Lack of predictability can be scary for people with trauma. It can make transitions of any kind a challenge, whether you are transitioning from playing in the park to going home for dinner or transitioning from summertime back to school. Fortunately, there are ways to help our kids better manage those transitions. Everything starts with [...]
We had no idea when we started our podcast four years ago how much it would grow. What started out as the three of us sharing our honest conversations about our families has now been downloaded over 300,000 times! We love reading listener comments, emails, and reviews. We love meeting you at events and conferences […]
Tapestry Conference 2019 is almost here! The conference will be Friday and Saturday, October 18-19, at Irving Bible Church in Irving, Texas. Chris, Kayla, and Ryan talk about some of the speakers, what attendees can expect, and what they themselves are excited about this year. Podcast listeners can get 10% off the cost of attendance with […]
We all rupture the relationship with our kids which allows us opportunities to repair it. Chris, Ryan, and Kayla discuss how to make sure that we are repairing the relationship when we are the ones who rupture it. Repairing relationship hurts let our kids know that they matter and it gives us an opportunity to […]
Chris, Kayla, and Ryan take on a listener question about The Yes Jar and expound on why it’s important to give our kids as many yeses as possible. Giving a yes is an important building block of trust with kids from hard places. [podbean resource=”episode=53bir-b874be” type=”audio-rectangle” height=”100″ skin=”1″ btn-skin=”103″ share=”1″ fonts=”Helvetica” auto=”0″ download=”1″ rtl=”0″]
You may laugh. You may cry. You may decide it’s better than “Cats”. No, Chris, Ryan, and Kayla aren’t singing show tunes in this episode, but they are talking about memories. Implicit vs. explicit, exact reproduction vs. narrative, calm vs. aroused: how do these different types of memories affect our kids’ beliefs and behaviors? [podbean […]
Chris, Ryan, and Kayla revisit an important topic: helping our kids from hard places feel safe. As adults, we may intellectually know our kids are safe; safe from physical and emotional harm, safe from not having enough to eat, safe from being homeless, or any number of problem areas. That doesn’t mean our kids feel […]
Chris wanted to go back to the basics for this episode, so he, Ryan, and Kayla talk about that most important organ in the body: the brain. They dissect—not literally—the components of the brain and talk about how parents of vulnerable children need to pay attention to how things are working in the minds of […]
Marriage is tough and it takes an intentional investment to make it thrive and not just survive. We are seventeen years in and we feel like we are still learning so much. Ryan and I recently had an opportunity to speak at The Sparrow Fund’s annual marriage retreat for adoptive and foster families on staying connected in […]
Chris, Ryan, and Kayla continue the discussion on the importance of play with our kids, this time by providing practical examples for incorporating play. Topics range from finding the time to turning everyday activities into games.