couple from Ohio who share their journey through foster care and adoption, and finding a new parenting method to help their children navigate through trauma. They share their ups and downs and a very, very relatable story about a boy and a pool.
Episode #8: “It was more of a journey than an instant thought.”
Part Two with Anne Yoder; April 21, 2020
Anne is back for a Q&A session, and shares great insight into school, healing, and transitioning to being a healthy, loving teen. We love her and hope to have her back on future episodes to spread HOPE to families.
Episode #7: “Healing from RAD means allowing yourself to open up.”
Part One with Anne Yoder; April 14, 2020
Meet Anne, a teen from Georgia who shares her story of healing with us, through the ups and downs of RTC, camp, and learning to let her parents love her.
Episode #6: “You just have to work for it.”
Austin (son of Jason & Ashley); April 7, 2020
Meet Austin, a 9 year old boy who shares his honest opinions about brain-shifters, school, snuggle time, and blue bandanas.
Episode #5: “Don’t go through broken windows.”
Marie (daughter of Jason & Ashley); March 31, 2020
Meet Marie, a teen from sunny California who shares her story of working on healing, what it feels like to feel different from other kids, and her great goal of being a Ninja at a Healing Hearts Camp this summer.
Episode #4: The biggest thing was just remembering who I married.”
Part Two with Jason & Ashley; March 24, 2020
Jason & Ashley are back for a Q&A session, answering a wide range of questions about their biggest challenges, what they do for self-care, and how they’ve navigated life with 4 kids at different stages of healing.
Episode #3: Our son broke through his bedroom door.”
Part One with Jason & Ashley; March 17, 2020
Meet Jason & Ashley, an amazing couple raising 4 kids in sunny California. Their story starts off with their journey through foster care and rides the roller coaster of emotions as they navigate life using therapeutic parenting to heal their children affected by trauma.
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world” Anne Frank