Podcast Appearances

Adoption/Foster Care

Building Brave Brains through P.A.C.E. with Jessica Sinarski

Stable Moments is the show where we discuss all things related to the foster care system and early childhood trauma.

Listen in while Jessica Sinarski gives us practical tips on how to be playful, accepting, curious and empathetic with hurting kids.

Helpful Strategies for Tough School Mornings with Jessica Sinarski

You’re trying to get your child out the door for school and he has a meltdown. What do you do now? Do you push harder? Do you back off?
Learn about P.A.C.E. and how to use Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, and Empathy to help get your child’s upstairs (thinking) brain back online. This is a practical and helpful conversation.
We also talk about the brand new book, Riley the Brave Makes it to School. It’s a fantastic story for kids and adults about how to tackle morning challenges.

Helping Your Child Heal Through Innovative Brain Science and the Power of Story

When you understand how trauma changes the brain you can change your approach to your child and move toward healing. But how do you make sense of something as complex as the brain? Our brand new interview on the podcast is the answer… This interview was enlightening, refreshing, and thought-provoking!

Helping Children Understand Their Big Feelings with author, Jessica Sinarski

Do you have a child who quickly moves to the fear responses of fight, flight, or freeze? In this episode Lisa interviews Jessica Sinarski, a trauma-informed adoption therapist and the author of Riley the Brave. “You are a great mom AND your kids need a different style of parenting AND you need a community that gets it!” This conversation and the book will give you hope for your children and for you too.

Jessica Sinarski on Shifting the Paradigm- for Everyone!

Jessica and Robyn talk about lifting the shame for struggling parents and validating the experience of blocked care. Hearing how Jessica passionately advocates for what parents need so that they can parent the way they want is a tremendous sigh of relief. There’s no room for blame or shame- just understanding the brain and approaching ourselves and each other with curiosity and compassion.

Healing Childhood Trauma with Riley the Brave author, Jessica Sinarski

“My passion is getting this brain science out in a user-friendly way because I have seen how it can change lives. We need love. We need Jesus. We also need to understand what’s going on in these brains and bodies. We are beautifully and wonderfully made, and we can shift that negative trajectory that trauma brings, so I feel really lucky to get to be a part of helping families do that.” Listen in for more insights as Jessica shares a little of her faith journey into the world of foster care and adoption and how she is equipping parents and professionals to be healers for hurting children.

Jessica Sinarski: Making Brain Science Accessible & Entertaining

Karen welcomes counselor and author Jessica Sinarski to the show to discuss her work in making brain science accessible and entertaining, and how her Riley The Brave books have helped patients of all ages.

Education and Reading

Reframing the Narrative with Jessica Sinarski, LPCMH

In this episode, Julie and Ginger talk with Jessica Sinarski. Jessica says that she loves to take “her brain nerdy self and marry it with what everyone needs to know about the brain and attachment and development”. In this podcast, Jessica explains exactly what she means by “Reframing the Narrative”.

What Every Educator Needs to Know about the Brain with Jessica Sinarski, LPCMH

In this episode, Jessica explains how the brain functions and how to teach students to recognize when they are operating out of “downstairs brain.” Jessica also shares strategies educators can use to teach students to calm themselves in stressful situations and how to navigate difficult moments with others so that they can ultimately succeed in the classroom and in life.

Reading: Helping to Heal Trauma

Did you ever think of reading for helping to heal trauma? We talk to Jessica Sinarski about her books and reading as a way to help connect with those who have experienced trauma and help them heal.

Riley the Brave | Books for Brave Kids with Big Feelings with Jessica Sinarski

On this week’s dose of book recommendations, library love, and literary enthusiasm, our guest is Jessica Sinarski. We talk about her books and her great resources for parents and children, as well as swapping some great book recommendations.

Parenting

The Brain Behavior Connection

Superheroes are born from adversity. Villain stories are often similar, but with no safety provided along the way. The more we understand our brains and our children’s brains, the more we can help them to grow into the super humans they are capable of becoming. This week, Dr. Laura Anderson brings on Jessica Sinarski, LPCMH to share tips for parents to use to help both themselves and their children work through the hard stuff. You have to believe there is hope in this approach to try it, and you have to try this approach to believe it.

Classroom Anxiety: You Can Help!

Is your child struggling with anxiety about going back to school? How do you navigate the uncertainties of a new school year? If you and your child are feeling stressed about all the changes and upheaval surrounding school, you are not alone! No matter where you find yourself, we have some super helpful information to get you and your kids on the right track for a more calm and connected school year!

Jessica Sinarski: Shifting Our Kids’ Stories to Help Them Navigate Shame & Worry

Listen in to hear Jessica share
-How our stories lead us to shame spirals and how to engage your “upstairs brain” to stay hopeful in hard times.
-How we can help our kids shift their stories and narratives, especially around worry and shame.
-How to introduce your kids about the “both/and” philosophy in order to foster hope and resiliency.

Jessica Sinarski: Making Brain Science Accessible & Entertaining Part 2

This episode is for all parents who want to learn a little more about nurturing attachment with their children. Jessica discusses the P.A.C.E. framework (developed by Dan Hughes), which is featured in her new picture book, Riley the Brave Makes it to School. Listen in to hear how playfulness, acceptance, curiosity, and empathy can boost your brain and your relationships!

Understanding Trauma and Behavior with Jessica Sinarski

Heather and Jon welcome Jess, author of Riley the Brave and founder of BraveBrains, to the Fringy bit! She is a skilled counselor who understands the neuroscience of trauma and anxiety and finds amazing ways to explain it to kids in language they can understand.

Jessica Sinarski: Science, Trauma, and BraveBrains

Jessica Sinarski is a Shameless Mom of 3, a clinical supervisor, consultant, writer, and educator.
Jessica shares some GOLD here as it pertains to our brains, our childrens’ brains, and how we can reverse stress to the brain. I learned so much in this conversation. I think you will too!

Jessica Sinarski – Parenting and Teaching for a Brighter Future

You can be the boss of your brain, and Jessica is here to help!!⁠

• Finding a ‘happy middle ground’ and getting past trauma⁠
• Breaking the ‘generational curse’ and instilling a better future for our children ⁠
• How the brain works in certain situations — and how can this affect your habits⁠