The TBRI Podcast

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 home is Ukraine. Since the war broke out in February, Raya’s studies have shifted to helping her people through her clinical experience and trauma research background. Our host, Sarah Mercado, sat down with Raya to talk about the trauma of war and what she’s doing to help. Linked References from this episode: Raya's Instagram: @rayashel EMDR TCU 360 feature on Raya

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 pattern. Our host Sarah and Jamie talk about what this pattern looks like in adulthood, how it shows up in caregiving, and how to become mindful about attachment and move toward security. Linked References from this episode: Jamie's previous episode on the TBRI Podcast about Adult Attachment Jamie's previous episode about the Dismissive Attachment Pattern

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 specialized in administering and the Adult Attachment Interview. Dr. DeLuna has administered thousands of interviews and she speaks with so much wisdom and nuance on the topic of adult attachment. Jamie recently moved into a new role outside of the institute, but she was kind enough to join us for two more episodes. Today you’ll hear a conversation about dismissive attachment, and then next week we’ll continue with a conversation about ambivalent attachment. Linked References: Dr. Jamie DeLuna - Adult Attachment Episode For more information, visit child.tcu.edu/podcast

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 Spectrum. David and Anjalie are the co-founders and and President and Vice President (respectively) of Family Initiative where they work closely with individuals with autism, at-risk children, foster families, community stakeholders, provider agencies, and local and state government to develop and grow support and clinical programs for the community. Linked References from this episode: Family Initiative Citrus family care network Safe Children’s Coalition TBRI® Connecting Principles, Season 1 Episode 3 of the TBRI® Podcast TBRI® Empowering Principles, Season 1, Episode 4 of the TBRI® Podcast For complete show notes and more information, visit child.tcu.edu/podcast

Today on the podcast, Dr. Jana Hunsley shares her research regarding adoptive siblings and gives insight into how to use TBRI with every member of the adoptive family.  For complete show notes, visit: https://child.tcu.edu/tbri-podcast-s02-e06/

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 Safety. Randy shares about taking a trauma-informed approach to law enforcement, particularly in his work with children and youth rescued from sex trafficking.  For links to the references in this episode, please visit: https://child.tcu.edu/tbri-podcast-s02-e05/

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, Trauma-Informed Care for Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Youth (CSEY). Kim and Ally share a bit about this partnership, but more specifically about how TBRI can be best adapted to serve children and youth who have experienced trafficking or exploitation. For more information about the resources mentioned in this episode, visit https://child.tcu.edu/tbri-podcast-s02-e04/ 

Today our guest is Marti Smith, OTR/L. Marti is a TBRI Practitioner, ChildTrauma Academy Fellow, and new author of the book "The Connected Therapist: Relating Through the Senses."  For linked references from this episode, visit child.tcu.edu/tbri-podcast-s02_e03

In this episode, David Randall shares his experience in implementing TBRI across various cultural contexts.  For the linked references in this episode, visit: https://child.tcu.edu/tbri-podcast-s02-e02/

Today's episode is just in time for back to school season. Amy Abell of Hope Alight, LLC joins us to talk about practical ways that schools can become more trauma-informed. For links to the resources mentioned in this episode, visit child.tcu.edu/podcast-s02-e01