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All Connected: A Place for Belonging
This trauma-informed series teaches teens and adults how trauma affects the brain and how to build healing connections.
This trauma-informed academy, featuring our original video series, is designed to help create connection and belonging for teens and adults.
Created in collaboration with trauma therapists and advocates with lived experience within the foster care and prison systems, this engaging video series educates viewers on how the brain works, how trauma impacts the brain and our relationships, and how healthy coping strategies and positive support networks can help us recover from traumatic experiences.
View the video series on your own or with a trusted advisor to aid discussion and processing.
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The 5 Basic Human Needs
Did you know that EVERY HUMAN HAS 5 BASIC NEEDS? There’s one that might really surprise you! In this video, you’ll learn what these 5 basic human needs are and what happens to your brain and body if you don’t get them!
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It’s NOT Your Fault!
Without knowing it, parents can often pass the pain of their own trauma to their children. This is called developmental trauma, and it can continue for generations. In this episode, you’ll learn why developmental trauma is not your fault, how to work through your own developmental trauma, and how you can stop the cycle of developmental trauma from being passed any further.
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What is Secure Attachment?
The attachment process takes place very early in a child’s life, but it can affect them for many years afterward. Understanding attachment theory and whether you developed a secure attachment style or an insecure attachment style can help you understand how you view the world.
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How Your Brain is Changing RIGHT NOW!
Did you know that your brain is changing right now?! In this video, you’ll learn about the process of neuroplasticity, which is a big fancy word that describes the changes that your brain makes all the time. Neuroplasticity is what happens when we learn new skills and make new connections.
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Coping Tools for Everyday STRESS
Do you need help dealing with your everyday stress? In this video, you’ll learn COPING TOOLS that can help you deal with the stress that pops up in your every day life. These coping tools are healthy ways to deal with stress and reduce the stress in your everyday life.
