Scott Stabile’s parents were murdered when he was fourteen. Nine years later, his brother died of a heroin overdose. Soon after that, Stabile joined a cult that would dominate his life. Through all these challenges, Stabile grew stronger and more committed to living his life from love. He forgave the man who murdered his parents, […]
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Teens, Addiction and Trauma
While experiencing a trauma doesn’t guarantee that a person will develop an addiction, research clearly suggests that trauma is a major underlying source of addiction behavior. People who are passionate about their work and message most often are driven by the power of their personal story. In this week’s episode of the Authentic Parenting podcast I interviewed […]
STOP Hurting Kids in The Name of Discipline
What is wrong with traditional way of parenting, why we need to stop hurting children in the name of discipline, alternatives to corporal punishment, what true discipline is, and how parental trauma gets passed down through generations and why it’s time to make spanking children illegal worldwide. Highlights -What is punishment? -Why spanking is […]
Signs of Childhood Trauma in Adults
Childhood trauma is highly prevalent in our society. About my guest Laura Reagan, LCSW-C is an integrative trauma therapist in the Baltimore metro area and the host of Therapy Chat podcast. Laura and her associates work with survivors of traumatic events using mindfulness, expressive arts, parts work, somatic methods, play therapy and sand tray to […]
Parenting Peacefully When Triggered
This is our monthly special episode where I co-host the show with another colleague. For now, I have a Mystery Seat for each month and I invite passionate coaches or parent educators to host the show with me. Here is the December’s MSE, How To Set Limits without Harshness, Shame and Fear For the monthly […]
Growing Up With An Autistic Sister
It was the 1950’s, The Netherlands and people didn’t know much about Autism. Born 18 months earlier than her, Carl’s sister was severely autistic. She never spoke a word. For the first 3 years of her life she cried a lot. It was very difficult for her parents in many ways. Sometimes they couldn’t even […]