Untangling Anger & Shame in Young Children How many times have you heard, “I was NOT mad” when everything you see says the child in front of you is, in fact, roaring mad?  Spitting mad. Throwing shoes mad. Ripping dad’s shirt on the way into therapy mad. My guess is many, many times. That’s where […]

5 perspective shifts that help me lead with clarity and care One afternoon many years ago, my dad was in town visiting, and we were catching up over chips and salsa at the Mexican restaurant around the corner from my house. I was about ten years into my career, working with kids who had lived […]

A compassionate guide to make sense of hard days There’s a voice in my head that says, “Be perfect. Do enough. Don’t stand out. Definitely don’t have needs.” That’s the Chameleon* part of my brain. It’s the Downstairs Brain protector I know best—always trying to help me blend in, keep the peace, fly under the radar. Honestly? It’s […]

That Actually Help! It’s been a planes, trains, and automobiles start to the year here at BraveBrains. From Alaska to Michigan to Texas to New York, the teachers and school administrators we are working with are feeling fried.  It is incredibly stressful to teach students whose behavior is making learning difficult. Plus, co-regulating a large […]