This girl me, completed a whole podcast series!  I am sitting back and looking over the last 9 months of my life in total awe. In July 2020 after some real searching and praying, about current events and how I was going to use my voice to help my community, I decided to do the most courageous  things which was to be vulnerable and put myself, my family and my story out into the world.  It was hard and scary but I as I reflect back, I am so very glad I did it. 

A recent study found that adults who had experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) were more likely to have attempted suicide in their lifetime than those who had not experienced ACEs. On this weeks episode I speak with Dr. Janee Both Gragg about the connections between ACEs and suicide. Listen in for an important conversation on understanding how having dealt with childhood trauma can sometimes lead to suicide attempts and what to do if you know someone is struggling.       https://theconversation.com/black-kids-and-suicide-why-are-rates-so-high-and-so-ignored-127066 https://www.apa.org/news/apa/2020/01/black-youth-suicide https://www.sprc.org/news/adverse-childhood-experiences-suicide-attempts https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/us/politics/student-suicides-nevada-coronavirus.html https://themighty.com/2016/12/explaining-the-cause-of-death-suicide/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5603224/ https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/194504 https://www.suicideispreventable.org https://twitter.com/drjaneebg?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/uofredlandsactw/    

The first step to dealing with trauma is understanding what it is and how it affects your life. Today we are we are doing just that with Dr. Dee Knight.  Dr. Knight is a Doctor of Clinical Neuropsychology, Author, Speaker, Licensed Psychologist. She is unashamed that she is still healing and in the business of helping others heal.   To learn more about Dr. Knight you can find her on: Twitter https://bit.ly/2MlEE2w Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drdeeknight/?hl=en Her book: https://www.etsy.com/listing/629066515/the-book-on-forgiveness-book Effects of Childhood Trauma https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/complex-trauma/effects  

Do your eyes light up when your children see you. This is a question posed by Toni Morrison as she talked about how she had to change her parenting to make sure that her children were very clear on the deep love she had for them. In this episode we explore the ways in which we can be assured that our children know that we love them.  http://www.oprah.com/oprahs-lifeclass/does-your-face-light-up-video https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1451663889/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=positparensol-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1451663889&linkId=a079a3865fd89327d891a02c841818c6 https://www.amazon.com/Power-Showing-Up-Parental-Presence/dp/1524797715 Every kid needs to feel seen — here are 2 ways you can do this | https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1451663889/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=positparensol-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1451663889&linkId=a079a3865fd89327d891a02c841818c6

Today I have the privilege of speaking with Shanton Banks M.S.W. about her journey too forgiving her mom and others who let her down and how that act of forgiveness has let to her healing her past traumas.  

Join me today as I have the pleasure of speaking with Brittney DeLisi from The Healing Mom Project. We dive into the topic of parenting while healing from trauma and it is a conversation you do not want to miss.    Check out Brittney's Blog at https://thehealingmomproject.com Or her Instagram page @thehealingmomproject  

The term "ACEs" is an acronym for Adverse Childhood Experiences. It originated in a groundbreaking study conducted in 1995 by the Centers for Disease Control and the Kaiser Permanente health care organization in California. In this study, "ACEs" is referred to three specific kinds of adversity children faced in the home environment—various forms of physical and emotional abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction. In this episode we will learn about the basics of ACEs and its impact on our lives. Resources https://acestoohigh.com https://developingchild.harvard.edu https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fviolenceprevention%2Facestudy%2Findex.html https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/preventingACES.pdf https://youtu.be/95ovIJ3dsNk https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/491/the-long-shadow

Safety is the most elemental human need. Our desire for safety begins at infancy and follows us throughout our lives. Today we discuss how safe spaces is necessary for raising healthy children, creating your own safe and moving to brave spaces.   Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @safespacespodcast  Email us at [email protected]   

Today our first conversation in the New Resistance Series and we got to speak to my friend Dellia Bernard Naturopathic Physician/N.D., Life Schooling Mom of 5 and Founder of Naturopathically Speaking- A place to explore all things Health and Healing Holistically the Natural way for Individuals and (Homeschooling) Families.  Dr. Dellia is  sharing her journey and how it is possible for you to do the same for your family.  If you are new thinking about homeschooling or life schooling then this episode is for you.    Here are some resources to homeschooling/life schooling    Books: Books by Dr Raymond Moore: One of the Founding fathers of the Homeschooling Movement 40+ years ago. Some include: "School can Wait" and "Better Late than Early" , "Home Grown Kids" etc  Books by John Holt:  "How Children Learn", "How Children Fail" "Learning all the time"  Websites: -Starting to Homeschool: https://www.startingtohomeschool.org/ -The Homeschool Experts: https://thehomeschoolexperts.com/ -Wendy Priesnitz: https://www.life.ca/.../selected_articles_from_Life... -Living Joyfully: https://livingjoyfully.ca/blog/ John Holt GWS: https://www.johnholtgws.com/

This is our very first episode! A quick look into why our host Leslie Jackson started a podcast. Join her on this new journey.  Your  Podcast Email: [email protected] | Instagram: @safespacespodcast | Facebook: Safespace Podcast