This week, Kirsty sits down with Dr. Lisa Firestone, Ph.D., for an insightful discussion on how early experiences shape our attachment styles and sense of self. Discover how your sense of self influences your parenting, learn about the effects of traumatic experiences, and explore effective techniques to challenge your negative inner voice. Join us for a tho ... Show More
Jul 21
Healing Through Presence: Suzanne Summers
Today, Kirsty is joined by Suzanne Summers, a nurse, mother and author, and together they explore how safe, nurturing relationships can help children impacted by trauma build trust, heal, and thrive. Show Notes: Connect with the Attachment Theory in Action Podcast: ATIA Podcast W ... Show More
45m 54s
Jul 7
Resilience, Moral Injury and Healing: Dr. Larry Brant
This week, Kirsty and Navy Chaplain, Larry Brant, talk about how secure relationships, resilience, and how compassionate presence can help us heal from trauma, navigate moral injury, and find hope through meaningful human connection. Show Notes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry- ... Show More
57m 51s
Jun 24
Helping Men Heal: Ralph Brewer
In this episode of Attachment Theory in Action, Kirsty welcomes Ralph Brewer, author and founder of Help for Men, for an important conversation about men's mental health, attachment, relationships, and healing. Show Notes: @dadstartingover on Facebook, Youtube, X, and Instagram C ... Show More
54m 10s
Sep 2024
2300: Can We Change in Our Relationships? by Dr. Lisa Firestone of PsychAlive on The Power of Personal Growth
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2300: Embracing the power of personal growth, Dr. Lisa Firestone explores how understanding our attachment styles can trans ... Show More
9m 27s
Jan 2020
The Securely Attached Child and How to Handle Disrespectful Behavior (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson)
Dr. Tina Payne Bryson joins Janet to discuss what children need most from the adults in their lives to feel securely attached, self-confident, and happy. Tina outlines the truths that scientific research and her own experience show, and then using the parenting tools she describe ... Show More
32m 23s
Sep 2025
761 Raising Confident, Connected Kids with Alyssa Campbell
<p dir="ltr">Parenting isn't just about managing your child's emotions—it starts with regulating your own. In this conversation, Alyssa Blask Campbell shares how unresolved childhood wounds affect the way we parent, and why emotional regulation is the foundation for healthier fam ... Show More
38 m
May 2024
Not Being a Perfect Parent Is Actually a Good Thing
Dr. Aliza Pressman joins me to talk about the 5 principles of parenting, a guide on how to raise good humans. We dive into how to have a secure attachment with your kids and how to repair it when it's been broken, effective ways to discipline, how to raise resilient kids, and how ... Show More
48m 55s
Jul 2023
389: Identity Development With Dr. Lindsay Gibson
Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, in a replay episode from early 2022, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Lindsay Gibson, a developmental psychologist based in Virginia Beach, Virginia who has authored several books on the effects of being raised by parents who are e ... Show More
56m 40s
Jun 2025
The Follow-Up: Unlearning and Re-parenting Together
This episode is personal. My husband and I sit down for an open, honest, and vulnerable conversation about what it means to reparent ourselves while raising our son. It’s a raw look at how childhood experiences—good and bad—shape us as adults, and how we can consciously break har ... Show More
17m 6s
Jun 2021
Chapter 7: Meet Your Inner Child
In this episode, Dr. Nicole and Jenna talk about what the inner child is, how to start listening to your inner child, + why our inner child needs to be heard.Join the SelfHealers Circle Waitlist:https://theholisticpsychologist.com/waitlist/PRE-ORDER HOW TO MEET YOURSELF:https://h ... Show More
25m 7s
