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When Dads are Mothers
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • May 7
  • 3 min

When Dads are Mothers

Re-shared for all the dads who nurture their children! This is my day before Mother’s Day epiphany: My dad was my mother. I blogged...
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ATN's Virtual Pivot
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Feb 21, 2021
  • 3 min

ATN's Virtual Pivot

In the Spring of 2020, the Attachment & Trauma Network (ATN) staff and Board had to make a difficult decision. We decided our next...
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BRAVE for Teachers
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Feb 12, 2021
  • 3 min

BRAVE for Teachers

This is my whimsical take on the fact that I didn't explain very well that Jeannie's BRAVE Childhood was the book I wrote for teachers....
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BRAVE for Teachers: The Need for Physical Activity
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Feb 12, 2021
  • 2 min

BRAVE for Teachers: The Need for Physical Activity

“What would have helped me as a child?” I try to answer this in Jeannie’s BRAVE Childhood: Behavior and Healing through the Lens of...
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BRAVE for Teachers: The Importance of Play
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Feb 12, 2021
  • 4 min

BRAVE for Teachers: The Importance of Play

About midway through my healing process, I came to the realization that I did not know how to play, at least not with the abandonment of...
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My Ph.D. was Earned!
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Dec 15, 2020
  • 4 min

My Ph.D. was Earned!

From the time I was in high school, I dreamed of one day completing a doctorate. It was a mixture of desiring validation and the simple...
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How Not to be a Fixer
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Nov 13, 2020
  • 4 min

How Not to be a Fixer

This morning I decided to catch up on my son's recent sermons and God met me there—not in necessarily pleasant ways, but certainly...
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#3 Trauma-Informed Ministries: The Hurting Child
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Sep 17, 2020
  • 4 min

#3 Trauma-Informed Ministries: The Hurting Child

For children who have experienced trauma, feeling safe is an essential need which is difficult to meet.
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#2 Trauma-Informed Ministries: Is it Childhood Trauma?
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Sep 13, 2020
  • 4 min

#2 Trauma-Informed Ministries: Is it Childhood Trauma?

The concept of self-soothing is key to understanding addictive behaviors.
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#1 Trauma-Informed Ministries: Leading Others to Healing Waters
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Sep 9, 2020
  • 4 min

#1 Trauma-Informed Ministries: Leading Others to Healing Waters

How do you gently encourage someone to not just recognize their need for healing but to move toward it before they reach the breaking point.
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How to Be a Healing Church: A Very Human Webinar
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Sep 4, 2020
  • 2 min

How to Be a Healing Church: A Very Human Webinar

With an understanding of the effects of trauma, the church has unlimited potential for being a healing church.
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Can You Listen to the Smoke?
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Jun 1, 2020
  • 3 min

Can You Listen to the Smoke?

As the protests began, I understood the purpose; when they turned violent, I also understood some of the conditions that fed that violence.
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A Time Capsule of Healing
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • May 22, 2020
  • 3 min

A Time Capsule of Healing

It is impossible to know what a day will bring; it is also impossible to know when something a day brings might end out to be very important
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Watching the Sunrise: A Conference Reflection
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Feb 29, 2020
  • 4 min

Watching the Sunrise: A Conference Reflection

Have you ever stood and watched the sun rise over the mountains? First there is a glow. Then a glimmer. Then an explosion.
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Rocking the Future at Brumby
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Feb 21, 2020
  • 4 min

Rocking the Future at Brumby

Some days are not what we expect. This was true of my day at Brumby Elementary School in Marietta, Georgia. I was invited by former...
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BRAVE Travel Stories: Pay it Forward
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Feb 21, 2020
  • 3 min

BRAVE Travel Stories: Pay it Forward

The mother and daughter were two of five who missed the plane. There had been plenty of announcements, but they didn't get there in time.
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Stepping Into Deep Waters
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Feb 11, 2020
  • 4 min

Stepping Into Deep Waters

This presentation was certainly going to take me deeper than I would ever choose for my feet to wander.
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What Does Healing Feel Like?
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Jan 13, 2020
  • 4 min

What Does Healing Feel Like?

Allowing myself to feel my feelings while being triggered is part of healing and to be able to do this is what “healed” feels like.
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Giving Teens a Voice
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Dec 9, 2019
  • 3 min

Giving Teens a Voice

Yesterday I sat on a community panel on the topic of teen mental health.That was surprising, but not as surprising as sitting between two te
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Women in Leadership: It's About Respect
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Oct 23, 2019
  • 5 min

Women in Leadership: It's About Respect

I have served in churches and church-related ministries in two denominations that believed very differently about the roles of women in mini
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