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The Empowered Parent Podcast

The Empowered Parent Podcast with Kayla and Ryan North is a trust-based, trauma-informed, connected parenting resource. Hosted by Chris Turner.

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Trauma and the Brain - S4E10

Trauma and the Brain - S4E10

Chris talks with Ryan and Kayla about how the brain processes trauma, and how this affects our kids' relationships with ... Read more

29 Dec 2017

25mins

Ranked #2

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How to Love Our Children When We Don't Like Them - S05 E10

How to Love Our Children When We Don't Like Them - S05 E10

Whether we admit it or not, it's a thought adoptive and foster parents have at least once: how do I love my child when I... Read more

12 Jun 2018

28mins

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Rupture and Repair - S06 E09

Rupture and Repair - S06 E09

We all rupture the relationship with our kids which allows us opportunities to repair it. Chris, Ryan, and Kayla discuss... Read more

28 Aug 2019

27mins

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Building the Staircase of the Brain - S06 E04

Building the Staircase of the Brain - S06 E04

Chris wanted to go back to the basics for this episode, so he, Ryan, and Kayla talk about that most important organ in t... Read more

16 May 2019

31mins

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Keeping Your Balance as a Parent - S2E2

Keeping Your Balance as a Parent - S2E2

Chris Turner and Ryan North discuss why it is important to be in balance as a parent.

17 Feb 2016

19mins

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Give Me An Example: Parenting Tools Edition - S3E8

Give Me An Example: Parenting Tools Edition - S3E8

Chris invites Ryan and Kayla for another "lightning round" of Give Me an Example, this time focusing on the Parenting To... Read more

9 Mar 2017

31mins

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Why Traditional Parenting Doesn't Work for Our Kids - S3E14

Why Traditional Parenting Doesn't Work for Our Kids - S3E14

Chris, Kayla and Ryan are joined by Maggie Popp to discuss why traditional parenting doesn't work for foster and adopted... Read more

10 May 2017

29mins

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How Do We Deal with Drama? - S05 E13

How Do We Deal with Drama? - S05 E13

Some of our kids have big emotions. Chris talks with Ryan and Kayla about how we deal with drama when the emotions go fr... Read more

22 Aug 2018

19mins

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Moving From Reactive to Proactive Parenting - S2E10

Moving From Reactive to Proactive Parenting - S2E10

Chris Turner is once again joined by Ryan and Kayla North as they discuss how traditional parenting is reactive and why ... Read more

18 May 2016

21mins

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What is the Impact of Foster Care on Kids in Our Home? - S05 E12

What is the Impact of Foster Care on Kids in Our Home? - S05 E12

Listener Jamie asks, how do we prepare the kids already in our home for the journey into foster care? This is something ... Read more

8 Aug 2018

24mins

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Preparing Those Who Are Walking Alongside You - S05 E11

Preparing Those Who Are Walking Alongside You - S05 E11

Listener Jamie asks the team about resources for family members and friends to help educate them on how they can best su... Read more

9 Jul 2018

24mins

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Toddlers - S4E7

Toddlers - S4E7

Listener Tracy writes in asking about an episode devoted to TBRI with kids under the age of 4. How do we use compromise ... Read more

29 Nov 2017

27mins

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Just Say Yes! - S06 E07

Just Say Yes! - S06 E07

Chris, Kayla, and Ryan take on a listener question about Yes Jar, and expound on why it's important to give our kids as ... Read more

19 Jul 2019

29mins

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Sassy Talk - S5E2

Sassy Talk - S5E2

Chris is joined once again by Kayla and Ryan North to talk about something that can be quite irritating to all parents: ... Read more

14 Mar 2018

26mins

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BETTER TOGETHER - Staying Connected in Marriage While Parenting Kids From Trauma - S06 E03

BETTER TOGETHER - Staying Connected in Marriage While Parenting Kids From Trauma - S06 E03

Let's be honest: parenting kids from hard places is exhausting. It can drain us physically, emotionally, and mentally, a... Read more

30 Apr 2019

29mins

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Siblings - S3E21

Siblings - S3E21

Sibling relationships can always be tenuous, and even more so when it comes to kids from hard places. Chris, Ryan, and K... Read more

12 Jul 2017

32mins

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Creating an Environment of Felt Safety with Predictability - S3E13

Creating an Environment of Felt Safety with Predictability - S3E13

Chris, Kayla, and Ryan discuss how we can create an environment of felt safety in our homes with predictability. A lack ... Read more

1 May 2017

24mins

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Empowered to Connect Conference Preview - S3E11

Empowered to Connect Conference Preview - S3E11

Chris, Kayla, and Ryan preview the upcoming Empowered to Connect Conference in Franklin, TN April 7-8. They discuss what... Read more

31 Mar 2017

24mins

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Bedtime Struggles - S3E19

Bedtime Struggles - S3E19

Chris, Ryan, and Kayla tackle an issue in this episode that most of us deal with; bedtime struggles. They discuss the va... Read more

20 Jun 2017

34mins

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Lying - S3E16

Lying - S3E16

Chris, Ryan, and Kayla discuss a question they get from many parents. And that question is, "why do my children lie and ... Read more

25 May 2017

24mins

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