Parenting in the Trenches with Karen Peters

How do we as parents know if our child’s anxiety is related to or a result of trauma? In the context of supporting our children with anxiety, how important is it that we know the answer to this question? We’re exploring this as a starting point for our conversation today. Joining me is Chris Rensch, MA, a Registered Clinical Counsellor and the owner of Treehouse Trauma Centre.

Dr. Lark Eshleman is back to help us understanding the Anxiety we see in our Children, how we can effectively support them and how to know when to reach out for additional help.

Dr Lark Eshleman is back! I have the pleasure of chatting once again with Lark, who is an author, therapist and educator. This is the first of two episodes in which Lark and I are discussing Anxiety in children and how we can best support them through it.

We are joined by Shannon Sullivan, a School Counselor who has worked with the entire span of school aged children and has a wealth of knowledge and experience observing and supporting children in school with many challenges, including Anxiety. Shannon insightfully explores with us anxiety in our kids and youth, how it shows up for them in their school environments, and what parents

Dylan Benson's wife birthed their first child while on life support. Today he shares his story of complex grief and mental health challenges while parenting. His advocacy work on a personal and professional level reduces the stigma around mental health and his story is inspiring.

Dr. Chuck Geddes is back and we're diving deeper into healing strategies parents and professional supports can use with children and youth who have experienced complex trauma. We're talking about understanding and working with your kid's "stress staircase" in ways that contribute to long term healing.

Expecting women with male partners - get ready to forward this episode to your baby daddies! We're talking with Dr. Dan Singley - expert in new parenting, fatherhood, practical supportive partnering, and oh, so much more. In much of our western culture, men are typically underprepared for caring for newborns, for supporting their partners during this stage of family life, and for r

We're talking with sleep consultant, Johanna Snyder, all about managing sleep concerns and transitions during those early years of parenting. What are our expectations of ourselves and our infants around sleep? When our rapidly developing infants shift schedules, how to we adapt as parents? How do you go on with "normal life" when you're completely sleep deprived?! Let's talk about

Join Dr. Veronica Eyo and I as we wade through boundary setting, relationship health and self care as you grow your family. The stress load of new or seasoned parenting from pregnancy through to your kids' toddler years is significant and a massive pivot point in your life on so many levels. Let's talk about it.

We're talking with RMT and Athletic Therapist, Candice Thomas about perinatal mental health, how to be true parenting partners, and ways in which we can close the gaps in our systems of care for expecting and new parents.