67: Dr. Jody Carrington - How do you change the relationships with people you love?

Dr. Jody Carrington is a Clinical Psychologist who has spent most of her career working with children and families who have experienced trauma. For ten years, she worked on the Mental Health Inpatient Units of the Alberta Children’s Hospital, where she became a believer in the power of the relationship in assisting children and their families struggling with emotional dysregulation. She has developed a particular passion for working with teachers and school staff, who often spend more time with them, during the day, than their primary caregivers. She is an author and speaker.

Over the past 15 years, Dr. Carrington has assessed, treated, educated, and empowered some of our most vulnerable and precious souls on the planet. She is a child psychologist by trade, but Jody rarely treats kids. The answer lies, she believes, in the people who hold them. Especially when kids have experienced trauma, that’s when they need big people the most. Some of her favorites include educators, parents, first responders, and foster parents. Jody has shifted the way they think and feel about the holy work that they do.

Jody received her Bachelor of Arts with Distinction from the University of Alberta, she completed a year-long internship with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police during that time and worked alongside families struggling with chronic illness at the Ronald McDonald House. She received her Master’s degree in Psychology at the University of Regina and completed her Ph.D. there as well, before completing her residency in Nova Scotia.

Her first book, Kids These Days: A Game Plan for (Re)Connecting with those we Teach, Lead & Love, came out in 2019 and sold 20,000 copies in just three months. 

You can find her website here: http://www.drjodycarrington.com

Follow her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/drjodycarrington

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