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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- Jun 11, 2019
- 4 min
My Readers are BRAVE!
(I have been blessed by so many who have written to me and shared their healing paths which included both reading BRAVE: A Personal Story of
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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- May 23, 2019
- 4 min
Planes, Blocks, Moms, & Toddlers
We eventually began to talk about the end of the flight, how far we had to go before we slept, who was waiting there, and so forth. She ment
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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- Apr 3, 2019
- 5 min
What the World Needs Now
Our culture’s avoidance of feelings and emotions has resulted in an inability to understand ourselves and why we do the things we do. Both s
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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- Apr 2, 2019
- 5 min
5 Things I Did to Not be Me
Let us look deeply inside the children in our lives. The “me” I described in the above paragraph was overlooked and lost in all my survival
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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- Jan 16, 2019
- 3 min
What 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
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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- Jan 9, 2019
- 4 min
A Peek into Jeannie's BRAVE Childhood!
This book defines me as a writer. It is an interweaving narrative that almost defies description. One of my endorsers for Jeannie's BRAV
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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- Dec 19, 2018
- 1 min
Poetry: Words
Sometimes I like to surprise my readers by a side of me most haven't seen. Poetry would fall into that category. I wrote quite a few poe
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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- Nov 27, 2018
- 5 min
Wish Lists: The Importance of Asking
There are lots of us who can’t ask for what we need or want. We have stories that caused this and it affects us in relationships and other h
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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- Nov 13, 2018
- 2 min
Jeannie's BRAVE Childhood
Jeannie, the resourceful and resilient child self of author Janyne McConnaughey takes center stage in this companion book to BRAVE: A person
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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- Aug 13, 2018
- 5 min
Gathering at the Fence
What if we could simply say, “I don’t agree with everything in this, but I do agree . . .” It is OK to agree and disagree at the same time.
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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- Aug 9, 2018
- 5 min
Ten Things I Needed at School
For 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
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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- Aug 6, 2018
- 5 min
BRAVE: The Introduction
(There have been many times when readers stop and message me with appreciation after reading the Introduction to BRAVE: A Personal Story of
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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- Jul 14, 2018
- 3 min
Writers! You Are Enough!
Every dream is a child’s dream. Even when we dream as an adult; it is connected to a dream we had as a child. Maybe we can’t remember where
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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- Jul 13, 2018
- 3 min
WHAT IF It's Not Your Fault?
Then one glorious day, I sat back on the therapy couch and said, “This was never my fault.” In all of my “what if” moments, the idea of my i
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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- Jun 1, 2018
- 5 min
Helping Jeannie Release Trauma
We 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
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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- Apr 3, 2018
- 5 min
BRAVE: To Read or Not to Read
I used all my skill as an instructional designer when writing BRAVE. I have read books that throw graphic abuse details at you on the first
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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- Mar 11, 2018
- 4 min
NWMinistryConference: If We Pause to Listen
We can’t fully help others without addressing the deep impact of mental health in our homes, churches, schools, and communities. Simply addr
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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- Feb 28, 2018
- 5 min
The Blanket of Brokenness
My blanket of brokenness had lots of layers. It had the parts I rejected and the parts I created to please the world. It also had a thousand
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Janyne A. McConnaughey, Ph.D.
- Feb 21, 2018
- 5 min
An Airport Reflection about Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools
I realize more and more how trauma informed my teaching methods and choices. No one expected anyone else to be perfect. Stories were receive
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