Self Care Essentials: Kirsty Ruggles

Karen begins an all new series of conversations by welcomeing Robyn Gobbel, LCSW, MSW, RPT-S to the show for part one of their two part discussion on interpersonal neurobiology. Part two will be released on Tuesday, February 2nd. Robyn Gobbel is a psychotherapist who is currently focused on teaching, training, and writing.  Her clinical focus has always been children with a history of complex trauma and their families.

26 Tammi 202128min

Karen welcomes Dr. Angela Cusimano to the show for the conclusion of their discussion on the impact of divorce on attachment. Angela Cusimano is a psychologist and personal coach with decades of experience working with kids, families, and trauma survivors. She is a childhood divorce survivor and has dedicated most of her career to helping struggling kids and families. As a way to connect with a greater number of people outside of the therapy room, she has started a coaching program specifically for childhood divorce survivors who struggle with self-love, self-sabotage, and difficulties in their partnerships. She offers group and individual coaching programs and has published a book for families going through the divorce process which can be found on Amazon and a book for parents who want to safely raise their teens in the digital age.

19 Tammi 202130min

Karen welcomes Dr. Angela Cusimano to the show for part one of their discussion on the impact of divorce on attachment. Part two will be released on Tuesday, January 19th. Angela Cusimano is a psychologist and personal coach with decades of experience working with kids, families, and trauma survivors. She is a childhood divorce survivor and has dedicated most of her career to helping struggling kids and families. As a way to connect with a greater number of people outside of the therapy room, she has started a coaching program specifically for childhood divorce survivors who struggle with self-love, self-sabotage, and difficulties in their partnerships. She offers group and individual coaching programs and has published a book for families going through the divorce process which can be found on Amazon and a book for parents who want to safely raise their teens in the digital age.

12 Tammi 202126min

Karen welcomes Dr. Janet Courtney to the show for the conclusion of their two part conversation on Dr. Courtney's FirstPlay Therapy model. Janet A. Courtney, PhD, LCSW is Founder of FirstPlay Therapy® and Founder and Editor of FirstPlay® Café: An e-magazine for parents (womb to six Years). She is Director of Developmental Play & Attachment Therapies, Inc. She is a Registered Play Therapy-Supervisor, TEDx Speaker and presently Chair of the Association for Play Therapy Ethics and Practice Committee and past President of the Florida Association for Play Therapy and former Chair of the Viola Brody Award Committee. Awarded Third Place overall in the Best Practices Showcase for FirstPlay Therapy at the First 1000 Days Infant Mental Health Summit (Sept, 2018) along with the Children’s Healing Institute.

5 Tammi 202133min

Karen welcomes Dr. Janet Courtney to the show for part one of their two part conversation on Dr. Courtney's FirstPlay Therapy model. Part two will be released on Tuesday, January 5th.   Janet A. Courtney, PhD, LCSW is Founder of FirstPlay Therapy® and Founder and Editor of FirstPlay® Café: An e-magazine for parents (womb to six Years). She is Director of Developmental Play & Attachment Therapies, Inc. She is a Registered Play Therapy-Supervisor, TEDx Speaker and presently Chair of the Association for Play Therapy Ethics and Practice Committee and past President of the Florida Association for Play Therapy and former Chair of the Viola Brody Award Committee. Awarded Third Place overall in the Best Practices Showcase for FirstPlay Therapy at the First 1000 Days Infant Mental Health Summit (Sept, 2018) along with the Children’s Healing Institute.

29 Joulu 202025min

Karen welcomes Eileen Devine back to the show for the conclusion of their two-part discussion on the intersection of attachment and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Part two will be released on Tuesday, December 22nd. Eileen has her Masters in Social Work and is a certified facilitator in the teaching and application of the neurobehavioral model, as developed by FASCETS founder, Diane Malbin.  She has also completed Tier 1 training in Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving. Eileen is an instructor for the Post-Master's Certificate in Adoption and Foster Therapy through Portland State University's Child Welfare Partnership, training other therapist on the neurobehavioral model.

22 Joulu 202034min

Karen welcomes Eileen Devine to the show for part one of their two-part discussion on the intersection of attachment and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Part two will be released on Tuesday, December 22nd. Eileen has her Masters in Social Work and is a certified facilitator in the teaching and application of the neurobehavioral model, as developed by FASCETS founder, Diane Malbin.  She has also completed Tier 1 training in Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving. Eileen is an instructor for the Post-Master's Certificate in Adoption and Foster Therapy through Portland State University's Child Welfare Partnership, training other therapist on the neurobehavioral model.

15 Joulu 202024min

Karen welcomes Dr. Claudia Gold to the show to conclude their two part conversation about her latest book, The Power of Discord: Why the Ups and Downs of Relationships Are the Secret to Building Intimacy, Resilience, and Trust. This follows the two part conversation with the book's co-author, Dr. Edward Tronick on November 17th and 24th.  Dr. Claudia Gold has been practicing general and behavioral pediatrics for almost thirty years, and currently is on the faculty of the Infant-Parent Mental Health Fellowship Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston, the Brazelton Institute at Boston Children’s Hospital , and the Berkshire Psychoanalytic Institute.

8 Joulu 202031min