Family 360 Podcast

In this episode, Jill Alexander shares the story of giving her child up for adoption. Her journey through loss, co-dependency and discovery shines light on the complex weight of shame and the hope of reconciliation and connection with her past. Together, Jill and her husband, Brian Fraser, speak to the potential and the joy of blended family.

In this episode, family therapist and nonviolent communication specialist, Jamil Popatia, discusses a paradigm for mitigating conflict through the understanding of universal needs. Drawing on the work of Victor Frankl (Man’s Search For Meaning) and Marshall Rosenberg (Nonviolent Communication: A Language Of Life), Jamil explores tolerance and difference through dignified dialogue.

In this episode, Child Psychologist, Author and Developmental Theorist, Dr Neufeld describes play as the “elixir” to healthy growth and development in all relationships including marriage. He explains The Pyramid of Potential; describing potential as a reality, fostered through attachment, emotional expression, rest and play. Dr Neufeld calls this, ‘the irreducible needs of a child’.

In this episode, Child Psychologist, Author, and Developmental Theorist, Dr. Gordon Neufeld, outlines 6 stages of growth and development for building ‘capacity for relationship’ within ourselves and with others. He describes ‘togetherness’ as a human instinct, paramount to even survival instinct, augmenting current scientific discovery on the necessity of enduring attachment, in both children and adults.

In this episode, musician and activist, Steve Bell, describes the trauma of his childhood in the face of his mother’s mental illness. His story twists and turns through his childhood to a top security prison, where inmates offered his family a haven for belonging and fired his passion for music and meaning.

In this episode, award-winning athlete, Rolande, tells the story of her adoption from Haiti and the implications of early separation on her mental health and well being. Through therapy and family support, Rolande’s story demonstrates the power of perseverance and practice, in learning to thrive in the midst of challenge and loss

In this episode, child psychologist and best selling author, Dr Lapointe, explains the process of neuroplasticity. She describes how confident, capable, caring parents and caregivers act as a brain bridge for self regulation within a growing child. Interaction between a parent and a child directly affect the way a child’s brain wires and fires the pathways laid down in their developing mind.

Welcome to the pilot episode of the Family 360 Podcast! Educator Rachel Cram and Music Producer Roy Salmond bring their diverse decades of expertise and experience to bring you Family 360, a podcast to encourage and explore the many angles of life together. Family 360 hosts in-depth conversations with Specialists, Artists and Storytellers. ABOUT OUR HOSTS Rachel Cram Rachel Cram is Founding Director of Wind & Tide Schools, a flourishing early childhood education community with 40 campus locations, 160 staff, family life programming and a wide scope of educational resources. Learn more about Rachel here… Roy Salmond Roy Salmond is a 30-year seasoned music producer, engineer, composer, studio owner, and blog writer. His award-winning productions have taken him to top studios in the world, recording throughout Canada, the United States and the UK. Learn more about Roy here… IN THIS EPISODE… Rachel and Roy briefly introduce themselves and guests appearing in the first season of Family 360 Podcast. A wide variety of Specialists, Artists, and Storytellers comprise the Family 360 interview list. This pilot highlights a short segment from a guest in each of those categories. The first segment is an excerpt from Brian and Joyce Doerksen who tell the story of their parenting journey raising six children, two severely affected by Fragile X, a syndrome that influences mental and physical capabilities. They share with open and wise candor. The second segment is with Musical Artist Marcus Mosley. Marcus draws from childhood experience, his career, and the power of music to connect us to one another and to ourselves. The last Family 360 episode covered in this pilot is with Clinical Psychologist and Developmental Theorist, Dr. Gordon Neufeld. We hear 5 minutes of his profoundly influential teachings on attachment and how it relates to childhood growth and development. Every Family 360 episode ends with an original piece of music, created and performed by Producer Roy Salmond. The pilot is no exception. Enjoy one of the theme songs created for Family 360 at the completion of this pilot episode. Thanks for your interest! Enjoy.