by Valeria Conshafter | Jul 19, 2023 | In Parents, PTSD, Spiritual Support
Trauma vs. Trust Parenting isn’t easy. And it’s even harder when it’s combined with special needs and the trauma that brings. Guest blogger Valeria Conshafter explains how she walks the path of learning to trust in God in the midst of parental PTSD. Recalling my...
by Lisa Pelissier | Apr 5, 2023 | Encouragement, In Parents, Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Flying Near the Sun as a Special Needs Parent Flying near the sun as special needs parents? What is guest blogger Lisa Pelissier talking about? In this post, she brings in a little C.S. Lewis, a little Greek mythology, and a little of her own fiction to explain how...
by Jolene | Jul 25, 2022 | In Children, PTSD, Special Needs Parenting
How Can I Make You Feel Safe? How can I make you feel safe? This question runs through my mind every time I enter the room in the long-term care facility where my mother lives. When I walk through her door today she is asleep in her recliner, her body listing to the...
by Jolene | Jun 6, 2022 | Encouragement, In Parents
When Caregiving Sparks Stress Instead of Joy, What Can You Do? When caregiving sparks stress instead of joy, what can you do about it? That’s a question I began mulling over since I posted a survey on my website about stress and compassion fatigue in caregivers...
by Jolene | Sep 9, 2020 | Advocacy and Research
Using the 5 Love Languages to Help Traumatized Kids Using the 5 love languages to help traumatized kids makes perfect sense to me. Not just because I’ve written extensively about childhood trauma and how to adapt the 5 love languages in special needs families. But...
by Jolene | Jun 4, 2020 | Does My Child Have PTSD?, Prevention/Treatment, PTSD
The Coronavirus, Trauma, and PTSD The coronavirus, trauma, and PTSD have become an unholy trio in recent months. June is PTSD Awareness Month, and to mark the occasion this post highlights preventative tools parents can use with children. This excerpt from my book,...