The Nurtured Heart Approach®

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Deepening Relationships as Couples using NHA Feb 19, 2016

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Our hosts for this podcast are Catherine Stafford, LCSW, Author, Certified Advanced Trainer and Jamie Gregory, LCSW, Certified Advanced Trainer. (full bio available here) Our guests for this podcast are: Jeffrey Swan and Elizabeth Sylvester Jeffrey D. Swan holds a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from U.T Austin. He has been using the Nurtured Heart Approach for 15 years and is an Advanced Nurtured Heart Trainer. Dr. Elizabeth Sylvester is a Psychologist and Educator working with children, parents and families in Austin Texas for over 30 years. She is a practitioner of the Nurtured Heart Approach ®, and has completed advanced training in this system. They are co-founders of Austin Child Therapy, an organization whose mission is to support the work of pediatric mental health professionals in Austin. A full bio can be found here. Joe and Celeste Elsey Joe and Celeste Elsey, both NHA ATs have been married for 31 years and have used the approach with their family for the past 8 years. They enjoy open and honest relationships with their immediate family members and with each other. Extended family relationships have also become stronger with use of NHA. Joe has worked for State Farm Insurance for many years and his use of positive recognition and refusing to give energy to negativity have earned him praise for a job well done. Celeste currently works in Alternative Education and trains students as well as educators in the approach. Joe and Celeste agree that NHA is a precious gift that has improved their quality of life and the lives of others around them.

NHA Greatness Activities for the Family Jan 15, 2016

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Tammy Jacobs joins Howard and Catherine again for part 2 of our Greatness Activities series. Tammy is a Licensed clinical social worker, currently working in private practice. Tammy has over 20 years experience working with challenging children/families in crisis centers, group home, residential treatment, as well as, outpatient and community mental health. Tammy has been an advance trainer in the nurtured heart approach since 2007 and enjoys teaching this to children/teens, adults/parents, group home staff and educators. Although Tammy has extensive training in a variety of interventions/strategies geared towards helping children and families, the nurtured heart approach has proven to be the most effective and therefore is the foundation of her work. Not only does Tammy utilize the approach in her private practice she uses it on a daily basis in raising her two daughters, ages 11 and 13, and in her marriage of 17 years.

Dads & NHA - Time In! Dec 18, 2015

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Join our hosts and guests for this timely podcast. Our guests are Dan Peterson and Neils Wright Dan Peterson, is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Advanced Trainer for the Nurtured Heart Approach. He is the founder of Compass 4 Life, a private counseling and coaching practice dedicated to helping families and schools with challenging children. Over the past 20 years, Dan has worked in a variety of educational settings including therapeutic, alternative and residential schools. He has held many positions over the years. These positions have helped Dan learn the importance each adult plays in the life of a student and what they need to help students succeed. Currently Dan consults with area schools looking to meet the social emotional needs of their student population. He also leads trainings and provides on-site coaching for teachers to help with their integrating of the approach. He coaches parents who have challenging children on how to integrate the approach in their home. He credits his training in the Nurtured Heart Approach as the defining moment to starting his own business dedicated to “help all children flourish” Neils Wright, Education Specialist. NHA Advanced Trainer, first CTI January 2012. He is in his seventh year as a teacher of students with Emotional and Behavioral Disturbance. He is a father and gets to "dad" in happier, healthier and richer way because of NHA.

NHA in Foster Care A Better and Brighter Future Nov 20, 2015

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Join our hosts, Howard Glasser, Creator of the Nurtured Heart Approach and Catherine Stafford, author and NHA trainer and Therapist share our podcast time with Bryan Forney. Bryan Forney, MSMFT, MSW, LISW-S, serves as the Executive Director of Focus on Youth, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio, a faith-based foster care, adoption, and behavioral health care agency for children and families. Bryan has been with Focus on Youth since 2001, having served previously in other organizations as a community-based therapist, Clinical Director, Residential Treatment Counselor, and several years as a youth minister for his church. He is an Advanced Trainer of the Nurtured Heart Approach®, teaching this approach to foster parents, staff, and the community since 2007. He and his wife, Keri, have 2 children, ages 12 and 9.

Healing Hurt Hearts with NHA Oct 16, 2015

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Our hosts,Howard, Catherine have invited Tammy, and Laurie to discuss the journey of healing hearts using the Nurtured Heart Approach®. Laurie's personal story is one that you won't want to miss as she and Tammy (her therapist) share more about how a "heart" devastated by abuse and hurt can be "healed" and Inner Wealth™ can emerge and thrive again. Tammy Jacobs is a Licensed clinical social worker, currently working in private practice. Tammy has over 20 years experience working with challenging children/families in crisis centers, group home, residential treatment, as well as, outpatient and community mental health. Tammy has been an advance trainer in the nurtured heart approach since 2007 and enjoys teaching this to children/teens, adults/parents, group home staff and educators. Although Tammy has extensive training in a variety of interventions/strategies geared towards helping children and families, the nurtured heart approach has proven to be the most effective and therefore is the foundation of her work. Not only does Tammy utilize the approach in her private practice she uses it on a daily basis in raising her two daughters, ages 11 and 13, and in her marriage of 17 years. Laurie Lee graduated from Arizona State University in 1999 with a degree in Sociology. She has worked for a major corporation for over 16 years and raised two daughters ages 18 and 19 as a single parent. Introduced to the Nurtured Heart Approach in December 2011, her life was revolutionized as she discovered how to live from her heart. Overcoming the odds of being a child of abuse, she now owns that she has created a life she considers successful and she shares regularly with others how finding your greatness can change life in all areas.

NHA in the Principal's Office & Beyond Sep 18, 2015

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This month's podcast features guest school principals, Rosemary Hardie and Barbara Gaskin-Houghton. Each brings their story of implmentation of the Nurtured Heart Approach® to their schools from the top down. Howard Glasser and Catherine Stafford will be our hosts leading this discussion. Rosemary a Certified Advanced NHA trainer has served students in the field of education for 20 years as a teacher, principal and directo of special services. She has been using NHA for the past four years throughout both the regular education and special educational systems in Wahpeton ND. Barbara, also a Certified Advanced NHA trainer is principal at Metteer Elemntary School in Red Bluff CA. NHA was implemented 3 years ago with 9 staff members now being certified and additional staff familiarized the approach through onsite courses. Barbara has been an administrator for 15+ years and in education for 20+ years. For full bios on both of our guests, please click here to visit our podcast page.

NHA and Greatness Activities Aug 21, 2015

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Join our hosts for this month as they explore the notions of using the Nurtured Heart Approach in Greatness Activities with children, tweens and teens with Tammy Jacobs, a Licensed clinical social worker, currently working in private practice. Tammy has over 20 years experience working with challenging children/families in crisis centers, group home, residential treatment, as well as, outpatient and community mental health. Tammy has been an advance trainer in the nurtured heart approach since 2007 and enjoys teaching this to children/teens, adults/parents, group home staff and educators. Although Tammy has extensive training in a variety of interventions/strategies geared towards helping children and families, the nurtured heart approach has proven to be the most effective and therefore is the foundation of her work. Not only does Tammy utilize the approach in her private practice she uses it on a daily basis in raising her two daughters, ages 11 and 13, and in her marriage of 17 years. Please feel free to listen to any of our previous NHA podcasts to gain additional insight to what the approach can bring to your family, classroom or workplace.

NHA in the Early Childhood Development Realm Jul 17, 2015

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Our hosts, Howard Glasser, Creator of the Nurtured Heart Approach® and Author, and Catherine Stafford, LCSW and Author visit with Pat Bethke in this month's NHA podcast. We're so excited to share her story with you. Pat Bethke has degrees in Child Development and Family Life, and a Master of Arts in Education with research focused on social and emotional learning. She was an early childhood educator for 14 years during which time she was introduced to, and became certified in, the NHA®. Pat is the Founder of Interconnections, LLC which provides services of support and training in the Nurtured Heart Approach, and is located in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area. She’s the mother of 4 adult children, grandmother of 1, and lives in Lakeville, MN with her husband Tim who is also trained in the Approach. Listen in! You won't want to miss it.

Foster Care Parenting Using the Nurtured Heart Approach® Jun 19, 2015

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Our guests are: Karen Clayton, is a licensed Professional, Therapeutic Foster Care Provider, currently providing foster care for adolescents enrolled in a substance abuse rehabilitation and recovery program. Karen holds a Master's in Education with an emphasis on youth who are emotionally and behaviorally 'at risk' for failure. During her time as an educational program corrdinator, Karen created "I Am Part of The Solution," an anti-bullying program founded on the Nurtured Heart Approach. She is a Certified Nurtured Heart Approach Advanced Trainer and Enthusiast! Karen offers classes and coaching for parents, teachers and other professionals. Kim Combes, M.Ed., has been in the human service arena since 1980 in various positions such as being employed as a Social Worker for the Iowa Dept. of Human Services and as a family therapist for two private agencies (among others). Kim is currently self-employed as a private practice counselor and national presenter. He and his wife, Diane, reside in Iowa. Since 1994 Kim has also provided foster care for 40+ teenage boys and adopted five children now ranging in age from 16-23. Too, he has articles published in several foster/adoptive care magazines and books. Nate Bultman lives with his family in Rockford, MI and is married to his wife Dawn for 9 years. They have 10 wonderful children in their blended family ages of 3-16. They have been blessed and challenged as adoptive parents of intense and highly energetic children who are adjusting to a new family. Nate is a Licensed Professional Counselor, (LPC) a Marriage and Family Therapist (LLMFT) and teaches an intensive 6 week course on the Nurtured Heart Approach ® as a certified trainer to caregivers in West Michigan. More to share soon about this podcast, so stay tuned!

NHA in the Workplace - An Infusion of Greatness May 15, 2015

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Howard Glasser and Catherine Stafford will be joined by guest, Peggy Archuleta, RN, Education Specialist, for our May 15th podcast. Peggy Archuleta began her nursing career in 1992 and worked extensively with cancer patients in the hospital setting before going into nursing management in 2005. In 2008, Peggy transitioned into the role of Clinical Education Specialist. In September 2014 she fulfilled her long-time dream of becoming a full-time diabetes educator and teaching patients health promoting behaviors. Peggy was introduced to the Nurtured Heart Approach several years ago and shortly thereafter sought certification. Following certification in the NHA, Peggy then began to seek ways to bring NHA to the hospital system she works for.

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