FASD Family Life

Send us a textWelcome to 2025 and a new season of the FASD Life Podcast!SUBSCRIBE today so that you never miss a new episode.This episode is a rebroadcast from season 4 with my friend, Professor Anita Gibbs from New Zealand. Anita is a social worker, associate professor, researcher, and parent of three children, including two with FASD.Join me as Anita discusses her research on FASD Caregiving, revealing emotional, social, and practical challenges while highlighting critical for understanding, support, and systemic change.• The emotional toll of caregiving and its impact on mental health• Experiences of social and feeling blamed• Importance of spiritual well-being in managing stress• Challenges in accessing appropriate services for children with FASD• Resilience showcased through advocacy and support networks• Empowerment found in sharing experiences among caregivers• Need for systemic reform to provide adequate support and services• Emphasis on community and the significance of finding your tribeI love to hear from my listeners! If you've got a question or a success story that you'd like to share text the show at the link above, or email me at fasdfamilylife@gmail.com. I will respond personally to you.Consider becoming a monthly sponsor for less than the cost of two cups of coffee. For only $10 monthly, new sponsors will receive a shout-out on upcoming episodes and can me directly. Click the link below to join today.Support the show

Welcome to the FASD Family Life Podcast. I am your host, Robbie Seale, FASD specialist, with more than 25 years experience raising kids with prenatal alcohol exposure and trauma . I hope that as we spend this time together, you will know you are not alone and that there is hope for you and your loved one with FASD.Can I invite you to subscribe right now so you never miss an episode? Season 5 is going to be the best yet! You won't want to miss my conversations with REAL PEOPLE making REAL CHANGE! Lauren Richardson, diagnosed with FASD at 27, is an unwaving advocate for FASD awareness. Lauren is a force to be reckoned with! Her passion for FASD awareness inspired her to reach out the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League in 2023.  You will be astonished to hear what she accomplished!Naill Schofield, diagnosed at 19 with FASD, is a former fashion model and professional BMX racer, turned entrepreneur. Inspired to elevate BMX in Canada, Naill built a world class outdoor BMX track in his hometown. Naill is a highly sought after public speaker, author of 2 books, and entrepreneur with a big heart and even bigger dreams.If you are new to this podcast you may be asking yourself, "Why?"  Why did you start this podcast?  I am a person who needs to know why too. Why is a question that can open doors to worlds that were previously unknown to us.I asked "why?" in 1987 when I saw 9 and 10 year old children selling themselves in an ally on a freezing cold January night in my city. "Why is this happening?" tore at my soul. It also revealed a world to me, that I didn't know existed. It changed the trajectory of my life in ways I could never have imagined. But God knew.  He knew their suffering. He placed a passion in me to step in a world where children suffer trauma."Be the change you want to see in the world" are words that ignite passion in me to step into the gap to find a solution or at least a path forward to help another human being.For me it started with changing my major in college to Child and Youth Care Work. As well as the decision to build my family through foster care and adoption after the birth of my first daughter. As our family grew so did my questions. Why? Why is everything I learned about parenting and behaviour management not working? The harder I tried the top down approach of consequences, time outs, sticker charts, tough love, the more my kids struggled and the more frustrated I became.I got my answer when my 7-year-old twins received a diagnosis of FASD. Later, my son would also receive a diagnosis of FASD.Hearing those words from a panel of experts knocked me for a loop. I felt like my blood ran cold for a few seconds as a new reality took hold. FASD... a permanent, life altering disability with no cure. That was in 2011.Since then I have made it my mission to learn everything I can about FASD. The more I learned the more I wanted to share with other parents and caregivers. There is hope! There are many things we can do! And there are countless examples of people with FASD doing amazing things!Why did I start the FASD Family Life podcast? I wanted to share with you what I have learned. And I wanted to be the friend to you, that I wish I had all those years ago.I hope I can shine a light on your dark path. And let you know the struggle is real, and so is success! If you haven't already subscribed, click that button right now. You don't have to walk this road alone.You can reach out to me anytime at FASDfamilylife.ca to ask a question. Let me know your story about real people making real change it just might make it into a future episode. Until next time remember... The struggle is real, and so it success!Support the show

Welcome to Season 4, episode 23 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. This is the only show about FASD hosted by an FASD Specialist and parent with 30 years lived experience.  I am Robbie Seale, your host and mom to five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. As an FASD Specialist it is my passion to help families thrive.  To learn more about me and my work check out my website,  https://fasdfamilylife.ca/I started this podcast to be the friend I wished I had when my kids were young and to bring hope to weary parents. I wanted to share what I have learned working in residential treatment and raising my own children impacted by trauma and prenatal alcohol exposure. I pour my heart and soul into the production of the FASD Family Life podcast. All that hard work is paying off! Since 2021 the podcast has grown to OVER 51,000 downloads worldwide.The Intermission  an update from Robbie  Consider becoming a monthly sponsor. Your gift of $20 per month would enable me to keep sharing HOPE and teach the SKILLS needed to reduce stress and improve lives for people with FASD and the families who love them.  Click here to Support the showUntil next time, remember The struggle is real and so is success!Support the show

Welcome to Season 4, episode 22 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. This is the only show about FASD hosted by an FASD Specialist and parent with 30 years lived experience.  I am Robbie Seale, your host and mom to five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.  It is my passion to help families thrive.  To learn more about me and my work check out my website,  https://fasdfamilylife.ca/Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) refers to a constellation of disorders resulting from prenatal exposure to alcohol; the manifestations include birth defects, developmental disabilities, and neurological and behavioral problems. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is a common disability impacting 1 in 20 people in the general population in the US, which is nearly 3 times more common than Autism.This week I am in the Netherlands where it is estimated that 2000 babies annually are born with FASD.I am speaking with Nienke Peters and Luke Schut to learn about an innovative photo book project that they have been involved in to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Holland.Luke Schut is the Project coordinator of the FAS-project. Her background is in pedagogics. She came in contact with the FAS-project through her Masters program.  Luke says "I am the most inspired by all these parents and caregivers, and the warm and caring FASD community. Let's keep sharing stories with each other to make FASD more visible."Nienke Peters is mother of 4 bio kids and grandmother of 4. Fostered 12 children with FASD and still fostering a boy with FASD and NAS. Met Allard de Witte in 2014 when he photographed one of our foster sons. Her family has been part of the Buddy Project of Witte Bos for over 4 years now.‘Het Witte Bos' is a non-profit organization, which initiates transmedia project on the cutting edge of journalism, art and society. The FAS-project started as a journalistic initiative, but eventually developed into a big multimedia awareness campaign, showing the potentially dangerous consequences of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. By storytelling, the project raises attention to a relatively unknown problem in a personal way. The FAS-project started in 2013 and launched with the book FAS-kinderen (Children with FAS). After this the fas-project continued under the name FAS2025. In the past years the project developed and gained a wider reach & more impact. FAS2025 tells the story of Isiah, Lorenzo, Marcella, Mila and Jasmijn, following their journey towards adulthood for ten years. Their stories are told by a collection of stories, portraits and mini-documentaries. To give children with FAS(D) a face, make FAS(D) less abstract and to tell what FAS(D) means to them and how it impacts their lives. The project also consists of expositions, books, a podcast, a college tour to inform future professionals about FAS, readings at professional organizations who (may) come in contact with FAS(D), and a buddy project in which children/youngsters with FAS(D) are matched to a buddy to have a nice time together.Link to purchase the book Children with FAS/Kinder mit FAShttps://fasproject.nl/en/product/children-with-fasd/The English website: https://fasproject.nl/enHave a comment or question about the show, email me at fasdfamilylife@gmail.comSupport the show

Welcome to Season 4, episode 19 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. This is the only show about FASD hosted by an FASD Specialist and parent with 30 years lived experience.  I am Robbie Seale, your host and mom to five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. As an FASD Specialist it is my passion to help families thrive.  To learn more about me and my work check out my website,  https://fasdfamilylife.ca/I started this podcast to be the friend I wished I had when my kids were young and to bring hope to weary parents. I wanted to share what I have learned working in residential treatment and raising my own children impacted by trauma and prenatal alcohol exposure. I pour my heart and soul into the production of the FASD Family Life podcast. All that hard work is paying off! Since 2021 the podcast has grown to OVER 47,000 downloads worldwide.My FASD world tour continues. This week I am back in Canada where I am speaking with Melissa Arseneau, Licensed Psychologist, and Monette Saulnier,  Wellness Mentor, R.M.T., YTT 300.Melissa is the owner and lead psychologist at Balance Psychology Clinic in Fredericton NB. Since opening the clinic in 2015,  it has evolved into a multi-disciplinary practice offering comprehensive mental health services including FASD assessments and support. Throughout her career, Monette has worked with  youth in many capacities. As a wellness mentor in the public school system, Monette is dedicated to providing learning opportunities in a safe environment. In recent years, she has applied her extensive experience working with youth to be able to work  with parents, caregivers, and other adults through ACTing Mindfully training and yoga. Somatic approaches have played a key part in creating balance in Monette's life, especially after experiencing injuries in the spinal column.  Monette aspires to keep learning and share self care strategies with others. Throughout the year, Melissa and Monnet offer Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, they call ACTing Mindfully, in different formats to meet various needs and schedules. I was so excited to learn about their ACTing Mindfully sessions that are starting this Saturday that  I dropped this episode early to let you know about it too. This 3-week online version of ACTing Mindfully starts Feb 18th from 9:00 am to 11:00 am EST and it is available to you no matter where in the world you are. To register email admin@balanceclinic.ca To learn more go to their webpage  https://www.facebook.com/BalancePsychologyClinic Questions or comments about this or other episodes of the FASD Family Life Podcast, email: fasdfamilylife@gmail.com Support the show

Kia Ora and welcome to Season 4, episode 18 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. This is the only show about FASD hosted by an FASD Specialist and parent with 30 years lived experience.  I am Robbie Seale, your host and mom to five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. As an FASD Specialist it is my passion to help families thrive.  To learn more about me and my work check out my website,  https://fasdfamilylife.ca/I started this podcast to be the friend I wished I had when my kids were young and to bring hope to weary parents. I wanted to share what I have learned working in residential treatment and raising my own children impacted by trauma and prenatal alcohol exposure. I pour my heart and soul into the production of the FASD Family Life podcast. All that hard work is paying off! Since 2021 the podcast has grown to OVER 45,000 downloads worldwide.I need your help to keep going and growing. Consider becoming a monthly sponsor. Your gift of $20 per month (or $5 per week)  would enable me to keep sharing HOPE and teach the SKILLS needed to reduce stress and improve lives for people with FASD and the families who love them.  Click here to Support the showThis week I am speaking with Leigh Henderson of FASD-CAN (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - Caregiver Action Network) which was founded in 2013 by a group of parents with children with FASD, and professionals who were FASD experts. The founding chair, Claire Gyde, together with a group of other parents, saw the need for an organisation that would unite caregivers and advocate for improved awareness, services, and greater support for caregivers and whānau of individuals coping with FASD. https://www.fasd-can.org.nz/FAS-CAN is a New Zealand-based, non-profit incorporated society made up of parents, caregivers, extended whānau and health professionals, including our clinical advisor, Dr Valerie McGinn (Clinical Neuropsychologist and Clinical Director of the FASD Centre, Aotearoa), and our Patron, Judge Tony Fitzgerald. Our purpose is to unite caregivers, support whānau and individuals, strengthen communities and educate about FASD across Aotearoa.We aim to pool our knowledge, strength and collective wisdom so that those living with FASD can grow and achieve. Our goal is to educate and provide strategies for those living with FASD. We want better access to Disability Support Services for those whose lives are impacted by FASD. Become a FAS-CAN member and you'll be sent a free printed copy of our Handbook. https://www.fasd-can.org.nz/the_handbook_caregiver_toolkitSupport the show

Welcome back to Season 4, episode 17 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. This is the only show about FASD hosted by an FASD Specialist and parent with 30 years lived experience.  I am Robbie Seale, your host and mom to five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. As an FASD Specialist it is my passion to help families thrive.  To learn more about me and my work check out my website,  https://fasdfamilylife.ca/I started this podcast to be the friend I wished I had when my kids were young and to bring hope to weary parents. I wanted to share what I have learned working in residential treatment and raising my own children impacted by trauma and prenatal alcohol exposure. I pour my heart and soul into the production of the FASD Family Life podcast. All that hard work is paying off! Since 2021 the podcast has grown to OVER 45,000 downloads worldwide.I need your help to keep going and growing. Consider becoming a monthly sponsor. Your gift of $20 per month (or $5 per week)  would enable me to keep sharing HOPE and teach the SKILLS needed to reduce stress and improve lives for people with FASD and the families who love them.  Click here to Support the showThis week I am speaking with Holly-ann Martin, Founder and Managing Director of Safe4Kids. With over 30 years experience in teaching child abuse prevention education, Holly-ann has a wealth of knowledge and is able to provide valuable information and strategies that you can implement straight away to help protect the children in your lives from sexual abuse / exploitation.We understand that child protection education is a sensitive topic and parents, carers, teachers and educators can find it quite daunting when faced with the challenge of having to teach it to their children.  But it is imperative that we are informed and equipped to protect the children in our care. EPISODE RESOURCESYoutube channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/Thesafe4kids What to do if a child discloseshttps://safe4kids.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Safe4Kids-Disclosure.pdfAll my books on Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/s?k=holly-ann+martin&crid=OTNM6ZB3PM73&sprefix=holly-ann+martin%2Caps%2C309&ref=nb_sb_noss_2Talk soon, talk often https://www.healthywa.wa.gov.au/~/media/HWA/Documents/Healthy-living/Sexual-health/talk-soon-talk-often.pdfSafe 4 Kids Parents Course https://safe4kids-protective-education.thinkific.com/courses/parents-workshopLink to a song about grooming (friending up) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4fUFRC_opA The FASD Family Life Community Support Group meets on the3 Tuesday of every month at 6:00 pm MST I hope to meet you there! Subscribe today at https://fasdfamilylife.ca/Support the show

Welcome back to Season 4, episode 16 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. This is the only show about FASD hosted by an FASD Specialist and parent with 30 years lived experience.  I am Robbie Seale, your host and mom to five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. As an FASD Specialist it is my passion to help families thrive.  To learn more about me and my work check out my website,  https://fasdfamilylife.ca/I started this podcast to be the friend I wished I had when my kids were young and to bring hope to weary parents. I wanted to share what I have learned working in residential treatment and raising my own children impacted by trauma and prenatal alcohol exposure. I pour my heart and soul and hundreds of unpaid hours every month into the production of the FASD Family Life podcast. All that hard work is paying off! Since 2021 the podcast has grown to nearly 45,000 downloads worldwide.I need your help to keep going and growing. Consider becoming a monthly sponsor. Your gift of $20 per month (or $5 per week)  would enable me to keep sharing HOPE and teach the SKILLS needed to reduce stress and improve lives for people with FASD and the families who love them.  Click here to Support the showThis week I am speaking with Darlene, a Registered Early Childhood Educator and part time professor at a local College in the ECE program, and mom of a 15 year old daughter with FASD.  Finding ways to guide and support her daughter with strength-based modalities has driven Darlene's advocacy in the community and most recently in the Healthcare system alongside her daughter. A medical crisis 10 years ago prompted Darlene's search for solutions. Her late night google search brought her to  Nutritional Interventions for Children with FASD, by Diane Black, PhD.( http://come-over.to/FAS/FASDnutrition.htm )  In response Darlene radically  changed her family's diet and was astounded by the results. Ten years on, Darlene's family still hold fast to their allergen free diet for the health and wellbeing of the whole family. WARNING: THIS IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE. Check with your primary health care provider before making any changes to your child's diet/medication.EPISODE RESOURCES:YumEarth for fun alternativeshttps://yumearth.com/Food Journal https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/nutrition/if-nfs-3-day-food-journal.pdf  Darlene's Facebook Group (1) Team LOVE - Connecting Families Affected by FASD | Facebook Join our community of support! Together we will deepen our understanding of FASD & build a community of support with parents who understand.  The FASD Family Life Community Support Group meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 6:00 pm MST. I hope to meet you there!  Subscribe today, for only $10 / month or $100 for an annual subscription.  https://fasdfamilylife.ca/Support the showSupport the show

Welcome back to Season 4, episode 15 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. This is the only show about FASD hosted by an FASD Specialist and parent with 30 years lived experience.  I am Robbie Seale, your host and mom to five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. As an FASD Specialist it is my passion to help families thrive.  To learn more about me and my work check out my website,  https://fasdfamilylife.ca/I started this podcast to be the friend I wished I had when my kids were young and to bring hope to weary parents. I wanted to share what I have learned working in residential treatment,  group homes, and raising my own children impacted by trauma and prenatal alcohol exposure. I pour my heart and soul and hundreds of unpaid hours every month into the production of the FASD Family Life podcast. All that hard work is paying off! Since 2021 the podcast has grown to over 43,000 downloads worldwide. I need your help to keep going and growing. Consider becoming a monthly sponsor. Your gift of $20 per month would enable me to keep sharing HOPE and teach the SKILLS needed to reduce stress and improve lives for people with FASD and the families who love them.  Click here to Support the show This week we are back with my friend Dr Jerrod Brown to continue our series: Threats to Emotional Health. Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., M.A., M.S., M.S., M.S. is a professor, trainer, researcher and consultant with multiple years of experience teaching collegiate courses. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS) and the Editor-in-Chief of Forensic Scholars Today (FST). HTTPS://www.aiafs.com/Jerrod-Brown-asp Today Jerrod will dive into the fascinating topic of Sugar, more specifically Sugary Drinks as a threat to Emotional Health.  If you are like me, you will be astonished by what you did not know about the detrimental effect of sugar on emotional health and the important connection between gut health and brain health.  My friends you will want to grab your notebook and your favourite pen for this informative episode with Dr. Jerrod Brown.Be sure to join me for the next episode of the FASD Family Life Podcast when I continue my World Tour and I take you Down Under to meet Holly Ann Martin as we discuss the importance of safe guarding our children in the online world. Click the SUBSCRIBE button now so you never miss another episode. Do you want more? Register for my LIVE online FASD parent training course FASD Brain Domain starting January 23. This course will explain the Ten Brain Domains and how they are damaged by prenatal alcohol exposure. You will also gain the knowledge and practical skills you need  to transform your family life from the very first class! Presented by FASD Specialist Robbie Seale and Maryellen McPhail, Executive Director of Oshay's Brain Domain, in Scotland.Are you looking for a place to belong? A place where you can grow in your understanding of FASD and be part of a community of support?Join our community of support!  FASD Family Life Community Support Group meet on the third Tuesday of every month at 6:00 pm MST. I hope to meet you there!  Subscribe today, for only $10 monthly or $100 annually. https://fasdfamilylife.ca/ Support the show

Welcome back to Season 4, episode 14 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. This is the only show about FASD hosted by an FASD Specialist and parent with 30 years lived experience.  I am Robbie Seale, your host and mom to five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. As an FASD Specialist it is my passion to help families thrive.  To learn more about me and my work check out my website,  https://fasdfamilylife.ca/I started this podcast to be the friend I wished I had when my kids were young and to bring hope to weary parents. I wanted to share what I have learned working in residential treatment and raising my own children impacted by trauma and prenatal alcohol exposure. I pour my heart and soul and hundreds of unpaid hours every month into the production of the FASD Family Life podcast. All that heard work is paying off! Since 2021 the podcast has grown to over 43,000 downloads worldwide. I need your help to keep going and growing. Consider becoming a monthly sponsor. Your gift of $20 per month (or $5 per week)  would enable me to keep sharing HOPE and teach the SKILLS needed to reduce stress and improve lives for people with FASD and the families who love them.  Click here to Support the showThis week we are back with my friend Dr Jerrod Brown to continue our series: Threats to Emotional Health. Today Jerrod will dive into the fascinating topic of Sugar as a threat to Emotional Health. Did you know that the typical Western (American) diet is low in fruits and vegetables, and high in fat and sodium. This diet consists of large portions, high calories, and excess sugar. This excess sugar accounts for more than 13% of the daily caloric intake with beverages constituting 47% of these added sugars. My friends you will want to grab your notebook and your favourite pen for this informative episode with Dr. Jerrod Brown.Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., M.A., M.S., M.S., M.S. is a professor, trainer, researcher and consultant with multiple years of experience teaching collegiate courses. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS) and the Editor-in-Chief of Forensic Scholars Today (FST). HTTPS://www.aiafs.com/Jerrod-Brown-aspBe sure to join me for an upcoming episode of the FASD Family Life Podcast when I continue my World Tour and I take you Down Under to meet Holly Ann Martin to discuss the importance of safe guarding our children in the online world. Click the SUBSCRIBE button now so you never miss another episode. While you are there, leave a comment and rate the show because that helps other people find the podcast too.Do you want more? Register for my LIVE online FASD parent training course FASD Brain Domain starting January 23. This course will explain the Ten Brain Domains and how they are damaged by prenatal alcohol exposure. You will also gain the knowledge and practical skills you need  to transform your family life from the very first class! Presented by FASD Specialist Robbie Seale and Maryellen McPhail, Executive Director of Oshay's Brain Domain, in Scotland.Join our community of support! Together we will deepen our understanding of FASD & build a community of support with parents who understand.  The FASD Family Life Community Support Group meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 6:00 pm MST. I hope to meet you there!  Subscribe today, for only $10 / month or $100 for an annual subscription.  https://fasdfamilylife.ca/Support the show

Welcome to the FASD Family Life Podcast.  I am Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.  If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is, that the struggle is real and so is success. I hope that by sharing my experiences with you that you will no longer feel alone on your journey raising your children with FASD.This podcast is supported solely by listeners like you.  Consider being a monthly sponsor. Your gift of $5, $10, or $20 each month helps me to keep producing great content for parents and caregivers around the world.  Support the show.This week my special guest is  Dr. Jody Carrington. She is a renowned psychologist sought after for her expertise, energy and approach to helping people solve their most complex human-centred challenges. Jody focuses much of her work around reconnection – the key to healthy relationships.  A speaker, author, and leader of Carrington & Company, she uses all she has been taught in her twenty-year career as a psychologist to empower everyone she connects with. Jody has worked with kids, families, business leaders, first responders, teachers, farmers and has spoken in church basements and world-class stages; the message remains the same – our power lies in our ability to acknowledge each other first.  Her approach is authentic, honest and often hilarious. She speaks passionately about resilience, mental health, leadership, burnout, grief and trauma – and how reconnection is the answer to so many of the root problems we face.  Her wildly popular book, Kids These Days, was published in 2019 and has sold 150,000 copies worldwide.  Jody's message is as simple as it is complex: we are wired to do the hard things, but we were never meant to do any of this alone.  https://www.drjodycarrington.com/books-2/I would love to hear from you! Share your successes and your questions with me at fasdfamilylife@gmail.comDo you want more? Register for my LIVE online FASD parent training coursesFASD Brain Domain and Parenting to the Brain. These courses will dive deep into FASD and give you practical skills to transform your family life from the very first class! I created these courses with my friend and colleague, Maryelen McPhail the Executive Director of Oshay's Brain Domain in Scotland and parent of three with FASD.   Next Class begins in January. Email me fasdfamilylife@gmail.com for infoJoin our community of support! Together we will deepen our understanding of FASD & build a community of support with parents who understand.  FASD Family Life Community Support Group meet on the third Tuesday of every month at 6:00 pm MST. I hope to meet you there!  Subscribe today, for only $20 / monthhttps://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KB9GBN3H5YF9QClick the SUBSCRIBE button now so you never miss another episode and leave a comment and rate the show because that helps other people find the podcast.Support the show

Welcome to the FASD Family Life Podcast.  This is the 105th episode of THE show for caregivers by a caregiver. I am Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is, that the struggle is real and so is success.This podcast is supported solely by listeners like you.  Consider being a monthly sponsor or giving a one time gift to Support the show.I have put together my TWELVE TIPS to help you set the stage for a Christmas the entire family can enjoy.  First we need to begin with a foundational understanding that our hopes and expectations for a happy, calm, picture perfect family Christmas run counter to reality for most people. Christmas is a challenging time for many people for many reasons including financial stress, seasonal depression, painful memories, unmet expectations, and the loss of loved ones. It's okay to not-be-okay. I invite you to settle in with with a nice hot cup of coffee me as we chat parent to parent.  I will share some of the practical strategies that I use to support my family and prevent Christmas Chaos in our home.  I would love to hear from you! Share your successes and your questions with me at fasdfamilylife@gmail.comDo you want more? Register for my LIVE online FASD parent training coursesFASD Brain Domain and Parenting to the Brain. These courses will dive deep into FASD and give you practical skills to transform your family life from the very first class! I created these courses with my friend and colleague, Maryelen McPhail the Executive Director of Oshay's Brain Domain in Scotland and parent of three with FASD.   Next Class begins in January. Email me fasdfamilylife@gmail.com for infoJoin our community of support! Together we will deepen our understanding of FASD & build a community of support with parents who understand.  FASD Family Life Community Support Group meet on the third Tuesday of every month at 6:00 pm MST. I hope to meet you there!  Subscribe today, for only $20 / monthhttps://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KB9GBN3H5YF9QClick the SUBSCRIBE button now so you never miss another episode and leave a comment and rate the show because that helps other people find the podcast.Support the show

Welcome to the FASD Family Life Podcast.  This is the 104th episode of THE show for caregivers by a caregiver. I am Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is, that the struggle is real and so is success.I just wanted to let you know that this podcast is supported solely by listeners like you.  Check out the link in the show notes to Support the show by being a monthly sponsor or give a one time gift.Here we are my friends, episode 11 of Season 4 which I am calling my World Tour. This season I am speaking with researchers, service providers and individuals with FASD around the world.  This week I am in Canada to tell you about a new research project examining Prenatal Alcohol and Neuroimmunity. This week I am thrilled to share the mic with Brock University Assistant Professor, Charlis Raineki, Ph.d and Tamara Bodnar, PhD. Research Associate from the University of British Columbia. They are here to tell us all about a new Canadian FASD Research project called Prenatal Alcohol and Neuroimmunity. Charlis and Tamara are leading an international research team studying the effects of Prenatal alcohol exposure on immune function and micro-organisms in the digestive track, or ‘gut microbiota'. LINK TO ADULT STUDY For information about the other studies referred to in this episode email:Tamara Bodnar  PhD (She, Her)Research AssociateFaculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular and Physiological SciencesThe University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus |tamara.bodnar@ubc.caDr. Catherine Lebel will be joining me to talk about her study of Brain Development in Children and Youth with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (PAE) taking place in her Developmental Neuroimaging Lab at the University of Calgary on an upcoming episode of the FASD Family Life podcast. https://www.developmentalneuroimaginglab.ca/study/brain-development-in-children-and-youth-with-fasd/ Do you want more? Register for my LIVE online FASD parent training courses FASD Brain Domain and Parenting to the Brain. These courses will dive deep into FASD and give you practical skills to transform your family life from the very first class! I created these courses with my friend and colleague, Maryelen McPhail the Executive Director of Oshay's Brain Domain in Scotland and parent of three with FASD.   Next Class begins in January. Email me fasdfamilylife@gmail.com for info Join our community of support! Together we will deepen our understanding of FASD & build a community of support with parents who understand.  FASD Family Life Community Support Group meet on the third Tuesday of every month at 6:00 pm MST. I hope to meet you there!  Subscribe today, for only $20 / monthhttps://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KB9GBN3H5YF9QHave a question? Write to me at fasdfamilylife@gmail.comClick the SUBSCRIBE button now so you never miss another episode and leave a comment and rate the show because that helps other people find the podcast.Support the show

Welcome to Season 4, episode 10 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. the show for families raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is, that the struggle is real and so is success.This podcast is supported by listeners like you!  Click here to Support the showThis week we are back with my friend Dr Jerrod Brown to continue our brand-new series: Threats to Emotional Health. Today Jerrod will dive into the fascinating topic of Micro Biota Gut Brain Axis. This topic has been heavily researched worldwide, though not much research has been done in the context of FASD despite the fact that we know digestive health issues are very common in this population. If you are like me, you will be astonished by what you did not know about Micro Biota and the important connection between gut health and brain health.  My friends you will want to grab your notebook and your favourite pen for this informative episode with Dr. Jerrod Brown. Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., M.A., M.S., M.S., M.S. is a professor, trainer, researcher and consultant with multiple years of experience teaching collegiate courses. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS) and the Editor-in-Chief of Forensic Scholars Today (FST). HTTPS://www.aiafs.com/Jerrod-Brown-aspBe sure to join me for the next episode of the FASD Family Life Podcast when I will tell you about a fascinating study looking into the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure on Micro Biota and Gut Health and how you can participate. Click the SUBSCRIBE button now so you never miss another episode. While you are there, please leave a comment and rate the show because that helps other people find the podcast too. Do you want more? Register for my LIVE online FASD parent training courses FASD Brain Domain and Parenting to the Brain. These courses will dive deep into FASD and give you practical skills to transform your family life from the very first class! I created these courses with my partner Maryelen McPahil, executive director of Oshay's Brain Domain in Scotland and parent of three with FASD.   Check out Patty Kasper's master class, What's Driving Your Child's Pesky Behavior. Next class is Nov 29th. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-driving-your-childs-pesky-behavior-tickets-467863039947 Join our community of support! Together we will deepen our understanding of FASD & build a community of support with parents who understand.  FASD Family Life Community Support Group meet on the third Tuesday of every month at 6:00 pm MST. I hope to meet you there!  Subscribe today, for only $10 / monthhttps://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KB9GBN3H5YF9QSupport the showSupport the show

Welcome to Season 4, episode  of the FASD Family Life Podcast. the show for families by families raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is, that the struggle is real and so is success.I am thrilled to be with you today! Thanks for taking me along with you. If you enjoy the podcast, consider being a monthly sponsor. This podcast is supported by listeners like you!  Click here to Support the showThis is a special edition of the podcast; I am here today with my friends Miranda Bezell and Rebecca Tillou to talk about their response to the way Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder has been mischaracterized and further stigmatized in the wake of the sentencing hearing for Parkland School Shooter, Nikolas Cruz. Miranda and Rebecca will debunk myths about FASD and speak about the negative impact of the systemic and societal stigma that shrouds FASD. Cruz plead guilty to the February 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where he killed 14 students and three school staff members.  After a lengthy sentencing hearing in October of this year a jury recommended Nikolas Cruz, 24, be sentenced to life in prison, as opposed to the death penalty due to mitigating circumstances. Cruz was formally sentenced on Wednesday, Nov 2nd to consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for killing 17 people. During the course of the sentencing hearing the Cruz defense team highlighted many mitigating factors including a troubled childhood, diagnoses of ADHD, OCD, and autism spectrum disorder, history of being bullied and marginalized. We heard about his proclivity toward violence, his poor social skills, and Cruz identifying himself as a school shooter years before the event in 2018.  During his time in custody Cruz was assessed for an FASD and was diagnosed with Alcohol Related Neurobehavioral Disorder (ARND). Dr Kenneth Lyons Jones, the Father of FASD a pediatrician who first identified Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in 1973, testified as an expert witness about Fetal Alcohol Sprectrum Disorders. In Dr Jones' testimony we learned that Cruz's birth mother had very poor nutrition, limited prenatal care, and used alcohol and drugs throughout her pregnancy.  As a result, Nikolas Cruz had experienced significant trauma prior to his birth. The prenatal alcohol exposure resulted in Cruz being born with alcohol related neurobehavioral disorder. In his testimony Dr Jones explained the primary characteristics of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, the challenges parents experience raising a child with an FASD and the inordinate amount of stigma that persists around this disability. In his arguments, the prosecutor in this case tried to discredit the expert testimony, the diagnosis of an FASD, and would not permit testimony about stigma as he argued it was not relevant.  These are the points that Miranda and Rebecca wanted to address with me today.  Miranda and Rebecca both have an FASD and they say they experience stigma every day. Let's hear from them....FASD is a significant global health issue that needs attention which is why I decided to go on a WORLD TOUR to highlight the issue of FASD around the world as well as the tremendous work being done to re-educate society of the risks of consuming alcohol during pregnancy, to advocate for systemic changes that would recognize FASD as a permanent disability, and provide support for individuals, and their families, impacted by prenatal alcohol exposure.Support the show

Welcome to Season 4, episode 8 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. the show for families by families raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is, that the struggle is real and so is success.I am thrilled to be with you today! Thanks for taking me along with you. If you enjoy the podcast, consider being a monthly sponsor. This podcast is supported by listeners like you!  Click here to Support the showFASD is a significant global health issue that needs attention which is why I decided to go on a WORLD TOUR to highlight the issue of FASD around the world as well as the tremendous work being done to re-educate society of the risks of consuming alcohol during pregnancy, to advocate for systemic changes that would recognize FASD as a permanent disability, and provide support for individuals, and their families, impacted by prenatal alcohol exposure.Did you catch my last episode? It was a conversation with the founders of FASD Ireland Scott and Tristan Casson-Rennie.  Scott and Tristan spoke of their experience of not finding supports for their son with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.  They decided to step into the gap and in September 2021 they opened their non-profit FASD Ireland to be the 'go to' hub for everyone living with FASD, including families, carers, educators, healthcare workers and the wider community across Ireland.  They work tirelessly to challenge and lobby Government to legislate and implement practical strategies that will reduce and prevent FASD in Ireland. To learn more, check out the link   https://www.fasdireland.ie/  Subscribe now so you never miss an episode of the FASD Family Life Podcast.This week the World Tour Continues with a stop in New Zealand and a conversation with Professor Anita Gibbs about her research that examines the FASD Caregiver experience and the impact on the social, emotional, physical, and spiritual health of the caregiver.  Anita trained as a social worker in the UK and worked in criminal justice, notably probation. She completed her PhD at the University of Bristol and after postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford she moved to Otago, NZ in 1999. She has taught numerous social work, sociology and criminology courses since with a particular interest in teaching in the area of families. Her research studies have included electronic monitoring, mental health, adoption, transcultural parenting, defining social work research, making social work accessible to sociologists, auto-ethnography, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and its impact on families, and the scholarship of publication. Anita is a registered social worker and facilitates a parent support group for families where FASD is an issue. Anita is also a parent of two boys with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, so she knows first-hand that the struggle is real and so is success.Join our community of support! Together we will deepen our understanding of FASD & build a community of support.  Support Groups meet monthlySubscribe to the FASD Family Life Community for only $10 / monthhttps://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KB9GBN3H5YF9QDo you have a topic suggestion or a question? Write to me at fasdfamilylife@gmail.comSupport the show

Welcome to Season 4, episode 7 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. the show for families by families raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is, that the struggle is real and so is success.I am thrilled to be with you today! Thanks for taking me along with you. If you enjoy the podcast, consider being a monthly sponsor. This podcast is supported by listeners like you!  Click here to Support the showDid you catch my conversation with Myles Himmelreich, CJ Lutke, and Emily Hargrove? They are members of the Adult Leadership Committee of the FASD Changemakers, lead researchers and authors of The lay of the land: fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) as a whole-body diagnosis study? We discussed their groundbreaking research that led to the discovery of the 428 comorbid conditions common with FASD and changed the trajectory of FASD research. Last week my friend Dr Jerrod Brown was back with a brand-new series: Threats to Emotional Health.  It was a fascinating conversation about Irritability, a multi-faceted issue that is not often talked about within the context of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure. HTTPS://www.aiafs.com/Jerrod-Brown-asp  Subscribe so you never miss another episode.FASD is a significant global health issue that needs attention which is why I decided to go on a WORLD TOUR to highlight the issue of FASD around the world as well as the tremendous work being done locally to re-educate society of the risks of consuming alcohol during pregnancy. To advocate for systemic changes that would recognize FASD as a permanent disability and provide support for individuals, and their families, impacted by prenatal alcohol exposure. This week it is my absolute pleasure to speak with the founders of FASD Ireland Scott and Tristan Casson-Rennie about FASD Ireland, which was established in September 2021 to be the 'go to' hub for everyone living with FASD, including families, carers, educators, healthcare workers and the wider community across Ireland.  They work tirelessly to challenge and lobby Government to legislate and implement practical strategies that will reduce and prevent FASD in Ireland. FASD Ireland is committed to raising awareness of FASD across the country, to break down barriers and be a catalyst for everyone with FASD to be able to live the life they strive for. FASD Ireland will be a loud voice and persistent advocate for people living with FASD. We want to "Get Ireland talking about FASD" and will work with all stakeholders to ensure that FASD is considered and respected in every walk of life. https://www.fasdireland.ie/Join our community of support! Together we will deepen our understanding of FASD & build a community of support.  Support Groups meet monthly Subscribe to the FASD Family Life Community for only $20 / monthhttps://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KB9GBN3H5YF9QSupport the showSupport the show

Welcome to Season 4, episode 6 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. the show for families by families raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is, that the struggle is real and so is success.This podcast is supported by listeners like you!  Click here to Support the showSubscribe to the FASD Family Life Community for only $20 / monthTogether we will deepen our understanding of FASD & build a community of support.  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KB9GBN3H5YF9QDid you miss my last episode when I spoke with Myles Himmelreich, CJ Lutke, and Emily Hargrove members of the Adult Leadership Committee of the FASD Changemakers, lead researchers and authors of The lay of the land: fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) as a whole-body diagnosis study to discuss their groundbreaking research that led to the discovery of the 428 comorbid conditions common with FASD.  Subscribe so you never miss another episode.This week we are back with my friend Dr Jerrod Brown with a brand-new series: Threats to Emotional Health. Today Jerrod will dive into the topic of Irritability.  Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., M.A., M.S., M.S., M.S. is a professor, trainer, researcher and consultant with multiple years of experience teaching collegiate courses. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS) and the Editor-in-Chief of Forensic Scholars Today (FST). HTTPS://www.aiafs.com/Jerrod-Brown-aspSafeguard your family, reduce your stress, learn more about the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure, intergenerational trauma, and the neurobehavioural model by registering for Patricia Kasper's FREE programs.MASTER CLASS for Parents and Caregivershttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-driving-your-childs-behavior-masterclass-tickets-396845494557FASCETS Overview Training for Professionalshttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/neurobehavioral-overview-masterclass-tickets-410827745847Join our community of support! Together we will deepen our understanding of FASD & build a community of support.  Support Groups meet monthly on the second Tuesday Subscribe to the FASD Family Life Community for only $20 / month https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KB9GBN3H5YF9QSupport the show

Welcome to Season 4 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. the show for families by families raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is, that the struggle is real and so is success.This podcast is supported by listeners like you!  Click here to Support the show Sept 30 is the National Day for Truth and ReconciliationOrange Shirt Day Orange Shirt Day - WikipediaFor more information about the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, click hereDid you catch last week's episode featuring the ever-inspiring Lauren Richardson to talk about her advocacy work as an individual with FASD and her dream to open a Centre for FASD in her community that would provide FASD training, support, resource connections, and a place of belonging for individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and their families. Support Lauren's dream by donating https://www.gofundme.com/f/fetal-alcohol-awareness-campaign-September-9-2022SUBSCRIBE now so you never miss another episode.WANT TO MEET OTHER PARENTS RAISING KIDS WITH FASD?Subscribe to the FASD Family Life Community for only $20 / monthYou will be invited to join our monthly online support group on Microsoft Teams.Our support group is a fun, lively place to connect with other parents who get it.SIGN UP TODAY to be part of our next meetinghttps://paypal.me/FASDFamilyLife?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_USMany of my listeners have written and to asked me to talk about the many health issues faced by our loved ones with FASD.  I met with three experts who join in in this episode to tackle the important conversation about comorbid physical and mental health issues that often present alongside FASD.  My guests on this episode are Myles Himmelreich, Emily Hargrove, and CJ Lutke, each one has firsthand experience with this reality. Each of my guests has a diagnosis of FASD as well as a long list of medical diagnosis and challenges as a result of prenatal alcohol exposure.  Myles, CJ< and Emily are members of the Adult Leadership Committee of the FASD Changemakers, lead researchers and authors of The lay of the land: fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) as a whole-body diagnosis study. Join us as we discuss their groundbreaking research that led to the discovery of the 428 comorbid conditions common with FASD.  You will be awed by their strength and tenacity when you hear their joy, enthusiasm and zest for life. The lay of the land: fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) as a whole-body diagnosis study was published in the Routledge Handbook for Social Workers and Addictive Behavior. https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Social-Work-and-Addictive-Behaviors/Begun-Murray/p/book/9781032336619Email: fasdfamilylife@gmail.com   LIKE & SHARE on your socialsSupport the show

Welcome to Season 4 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. the show for families by families raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is, that the struggle is real and so is success.Enjoy listening to FASD Family Life Podcast while you are walking, running errands, as part of yourself care routine, or with your support group?  Thank you for taking me along with you! This podcast is supported by listeners like you!  Click here to Support the showSeptember is FASD awareness month! There are many awareness events happening in your community and in communities around the world.  There is still time to join the RunFASD 2022 VIRTUAL 5K - lead by Rebecca Tillou, a remarkable woman with FASD. Join the movement #runfasd2022 https://runfasd.org/campaign/2022-team-run-fasd/team/15/joinDid you catch last week's episode featuring Jacob Neaville? I had the privilege of sitting down with Jacob to talk having FASD and building a life you can be proud of. Jacob is a husband and father who is passionate about giving hope to people with FASD!  He knows the struggle is real and so is success.  SUBSCRIBE now so you never miss another episode.This week I sit down with the ever-inspiring Lauren Richardson to talk about her advocacy work as an individual with FASD. Diagnosed with FASD at 27 yrs old Lauren is passionate to make the world a safer place for those yet to be born as well as for people with FASD, like her, today. In past years Lauren has used Go Fund Me pages to hire billboards and bus ads proclaiming the dangers of prenatal alcohol exposure to the unborn as her FASD Awareness Day efforts. This year Lauren has embarked on another impressive undertaking that is sure to inspire you! It is Lauren's dream to open a Centre for FASD in her community! Lauren has started a Go Fund Me page to begin raising funds for a Centre for FASD that would provide FASD training, support, resource connections, and a place of belonging for individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and their families. You can support Lauren's dream by donating https://www.gofundme.com/f/fetal-alcohol-awareness-campaign-September-9-2022Edmonton FASD Walk: Sept 24 @ 11:00 am City Hall and *Wear Red for FASD* https://www.eventbrite.com/e/413802603727WANT TO MEET OTHER PARENTS RAISING KIDS WITH FASD?Subscribe to the FASD Family Life Community for only $20 / monthYou will be invited to join our monthly online support group on Microsoft Teams.Our support group is a fun, lively place to connect with other parents who get it.SIGN UP TODAY to be part of our next meetinghttps://paypal.me/FASDFamilyLife?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_USJoin me for the next episode with three members of the Adult Leadership Committee of the FASD Changemakers as we discuss their groundbreaking research that led to the discovery of the 428 comorbid conditions common with FASD.Email: fasdfamilylife@gmail.com   LIKE & SHARE on your socialsSupport the show

Welcome to Season 4 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is, that the struggle is real and so is success.SEASON 4 of the FASD Family Life Podcast kicks off with FASD Awareness month, before I embark on my VIRTUAL World Tour in October to speak with FASD Researchers, Service Providers, and Individuals with FASD from various places around the world. Do you enjoy listening to FASD Family Life Podcast while you are walking, running errands, as part of yourself care routine, or with your support group?  This podcast is supported by listeners like you!  Click here to Support the show September is FASD awareness month! There are many awareness events happening in your community and in communities around the world.  There is still time to join the RunFASD 2022 VIRTUAL 5K - lead by Rebecca Tillou, a remarkable woman with FASD. Join the movement #runfasd2022 https://runfasd.org/campaign/2022-team-run-fasd/team/15/joinDid you catch last week's episode featuring a Q & A with a panel of FASD podcasters and our good friend Dr. Jerrod Brown?  We covered a lot of ground in that episode so you will want to have a listen if you haven't done so already. Dr Brown is a regular guest on the FASD Family Life podcast, and I am thrilled to let you know that we will beginning a fascinating new series next month.  SUBSCRIBE now so you never miss another episode.This week I sit down with Jacob Neaville to speak with him about having FASD. Jacob is a husband and father who is passionate about giving hope to people with FASD!  He knows the struggle is real and so is success. I invite you to join Jacob and I for a nice hot cup of coffee and an inspiring conversation about following your dreams and building a life you can be proud of.  Jacob lives in Illinois with his wife, Kristen and their son, Jayden. Jacob and Kristen have been married for 11 years. Jacob, aka "Neavilleman" is a fellow podcaster and TikTok content creator.  FASD NL Network #MoveforFASD https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/move-for-fasd-in-atlantic-canada-tickets-380052726937?fbclid=IwAR2C-DeK0Ichj1MNkBA0Nj_i-LikxOlYb2OWmosqHvdAm9bQoICGuNy_ME4Edmonton FASD Walk: Sept 24 @ 11:00 am City Hall and *Wear Red for FASD* https://www.eventbrite.com/e/413802603727WANT TO MEET OTHER PARENTS RAISING KIDS WITH FASD?Subscribe to the FASD Family Life Community for only $20 / monthYou will be invited to join our monthly online support group on Microsoft Teams.Our support group is a fun, lively place to connect with other parents who get it. SIGN UP TODAY to be part of our next meetinghttps://paypal.me/FASDFamilyLife?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_USJoin me for the next episode with the ever-inspiring Lauren Richardson as she tells us about the big dream she is going for! Email: fasdfamilylife@gmail.com   LIKE & SHARE on your socialsSupport the show

Welcome to the FASD Family Life Podcast. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.  I know the the struggle is real and so is success.This podcast is supposed by listeners like you   Support the show SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an episode. SEASON 4 of the FASD Family Life Podcast kicks off with FASD Awareness month, subscribe  so you never miss an episode. JOIN the FASD Family Life Team for RunFASD 2022https://runfasd.org/campaign/2022-team-run-fasd/team/15/joinFASD NL Network #MoveforFASD https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/move-for-fasd-in-atlantic-canada-tickets-380052726937?fbclid=IwAR2C-DeK0Ichj1MNkBA0Nj_i-LikxOlYb2OWmosqHvdAm9bQoICGuNy_ME4Edmonton FASD Walk: Sept 24 @ 11:00 am City Hall  *Wear Red for FASD* https://www.eventbrite.com/e/413802603727I invite you to settle in with a nice hot cup of coffee, a notebook and your favourite pen for this very special episode with my fellow FASD Podcasters and Dr. Jerrod Brown, for the ALL ABOUT FASD Q & A. FASD Podcast Panelists include:Kurt Lewis of Pregnancy and Alcohol, The Surprising Reality Podcast, AustraliaGilberto Spencer of Wired Differently - Rewire Your Brain Podcast, ArgentinaSandra Flach  of The Adoption and Foster Care Journey Podcast, USANatalie Vecchione of FASD Hope Podcast, USARobbie Seale of The FASD Family Life Podcast, CanadaJerrod Brown, Ph.D., M.A., M.S., M.S., M.S. is a professor, trainer, researcher and consultant with multiple years of experience teaching collegiate courses. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS) and the Editor-in-Chief of Forensic Scholars Today (FST).Safeguard your family, reduce your stress, learn more about the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure, intergenerational trauma, and the neurobehavioural model by registering for Patricia Kasper's FREE Master Class for parents/caregivers or her FASCETS Overview Training for Professionals. MASTER CLASS for Parents and Caregivershttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-driving-your-childs-behavior-masterclass-tickets-396845494557FASCETS Overview Training for Professionalshttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/neurobehavioral-overview-masterclass-tickets-410827745847Subscribe to the FASD Family Life Community for only $20 / monthOur support group is a fun, lively place to connect with other parents who get it. Together we will deepen our understanding of FASD, the neurobehavioural model and build a community of support. SIGN UCareer SweetspotA Greenhouse Coaching podcast for career and leadership growth.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

Welcome to Season 4 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is, that the struggle is real and so is success.This podcast is supposed by listeners like you. Click here to  Support the show and buy me a coffee for $5. SEASON 4 of the FASD Family Life Podcast kicks off with FASD Awareness month , before I embark on my VIRTUAL World Tour to speak with FASD Researchers, Service Providers, and Individuals with FASD from vaious places around the world.  Do you enjoy listening to FASD Family Life Podcast while you are walking, running errands, as part of your self care routine, or with your support group? SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an epsiode. Would you like to safeguard your family, reduce your stress, learn more about the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure, intergenerational trauma, and the neurobehavioural model that I talk about on this show? My guest this week, Patricia Kasper, joins me for a spontaneous conversation about these issues and the MASTER CLASS she is offering parents and caregivers, her 8 month Coaching Program , as well as her FASCETS Overview for professionals. Patti's coaching program includes 1 hour individual time on application of material and support monthly for parents and caregivers. Patricia Kasper, FASD Trainer and Certified FASCETS Facilitorhttps://www.facebook.com/we.are.all.diamonds.in.the.roughMASTER CLASS for Parents and Caregivershttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-driving-your-childs-behavior-masterclass-tickets-396845494557FASCETS Overview Training for Professionalshttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/neurobehavioral-overview-masterclass-tickets-410827745847RunFASD 2022  JOIN the FASD Family Life Team https://runfasd.org/campaign/2022-team-run-fasd/team/15/joinFASD NL Network #MoveforFASD https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/move-for-fasd-in-atlantic-canada-tickets-380052726937?fbclid=IwAR2C-DeK0Ichj1MNkBA0Nj_i-LikxOlYb2OWmosqHvdAm9bQoICGuNy_ME4Edmonton FASD Walk: Sept 24 @ 11:00 am City Hall  *Wear Red for FASD* https://www.eventbrite.com/e/413802603727WANT TO MEET OTHER PARENTS RAISING KIDS WITH FASD?Subscribe to the FASD Family Life Community for only $20 / monthYou will be invited to join our monthly online support group on Microsoft Teams.Our support group is a fun, lively place to connect with other parents who get it.  SIGN UP TODAY to be part of our next meetinghttps://paypal.me/FASDFamilyLife?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_USToward Healthy Outcomes for FASD, Dr. Jacqueline Pei;  CanFASDTowards Healthy Outcomes for Individuals with FASD (canfasd.ca)Email: fasdfamilylife@gmail,comSupport the show

Welcome to Season 3 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is that the struggle is real and so is success.Love the FASD Family Life podcast?  Click the link below to show me some love and buy me a coffee.  Support the showThis third season of the FASD Family Life podcast is a lot of fun. It's called MomTalk. I invited other mom's raising children and youth with FASD to join me for a coffee and a chat about real life, real struggles and real successes. It is my hope that by listening to our conversations you have the sense that you are not alone; we all get things wrong and we find out that when we know better we can do better.SUBSCRIBE NOW so you never miss an episode of FASD Family Life.Whether you are listening as you walk, do errands or you are settled in with a nice hot cup of coffee you are going to enjoy this lively conversation with my special guest Dr Jacqueline Pei as we talk about relational parenting and the profound impact of relationships on the lives of our loved ones with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.  Dr Pei is not a parent of an individual with FASD, but I invited her to MomTalk because I know that she truly gets it. Jacqueline Pei (R. Psych., PhD) is a Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta. Also a practicing Registered Psychologist for the past eighteen years, Dr. Pei began her career as a criminologist and forensic counselor working with incarcerated youth. Motivated by this early work, she returned to academia to study youth at risk, child development, and neuropsychology. Her current focus includes identification and evaluation of interventions to support healthy outcomes for youth put at risk, and in particular individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Dr. Pei has over 75 peer reviewed publications, but places the greatest value on her work with various community and government agencies. To this end, Dr. Pei currently leads the Intervention Network Action Team (iNAT), and is Senior Research Lead for the Canada FASD Research Network, roles that facilitates the link between research, policy, and practice.WANT TO MEET OTHER PARENTS RAISING KIDS WITH FASD?Subscribe to the FASD Family Life Community for only $10 / monthYou will be invited to join our monthly online support group on Microsoft Teams.Our support group is a fun, lively place to connect with other parents who get it. We have group members from around the world.SIGN UP TODAY to be part of our next meetinghttps://paypal.me/FASDFamilyLife?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_USQuestions or comments about this or other episodes of the FASD Family Life Podcast, email fasdfamilylife@gmail.comRegister for RunFASD 2022 here  and join the FASD Family Life Team! https://runfasd.org/campaign/2022-team-run-fasd/team/15/joinSupport the show

Welcome to  back to Season 3 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is, that the struggle is real and so is success.Love the FASD Family Life podcast?  Click the link below to show me some love and buy me a coffee.  Support the showWhether you enjoy listening to FASD Family Life Podcast while you are walking, running errands, as part of your self care routine, or with your support group SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an epsiode. Next episode of MomTalk features Dr. Jacqueline Pei, Research Lead for the Canadian FASD Research Network.Today is a SPECIAL EPISODE of the FASD Family Life Podcast because today we celebrate a brand new author, Kenny LaJoy and his book,  It's Ok To Be You; Living Well With FASD and Other Disabilities. Join me for a fascinating conversation with Kenny LaJoy. He is an author, entrepreneur, and pizza store manager who lives with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and its challenges every day. His earliest years were spent in an orphanage in Kyrgyzstan, and it was there that he first began developing a reliance on God. At the age of eight, he was adopted into the LaJoy family and then began the homeschooling journey that, along with his grit and determination, would shape and mold him into the man he is today It's Ok to Be You; Living Well With FASD and Other Disabilities is written by someone who lives with FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) and who understands the struggles of living with this disability on a daily basis. Kenny talks about his journey towards acceptance and how to better live with disabilities (and with those who love and care for you). This book focuses on the relationships one has with others, themselves, and the world at large. “It's OK to Be You” seeks to affirm who you are, what you need, and gives you encouragement. While this book is not all-encompassing, it attempts to cover large swathes of daily living with FASD. If your life feels paralyzed by self-doubt because of your disabilities, this book will prod you to embrace the whole of who you are and that it is okay.ORDER your copy TODAY while supplies last. It's Ok to Be You; Living Well With FASD and Other Disabilities. kindle or paperback available from Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Its-OK-Be-You-Disabilities/dp/B0B7QP8PFC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1CXVLKIYIIRUD&keywords=kenny+laJoy&qid=1661295165&sprefix=kenny+lajoy%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-1WANT TO MEET OTHER PARENTS RAISING KIDS WITH FASD?Subscribe to the FASD Family Life Community for only $10 / monthYou will be invited to join our monthly online support group on Microsoft Teams.Our support group is a fun, lively place to connect with other parents who get it. We have group members from around the world.SIGN UP TODAY to be part of our next meetinghttps://paypal.me/FASDFamilyLife?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_USQuestions or comments about this or other episodes? email: fasdfamilylife@gmail.comSupport the show

Welcome to the FASD Family Life Podcast. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is that the struggle is real and so is success.Love the FASD Family Life podcast?  Click the link below to show me some love and buy me a coffee.  Support the showThis third season of the FASD Family Life podcast is a lot of fun. It's called MomTalk. I invited other mom's raising children and youth with FASD to join me for a coffee and a chat about real life, real struggles and real successes. It is my hope that by listening to our conversations you have the sense that you are not alone; we all get things wrong and we find out that when we know better we can do better.SUBSCRIBE NOW so you never miss an episode of FASD Family Life.Please join me and my special guest Melissa of Chasing Mason for a nice hot cup of coffee we we talk about real life. Melissa shares her story from foster parent to adoptive parent and her search for "big time help" to care for her child with complex needs. We talk about pursing a diagnosis and coming to the realization that her child may need to live in group care. Melissa's vulnerabilty draws us in and let's us know we are not alone. "Join us on our wild ride with FASD full of twists, turns, dips, peaks, and always LOVE"  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009072522436 WANT TO MEET OTHER PARENTS RAISING KIDS WITH FASD?Subscribe to the FASD Family Life Community for only $10 / monthYou will be invited to join our monthly online support group on Microsoft Teams.Our support group is a fun, lively place to connect with other parents who get it. We have group members from around the world.SIGN UP TODAY to be part of our next meetinghttps://paypal.me/FASDFamilyLife?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_USQuestions or comments about this or other episodes of the FASD Family Life Podcast, email fasdfamilylife@gmail.comRegister for RunFASD 2022 here  and join the FASD Family Life Team! https://runfasd.org/campaign/2022-team-run-fasd/team/15/joinSupport the show

Welcome to Season 3 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is that the struggle is real and so is success.Love the FASD Family Life podcast?  Click the link below to show me some love and buy me a coffee.  Support the showThis third season of the FASD Family Life podcast is a lot of fun. It's called MomTalk. I invited other mom's raising children and youth with FASD to join me for a coffee and a chat about real life, real struggles and real successes. It is my hope that by listening to our conversations you have the sense that you are not alone; we all get things wrong and we find out that when we know better we can do better.SUBSCRIBE NOW so you never miss an episode of FASD Family Life.Please join me and my special guest Shana Mohr for a nice hot cup of coffee we we talk about real life including 8th grade, hockey, diving, sensory needs and the value of occupational therapy and the highs and lows we all experience as parents on this unique journey. Shana Mohr is the mother of a young person with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder and the training manager at the FASD Network of Saskatchewan (Canada). Shana is also a member of the CanFASD Board. I know you'll love this episode and the truth bombs Shana drops throughout our conversation!Interested in finding resources and FASD training in Saskatchewan? Check out https://www.saskfasdnetwork.ca/WANT TO MEET OTHER PARENTS RAISING KIDS WITH FASD?Subscribe to the FASD Family Life Community for only $10 / monthYou will be invited to join our monthly online support group on Microsoft Teams.Our support group is a fun, lively place to connect with other parents who get it. We have group members from around the world.SIGN UP TODAY to be part of our next meetinghttps://paypal.me/FASDFamilyLife?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_USQuestions or comments about this or other episodes of the FASD Family Life Podcast, email fasdfamilylife@gmail.comRegister for RunFASD 2022 here  and join the FASD Family Life Team! https://runfasd.org/campaign/2022-team-run-fasd/team/15/joinSupport the show

Shana Mohr is my guest on the next episode of MomTalk, which will be released on Friday, Aug 12.   Shana drops truth bombs throughout our conversation about Mom life! Take a listen to this 40 seconds of wisdom from Shana Mohr, mother of a daughter with FASD and the training manager for the FASD Network of Saskatchewan (Canada).SUBRCRIBE NOW so you never miss an epsidoe of the FASD Family Life Podcast.Share the podcast with your friends, social workers, and others who are touched by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. We are stronger together! Support the show

Welcome to Season 3 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is that the struggle is real and so is success.This third season of the FASD Family Life podcast is a lot of fun. It's called MomTalk. I invited other mom's raising children and youth with FASD to join me for a coffee and a chat about real life, real struggles and real successes. It is my hope that by listening to our conversations you have the sense that you are not alone; we all get things wrong and we find out that when we know better we can do better.How can you support this podcast? Click the link below to show me some love and buy me a coffee.  Support the showSUBSCRIBE NOW so you never miss an episode of FASD Family Life.Please join me and my special guest Christy Conner for a nice hot cup of coffee we we talk about real life including the delights and the dilemmas we all expereience as parents on this unique journey.Christy Conner is an adoptive working with foster and adoptive families for over 8 years. She has seen the challenges of parenting children from hard places. Her experieinces combined with her desire to help other families led her to continue to educate herself on trauma-informed and attachment rich parenting models. Christy has created The Nesting Model to help families build their best "nest". For more information you can find her at,https://thenesting.lifeWANT TO MEET OTHER PARENTS RAISING KIDS WITH FASD?Subscribe to the FASD Family Life Community for only $10 / monthYou will be invited to join our monthly online support group on Microsoft Teams.Our support group is a fun, lively place to connect with other parents who get it. We have group members from around the world.SIGN UP TODAY to be part of our next meetinghttps://paypal.me/FASDFamilyLife?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_USClick the link below to show me some love and buy me a coffee.  Support the show

Welcome to Season 3 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is that the struggle is real and so is success.This third season of the FASD Family Life podcast is a lot of fun. It's called MomTalk. I invited other mom's raising children and youth with FASD to join me for a coffee and a chat about real life, real struggles and real successes. It is my hope that by listening to our conversations you have the sense that you are not alone; we all get things wrong and we find that when we know better we can do better.SUBSCRIBE NOW so you never miss an episode of FASD Family Life.Please join me and my special guests, Kristin Eriksen and Laura Bedard for a nice hot cup of coffee as we talk about adoption, REAL LIFE raising children and teens with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, diagnosis, support groups, advocacy and their joint venture as founders of MassFas.MassFAS serves as a centralized resource for issues related to FASD in Massachusetts. At massFAS we:Develop and build an FASD Task Force.Provide FASD trainings upon request to a variety of state and local organizations including schools.Provide diagnostic and intervention resources to families of children and young adults who may have a FASD.Build FASD diagnostic capacity with Boston Children's Hospital; maintain a list of other in-state resources.Provide FASD prevention, identification, and intervention training and resources to DPH/BSAS licensed ambulatory and residential treatment programs. ‍We offer resources and a free weekly online support group for parents and caregivers. Contact us for more information. WANT TO MEET OTHER PARENTS RAISING KIDS WITH FASD?Subscribe to the FASD Family Life Community for only $10 / monthYou will be invited to join our monthly online support group on Microsoft Teams.Our support group is a fun, lively place to connect with other parents who get it. We have group members from around the world.SIGN UP TODAY to be part of our next meetinghttps://www.fasdfamilylife.caor message me on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/robbie.seale.1EPISODE RESOURCES:mASSfas: https://www.massfas.org/FASD United: https://fasdunited.org/Boston Children's Hospital:  Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) (childrenshospital.org)The Brenner Centre (FASD Diadnositic Centre): https://www.williamjames.edu/centers-and-services/forensic-and-clinical-services/brenner-center/specialized-assessment-of-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders.htmlPLEASE SHARE THIS EPISODE WITH YOUR NETWORK.Support the show

Welcome to Season 3 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is that the struggle is real and so is success.This third season of the FASD Family Life podcast is a lot of fun. It's called MomTalk. I invited other mom's raising children and youth with FASD to join me for a coffee and a chat about real life, real struggles and real successes. It is my hope that by listening to our conversations you have the sense that you are not alone; we all get things wrong and we find out that when we know better we can do better.SUBSCRIBE NOW so you never miss an episode of FASD Family Life.Please join me and my special guest Betty Cornelius for a nice hot cup of coffee as we talk about REAL LIFE for the reality 75,000+ Canadian Grandparents who are raising their grand children.  Betty Cornelius is the mother of 2 sons, 3 granddaughters, 32 foster and founder of CANGRANDS NATIONAL KINSHIP SUPPORT. Betty says, "Knowing I am loved by my grand DAUGHTER makes the sun shine in my life!"Betty Cornelius is the founder of CANGRANDS KINSHIP NATIONAL SUPPORT, a national grass roots organization providing information and support to the 62, 500 kinship children being raised by grandparents and other kinship family members.  Betty provides encouragement, moral, and emotional support to kinship families.  She has her finger on the pulse of any Parliamentary Bills that effect kinship families such as Bill 210, Bill 67 as well as medical, parenting, legal and or political issues.  Betty is a warrior and strong advocate for kin-children and kin-headed households having been denied access to one grandchild or rescuing another from an abusive situation. She also established the first Kinship Conference and Camp in Canada which has become a lifeline for kinship caregivers. This event gathered 70 isolated and marginalized kinship families with the youngest grandchild is under 2 and the oldest in their 80's together for a week of education and fun.Have a question for Betty? LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corneliusbetty/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cangrands Twitter: https://twitter.com/cangrands* * * * * *WANT TO MEET OTHER PARENTS RAISING KIDS WITH FASD?Subscribe to the FASD Family Life Community for only $10 / monthYou will be invited to join our monthly online support group on Microsoft Teams.Our support group is a fun, lively place to connect with other parents who get it. We have group members from around the world.SIGN UP TODAY to be part of our next meetinghttps://www.fasdfamilylife.caor message me on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/robbie.seale.1Support the show

Welcome to Season 3 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people; including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is that the struggle is real and so is success. This third season of the FASD Family Life podcast is a lot of fun. It's called MomTalk. I invited other mom's raising children and youth with FASD to join me for a coffee and a chat about real life, real struggles and real successes. It is my hope that by listening to our conversations you have the sense that you are not alone; we all get things wrong and we find out that when we know better we can do better.SUBSCRIBE NOW so you never miss an episode of FASD Family Life.Please join me and my special guest Jillana Goble for a nice hot cup of coffee we we talk about complicated mothering, hope and the gift of grae and perspective our children have taught us.  Jillana is the mother of 5 children and has recently released her debut memoir called, A Love-Stretched LifeStories on Wrangling Hope, Embracing the Unexpected, and Discovering the Meaning of FamilyThis life is real and complicated, messy, colorful, good, exhausting, and exhilarating—often simultaneously.  It's easy to feel overburdened by life's demands. Looking out into the world as well as under the roof of our home may cause us to question, “How did we get here? And how will we get through?”Jillana Goble has been there. With honesty, faith, and a dose of humor, her debut memoir, A Love-Stretched Life, chronicles what she's continually learning on the suspension bridge between reality and hope. A mom via foster care, birth, and adoption—in that order—for nearly two decades, Jillana has experienced life's curveballs. Her come-as-you-are posture amidst a daily reality far different than she ever imagined reassures you that you're not alone if your life isn't tidily wrapped in a bow.* * * * * *Thank you to my friend and fellow podcaster, Natalie Veccione of FASD Hope podcast for introducing Jillana and I to one another. Natalie is connector extraordinairre!WANT TO MEET OTHER PARENTS RAISING KIDS WITH FASD?Subscribe to the FASD Family Life Community for only $10 / monthYou will be invited to join our monthly online support group on Microsoft Teams.Our support group is a fun, lively place to connect with other parents who get it. We have group members from around the world.SIGN UP TODAY to be part of our next meetingJuly 12, 2022 at 10:00 am and 6:00 pm  (MST) Canada/USAhttps://www.fasdfamilylife.caor message me on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/robbie.seale.1Resources mentioned in this epsiode:A Love Stretch Life, by Jillana Goblehttps://www.tyndale.com/p/a-love-stretched-life/9781496453402FASD Family Life CommunityNext meeting July 12, 2022email for more infomation: fasdfamilylife@gmail.comFASD Hope Podcast, hosted by Natalie Veccionehttps://www.fasdhope.com/Blazing New Home School Trails, by Cindy LaJoy & Natalie Veccionehttps://www.amazon.ca/Blazing-New-Homeschool-Trails-Developmental-ebook/dp/B096L4DBBMSupport the show

Welcome to Season 3 of the FASD Family Life Podcast. I am your host, Robbie Seale. I am an FASD educator, advocate and mom of five incredible people, including three teens diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. If my 30 years of parenting has taught me anything it is that the struggle is real and so is success.  This third season of the FASD Family Life podcast is a lot of fun. It's called MomTalk. I invited other mom's raising children and youth with FASD to join me for a coffee and a chat about real life, real struggles and real successes. It is my hope that by listening to our conversations you have the sense that you are not alone; we all get things wrong and we find out that when we know better we can do better. SUBSCRIBE NOW so you never miss an episode of FASD Family Life.Please join me and my special guest Sandra Flach for the first episode of MomTalk. Sandra is the mom of 8 children; five of whom came to her through adoption. Sandra is a woman on the move! She is an author, podcaster, director of a non-profit called Justice for Orphans, Wife, mother and grandmother.  I caught up with Sandra and asked her to join me on MomTalk. Justice For Orphans was founded in 2012 by Sandra Flach and Mary Slager.  These adoptive and foster moms were wrecked by the global orphan crisis and the national foster care crisis—and the church's lack of response to it.  On a mission to rally the Church, the duo jumped into advocacy work and began hosting annual adoption and foster care conferences. Sandra and Mary launched and hosted the Orphans No More weekly radio program on WDCD in Albany, NY in 2014. By 2018, the show became a podcast to encourage, educate, and equip those who care for children through adoption, foster care and kinship care. Today, the podcast, hosted by Sandra Flach, has a new name—The Adoption & Foster Care Journey— and tens of thousands of listeners world-wide. LEARN MORE, https://www.justicefororphansny.org/Sandra Flach, author of Orphans No Morehttps://www.facebook.com/Sandra-Flach-Author-103976831790845/“ Sandra weaves a beautiful tapestry with her written word, that brings together the past, present and future of their family's continued journey together in life. You will not be disappointed with this book and the story that she tells with complete transparency.” —Catherine P.WANT TO MEET OTHER PARENTS RAISING KIDS WITH FASD? Subscribe to the FASD Family Life Community for only $10 / monthYou will be invited to join our monthly online support group on Microsoft Teams.Our support group is a fun, lively place to connect with other parents who get it. We have group members from around the world. SIGN UP TODAY to be part of our next meeting July 12, 2022 at 10:00 am and 6:00 pm  (MST) Canada/USAhttps://www.fasdfamilylife.caor message me on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/robbie.seale.1Support the show

Welcome to FASD Family Life, the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'm your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of five children, three of who are diagnosed with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success.  Whether this is your first episode, or your 83rd, I invite you to settle in and join me for a cup of coffee as we learn about a very special resource in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Research & Resource Editions of the FASD Family Life podcast are designed to give you information on a variety of FASD networks, resources, training events, and conferences, as well as fascinating FASD studies for your participation and interest.SUBSCRIBE NOW to make sure you never miss an episode!In this Research & Resources Edition of FASD Family Life Research & Resources edition I am delighted to speak with Avnit Dhanoa, Youth Services Program Coordinator with the Elizabeth Fry of Northern Alberta. I met Avnit at a meeting of the Edmonton FASD Network in January 2022. I was intrigued by the efry programs she summarized at the EFAN meeting , and when she mentioned the STOP-Lifting program I knew I wanted to learn more.  https://www.efrynorthernalberta.com/G.I.R.L.S. Empowered and Strong (GES) is a program for teenage girls who want to address issues they are facing and become empowered to make strong and positive choices for themselves and their futures. The goal of this program is to provide girls, ages 12 to 17, with the skills and knowledge they need in order to make healthy life choices, thereby preventing future involvement in the criminal legal system. GES addresses the realities that teen girls face in their daily lives. The program is FASD friendly and is designed to be able to meet the unique needs of girls with this diagnosis while building emotional, intrapersonal, and interpersonal skills for all girls. https://www.efrynorthernalberta.com/girls-empowered-and-strong#:~:text=G.I.R,other%20important%20issues.For more information please contact:GES Program CoordinatorAvnit DhanoaOffice Phone: (780) 784-2200Cell Phone: (780) 904-8052     E-Mail: Avnit.Dhanoa@efrynorthernalberta.comEdmonton Fetal Alcohol Network (EFAN)https://edmontonfetalalcoholnetwork.org/Support the show

Aloha Community PlattevilleWe have a beautiful five-bedroom home that sits on four lush acres outside Platteville, Wisconsin. Our young adults can thrive in a structured, calm environment that combines the safety of 24-hour staff oversight with the coziness of a home family environment.Each resident has a bedroom, access to communal spaces, where she can watch movies, play video games, participate in crafting, cooking or just relax.Additionally, our expansive property allows for plenty of outdoor activities including gardening and maintaining a hobby farm.The Program/AdmissionsAfter years of structure and support — both at home and at school – that protective scaffolding falls away when our kids reach age 21. As a result, it's not uncommon for many individuals with FASD to grapple with unemployment, substance abuse and homelessness.Ours is an FASD only based program, developed collaboratively with Montana's' Farm in The Dell project and customized to meet the needs of our population. We provide the tools to achieve daily functioning skills, including duties such as preparing dinner or tending to our farm animals. This enables our residents to have a sense of responsibility, collaboration and productivity.Our FASD-trained staff are on site 247.Give us a call at: (808)-523-8191We'll listen. Our program is designed to create a life that balances independence and autonomy for your child and peace of mind for you. https://fasdcommunities.org/housing/EPISODE RESOURCES:The Canadian FASD Research Networkhttps://canfasd.ca/national-fasd-strategy/FASD Respect Acthttps://nofaspolicycenter.org/the-fasd-respect-act/NoFASD Austrailahttps://www.nofasd.org.au/National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Strategic Action Plan (health.gov.au)Support the show

Welcome to FASD Family Life, the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'm your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of five children - three disagnosed with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success.In this podcast we talk about parenting children and youth with FASD, mental health, school challenges, stress and care for you - the one who is working so hard. I see you. I've been you. But there is another way! We can reduce stress and family tension, we can learn how to adapted to our kids complex needs and we can improve outcomes for people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.SUBSCRIBE NOW so you never miss an epsiode.Do you have a question you would like me to address on the show? Write to me at https://www.fasdfamilylife@gmail.comWant to meet other parents raising children and youth with FASD? JOIN my online support group, The FASD Family Life Community  Make friends with other parents and caregivers who "get it" in our monthly video meetings and our private Facebook group.  Membership is only $10 monthly. Next Meeting is July 12, 2022 at 10:00 am & 6:00 pm   Mountain Standard Time Zonehttps://www.facebook.com/robbie.seale.1/Support the show

Welcome to FASD Family Life, the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'm your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of five children, three of who are diagnosed with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success.  Whether this is your first episode, or your 75th, I invite you to settle in and join me for a cup of coffee as we learn about a very special resource in Ontario Canada. Research & Resource Editions of the FASD Family Life podcast are designed to give you information on a variety of FASD networks, resources, training events, and conferences, as well as fascinating FASD studies for your participation and interest.SUBSCRIBE NOW to make sure you never miss an episode!In this Research & Resources Edition of FASD Family Life Research & Resources edition I am delighted to speak with Carolyn Walsh and her amazing team at Catulpa Community Support Services in Simco County & York Region of Ontario, Canada.  Catulpa Community Support Services offers a wide breadth of services to families and individuals with disabilitites including supports for individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Through collaboration and cross sector work this dream team tirelessly raise awareness of FASD amoung professionals and service providers. Catulpa Community Support Services provides training and support to professionals and families supporting individuals with FASD. You won't want to miss this encouraging episode.Catulpa Community Support Servics is a FOCUS accredited organization providing community support services to children, youth, adults and families.  We are named after the Catalpa tree sheltering our first location. We have a strong reputation built on our roots in the community, our dreams for those we serve and the value we place on a safe and inclusive space for all.More information: https://catulpa.on.ca/who-we-are/Have a question about FASD or challenging behaviours?Write to me at fasdfamilylife@gmail.com Support the show

Welcome to FASD Family Life the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'm your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of five children - three have been diagnosed with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success. I hope that sharing my experiences can help you feel that you are not alone and that there is hope for you and your child with FASD.I welcome you to join me with a hot cup of coffee and your notebook as we settle in and listen to Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., MA, MS, MS, MS  talk about Theory of Mind. Theory of mind is related to perspective taking, understanding social norms, interpreting verbal and non verbal language, and is related to Alexithymia, which we discussed in a previous episode.Jerrod Brown is a regular guest on the FASD Family Life podcast. Jerrod is an assistant Professor for Concordia Univerity, St. Paul, Minnesota and has extensive expereience teaching courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Jerrod has also been employed with Pathways Counselling Centre in St. Paul for the past 17 years. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS) and the Editor-in-Chief of Forensic Scholars Today (FST).  To learn more about Jerrod's work, or to contact him click the link below.HTTPS://www.aiafs.com/Jerrod-Brown-aspDo you have a question you would like me to address on the show or a topic suggestion? Email your comments, questions and topic suggestions to FASDfamilylife@gmail.com.What to show me some love? Click the link below to Buy Me A Coffee for $5.00Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/fasdfamilylifepodcast)Join the FASD Family Life Community today!Message me on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robbie.seale.1/EPISODE RESOURCES:Jerrod Brown, Ph.D.HTTPS://www.aiafs.com/Jerrod-Brown-aspHear more from Jerrod Brown on these other podcasts:FASD Hope with Natalie Vecchionehttps://www.fasdhope.comSpotlight on FASD with Clare Devaney-Glynn & Jessica Rutherfordhttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/spotlight-on-fasd/id1536192816Support the show

Welcome to FASD Family Life, the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'm your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of five children; four of whom I adopted through foster care and each one was prenatally exposed to alcohol.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success.  Whether this is your first episode, or your 75th, I invite you to settle in and  join me for a cup of coffee as we discover how we can change the chaos to calm, reduce stress and have hope for our loved ones with FASD. Research & Resource Editions of the FASD Family Life podcast are designed to give you information on a variety of FASD networks, resources, training events, and conferences, as well as fascinating FASD studies for your participation and interest.SUBSCRIBE NOW to make sure you never miss an episode!In this Research & Resources Edition of FASD Family Life Research & Resources edition I am delighted to speak with Abby Marina of The Reel Hope Project. With a heart for non-profit narratives specific to vulnerable populations, Abby loves supporting the vision of foster care youth finding their forever families. She oversees operating procedures at The Reel Hope Project and appreciates the full circle of her role in coordinating shoot days with dedicated social workers and ultimately connecting prospective families to begin the adoption licensing process. Abby initiates big picture outreach and expansion opportunities for the organization, and works closely with each new state lead as the mission grows beyond Minnesota.The Reel Hope Project's mission is a forever family for every child, our goal is to make a video for every kid in our state who is awaiting adoption.Their vision is to mobilize the faith community to bring foster kids into forever families. We strive to be a bridge between church and state, partnering on both sides to see an end to kids waiting for families. We work to equip social workers with an invaluable tool to share their kids' stories, and we empower families to meet waiting kids. LEARN MORE: https://www.thereelhopeproject.org/Support the show

Welcome to FASD Family Life, the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'm your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of five children - three disagnosed with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success.I get that some days we don't want to hear about strategies and challenging behaviours. Some days we want to hear good news and have light conversations. That's what this epsiode is all about. I invite you to join me for a nice hot cup of coffee as we chat parent to parent.SUBSCRIBE NOW so you never miss an epsiode.Want to meet other parents raising children and youth with FASD? JOIN my online community and get to know other parents in our monthly video meetings and our private Facebook group.  More info;  fasdfamilylife@gmail.comSupport the show

Welcome to FASD Family Life, the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'm your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of four children with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success.  Whether this is your first episode, or your 75th, I invite you to settle in and  join me for a cup of coffee. Research & Resource Editions of the FASD Family Life podcast are designed to give you information on a variety of FASD networks, resources, training events, and conferences, as well as fascinating FASD studies for your participation and interest.SUBSCRIBE NOW to make sure you never miss an episode!In this Research & Resources Edition of FASD Family Life Research & Resources edition I am delighted to speak with Audrey McFarlane, Executive Director of The Canadian FASD Research Network, about TOGETHER FOR FASD - an Atlantic Canada Conference.  Audrey McFarlane has been the Executive Director for CanFASD since 2015. Previously, Audrey served as the Executive Director of the Lakeland Centre for FASD (LCFASD) for two decades. Before becoming ED, Audrey had been on the board of CanFASD since 2005. Her interest in FASD began in the 1990s while she was working as a behavioral specialist for people with developmental disabilities. Upon anomalies in responses to her behavioral plans, Audrey began to learn more about FASD. She began to build a team of link-minded community leaders to develop responses to the folks with FASD she was helping, and her passion for the field was born. TOGETHER FOR FASD - AN ATLANTIC CANADA CONFERENCEThis is a one-day event that brings together experts, community members, and service providers to share knowledge, empower collaboration, and inspire action to address the complexities of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the Atlantic provinces.The conference will host 2 keynote talks by Dr. Jaqueline Pei and 4 sessions that will cover local services, lived experiences, FASD projects across the globe, and the Claudette Bradshaw FASD Innovation Award recipient presentation.The cost for this conference is $75.00 plus taxes and fees and lunch is included in the price of admission. This presentations will be held in English with translation services available for French-language speakers.This event is hosted in partnership with CanFASD, the New Brunswick Child and Youth Advocate, The New Brunswick FASD Centre of Excellence, the Fredericton FASD Support Group and the Moncton FASD Support Group.REGISTER:https://canfasd.ca/conferences/together-for-fasd-atlantic-2022/NATIONAL STRATEGY:Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is the leading cause of neurodevelopmental disability in Canada, affecting 4% of the population. The prevalence of FASD is greater than Autism, Down Syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy combined. Not solely a healthcare issue, FASD intersects with homelessness, substance use, education, criminal justice, mental health, child welfare, social services, family health, and more. The statistics are alarming. LEARN MORE:https://canfasd.ca/?s=national+strategySupport the show

Welcome to FASD Family Life, the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'm your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of four children with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success.  Whether this is your first episode, or your 60th, I invite you to settle in and  join me for a cup of coffee. Research & Resource Editions of the FASD Family Life podcast are designed to give you information on a variety of FASD networks, resources, training events, and conferences, as well as fascinating FASD studies for your participation and interest.SUBSCRIBE NOW to make sure you never miss an episode!In this Research & Resources Edition of FASD Family Life Research & Resources edition I am delighted to speak with Aliciam Munn, Executive Director of the Fredricton FASD Support Group, about TOGETHER FOR FASD - an Atlantic Canada Conference.This is a one-day event that brings together experts, community members, and service providers to share knowledge, empower collaboration, and inspire action to address the complexities of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the Atlantic provinces.The conference will host 2 keynote talks by Dr. Jaqueline Pei and 4 sessions that will cover local services, lived experiences, FASD projects across the globe, and the Claudette Bradshaw FASD Innovation Award recipient presentation.This event is hosted in partnership with CanFASD, the New Brunswick Child and Youth Advocate, The New Brunswick FASD Centre of Excellence, the Fredericton FASD Support Group and the Moncton FASD Support Group.Episode Resources:Conference Info & Registration https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/together-for-fasd-an-atlantic-canada-conference-registration-319177998987The Canadian FASD Research Networkhttps://canfasd.ca/about/The New Brunswick FASD Centre of Excellencehttps://www.vitalitenb.ca/en/points-service/health-centres-and-clinics/new-brunswick-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-fasd-centre-excellence/nb-fasd-centre-excellenceFredricton FASD Support Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/317966565534943/FASD Family Life Community membership inquiries to fasdfamilylife@gmail.comSupport the show

Welcome to FASD Family Life, the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'm your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of four children with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success.I am grateful to be spending this time with you!  Please join me with a hot cup of coffee for part two of our conversation with CJ Lutke and Kat Griffin, two extraordinary women with FASD, members of the Adult Leadership Committee of the FASD Change Makers. Our conversation is punctuated by laughter and infused with hope. Kat and CJ share about adulting and benefits of interdepence. We also take a deeper dive into some of the topics covered in the FASD Health Survey that was done by the ALC of the FASD Changemakers in conjunction with UBC. If we want to learn more about living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder who better to learn from than those who live with its limitations and its gifts. "When we know better we can do better."Support the show

Welcome to FASD Family Life the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'm your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of four children with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success. I hope that sharing my experiences can help you feel that you are not alone and that there is hope for you and your child with FASD.I welcome you to join me with a hot cup of coffee and your notebook as we settle in and listen to Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., MA, MS, MS, MS  talk about Alexithymia. Alexithymia is a broad term to describe problems with feeling emotions.  While the condition is not well-known, it's estimated that 1 in 10 people in the general popultion has it and 67%  among individuals with neurodiversity. Jerrod explains alexithymia and provides strategies for skill building for individuals with this condition.Jerrod Brown is a regular guest on the FASD Family Life podcast. Jerrod is an assistant Professor for Concordia Univerity, St. Paul, Minnesota and has extensive expereience teaching courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Jerrod has also been employed with Pathways Counselling Centre in St. Paul for the past 17 years. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS) and the Editor-in-Chief of Forensic Scholars Today (FST).  To learn more about Jerrod's work, or to contact him click the link below.HTTPS://www.aiafs.com/Jerrod-Brown-aspDo you have a question you would like me to address on the show or a topic suggestion? Email your comments, questions and topic suggestions to FASDfamilylife@gmail.com.What to show me some love? Click the link below to Buy Me A Coffee for $5.00Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/fasdfamilylifepodcast)EPISODE RESOURCES:Jerrod Brown, Ph.D.HTTPS://www.aiafs.com/Jerrod-Brown-aspHear more from Jerrod Brown on these other podcasts:FASD Hope with Natalie Vecchionehttps://www.fasdhope.comSpotlight on FASD with Clare Devaney-Glynn & Jessica Rutherfordhttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/spotlight-on-fasd/id1536192816Join the FASD Family Life Community today!Message me on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robbie.seale.1/Support the show

Welcome to FASD Family Life, the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'm your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of four children with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success.I am grateful to be spending this time with you!  Please join me with a hot cup of coffee, or two, as we learn about adulting with FASD from two extraordinary women, CJ Lutke and Kat Griffin of the Adult Leadership Committee of the FASD Change Makers.  Our conversation is punctuated by laughter and infused with hope. Together we cover a lot of ground as  Kat and CJ share about their jobs, the research projects and surveys they have worked on as well as the new FASD App that is currently in development with Dr Chrisitne Petrenko. Kat and CJ also talk about some of the challenges they face including health issues, stigma, and systemic barriers to accessing services.  We also tak about the response of the Adult Leadership Committee to the January 2021 SNL skit that had the FASD Community outraged.  Enjoy this power pacted episode of the FASD Family Life Podcast.Subscribe NOW so you never miss an episode.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/fasdfamilylifepodcast)

Welcome to FASD Family Life, the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'm your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of four children with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success.Whether this is your first episode, or your 68th, I am grateful to be spending this time with you.  Please join me with a hot cup of coffee as we listen and learn about the risks of substance use and screen addiction to our kids' developing brains with my guest, Rand Teed. You don't want to miss this important convseration! Rand Teed, B.A, a B.Ed and is an Internationally Certified Prevention Specialist and a Canadian Certified Addiction Counsellor. Rand has been working with teens and adults for over 40 years and for the past 20 years has been helping them understand how substance use can get in the way of having the life they want.  He is the developer of the Drug Class program which has been offered in many Regina High Schools for several years and is the writer and host of the Award Winning Drug Class TV Series.(Gemini Award Best Direction in A Youth Series 2008). Rand is also a very experienced addiction counselor. He has also worked as a counselor in the Regina Detox Centre. Subscribe now to ensure you never miss an episode of the FASD Family Life podcast.EPISODE RESOURCES:Drug Class:https://drugclass.ca/index.php?pageid=Rands_InfoVideos:https://drugclass.ca/index.php?pageid=VideoWhich Way To Turn: Understanding Adolscent Substance Use, by Rand Teedhttps://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/which-way-to-turn-understanding/9781777752613-item.htmlSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/fasdfamilylifepodcast)

Welcome to FASD Family Life, the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'm your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of four children with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success.Whether this is your first episode, or your 65th, I am grateful to be spending this time with you.  Please join me with a hot cup of coffee as we listen to the remarkable story of Paul Thompson and Glenda Jansen and the power of relationship to transform lives.  Paul Thompson and Glenda Jansen candidly share their lived experience; that of an individual who navigated homelessness from the age of 16 for thirty years with an undiagnosed disability (FASD), and that of the person who came into his life with unexpected advocacy and support. Resiliency, the power of relationship, and connection are woven throughout Paul and Glenda's back-and-forth style presentation as they combine facts with story, humour, and love through tumultuous times. Listeners will leave with a sense of hope, and the understanding that it is never too late for a diagnosis or a new beginning! This promises to be an evening of laughter and learning for all. Paul Thompson lived for more than 40 years with the undiagnosed effects of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, of which 30 were spent on the streets or incarcerated. He also experienced severe childhood trauma which affected many areas of his life. In 2009 Paul's life turned around with unexpected advocacy and support; he willingly walked through the open doors and hasn't looked back. Paul exemplifies why it's never too late for a life to change.Glenda Jansen worked with individuals who have special needs before she retired; as a care aide for three years, and then as a special education assistant at an independent school for fifteen. Glenda is passionate about FASD and believes relationship is key to success. In 2009 Glenda and her husband, Pete, met Paul at a Sunday dinner outreach to the homeless, and a couple of months later he moved into their home and they were instrumental to Paul's life turning around. People often ask Glenda “Why Paul?” As they share their life experiences you'll understand why!Glenda Jansen's message is clear about what works: RelationshipGraceAdvocacyDiagnosisSelf CareHope"Hope is passion for what it possible." Søren KierkegaardSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/fasdfamilylifepodcast)

The FASD Family Life podcast is the podcast for parents and caregivers who want to learn more about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.  I am your host, Robbie Seale, FASD educator and mom of four individuals with FASD. I know the struggle is real and so is succes.  SUBSCRIBE NOW to make sure you never miss an episode!In this Research & Resources Edition of FASD Family Life Research & Resources edition I am delighted to speak with  Aby, Janine and Leah of the DiG FASD study.  DiG FASD is a fetal alcohol research study at the Indiana University School of Medicine. DiG FASD stands for "Disscenting the Genetic Contributions to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder." Everyone with FASD has a different expereince and we thing genetics might play a role in these differences. By understanding how genes make FASD different, we can help improve treatments and internvetions. I invite you to settle in with a nice hot cup of coffee as we learn about this important research project and how we can get involved.LEARN MORE or REGISTER FOR THE STUDY:  https://digfasd.org/ EXCITING oppurtunity for listeners of the FASD Family Life podcast.....Join the FASD Family Life Virtual Community for access to LIVE sessions, dive deeper into episodes of the FASD Family Life Podcast and exclusive member only content. Direct Message me on facebook to join   https://www.facebook.com/robbie.seale.1/EPISODE RESOURCES:Study Website: https://digfasd.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FASDResearch/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FasdResearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fasdresearch/Robbie Seale:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robbie.seale.1/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbie-seale-92954b169/Email: fasdfamilylife@gmail.comSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/fasdfamilylifepodcast)

Welcome to FASD Family Life, the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'm your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of four children with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success. Whether this is your first episode, or your 60th, I invite you to settle in and  join me for a cup of coffee as we talk about SIB: Self Injurious Behaviour. To help us understand this topic I have invited a team from British Columbia Canada with expertise in this area. Joining us today are pediatrician Dr. Annamaria Richardson, parent Karyn Thompson, and Angela Clancey, director of the Family Resource Institute of BC.The Family Support Institute of BC (FSI) is a provincial not for profit society committed to supporting families who have a family member with a disability. FSI is unique in Canada and the only grass roots family-to-family organization with a broad volunteer base.  FSI's supports and services are FREE to any family.  For more information https://familysupportbc.com/Family Support institutes page on SIBs: https://familysupportbc.com/self-injurious-behaviours/Additional Information:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5704147/https://www.kennedykrieger.org/patient-care/conditions/behavioral-disorders-self-injurious-behavior#:~:text=Self%2Dinjurious%20behavior%20(SIB),%2Dbanging%20and%20hand%2Dbiting.The SIBS clinic is through mental health at BC children's hospital. https://dentistry-ipce.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2018/11/D1_Friedlander-et-al.pdfSUBSCRIBE to make sure you never miss an episode!Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/fasdfamilylifepodcast)

Welcome to FASD Family Life, the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'm your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of four children with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success.  Whether this is your first episode, or your 60th, I invite you to settle in and  join me for a cup of coffee.  Research & Resource Editions of the FASD Family Life podcast are designed to give you information on a variety of FASD networks, resources, training events, and conferences, as well as fascinating FASD studies for your participation and interest. SUBSCRIBE NOW to make sure you never miss an episode!In this Research & Resources Edition of FASD Family Life Research & Resources edition I am delighted to speak with  Nancy Lockwood and Pascal Gagne about the importance of creating communities of support for parents/ caregivers and individuals with FASD.Nancy Lockwood is an FASD Consultant/Educator with 25+ years of work/lived experience supporting individuals of all ages with FASD. Current work includes building capacity at provincial/national agencies to increase their ability to support people with FASD and their families. Previously, Nancy managed ABLE2's Fetal Alcohol Resource Program, a program she helped to design. Nancy has provided customized FASD education workshops to thousands of professionals and front-line workers in multiple sectors.Pascal Gagné is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies at the University of Ottawa. He has recently joined Health Nexus as the FASD Team Lead. Prior to this position, Pascal has been the FASD Research Lead at ABLE2. He also teaches classes at various universities and colleges. One of Pascal's responsibilities at Health nexus is to manage their Family and Caregiver Support Group Program.For more info:    https://fasdinfotsaf.ca/ Information about all the Ontario groups funded through Health Nexus grants. https://fasdinfotsaf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/FASDSupportGroups_ListForWebsite_2021-222.pdf You are invited to join the FASD Family Life Virtual Community for access to monthly LIVE virtual support group, dive deeper into episodes of the FASD Family Life Podcast and exclusive member only content.https://www.facebook.com/robbie.seale.1/Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/fasdfamilylifepodcast)

Welcome to FASD Family Life, the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'm your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of four children with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success. Whether this is your first episode, or your 60th, I am grateful to be spending this time with you today. I remember longing to have a friend who understood what it was like to raisie a child with confounding behaviours. Someone who understood what it's like to raise a child who looks "normal" but  actually has a brain based disability.  That's why I started this podcast one year ago! I wanted to be the friend to you that I wished I had.  I hope that by sharing my experience and my FASD education with you, that you will feel connected to someone who does understand what you are going through. The FASD Family Life podcast is a place where you can learn about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, gain new insights and new skills so that you can turn your struggles to success.I welcome you to join me with a hot cup of coffee as we chat parent to parent about behaviours, discipline and aggression from my perspective as a parent with more than 20 years experience raising children who were prenatally exposed to alcohol. EPISODE RESOURCES:The Eight Magic Keys, developed by Deb Evanson & Jan Lutkehttps://static.fasdoutreach.ca/resources/0-9/8-magic-keys/8-magic-keys.pdfFASD Medication Algorithmhttps://canfasd.ca/algorithm/Matthew's Protocolhttps://www.cigna.com/static/www-cigna-com/docs/individuals-families/childrenandfamily-2016-april-handout.pdfFASD Family Life Community (membership)https://www.facebook.com/robbie.seale.1Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/fasdfamilylifepodcast)