About Janyne

(Pronounce as Janine)

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Janyne McConnaughey, Ph.D., nationally known trauma-informed author & advocate, lived with the effects of childhood sexual abuse from the time she was three years old until she entered therapy and began her healing journey at the age of sixty-one. Realizing healing was possible for survivors, she has now authored three books describing the effects of childhood trauma and the paths to healing. She currently serves as a Board Member for the Attachment & Trauma Network (ATN).  Janyne  builds on her forty-year career in teaching, teacher education, and an expertise in early childhood development to help educators, caregivers, and church ministry workers understand trauma-informed practices, but her heart is most dedicated to encouraging other survivors of childhood trauma to seek healing.  Learn more . . .

Dr. Janyne McConnaughey, PH.D.

Why BRAVE Spaces?

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I believe healing from the effects of trauma is possible! 

BRAVE Spaces offers hope and encouragement for survivors, as well as trauma-informed insights and resources for the friends, families, schools, and churches that support them.