On today’s episode, Melissa brings you a new monthly series, Mindful Mondays. Because it is the month of love, today’s guided mindful meditation is called “Loving Kindness”. Find a comfy, quiet place and 10 minutes while Melissa guides you through a loving kindness exercise.

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TW - Today we talk about abusive relationships and domestic violence so please know that if you are in a DV situation or know someone who is, there is help. Go to www.thehotline.org or call 1-800-799-7233

Mending Families is hosted by Melissa Pemberton and she brings you weekly content that is a mix of trauma aware interviews, parenting 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.

On today’s episode, Robyn talks about her healing journey and how she went from being a behavioral analyst to now a self-compassion coach on her path to being certified as a Reiki practitioner. She goes back to share about her childhood trauma, an unhealthy marriage, and how she got to where she is today. From hiring her own nutrition coach and career coach, to now coaching others using self-compassion, breathwork, energy, and Reiki she loves helping others find their way through healing.

Robyn Gutierrez is a behavior analyst turned embodiment and self-compassion coach. She helps heart-centered humans release the weight of trauma, stress, and anxiety so they can discover greater clarity, confidence, and connection to their highest and best energy.

You can find Robyn on Instagram or on her website, reflectandrefine.net

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In today’s episode, Angela talks about what brought her to find Reiki and energy healing and shares with the audience how she uses these tools to help others find healing. Angela opens up about her trauma history and how she continues to do her healing. She gives us some good insight into Reiki and helps direct the audience to find more tools for their journey.

Angela Masciulli is a recovering overachiever and people pleaser who had to embrace a massive identity shift to better care for herself and her family beginning in 2019. She knew there had to be more to life than her reality. Through a spiritual awakening, she started coaching other moms on how to start a business and build confidence. She recently started embracing her gifts as a healer, empath, and energy sensitivity and completed her Reiki II certification.

You can find Angela on her website, on Instagram, on Facebook, and on her podcast The Good Enough Mompreneur Podcast.

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On today’s episode, Melissa talks about the Polyvagal Theory and the Safe and Sound Protocol. She goes through a brief overview of each and gives you a quick glimpse of what it looks like to participate in the Safe and Sound Protocol. If you are someone who struggles with anxiety, worry, or is healing from trauma, secondary trauma, or compassion fatigue, the SSP might be for you! Listen!

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On today’s episode, Allison shared about her journey into sleep consulting and the services she offers to families dealing with sleep issues. She talks about understanding sleep pressure and sleep onset associations as a crucial part of addressing sleep issues in children. Allison believes trauma-informed approaches are essential, as typical sleep training methods may not be effective for children with trauma backgrounds and she gives us examples of why this is and how we can start making minor adjustments today. If you have a kiddo who struggles with sleep, this episode is for you! Enjoy!

Allison Ezell is a wife and mom to four kids through birth, foster care, and adoption. After years of searching and failing to find trauma-informed sleep advice, she founded Dwell Pediatric Sleep and became a Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant in 2021. Since then, she has worked with thousands of families through 1:1 consultations, digital resources, and corporate speaking.

You can find Allison on Instagram, Facebook, and at her website, www.dwellpediatricsleep.com

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On today’s episode, Erin opens up about mental health struggles within her immediate family and how this came to a head this past year. Erin’s three boys all have their diagnosis and with their permission, Erin shares some of the hard and good about raising her three boys. Listen in as Erin gives us good things to consider, including encouragement for those of us on similar journeys.

Erin Peterson grew up in Post Falls, Idaho, and became a professionally certified educator – earning the Provost’s Award for academic achievement and community service from Lewis-Clark State College. Now she is an award-winning local influencer, podcaster, and digital strategy educator passionate about equity and inclusion. Erin has been published and featured in various regional publications including the Spokesman Review, and The Inlander, and has served as an editor at Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living magazine.

You can find more about Erin on her Instagram, Facebook or the Trending Northwest website, www.trendingnorthwest.com You can also listen to Erin on her own podcast, Trending Northwest!

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, contact the National Domestic Violence hotline either at 1-800-799-7233 or text BEGIN to 88788

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Today Melissa gives us an update on what's been happening in her life and business over the past month. With hard changes that are still good, Mending Families is ever-evolving to ensure you all get the most support in the best ways possible!

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On today’s episode, Madison first talks about her foster and adoption journey and how she and her husband grew their family this way. She then shares her heart about helping families struggling with nutrition with their kids who have come from hard. Madison is an adoptive mom herself and she not only shares from her expertise, but also from her own experiences.

Madison has been a pediatric dietitian for over 10 years and first became a mom through foster care 7 years ago. It was then that she was introduced to TBRI. Now, her passion is helping parents take the stress out of mealtimes. She’s been married for 10 years and has 2 daughters, 10 & 9 years old, both of whom joined their family through adoption (domestic and international).

You can find Madison on Instagram, Facebook, and her website www.nourishwithconnection.com

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