Janyne McConnaughey, PhDFeb 21, 20213 minATN's Virtual PivotIn the Spring of 2020, the Attachment & Trauma Network (ATN) staff and Board had to make a difficult decision. We decided our next...
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDFeb 29, 20204 minWatching the Sunrise: A Conference ReflectionHave you ever stood and watched the sun rise over the mountains? First there is a glow. Then a glimmer. Then an explosion.
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDAug 24, 20194 minBRAVE for Teachers: The Importance of PlayThinking a child who doesn’t enter into play is simply being shy or obstinate prevents us from helping the child utilize this important path
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDAug 22, 20192 minBRAVE for Teachers: The Need for Physical ActivityIncreasingly, the researchers are telling us the key to learning is physical activity (though this is not a new understanding). While we nee
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDAug 15, 20193 minBRAVE for Teachers“Tell the teachers to start watching for posts,” Jeannie said. “They will understand and buy my book and it will help them understand childr
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDJan 16, 20193 minWhat Educators and Therapists are Saying!During my healing journey, my dissociated child selves, frozen in time by trauma, provided a window into the mind of a child who has suffere
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDAug 9, 20185 minTen Things I Needed at SchoolFor a child who has suffered trauma—especially abuse, sexual abuse in particular, the main goal of every single day is to feel safe. This ne
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDJun 1, 20185 minHelping Jeannie Release TraumaWe often stop ourselves and the children in our lives from doing everything necessary for the body to heal from trauma. We stop our tears, w
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDFeb 21, 20185 minAn Airport Reflection about Creating Trauma-Sensitive SchoolsI realize more and more how trauma informed my teaching methods and choices. No one expected anyone else to be perfect. Stories were receive
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDAug 24, 20176 minOur Tenacious Inner ChildJeannie was and is tenacious, but I don’t think there is really anything inside me that is not available to every human being. We are born t
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDJul 27, 20174 minEffects of Trauma: I Was an UnderachieverI was an underachiever. Has God enabled me to live my life and use my suffering to help others? Absolutely! But there is so much I would hav
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDJul 20, 20173 minThe Classroom through the Lens of TraumaThe doctor my parents took me to was wise beyond his era. He said, “She seems to be a bit anxious about school. Maybe it would help to keep
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDMay 10, 20172 minBecause a Teacher CaredThe following excerpt from my first book, BRAVE: A Personal Story of Healing Childhood Trauma, explains the reason I spent my life...