Finding You: by Dr. Brad Reedy

Guest host Judith Sadora, L.M.F.T., welcomes colleagues Gabrielle Burton and Jessica Amascual to have a discussion with her about mental health and how it relates to the Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) community. They share their stories as women of color and the importance of centering BIPOC voices and experiences as it specifically relates to trauma. These ladies will be hosting Evoke's first Embracing You Intensive for women of color.

Dr. Brad Reedy, Evoke Executive Clinical Director, takes questions from listeners. He talks about forgiving children while they are still struggling, letting go, and why Attachment Theory supports all other theories at Evoke.

Dr. Reedy welcomes Evoke's Learning Specialist and Executive Consultant and author of "A Light Within My Dyslexia," Sanford Shapiro. Sanford talks about the prevalence of anxiety and the latest information on treatment of anxiety. He also talks about the consequences of parents and staff over-accommodating children and young adults with anxiety.

Dr. Reedy welcomes Evoke Intensives' new Clinical Director, Travis Slagle. Travis talks about his journey to Evoke, what led him to become a therapist, and his passions for gardening and guitar. He shares his passion for the work and how Evoke's approach to resistance sets it apart.

Bringing Joy Back into the Family - Ep 333 by Dr. Brad Reedy

Dr. Reedy talks about how understanding trust as a choice is helpful vs. thinking about it as objectively earned. He suggested parents place emphasis on earning trust from children. He warns against parents feeling rushed to trust children, but encourages them to set boundaries rather than heaping on guilt and shame.

Guest host Judith Sadora, L.M.F.T. welcomes renowned thinker Angela Tucker to the podcast. They discuss transracial adoption and centering the adoptee. They talk about how adoptees carry trauma along with any gratitude they have for their adoptive parents. Angela gives her thoughts about transracial adoption and the responsibility of white parents who adopt children of color.

Dr. Reedy takes questions from audience members. Topics discussed include attachment with neurologically atypical children, how we can set boundaries without appearing selfish, and how to cope with loss (or missing a child in treatment).

Dr. Reedy talks trauma, trauma responses, and how the brain works. He explains how we discover our historical trauma by looking at our fight/flight responses and tracing them back. Flexible responses are contrasted with trauma-based, rigid, knee-jerk, reactive responses.

Dr. Reedy talks about healthy detachment, boundaries, and letting-go of outcomes. He points out that healthy detachment is synonymous with healthy attachment and that to move away from codependency, we must be willing to do battle with our guilt.