Processing and Healing Trauma: Supporting Ourselves and Our Kids in Uncovering our Past with Dr. Kirby Wycoff

Dr. Kirby L. Wycoff, a leading expert in child trauma and mental health, is here to help you navigate tough conversations with your kids. Join us for a candid discussion where she'll share practical tips and strategies to support your child's emotional well-being. 

As a mom herself (to a baby girl), Dr. Wycoff brings a unique blend of professional expertise and personal experience to our discussion. Let's explore together how to support our kids during times of crisis and help them build resilience.

Topics discussed include:

• Trauma as it relates to us and our children
• Practices to help process trauma for ourselves and model positive behavior for little ones
• The uniqueness of trauma and how it affects everyone differently
• How proximity and media play roles in how we experience trauma
• Dandelion vs orchid kids
• Building and supporting emotional regulation and emotional agility in children
• Intergenerational trauma
• Communicating with children when it comes to collective traumatic events

Resources: 

• Support for Parents and Carers - The Barking Dog vs the Wise Old Owl
• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
• HUNT, GATHER, PARENT: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us about Raising Children
• National Association of School Psychologists (NASP).
• How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime -Nadine Burke Harris Ted Talk

Connect with Kirby:

• Key Point Consulting: https://keypointconsulting.org/kirby. 

• Kirby on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrKirbyLWycoff 

• Kirby on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirbywycoff 

• Essentials of Trauma- Informed Assessment and Intervention in School and Community Settings (Essentials of Psychological Assessment)
  

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