AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Career Pivot Sparked By Becoming A Parent
- Dr. Sarah Bren pivoted from treating adults with childhood trauma to focusing on parenting after becoming a mother and discovering RIE respectful parenting.
- She noticed the same therapeutic practices (validation, attunement, reflective listening) she used with adult patients applied to parenting and attachment with her own son and daughter.
Parenting As A Corrective Emotional Experience
- Relational psychotherapy and parenting share a core mechanism: forming a corrective emotional experience that alters internal working models.
- In both therapy and parenting, consistent attunement and reflection become internalized and build a child's sense of self.
Use Knowledge To Become A Calmer Parent
- Learn the core elements of child development so you can respond rather than react and feel more confident as a parent.
- Knowledge about brain, biology, and attachment reduces googling and second-guessing and helps parents trust themselves and their children.