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This Throwback Thursday brings you one of our most impactful episodes on parenting. If you've ever felt overwhelmed trying to raise resilient, well-adjusted children—or if you're working to break cycles from your own childhood—this conversation with Nurse Practitioner Kathleen Sullivan is essential listening.

Raising children can (most of the time) be a mystery and a lot of trial and error. Add to that, trying to figure out how to raise resilient, well-adjusted, happy, and healthy children...and cue overwhelm.

That's why we have Kathleen Sullivan here: she's going to share with us ALL about how we can raise resilient children.

Kathleen is a Nurse Practitioner who, throughout her career, has worked with children in many different clinical settings. Currently, Kathleen works clinically with youth in mental health and substance abuse, and also serves in a leadership role developing education programs. She is part of a Doctors of BC working group focused on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and childhood trauma prevention.

In this episode, we cover:

• (03:33) Kathleen's career pivot from pediatric nursing to becoming a Nurse Practitioner
• (11:29) The definition of trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
• (13:35) The groundbreaking ACEs study and its surprising findings on long-term health impacts
• (21:02) How trauma physically changes the brain—and how quality care can reverse those changes
• (37:00) The four S's of secure parenting: Safe, Seen, Soothed, and Secure
• (32:00) Practical ways to build resilience in children through attachment and connection
• (28:29) How to break generational trauma cycles
• (30:10) Resources for parents navigating these challenges

CONTENT ADVISORY: We will be talking about trauma and adverse childhood experiences in a theoretical sense. Topics include child abuse, neglect, mental illness, and substance abuse. Please do what you need to do to take care of your mental health, and skip this episode if this topic isn't speaking to you right now.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Book: Raising a Secure Child by Ken Hoffman
• Book: The Power of Showing Up by Dan Siegel
• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy
• Doctors of BC Working Group on Adverse Childhood Experiences

About Kathleen Sullivan

Kathleen is a family Nurse Practitioner with a clinical practice in a youth mental health and substance use. She recently joined the leadership team as a lead with the Regional Professional Practice NP team with a focus on supporting quality practice environment and excellence in clinic practice for NPs, specifically in urgent care and primary care. After completing a capstone in Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Kathleen joined the provincial ACEs working group with Doctors of BC. Outside of work, she finds balance exploring trails and mountaintops with her partner and giant dog.

About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:

Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.

Connect with Andrea

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