Today we explore an important aspect of the work of the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development - our research! Several months ago, our host, Sarah Mercado sat down with two members of the KPICD research team, Dr. Danica Knight, and Dr. Erin Razuri. If you have...
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Meet Dr. Danica Knight!
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 5, Episode 1 This episode not only kicks off a new season of the podcast, but also the start of new era at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at TCU. Effective January 1, 2023, Dr. Danica Knight stepped into the role of...
A Leader Looks Back
Dr. David Cross, co-founder and Director of the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at TCU, has announced his retirement. In this episode, Sarah Mercado talks with Dr. Cross about leadership, legacy, and memories from career at TCU and KPICD. Links from this...
TBRI® & CASA
Ann Marie Ronsman is the President and CEO of CASA Child Advocates of Montgommery County in Montgommery, TX. CASA, stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates, and Ann Marie tells us about the role of CASA and what is unique about CASA Child Advocates of Montgommery...
TBRI® & Teens
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 4, Episodes 4&5 One of the questions we are most often asked is if TBRI® works with teenagers. In this series of episodes, Scott Watters and our host, Sarah Mercado, talk about the teenage brain, the needs of teens vs. those of younger...
TBRI® Camps with Dr. Casey Call
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 4, Episode 3 Today we are talking all about TBRI Camps! Dr. Casey Call is the assistant director of education at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development, and has seen the evolution of our therapeutic camps over the years. Dr. Call...
The Power of Play with Dr. Debbie Rhea
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 4, Episodes 1 & 2 Today’s guest is Dr. Debbie Rhea. Dr. Rhea is the creator and director of the LiiNK Project. LiiNK, or Let’s Inspire Innovation N Kids, is an initiative to address the needs of the whole child by incorporating more...
A TBRI® Coffee Chat with Kimberly Glaudy and Sarah Mercado
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 3, Episode 8 Show Notes About our guest: Kimberly Glaudy serves as a Project Coordinator for the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development. In this role, she trains change agents in Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) and supports...
Yohannes’ Story
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 3, Episode 7 Last week we heard from Dr. Melody Aguayo about parenting in the trenches. Today, we hear from her son, Yohannes Aguayo. Yohannes is an alumnus of our Hope Connection Camp and joins us on the podcast today to share his...
Seeing the Real Child with Dr. Melody Aguayo
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 3, Episode 6 Dr. Melody Aguayo is a wife, a mom, and a parent consultant for overwhelmed parents who are looking for support and solutions to navigate their parenting journey. Melody is a longtime friend of the Institute. She is both a TBRI...
Foster the Family with Jamie Finn
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 3, Episode 5 Today’s conversation is just in time for National Foster Care Month. Jamie Finn is the author of the book, Foster the Family, founder of the Foster the Family Organization, and a sought after speaker for foster and adoption...
The Impact of Trauma in War with Raya Shelashska
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 3, Episode 4 Today’s guest is Raya Shelashska, a TBRI Practitioner and a PhD candidate and Research Assistant here at our Institute at TCU. Raya currently lives here with her family, in Fort Worth, TX, as she’s completing her PhD, but her...
Preoccupied Attachment with Dr. Jamie DeLuna
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 3, Episode 3 Today we are continuing the conversation with Dr. Jamie DeLuna about Adult Attachment patterns. Last week we talked about Dismissive Attachment in adults, and this week we’re diving into the Preoccupied/Entangled Attachment...
Dismissive Attachment with Dr. Jamie DeLuna
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 3, Episode 2 Today we are excited to welcome Dr. Jamie DeLuna back to the podcast for more conversation about adult attachment. For many years, Jamie was a research scientist for TCU's Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development who...
TBRI® & Autism with Family Initiative
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 3, Episode 1 Today we’re kicking off season three with Anjali Van Drie and David Brown from Family Initiative, a nonprofit organization in South Florida providing clinical and support services for at-risk children and children on the Autism...
Meeting the Needs of Adoptive Siblings with Dr. Jana Hunsley
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 2, Episode 6 Today we're welcoming Dr. Jana Hunsley to the podcast! Dr. Hunsley is a Research Scientist at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development. She recently completed her PhD in the Developmental Research lab through the...
TBRI & Law Enforcement with Randy Kaiser
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 2, Episode 5 This episode is all about TBRI and how it intersects with law enforcement. Sarah Mercado sat down with Randy Kaiser, who serves as a Special Agent within the Criminal Investigators Division of the Texas Department of Public...
Building Trust-Based Relationships with Survivors of Sex Trafficking
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 2, Episode 4 On this episode of the TBRI Podcast, we talk with Kimberly Glaudy and Ally Matteson who work specifically on a partnership between our Institute and the Texas Office of the Governor: Transforming Cultures of Care,...
Relating through the Senses with Marti Smith
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 2, Episode 3 On this episode, Marti Smith, OTR/L, and our host, Sarah Mercado talk all about Sensory Processing. Show Notes: Linked References from this episode: Hope for the Journey Conference (formerly known as the Empowered to Connect or...
Trust-Based Relationships Across Cultures with David Randall
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 2, Episode 2 On this episode, David Randall and our host, Sarah Mercado talk all about about TBRI® implementation in different cultural contexts. Show Notes: Linked References from this episode: TBRI Practitioner Training All God’s Children...