by Jolene | Jun 6, 2022 | Different Dream, Encouragement, In Parents
When caregiving sparks stress instead of joy, what can you do about it? That’s a question I began mulling over since I posted a survey on my website about stress and compassion fatigue in caregivers way back in 2019. Within 2 days, the survey had been completed...
by Jolene | Sep 9, 2020 | Advocacy and Research, Different Dream
Using the 5 love languages to help traumatized kids makes perfect sense to me. Not just because I’ve written extensively about childhood trauma and how to adapt the 5 love languages in special needs families. But because I’m the parent of a son affected by trauma and...
by Jolene | Jun 4, 2020 | Different Dream, Does My Child Have PTSD?, Prevention/Treatment, PTSD
The coronavirus, trauma, and PTSD have become an unholy trio in recent months. June is PTSD Awareness Month, and to mark the occasion this post highlights preventative tools parents can use with children. This excerpt from my book, Does My Child Have PTSD? What To Do...
by Heesun Hall | Jun 2, 2020 | Different Dream, PTSD
I am here. You are safe. These are words children who have experienced trauma need to hear from their caregivers. First time Different Dream guest blogger Heesun Hall explains how she and her husband discovered the importance of saying, “I am here. You are safe.” to...
by Jolene | Aug 14, 2019 | Advocacy and Research, Different Dream
Educators care about traumatized kids. I came to this conclusion after facilitating professional development classes for more than 80 Iowa classroom and special education teachers, substitutes, paraprofessionals, and administrators this past summer. Whether they work...
by Jonathan McGuire | Apr 4, 2019 | Books and Resources, Different Dream
The Hope Anew Disability Podcast is the latest offering from guest blogger Jonathan McGuire and his wife Sarah. In this post, he explains who the podcast is for and what it offers. The McGuires hosted Different Dream’s Jolene Philo as their guest on April 1, and...
