Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Why Talk About Religious Trauma?
As people began sharing their stories of trauma, the ripples of healing began to spread from one person to the next as more and more...
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Sep 17
- 4 min
McMusing: My Life in a Hot Air Balloon after Healing Childhood Trauma
Ten years ago, my life felt more like a jet plane coming in for a crash landing than a hot air balloon gently floating in the air.
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- May 28
- 2 min
McMusing: It is Hogwash!
Our nation can never be any greater than how we care for the least of these.
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- May 16
- 5 min
McMusing: Who Chooses your Chair?
For several years I have been posting my morning musings on Facebook and it is probably time to be more intentional (my word for this...
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jan 1
- 3 min
2023: INTENTIONAL
Could there be anything anymore intentional than a chair placed in the middle of a field? The storyteller in me wants to create a...
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jul 31, 2022
- 4 min
#3 Trauma-Informed Ministries: The Hurting Child (Republished)
Republished as resources to accompany the soon to be published book, Trauma in the Pews: Impact on Faith and Spiritual Practices, August...
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jul 31, 2022
- 4 min
#2 Trauma-Informed Ministries: Is it Childhood Trauma? (Republished)
Republished as resources to accompany the soon to be published book, Trauma in the Pews: Impact on Faith and Spiritual Practices, August...
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jul 31, 2022
- 4 min
#1 Trauma-Informed Ministries: Leading Others to Healing Waters (Republished)
Republished as resources to accompany the soon to be published book, Trauma in the Pews: Impact on Faith and Spiritual Practices, August...
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- May 7, 2022
- 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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