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How to Prevent and Recover from Trauma

March 3, 2023 By motheradmin

Mothers Helpers Founder Kristina Grace talks to USA Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Debra Wallace in Part 2 of a two-part episode on trauma and how it impacts our mental health.  Debra has extensive training in trauma and in this episode she talks about the keys to preventing trauma in our children and how we can recover from trauma ourselves.  There is no content warning for this episode.   To follow Debra on Facebook click on the … [Read more...] about How to Prevent and Recover from Trauma

Filed Under: Blog, Depression

How Trauma Affects our Mental Health

February 24, 2023 By motheradmin

Mothers Helpers Founder Kristina Grace talks to USA Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Debra Wallace about how trauma impacts our mental health.  Debra has extensive training in trauma and in this episode she talks about what it is, how to identify it, what it looks like/feels like and what’s going on in the brain.  No content warning for this episode.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAI-UsXR4D0 To learn more about Debra’s work: https://positivereframe.org   To follow Debra on … [Read more...] about How Trauma Affects our Mental Health

Filed Under: Blog, Parenting

Tips for Parents Who Have Children with ADHD

February 16, 2023 By motheradmin

Mothers Helpers founder Kristina Grace talks to ADHD coach and art therapist Brett Harrington.  Brett offers tips to parents of children who have ADHD.  To learn more about Brett’s work: www.adhdsorted.com  For ADHD support:  https://www.adhd.org.nz/adhd-support-organisations.html   For the Incredible Years: www.incredibleyears.com  To listen to the FULL Episode: click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfKq7dQgWBU Thanks to Aethel for the theme song to our podcast "Fog and … [Read more...] about Tips for Parents Who Have Children with ADHD

Filed Under: Blog, Parenting Tagged With: adhd, adhdsorted, Brett Harrington, Kristina Paterson, parenting tips

What Helps People with ADHD?

February 9, 2023 By motheradmin

Mothers Helpers Founder Kristina Grace again speaks to Jeremy Paterson who addresses parents' reluctance in offering ADHD medication and the potential benefits to children long-term. He also talks about what motivated him to seek help for his alcohol addiction and to stay sober and the difference his diagnosis and treatment for ADHD made. For ADHD support: click here  To listen to the FULL Episode: click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWfqvx-sFVM Thanks to Aethel for the theme … [Read more...] about What Helps People with ADHD?

Filed Under: Blog, Parenting Tagged With: adhd, help, mental health, parenting, stigma

The Painful Reality of Undiagnosed ADHD

February 8, 2023 By motheradmin

Founder of Mothers Helpers, Kristina Grace, talks to Jeremy Paterson about ADHD. In Part 1 of this interview, Jeremy Paterson talks about his experience of 43 years with undiagnosed and untreated ADHD.  He discusses the many issues that arose for him as a child. To listen to the FULL episode, click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBHuWPTBmRM Thanks to Aethel for the theme song to our podcast "Fog and Fire" - to listen to the full song, you can find Aethel here on Spotify Follow … [Read more...] about The Painful Reality of Undiagnosed ADHD

Filed Under: Blog, Parenting Tagged With: adhd

Sarah Akroyd Talks to Kristina Grace About Depression/Anxiety

February 6, 2023 By motheradmin

Sarah Akroyd speaks with Founder of Mothers Helpers, Kristina Grace, about her experience of Depression & Anxiety following Covid-19 lockdowns and a series of significant stressors. CW: Mentions Suicide and Self Harm. To listen to the FULL Episode click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2-qWdX-XIw Thanks to Aethel for the theme song to our podcast "Fog and Fire" - to listen to the full song, you can find Aethel here on Spotify. Follow Out of the Fog:   Facebook: … [Read more...] about Sarah Akroyd Talks to Kristina Grace About Depression/Anxiety

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