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Caring for the Caregivers
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 9, Episode 7 Today our guest is Ana Lucia Cornejo. Analu is a TBRI Practitoner and holds a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and Has worked with vulnerable children and families through private practice and NGOs. She currently works for...
TBRI® In Justice Settings
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 9, Episode 6 On this episode of the TBRI Podcast, we hear from Lucinda Miles, who is the TBRI Program Director for Volunteers for Youth Justice (VYJ) in Shreveport, Louisiana. Lucinda shares about her work with VYJ, specifically in family...
TBRI® In Communities
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 9, Episode 5 Today we're chatting with Gaby Garcia, the Director of Community Development for OC United in Fullerton, CA. Gaby shares her journey to TBRI and the variety of ways she is applying it through her work with OC United - from after...
TBRI® Around the World
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 9, Episode 4 In this episode, Amanda Purvis stops by the podcast to talk about the global impact of TBRI and implementation across cultures. Listen on Spotify | Listen on Apple Podcasts Links from this episode: TBRI Ambassador...
TBRI® & Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 9, Episode 3 Cindy Lee, LCSW is back on the podcast to talk about her work with families and individuals impacted by FASDs, and how TBRI is applied uniquely with this population. Cindy and our host Sarah Mercado walk us through the three...
TBRI® Responsive Strategies II
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 9, Episode 2 In this episode, Troy McPeak joins us to continue the conversation on the TBRI Responsive Strategies. This time we're looking at the TBRI IDEAL Response and Levels of Response and how it looks to use these strategies with teens....
TBRI® Responsive Strategies I
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 9, Episode 1 We're kicking off Season 9 of the TBRI® Podcast with a deep dive into the TBRI® Responsive Strategies. In this episode, Kari Dady walks us through the TBRI® IDEAL Response and Levels of Response as an approach to address...
The Impact of Racial Trauma
The TBRI® Podcast | Bonus Episode Today we have a special bonus episode that has become canon for the TBRI Podcast. Kayla Rabb and Sarah Mercado discuss the impact of racism on the 5 B's as a form of trauma. Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify Links from this episode:...
Talking TBRI® with Geoff Nelson
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 8, Episode 8 Geoff Nelson joins us on the podcast today to talk about his work as a Training and Consultation Specialist at KPICD, and his journey to TBRI. Geoff began his work with TBRI in 2012. Since then he has used TBRI as a foundational...
TBRI® Nurture Groups
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 8, Episode 6 &7 Katie Rinaudo joins us to talk about the why behind nurture groups. From the structure to practical tips for implementation. In part 2 of this episode, Emmelie Pickett joins to demonstrate a nurture group. Listen to Part...
Trauma-Informed Leadership with Leah Gilliam
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 8, Episode 5 What does it look like to implement TBRI® from the inside out of an organization? On this week’s episode of the TBRI Podcast, Leah Gilliam of My Health My Resources (MHMR) of Tarrant County shares her journey to TBRI and what...
A TBRI® Coffee Chat: Summer Edition
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 8, Episode 4 In this episode, Kimberly Glaudy joins us to talk all about trauma-informed preparing for summer break. Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify
Watch Me Rise with Pam Taylor and Trent Taylor
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 8, Episode 3 Today we're chatting with a mother/son duo, Pam Taylor and Trent Taylor. Together they lead Watch Me Rise, a ministry for adoptive and foster families. Pam and Trent share their own stories of using TBRI in their home and how...
Implementing TBRI® Across Sectors with Anna Palmer
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 8, Episode 2 Today on the podcast we're talking with Anna Palmer of Crossroads in New Orleans, Louisiana. Anna and her team are passionate about cross-sector collaboration and TBRI Implementation. In this episode we talk about how she came...
Sensory Healing After Developmental Trauma with Marti Smith
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 8, Episode 1 Marti Smith, Occupational Therapist, TBRI Practitioner, and Author, returns to the TBRI Podcast to talk about her new book, Sensory Healing After Developmental Trauma. Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify Links from this episode:...
Restoring Families Through TBRI® with Restoration Rome
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 7, Episode 8 We're wrapping up season 7 of the TBRI Podcast with Jeff and Mary Margaret Mauer, Co-Founders of Restoration Rome in Rome, GA. Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify Links: Restoration Rome Hope for the Journey (formerly the...
Serving Communities through TBRI®
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 7, Episode 7 Today we’re chatting with Joy Zedler of the Pearl Project! Joy is a TBRI Practitioner, a TBRI mentor, and the co-founder and executive director of The Pearl Project. Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify Links: The Pearl Project...
Interoception with Marti Smith
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 7, Episode 6 Today we're chatting with one of our most popular guests, Marti Smith, OT R/L, about a topic we've recently received lots of questions about: interoception. Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify Links mentioned in this episode:...
KPICD Welcomes Five New TBRI® Ambassador Organizations
Five organizations in the child welfare space were recently inducted as TBRI® Ambassador Organizations by TCU’s Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (KPICD). CASA of Montgommery County, CASA of South Mississippi, HALO Project, Immerse, New Zealand, Presbyterian...
Meeting the Needs of Direct-Care Staff
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 7, Episode 5 What does it look like to embrace TBRI from an administrative role? We could think of no better person to talk about this than Robin Shelander, newly retired KPICD Program Coordinator. Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify Show...
Collaborative Implementation with Cindy Lee
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 7, Episode 3 In this episode, Sarah and Cindy continue their conversation from Season 7, Episode 2. They touch on the speed bumps that hinder caregivers and professionals from engaging fully in Trust-based relationships, system-wide TBRI...
Knowing Your Worth with Cindy Lee
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 7, Episode 2 Today we are talking with Cindy Lee, who is a long-time friend and collaborator of KPICD, a TBRI mentor, licensed social worker, children’s book author, and, as you will hear, so much more. Cindy is the executive director and...
The Three Pillars of Trauma-Wise Care with Dr. Howard Bath
The TBRI® Podcast | Season 7, Episode 1 On this episode, our host, Sarah Mercado and Dr. Howard Bath talk about the role of the three pillars of trauma-wise care in TBRI®. Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify Links from today's episode: Dr. Bath’s article, The Three...
A TBRI® Coffee Chat: Holiday Edition
The TBRI® Podcast | Bonus Episode It's a TBRI Coffee Chat - Holiday Edition! Sarah Mercado and Kimberly Glaudy talk about preparing for the holiday season while considering the brain, body, biology, belief system, and behavior of a child who has experienced trauma....