59 | Normal vs. Trauma Behavior: How to Tell the Difference (and What to Do!) — with Adoption Therapist Jeanette Yoffe, Part II

How do you know if your adopted child’s behavior is normal… or rooted in trauma? This is a question I hear from adoptive moms all the time!

 

In this episode, I chat with Jeanette Yoffe — adoptee, therapist, author, speaker, and founder of Celia Center and Yoffe Therapy — about how to parent with connection and compassion.

 

Here's what we talk about: 

• How to spot when behaviors are trauma-related
• Simple tools and interventions to help kids process their complex stories
• The PACE model for attachment-focused parenting
• Why minimizing struggles amplifies them — and how connection diffuses them
• Using Sad Bags, Anger Bags, and Shame-wiches 

 

Tune in for Part II today, and go back and listen to Part I if you missed it! 

 

Ways to reach Jeanette:

Main website: www.JeanetteYoffe.com 
YouTube Channel: Jeanette-icallySpeaking 

The Traumatized & At-Risk Youth Toolbox Book

Psychology Today: Inner Life of Foster Care

 

Book and body socks on Amazon:

Jeanette's Book

Body Sock 

 

FREE live workshop on October 28th. Register here! 

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Next Steps:

 

Step 1: Join the private community with other adoptive moms looking for support and camaraderie at Adoptive Mom Life.

 

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