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The Empowered to Connect Podcast a place where we come together to discuss an attachment rich, healing centered approach to engagement and well being for ourselves, our families and our comm...
Episode 237 is live! ️ If someone you love is in the middle of a new placement (whether that's a newborn, a toddler, or a teenager), this on...
Community can feel different when your parenting journey looks different. Sometimes your circle shifts. Sometimes it shrinks. And sometimes...
In this episode Becca, Jesse, and Tona walk us through what it looked like for them at the beginning of their parenting journey. Starting fo...
Let’s talk about the “Wall Between Us”, the invisible, protective bricks we build from past hurt that quietly block connection with the peop...
What if connection is one of the most powerful tools in the classroom? In this episode, Marti Smith and Amie Huggins join us to share about...
Does your nervous system feel like it’s been in survival mode for a long time? This episode is for you. We sat down in person with Melissa C...
On this next part of our mini-series “When You’re Tired”, we reflect on being emotionally tired. It is the quiet exhaustion that comes from...
On today’s episode, Jesse and Jill Stockburger dive into a big question: What do we do when we’re living in chronic stress? They talk about...
In today’s episode, Jesse and Tona take a deep dive into the tension between connection and compliance in everyday parenting moments. Throug...
New semester! Same kids, different needs. As the second half of the school year begins, routines may get messy, expectations may shift, and...
A quote that we posted, “Your willingness to come back and repair matters more than getting it right the first time” went viral. On this wee...
It's that time of year again - time to take a deep breath and spend hours and hours with family members you may or may not want to see, eat...
In this episode, Becca, Jesse, and Tona dive into a timely topic: gratitude. With the holiday season in full swing, we can’t help but ask, s...
Enjoy this replay of From Trauma and Loss to Healing and Empowerment with Cam Lee Small. One of our favorite Therapists/Adoptee Voices joins...
Ever wonder why certain behaviors leave us scratching our heads? On today’s Empowered to Connect Podcast, we’re diving into sensory processi...
Parenting takes heart and strategy—and finding the right balance can be tough! In this episode, Becca, Jesse, and Tona dive into how Cultiva...
In this episode of the Empowered to Connect Podcast, Jesse, Tona and Becca unpack a powerful analogy from Dr. Becky ( @drbeckyatgoodinside )...
Welcoming a child through adoption, foster care, or kinship is beautiful AND complex. Tona, Jesse, and Becca share candid stories from NICU...
In today's episode, we are joined by school psychologists Rachel Peterman, PhD and Teressa Davis, PhD with special guest host (and former De...
It's August, so kids are going back to school all over the place! Join us today as we throw it back to one of our favorite conversations! We...
The Fawn Response! The least known of all the stress responses! We relied on the work of Pete Walker from his incredible book: PTSD: From Su...
The Stress Responses - you know - Fight, Flight and Freeze...well, you may be surprised to learn that there are actually 4 stress responses...
The Stress Responses - you know - Fight, Flight and Freeze...well, you may be surprised to learn that there are actually 4 stress responses...
The Stress Responses - chances are, you've heard of them - Fight, Flight and Freeze...well, you may be surprised to learn that there are act...
Today, we’re joined by Kaycee Stanley, Executive Director and Founder of The Reel Hope Project — an organization using powerful, strengths-b...
Friendships Matter More Than You Think! Whether you’re surrounded by a solid circle of friends or navigating a season of loneliness, connect...
What is regulation anyway—and why does it matter for our kids (and us)? This week we’re diving into the basics of self-regulation —what it r...
It’s more than cake and balloons. What does it really mean to celebrate someone — especially our kids? Is it about big parties and perfect g...
Marriage is hard. And if you’re in a tough season, you are not alone! On today’s episode, we sit down with Empowered to Connect's very own M...
If you’ve been around here for even a minute, chances are you’ve heard us mention the word “attachment.” Attachment isn’t just a buzzword—it...
This week on the podcast, Jill Stockburger joins us to explore how art, music, and movement provide powerful ways to express, heal, and conn...
We’re all on a journey of growth—learning, evolving, and discovering new parts of ourselves. Each of us brings unique personalities, gifts,...
Join us this week as we go back to the basics! What is stress? Did you know that there are multiple types of stress, and not all of it is ba...
On this week’s podcast episode, we’re diving deep into the concept of worthiness with the incredible Courtney Tierra! Courtney reminds us of...
What if we embraced the slower pace of winter instead of resisting it? In this episode, we’re talking about “wintering” —not just as a seaso...
It’s that time of year again….New Year’s Resolutions! Some of us love them, some of us… not so much. But no matter how you feel about resolu...
If you aren’t familiar, Cultivate Connection is our “flagship” parenting course. In it, you'll learn helpful parenting practices and strateg...
Do you ever feel like there’s a wall between you and your kids? Like no matter how hard you try, you're just... missing each other--or tunin...
If you’re a parent, or you work with kids in some capacity, chances are that you've noticed how kids can seemingly change from day to day! T...
On today’s episode we had the biggest honor of sitting down with clinical counselor and developmental scientist, Dr. Deborah MacNamara! Trus...
On today’s episode Jesse, Tona, and Becca open a big can of worms… When I set a boundary, I get “Crying and foot stomps and glares, OH MY!”...
Listen to today’s episode of the Empowered to Connect Podcast: Help! We’re not on the same parenting page! One of the number one parent ques...
YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS TODAY’S ETC PODCAST EPISODE! Jamie Finn shares some incredible truths including: what should a foster/adoptive paren...
This is us: unlock the power of rituals. What's a ritual? Nothing fancy... this includes pizza nights, class cheers, inside jokes, the “firs...
Rhythm and Blues: unlock the power of routines. In our Fall Launch episode, friends Becca, Jesse, and Tona talk about how ROUTINES can chang...
You may believe that this approach is for little kids, or you may know someone else who thinks that way! Today we are joined by the Davaults...
There are a TON of myths about what Connected Parenting is and isn’t. Today Cultivate Connection Facilitators Julie and Jess talk about the...
In our Memphis-based clinic we serve families and their first point of contact is our Family Care Team. Today members of that team talk to u...
We've talked about stress capacity before, but this week we had SO much fun hearing from BOTH of the McKays about how understanding their ow...
TBRI® is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. TBRI® uses Emp...