Mending Families

By Melissa Pemberton

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Mending Families is hosted by Melissa Pemberton and she brings you weekly content that is a mix of trauma aware interviews, parenting sessions tips for those caring for kids from adversity, and stories from people just like you as they share their beautiful messy moments. Melissa hopes that when you listen each week, you will feel encouraged, inspired and take a little something away to help you and your family move from broken to mended. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melissa-pemberton/support

Episode Date
78.Self-compassion and embodiment to reclaim our compassion as caregivers with Robyn Gutierrez
Dec 09, 2024
77. Using Reiki as a tool for healing trauma with Angela Masciulli
Nov 25, 2024
76. Finding Safety: Exploring Polyvagal Theory and the Safe and Sound Protocol
Nov 11, 2024
75. Trauma aware approaches to sleep issues with your kids with Allison Ezell
Oct 28, 2024
74. Mental health struggles with our kids and how to advocate well with Erin Peterson
Oct 14, 2024
73. Mondays with Melissa - Life and business updates
Oct 01, 2024
72. Connection, Nutrition, and helping our kids overcome eating challenges with Madison Tyler
Sep 16, 2024
71. Mondays with Melissa - Let's talk about power and control
Sep 09, 2024
70. Eating disorders, generational trauma and using creativity to heal with Tracey Yokas
Sep 02, 2024
REPLAY - #1 - Haley Pemberton
Aug 26, 2024
REPLAY - #2 - Robyn Gobbel
Aug 19, 2024
REPLAY - #3 - Claire Collins-Thompson
Aug 12, 2024
REPLAY - #4 - Melissa Corkum
Aug 05, 2024
REPLAY - #5 - What is TBRI?
Jul 29, 2024
REPLAY - #6 - Hannah McLeod
Jul 22, 2024
REPLAY - #7 - Steve Lympus
Jul 15, 2024
REPLAY - #8 - Jon Pemberton
Jul 08, 2024
69. Stretch therapy, fascial stretching, and healing our bodies with Becky Kukucka
Jul 01, 2024
68. Mondays with Melissa and Summer Survival Tips
Jun 24, 2024
67. Child advocacy and fostering teens with Mara Shorr
Jun 17, 2024
66. Sneak peek of parenting course, Mend, Heal, Grow
Jun 03, 2024
65. Potty training tips and tricks
May 27, 2024
64. Somatic Experiencing and how it can help with healing with Jake White
May 20, 2024
63. Mondays with Melissa and her daughters
May 13, 2024
62. Best mom ideas, teaching our kids and foster care with Autumn McKay
May 06, 2024
61. Answering questions about toddlers, tantrums and more!
Apr 29, 2024
60. Mondays with Melissa - Panic attacks and parenting fails
Apr 22, 2024
59. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, the school system, and finding support with Sandra Flach
Apr 15, 2024
58. REPLAY - Overcoming, healing, and connecting with your parents with Haley Pemberton
Apr 08, 2024
57. Growing through grief with Mary Anne Ruddis
Apr 01, 2024
56. Answering questions about family chores
Mar 25, 2024
55. Happy Birthday Mending Families Podcast!!
Mar 20, 2024
54. Thoughts on child welfare, adoption, trauma informed systems, and termination of parental rights
Mar 18, 2024
53. The Child Welfare system and learning through proximity with Matt Anderson
Mar 11, 2024
52. How do we help our kids regulate their bodies?
Mar 04, 2024
51. Mondays with Melissa - Sneak peak at Let's Grow Membership!
Feb 26, 2024
50. Seeing trauma everywhere and making space for LGBTQ+ kids with Steve Lympus
Feb 19, 2024
49. Better understanding loss and the grief that follows
Feb 12, 2024
48. Childhood cancer and coping with grief with Leslie Woodfill
Feb 05, 2024
47. Mondays with Melissa - Navigating sibling relationships
Jan 29, 2024
46. Brain First Parenting and FASD with Eileen Devine
Jan 22, 2024
45. Adverse Childhood Experiences and why they are important
Jan 15, 2024
44. Finding the way to healing and emotional processing through art with Breanne LaMoureaux
Jan 08, 2024
43. Mondays with Melissa - Top Questions of 2023 and Looking at New Adventures in 2024
Jan 01, 2024
42. Christmas Real Talk with Jon Pemberton
Dec 18, 2023
41. All things Christmas with Melissa's kids
Dec 11, 2023
40. Best and worst Christmas gift ideas with the Hot Mamas from the Hills
Dec 04, 2023
39. Real talk about adopting through foster care with Julee Higley
Nov 27, 2023
38. Invisible disabilities and adoption with Hannah LaBolle
Nov 20, 2023
37. Mindset shifts with foster care and adoption with Taffee Adams
Nov 13, 2023
36. Growing with books, open adoptions, and birth order with Meaghan Flowers
Nov 06, 2023
35. Mondays with Melissa - All things Halloween from the mouths of babes!
Oct 30, 2023
34. Mondays with Melissa - Surviving Domestic Violence
Oct 23, 2023
33. Healing the whole self from trauma and Domestic Violence with Teresa Eggleston
Oct 16, 2023
32. Mondays with Melissa - Power and control games people play in abusive relationships
Oct 09, 2023
31. Abuse and healing from chronic pain with Ashlee Hoelck
Oct 02, 2023
30. When religion hurts you with Dr. Laura Anderson
Sep 25, 2023
29. Mondays with Melissa - Rupture and Repair
Sep 18, 2023
28. Understanding big, baffling behaviors and consequences with Robyn Gobbel
Sep 11, 2023
27. Mondays with Melissa - Trauma informed tips for educators and parents
Sep 04, 2023
26. IEP and 504 Plan Advocacy with Destiny Huff
Aug 28, 2023
25. Jessica Sinarski - Trauma Informed Education and Riley the Brave
Aug 21, 2023
24. Mondays with Melissa - How mindfulness can help you be a better parent
Aug 14, 2023
23. Mindfulness, Meditation and Breathwork with Hannah Talbot
Aug 07, 2023
22. Mondays with Melissa - How to find community when parenting feels hard
Jul 31, 2023
21. Connected Parenting and Reclaiming Compassion with Lisa Qualls
Jul 24, 2023
20. Mondays with Melissa - Trauma-informed parenting
Jul 17, 2023
19. Surviving complex trauma and Story Telling with Tori Hope Petersen
Jul 10, 2023
18. Mondays with Melissa - My own journey with EMDR therapy
Jul 03, 2023
17. The ins and outs of EMDR Therapy with Christina Knudsen
Jun 26, 2023
16. Mondays with Melissa - Caring for the Nervous System
Jun 19, 2023
15. The Enneagram, Blocked Care, and the Safe and Sound Protocol with Melissa Corkum
Jun 12, 2023
14. Mondays with Melissa - Let’s talk about Grief and Loss
Jun 05, 2023
13. Cancer, parenting through the hard, and growth with Hannah McLeod
May 29, 2023
12. Mondays with Melissa - What to consider when building your support system
May 22, 2023
11. Single foster parenting and the importance of growth mindset with Danielle LaBar
May 15, 2023
10. Mondays with Melissa - What is TBRI?
May 08, 2023
9. Surviving cancer, helping the body heal, and IFS with Claire Collins Thompson
May 01, 2023
8. Mondays with Melissa - Childhood trauma and surviving abuse
Apr 24, 2023
7. Overcoming, healing, and connecting with your parents with Haley Pemberton
Apr 17, 2023
6. Mondays with Melissa - 6 risk factors to developmental adversity
Apr 10, 2023
5. Mom-life and International Foster Care with Bekah Read
Apr 03, 2023
4. Mondays with Melissa - 3 things to consider before becoming a foster parent
Mar 27, 2023
3. Foster parenting, TBRI and how yoga can help heal with Cassie Day
Mar 20, 2023
2. Mondays with Melissa - Should we spank?
Mar 20, 2023
1. Dads, fear-based discipline, and the importance of growth with Jon Pemberton
Mar 20, 2023
Introducing Mending Families
Feb 10, 2023