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#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...

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Jul 31, 20224 min read


#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...

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Jul 31, 20224 min read


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...

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
May 7, 20223 min read


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...

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Feb 21, 20213 min read


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....

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Feb 12, 20213 min read


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...

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Feb 12, 20212 min read


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...

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Feb 12, 20214 min read


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...

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Dec 15, 20204 min read


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...

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Nov 13, 20204 min read


#3 Trauma-Informed Ministries: The Hurting Child
For children who have experienced trauma, feeling safe is an essential need which is difficult to meet.

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Sep 17, 20204 min read


#2 Trauma-Informed Ministries: Is it Childhood Trauma?
The concept of self-soothing is key to understanding addictive behaviors.

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Sep 13, 20204 min read


#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.

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Sep 9, 20204 min read


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.

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Sep 4, 20202 min read


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.

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Jun 1, 20203 min read


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

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
May 22, 20203 min read


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.

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Feb 29, 20204 min read


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...

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Feb 21, 20204 min read


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.

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Feb 21, 20203 min read


Stepping Into Deep Waters
This presentation was certainly going to take me deeper than I would ever choose for my feet to wander.

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Feb 11, 20204 min read


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.

Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Jan 13, 20204 min read
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