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UnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanRupture & Repair is Human | UnMuted Love Ep.81Ce Eshelman shares her thoughts on connection, rupture, repair, and reconnection in this episode of Unmuted Love. Neuroscience is fun, but the practical is what Ce thinks brings this all together for you today. Polyvagal Theory in a nutshell.▶️ Watch the video version here → https://youtu.be/veUTzsvmFM8✨ Become a VIP Parent and get access to this week's exclusive printables → https://www.patreon.com/posts/151027886📗 Read this week's companion blog → https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog/rupture-and-repair-is-humanFrom Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a c...
2026-02-2323 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanHow to Calm Tantrums | UnMuted Love Ep.80In this episode, Ce unpacks one of the most misunderstood moments in therapeutic parenting: the full-body meltdown. Not the “typical” tantrum. Not the “they’re just being dramatic” moment. We’re talking trauma-quake, that explosion that happens when a child from difficult beginnings feels unsafe at the level of their nervous system. Ce breaks down why logic always fails, why control always backfires, and what to do instead using her quick, powerful Love+ Pause Method, a 60-second co-regulation reset designed to help your child find their way back to safety with you, not despite you.▶️ Watch t...
2026-02-1614 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanWhen Parenting Turns You Into The Hulk | UnMuted Love Ep.79Emma Gleadhill and Ce sit down for a follow-up frank, unscripted, and unmuted conversation about becoming Hulk-like from teens’ and parents’ points of view. From dysregulation to shame to repair, these two clinicians--who are also moms--talk about their lived experience of accepting their own humanness. If you struggle with dysregulation while parenting and if your teen struggles, too, then this episode will feel like talking with a couple of best friends about the truth of our lives.▶️ Watch the video version here → https://youtu.be/NikyJUH5DPU✨ Become a VIP Parent an...
2026-02-0937 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanTrauma and Teen Anxiety with Emma Gleadhill | UnMuted Love Ep.78This week, Ce sits down with parent coach and emotional-health educator Emma Gleadhill to unpack one of the most misunderstood experiences in modern parenting: raising a teen who carries both complex developmental trauma and anxiety. If your teen’s anxiety shows up as anger, avoidance, refusal, perfectionism, shutdown, risky behavior, or Olympic-level control, this one’s for you.▶️ Watch the video version here → https://youtu.be/X4zq2VsH0vo✨ Become a VIP Parent and get access to this week's exclusive printable → https://www.patreon.com/posts/149528000📗 Read this week's...
2026-02-0255 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanFinding True Joy with Caroline Griswold | UnMuted Love Ep.77Ce sits down with parenting coach Caroline Griswold to explore why joy and play can be so threatening for trauma-impacted children…and why reaching anyway becomes one of the most powerful healing tools we have. When you’re raising a child from difficult beginnings, play isn't always simple. Sometimes it’s chaotic. Sometimes it’s flat. Sometimes it's aggressive. Sometimes it feels like you’re reaching into a dark room hoping your child will meet you there--and they don’t. Tune in to find out how you can engage your child’s natural language that got harmed...
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FarmHouseMerging Farm Life and City Life With Lindsay EshelmanThis week on the FarmHouse, a podcast by Lancaster Farming, we spoke with Lindsay Eshelman of Plow Farms. Eshelman grew up on the Plowville, Pennsylvania, farm that specializes in Christmas trees, and while she still does work with the farm today, she spends much of her time living in New York City. "I'm kind of the leading voice in PR and marketing, and more importantly experience," Eshelman said. "My role is to bring the experience to the farm and to create this capsule of joy and Christmas that we have." One of the...
2026-01-2228 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanIs Your Kid Entitled, or Just Dysregulated? | UnMuted Love Ep.76In this episode of UnMuted Love, Ce Eshelman, LMFT, pulls back the curtain on one of the most confusing parenting dilemmas—especially for parents of children from difficult beginnings. What looks like entitlement on the surface is often nervous system dysregulation underneath. Through a trauma-informed, neuroscience-based lens, Ce helps parents learn how to tell the difference between entitlement and dysregulation, why the behaviors can look identical, and how responding to the wrong root cause can make things worse instead of better. Nobody needs that. This episode offers practical next steps—without shame, blame, or pare...
2026-01-1918 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanSTOP Being Referee, Judge & Jury for Your Kids with Melanie Zwyghuizen | UnMuted Love Ep.75Ce sits down with Melanie Zwyghuizen, parent coach, longtime educator, and creator of Gen 1 Parenting, to unravel one of the most exhausting parenting traps on earth: being the full-time referee of your children’s endless battles. Perfect parenting is not the goal, of course. Being the parent they need in the moment is. Melanie offers support for parents who want guidance, grounding, and a practical tool to shift out of referee mode for good.▶️ Watch the video version here → https://youtu.be/KhZ1RyXKsIs✨ Become a VIP Parent and get access...
2026-01-1228 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanThe New Year Isn't A Fix-It Ticket | UnMuted Love Ep.73New Year’s advice is loud.Change everything. Fix yourself. Fix your kids. Try harder. Do more.But if you’re parenting a child from difficult beginnings, that messaging doesn’t inspire, does it? I think it overwhelms. In this episode of Unmuted Love, Ce is offering a radically different way to approach the New Year. This is not a resolution episode. Those have been done before, but not this year. This is an acceptance moment. If you are tired of starting each year feeling behind, this will help you fee...
2025-12-2913 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanFrom Surviving to Secure | UnMuted Love Ep.74In this fundamental teaching episode, Ce Eshelman, LMFT, unpacks what Terry Levy’s concept of “experiential healing” really means for parents raising children from difficult beginnings. Drawing from neuroscience, attachment theory, and real stories from families in her practice, Ce supports parents in understanding how to rewire a child’s survival brain through safety, repetition, and relationship.If you’ve ever wondered how love actually heals trauma, this episode is your guide. You’ll learn what happens in your child’s limbic brain, how to become their secure base, and what small, daily actions actually rebui...
2025-12-2323 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanComing Home to Your Safety Within with Layne Burkette | UnMuted Love Ep.69In this joyful and restorative conversation, Ce sits down with somatic therapist and Life Balance founder, Layne Burkette, to talk about what happens when life moves faster than our ability to keep up—and how to gently find our way back to our safe center. Layne shares her approach to healing through Somatic Skills and demonstrates some quick and easy somatic neuro-hacks for soothing your weary parenting nervous system. Sometimes the bravest thing we can do is soften, listen inward, and rediscover our safety within.▶️ Watch the video version here → https://youtu.be/jDDz8Zn6ias
2025-12-2246 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanUnschooling, Boundaries, & Self-Directed Living with Sheryl Ang | UnMuted Love Ep.71In this episode, Ce chats with Sheryl Ang, therapeutic coach, bestselling co-author, and global worldschooling mother of three. If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like to ditch the traditional script, follow curiosity, and let the world itself become the classroom, Sheryl is living it.Sheryl, her husband, and her three boys travel the globe as “worldschoolers,” turning living into learning. An added bonus, Sheryl shares her 4-Step Bridge to Boundaries strategy to moving children from difficult beginnings forward when they are showing up resistant. Worth a try, right?▶️ Wa...
2025-12-1534 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanSelf-Esteem Vs. Self-Reflection | UnMuted Love Ep.70Ce Eshelman, LMFT, dives into the myth of “high self-esteem” and unpacks why praise alone can’t heal a child’s wounded sense of worth. For children from difficult beginnings, those who learned love was conditional or it was non-existent even, constant praise builds dependence, not resilience. Ce offers a roadmap to build genuine self-esteem through reflection, purposeful feedback, and honesty. You won’t want to skip this practical episode.▶️ Watch the video version here → https://youtu.be/BU5u-9ZhmGI✨ Become a VIP Parent to get this episode's printables -- http...
2025-12-0819 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanFinding Balance in the Beautiful Mess of Parenting with Susan Notis | UnMuted Love Ep.68Ce interviews Susan Notis, founder of In Balance Parent Coaching and co-author of The Perfectly Imperfect Family. Susan shares her integrative coaching approach to guiding family from exhaustion and chaos to connection and balance. Susan and Ce explore the differences between secure attachment and enmeshment and the importance of creating balance in your parenting life to support healing in your child. ▶️ Watch the video version of this episode here → https://youtu.be/YarnIX-r1Gk✨ Become a VIP Parent and get access to this week's exclusive printable resource -- https://www.patreon.co...
2025-12-0133 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanHoliday Triggers and Judgy Family Members | UnMuted Love Ep.68In this Episode, Ce breaks open the truth about holiday stress for parents of children from difficult beginnings--those navigating trauma, adoption, foster care, neglect, abuse, and attachment wounds. While Target and Walmart sell sparkle and matching pajamas, the reality for trauma-impacted families is sensory overload, routine disruption, meltdowns, and extended relatives offering loud (and sometimes subtle) opinions about how you should be parenting. Ce has some suggestions to make it all just a little bit more tolerable.→ Become a VIP Parent and get access to exclusive printables and bonuses -- https://www.patreon.com/po...
2025-11-2513 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanWhen Behavior Looks Calculated, But Isn't | UnMuted Love Ep.67In this eye-opening episode, Ce shares what’s really happening when a trauma-impacted child’s behavior looks calculated, controlling, or manipulative. It’s not evil genius (or other automatic fears)—it’s learned survival logic.Using clear neuroscience, Ce explains how negative reinforcement wires the brain to seek relief from shame, fear, and powerlessness. You’ll learn why your child’s brain sometimes picks control over connection—and exactly how to teach it to choose love instead.“Control is safety for the child who’s never been safely controlled.”“When you stop al...
2025-11-1720 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanTaking On Teen Depression with Kristina Nation | UnMuted Love Ep.66In this heartfelt guest episode of Unmuted Love, Ce Eshelman, LMFT, sits down with Kristina Nation, a parent coach and mother who walked her own teen daughter through the stormy, unpredictable seas of teen depression.Kristina opens up about the fear, helplessness, and quiet courage it took to stay connected when her daughter struggled to find her way. Together, Ce and Kristina unpack what depression can really look like in young people and how it can impact parents.This isn’t a how-to episode. It’s a how-to-keep-connected one. You’...
2025-11-1035 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanBreaking Cycles of Generational Trauma with Arleen Tyndall | UnMuted Love Ep.65In this deeply personal and luminous conversation, Ce interviews Arleen Tyndall who opens her heart about the journey from performing perfection to embracing her humanness. From the outside, Arleen’s life looked polished and put-together, but underneath, she was carrying the weight of generations of pain, silence, and emotional disconnection.Her awakening began in Bali, where she went to explore her ancestry and unexpectedly uncovered the buried stories of generational trauma that had been living inside her body and her family line. What she found there changed everything.Arleen sh...
2025-11-0336 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanPlay is the Language of Children (Of All Ages) | UnMuted Love Ep.64In this episode, Ce Eshelman, LMFT, takes us on a heartfelt, humorous, and deeply healing journey through why play is the nervous system’s first language—and why adults need to learn it, too. Drawing on the wisdom of some of the great attachment thinkers and healers of our time--Dan Hughes, Bruce Perry, Dan Siegel, Kim Goulding, and Robyn Gobbel--Ce explores neuroscience, attachment wisdom, and personal honesty about play. She explores how play builds safety, attunement, and co-regulation, even for children (and parents) who didn’t grow up knowing how. Ce believes we can all break the generational silence of "Get o...
2025-10-2026 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanBreaking the Chain of Shame: From Our Parents, Through Us, To Our Children | UnMuted Love Ep.63Shame is sneaky. It hides in our nervous systems, whispers in our parenting ears, and if we’re not careful, it quietly (or not so quietly ) repeats from one generation to the next. In this episode of Unmuted Love, Ce shares some of her personal story about how shame gets passed down from our parents, through us, and into our kids from difficult beginnings—kids who are already extra-sensitive to shame.→ Check out the companion blog post here -- https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog/shame-is-not-your-family-heirloomFrom Ce Eshelman:Are yo...
2025-10-0615 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanDaily Micro-Moments of Self-Compassion: The Antidote to Blocked Care, Compassion Fatigue, and Burnout | UnMuted Love Ep.62Parenting a child from a difficult beginning is not for the faint of heart. And when the weight of blocked care, compassion fatigue, and plain old burnout slaps you down, it’s not because you’re weak or unloving—it’s because your nervous system is crispy. In this episode, Ce breaks down daily micro-moments of self-compassion—tiny pauses that keep your love alive in the middle of chaos. This episode is your permission slip to stop white-knuckling through.Check out the companion blog here -- https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog/small-pauses-big-impactFrom Ce...
2025-09-2216 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanThe 8th Sense Explains So Many Out-of-Nowhere Behaviors | UnMuted Love Ep.61You already know the five senses. Maybe even the sixth (proprioception) and seventh (vestibular). But what most parents never hear about until they’re tearing their hair out: the eighth sense—interoception.In this episode, Ce takes you through real-life examples of interoception struggles (yep, you’ll be nodding along), explains why kids from difficult beginnings struggle most, and why a good occupational therapist can be a game-changer.Resources & Links Become a VIP Parent to check out the Checklist for quick reference → https://www.patreon.com/posts/143288540 Read the blog post comp...
2025-09-1518 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanWhen Your Child's Anger Feels Like A Personal Attack: Understanding Your Narcissistic Wounding | UnMuted Love Ep.60Does your child’s rage or rejection feel like it slices right through your chest? You’re not imagining it—it really does hurt. But often, that pain isn’t just about what’s happening in the moment. It’s an old wound—your wound—being reactivated.In this episode of Unmuted Love, Ce unpacks the sneaky way your child’s trauma behaviors can poke at your deepest places of shame, rejection, and unworthiness—what psychology calls narcissistic wounding.We’ll talk about:What narcissistic wounding actually is (spoiler: not what it sou...
2025-09-0814 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanLost Voices and the Magic of Attunement | UnMuted Love Ep.59In most cases, your child from difficult beginnings voice was silenced long before you ever met them. Their early cries for food, safety, and comfort went unanswered, wiring their nervous system to believe they were unwanted, unloved, and unimportant. Now, those silenced beginnings echo in your home—through endless chatter, meltdowns, shutdowns, or explosive behaviors—and through your own frustration, yelling, or even despair.But there is hope. In this episode, Ce pulls back the curtain on how trauma shapes a child’s “voice,” how it collides with your nervous system, and why the key to heali...
2025-09-0115 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanReactive Attachment Challenges in the Classroom | UnMuted Love Ep.58In this episode, presented at the Siskiyou County Office of Education Symposium in Weed, California, Ce gives a quick, brain-based “why” behind Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), better described as Complex Developmental Trauma, and how it plays out in real-life classroom dynamics. Teachers will want to listen to this.Children who have experienced early trauma don’t walk into the classroom with a clean slate—they carry the invisible weight of broken trust, disrupted attachment, and survival-mode nervous systems. When those early experiences hardwire the brain for protection rather than connection, the resulting behaviors can look defi...
2025-08-1831 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanBack to School Anxiety Hacks | UnMuted Love Ep.57In this episode of Unmuted Love, Ce Eshelman, LMFT, delves into the complexities of back-to-school anxiety, offering practical neuro hacks and strategies for parents and children alike. Learn effective techniques to help your child navigate their emotions. From exposure therapy to calming mantras, Ce provides a toolkit for fostering resilience and emotional strength. Tune in to empower your parenting journey and support your child's emotional well-being. #Parenting #AnxietyManagement #BackToSchoolCheck out the companion blog here -- https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog/back-to-school-anxietyFrom Ce Eshelman:Are you searching...
2025-08-1124 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanYep, Kids Lie—And You Can Love Them Through It | UnMuted Love Ep.56Why do kids from difficult beginnings lie—sometimes all the time? Why does it feel so personal? And how can we as parents respond in ways that build connection and trust? In this episode of Unmuted Love, Ce unpacks the survival-brain reasons behind lying, shares common patterns of trauma-driven lying, and gives practical scripts to help you respond with compassion and calm—even when your child’s stories are driving you bananas.You’ll walk away with research, hope, tools, and a little more patience for your child and yourself.Become...
2025-08-0421 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanThe Real Work of Healing: Structure, Safety & Showing Up (4/4) | UnMuted Love Ep.55We’re picking up right where we left off last episode on Reactive Attachment Disorder—because once you’ve embraced the P.A.C.E. approach, the next step is building a family culture that can actually hold it all. In this episode, Ce gets practical about what it really takes to raise a child with a severe attachment injury: structure, supervision, belonging, and relentless compassion.You’ll learn how to create a home that’s safe, respectful, fun, and predictable—even if your child is doing everything in their power to test it. From rituals...
2025-07-2824 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanWhy Attachment-Challenged Kids Need Therapeutic Parenting (3/4) | UnMuted Love Ep.54Parenting a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder isn’t about trying harder—it’s about parenting differently. In this episode, Ce dives into what it truly means to be a secure base for children from very difficult beginnings. You’ll learn Dan Hughes' P.A.C.E. framework—Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy—and why it’s the heart of healing.Ce will unpack how attunement, emotional connection, and gentle persistence can rewire a child’s trust system, and how to show up in ways that say: you are safe, you are loved, you belong....
2025-07-2136 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanParenting a Child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) (2/4) | UnMuted Love Ep.53So your child got a RAD diagnosis—now what? In this follow-up episode, we move beyond understanding and dive into the real-life strategies that make a difference. Ce shares practical, brain-savvy tools for parenting kids who push love away, challenge every limit, and need you most when they act like they don’t.We’ll talk about attachment-focused, brain-based behavior management, daily routines that work, and how to survive the hard moments without losing yourself—or your child—in the chaos.Parenting RAD is a marathon. You don’t have to run...
2025-07-1425 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanUnderstanding Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) (1/4) | UnMuted Love Ep.52When kids don’t get the consistent, nurturing care they need early in life, their ability to form healthy relationships can get wired all wrong. In this episode, we’re unpacking Reactive Attachment Disorder—what it is, what causes it, how it's diagnosed, and why early recognition can make all the difference.If you're raising a child through adoption, foster care, or trauma, this is a must-listen primer on what might really be going on beneath the surface of those big behaviors. No blame. Just brain science, compassion, and clarity.Let’...
2025-07-0733 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanCe's Taking a Self-Care Break! Back in July!New episodes of UnMuted Love will resume in July. Until then, be sure to catch up on any episodes of the show you might have missed, and remember: Your Love Matters!From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and no...
2025-05-2600 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanEscaping the Drama Triangle: Blocked Care and the Path to Re-Connection | UnMuted Love Ep.51Today's episode is all about stepping out of the drama of playing various unhealthy roles inside ourselves and within our families. Ce briefly shares parts of the Karpman Drama Triangle and how replacing it with the Empowerment Triangle can save you from Victim, Persecutor, and Rescuer behaviors in your family interactions. Stop the chaos by stepping out of the drama.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ova...
2025-04-2114 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanWhen Love Hurts: How to Deal with Being Hit by Young Children from Difficult Beginnings | UnMuted Love Ep.50Everyone wants a magic cookie cutter intervention for stopping being hit by children who experienced trauma. Guess what, no magic solutions possible. There are some answers though. Self care for you and connection for them are paramount. In today's episode, When Love Hurts, Ce talks about some simple tips for dealing with this in a family setting and when your children are not teenagers. Take a listen.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of...
2025-04-1423 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanWhen Reality Gets Bent: Understanding Gaslighting in Children from Difficult Beginnings | UnMuted Love Ep.49In this episode, Ce tackles the often infuriating statements that come out of our children's mouths like: "I didn't do it," "I didn't take it," You never believe me," or the perfect accusation "You don't love me." Yes, children gaslight, too. In adults it is quite damaging. In children, gaslighting is an opportunity for parents to build their child's felt sense of safety. Listen to today's episode to find out ways of handling this defense mechanism the next time you hear, "You always think I'm lying."From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a commun...
2025-04-0716 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanA Quick Look at ACES and Attachment Styles | UnMuted Love Ep.48Today Ce makes it easy to see how Adverse Childhood Experiences in a parent's life and their attachment style impacts parenting children from difficult beginnings. Take the ACES test to find your score before you listen to this episode. You can take it here: acesaware.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ACE-Questionnaire-for-Adults-Identified-English-rev.7.26.22.pdf or simply Google ACES test and you will be taken to the questionnaire. Once you know more you will be better able to understand where to focus on your own healing from attachment and trauma wounds in childhood that imp...
2025-03-1731 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanGrief Got You Down? | UnMuted Love Ep.47Ce shares her experience as a therapist during what is turning out to be troubling times. Find out the 10 myths of grief and some tips for coping with a personal grief over losing a loved one, grief after losing a dream, or collective grief from the political wave of change that is provoking an avalanche of mixed feelings--grief being one of the many--no matter what side of the aisle you are on. From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open...
2025-03-1021 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanSelf-Sabotaging Kids | UnMuted Love Ep.46In today's episode Ce gives you a short and sweet neuroscience lesson on why kids self-sabotage so much and how parents can be the changemakers in the way they respond. There isn't anything more frustrating than wanting your child to be able to have fun at an anticipated birthday party, overnight with friends, or a trip to Six Flags, and just before the event they pull out some kind of behavior that ruins their opportunity to do it. Ce helps parents prevent their children's self-sabotage by changing their own responses to those behaviors. Thank you for listening to Unmuted Love...
2025-03-0310 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanBig Emotions in Post Adoption | UnMuted Love Ep.45Ce Eshelman, LMFT, embarks on a journey through the big emotions that come when adoptive parents bring their children home and the reality doesn't match the dream. There are many ways to understand these emotions, and learning ways to process them will help parents stay out of Blocked Care. Ce shares some awareness, insights and practical solutions in today's episode.Resource:Reclaiming CompassionThe Adoptive Parent's Guide to Overcoming Blocked Care with Neuroscience and Faith by Melissa Corkum and Lisa QuallsFrom Ce Eshelman:A...
2025-02-2417 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanComplex Developmental Trauma for Youth and Young Adults: Notes to Lucy | UnMuted Love Ep.44Ce Eshelman shares her notes to "Lucy," a fictional young adult with complex developmental trauma.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and no one is ever alone in the Love Matters Parenting Society Therapeutic Parent Program. You will feel...
2025-02-1718 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanDid Hallmark Invent Valentine's Day? | UnMuted Love Ep.43Ce Eshelman shares from her heart about how Valentine's Day can hit parents of children from difficult beginnings right in the gut. If you are feeling blocked and you want to stick your head in the sand until Feb 15th, then you will want to listen to this episode of Unmuted Love. There are tips, neuro hacks, suggestions, and supports for a healthy glimmer of warmth when it feels like your heart has frozen over.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an att...
2025-02-1017 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanA Glimpse into the Unknown by Naomi Houston | UnMuted Love Ep.42Ce interviews Naomi Houston about her journey from being adopted from China by American parents through her recovery from complex developmental trauma.. Naomi has written a lovely account of her therapeutic recovery to date from abandonment trauma in adoption in her first book, A Glimpse into the Unknown. Naomi speaks frankly about her childhood struggles and gives her thoughts on what to do or not to do when parenting children who are struggling after adoption. I hope you enjoy the show.I recommend this book for deep-thinking, teen readers, as well as, for young adults who have...
2025-02-0330 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanGirls on the Edge | UnMuted Love Ep.41Ce shares some startling statistics about how teen girls were impacted by the pandemic as well as how they are fairing with the toxic influences of social media. When you know the data, your head with spin. This is an opportunity to tune in and open up communication with girls to lift their feelings of depression, anxiety and social pressure in this "anxious generation."Resources:Girls on the Brink by Donna Jackson NakazawaDial Down the Drama by Colleen O'GradyNo More Mean Girls by Katie Hurley
2025-01-2026 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanWords of Hope for Blocked Parenting | UnMuted Love Ep.40Ce takes you on a journey to explore the tip of your blocked parenting iceberg. The Love Matters Parenting Society Therapeutic Parent Program takes a deeper dive into blocked care and Ce gives you an overview here to help you get yourself on a healing path. You can warm your tepid, blocked heart. You can check out Love Matters Parenting Society below for more information about becoming more healing in your relationship with your child from difficult beginnings.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who...
2025-01-1322 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanWelcome to the 2025 New Year | UnMuted Love Ep.39Ce welcomes you to the first podcast of 2025 and shares her thoughts about resolutions and why she doesn't make them anymore, plus some of her thoughts on how to deal with social media in the years ahead. From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of t...
2025-01-0621 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanMash-Up Tip Review for the New Year | UnMuted Love Ep.38Contrary to popular belief, Ce doesn't work around the clock. She is on a holiday break from the podcast, and her incredible producer, Siah Clark, has stepped in to give you a little mash-up of podcasts past. Thank you for being such loyal listeners. You are the moon and the stars to us here at UnMuted Love. Let's sail into the new year with intention in our minds, determination in our bones, and love in our hearts. We are wishing you little glimmers of happy all through the New Year. Eileen Divine, who is featur...
2024-12-3022 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanBefore All Else Fails, Use A Mantra | UnMuted Love Ep.37Sometimes we, parents, just need something running through our minds that reminds us that "every little thing is gonna be alright." Today's podcast is a very long list of mantras you can pick from to run around in your brain to remind you of what is important while living with children from difficult beginnings. You can also listen to this podcast on repeat for a lovely long list of affirmations to put you to sleep, pick you up, and/or carry you forward through the rest of the holiday season. Remember, your love matters, when more than love is req...
2024-12-2313 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanSpotlight on Holidays and Vacations | UnMuted Love Ep.36UnMuted Love - Episode 36: Spotlight on Holidays and Vacations with Ce Eshelman. Holidays and vacations require just a little bit more thought than most of us wish. If you are visiting friends and family for the holidays or going somewhere new, beware, kids like routine and by definition holidays and vacations are off routine. That means the dysregulation is on. Listen to this podcast to prepare for challenges ahead. You got this.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open...
2024-12-1615 min
Artificial Intelligence Podcast: ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney and all other AI ToolsThe War Between AI and IT with DJ EshelmanWelcome to the Artificial Intelligence Podcast with Jonathan Green! In this episode, we delve into the evolving dynamics between AI and IT with our special guest, DJ Eshelman, an expert in end user computing and technology integration.DJ shares insightful perspectives on how technology and business are increasingly intersecting. He discusses the integration of AI within IT departments, highlighting the challenges and opportunities this presents. DJ emphasizes the importance of understanding the core goal of a business and aligning AI and IT strategies to support that mission effectively.Notable Quotes:"There has to be...
2024-12-1642 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanTaking the Wild Out of the Holidays | UnMuted Love Ep.35"The holidays" start every year in October and they keep on rolling until after the New Year. Let's face it, "fun" can be stressful for everyone. Ce Eshelman knows you can create joyful experiences this holiday when you consider each person's capacity to tolerate social, physical, and emotional stimulation. It helps to have the right tools, too. It is possible to enjoy all the seasons' festivities with children from difficult beginnings if you plan thoughtfully for the hustle and bustle. It never seems like we have enough time for slowing the rush and simply breathing into the holiday spirit...
2024-12-0934 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanThe Delightful Ginger Healy | UnMuted Love Ep.34Ce Eshelman interviews Ginger Healy, the Director of the Attachment and Trauma Network (ATN), a parent-created national organization supporting traumatized children and their parents. In 1995 three mothers who were parenting children diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder met to support one another only to find how similar their journeys were and that they truly were “Not Alone,” ATN was born. Ginger is an incredible champion of parents of children from difficult beginnings all over the country. The mission of ATN could not be more aligned with Ce's mission at The Attach Place and in the Love Mat...
2024-12-0434 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanBrave Love (7/7) Grief and Surrender in Parenting | UnMuted Love Ep.33In this last episode. Amanda Savarino and Ce Eshelman wrap up the Brave Love Series with a recap of the important concepts in the series and a frank discussion about grief in adoption and surrender to "What is" when you love a child who has been traumatized. You won't want to miss this episode because it is full of reflection and hope. Brave Love is a series developed by Amanda Savarino for parents of children from hard beginnings. We hope you loved listening to this series as much as we loved making it.From Ce...
2024-11-2542 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanBrave Love (6/7) Creating Parental Capacity for Regulation | UnMuted Love Ep.32Amanda Savarino again joins Ce Eshelman for an informative discussion about narrow bandwidth, low charge in the battery, and increasing capacity for one's parenting life in any given moment. You won't want to miss this episode. Brave Love is a 6-part series developed by Amanda Savarino for parents of children from hard beginnings. From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps"...
2024-11-1831 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanBrave Love (5/7) Behavior, A Nervous System Perspective | UnMuted Love Ep.31Ce Eshelman and Amanda Savarino discuss the ins and outs of trauma behavior in children. If all behavior is communication, what is your child's behavior telling you? Brave Love is a 6-part series created by Amanda Savarino for parents loving children from hard places.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so...
2024-11-0436 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanBrave Love (4/7) Behavior, A Nervous System Perspective | UnMuted Love Ep.30Ce Eshelman and Amanda Savarino discuss Behavior, A Nervous System Perspective. If all behavior is communication, what is your child's behavior telling you? Brave Love is a 6-part series created by Amanda for parents loving children from hard places.ResourcesBeyond Behavior, Mona Delahooke, PH.D.15-Minute Focus Regulation and Co-Regulation, Ginger Healy, LCSWDrowning with My Hair on Fire: Insanity Relief for Adoptive Parents, Ce Eshelman, LMFTFrom Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get...
2024-10-2831 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanBrave Love (3/7) Finding Community | UnMuted Love Ep.29This episode is devoted to the importance of finding "your people" when parenting children from difficult beginnings. Amanda Savarino again joins Ce Eshelman for a lively discussion of how they weathered the storms of their early parenting years alone and isolated until they found real hope in the form of others on the same journey. Brave Love is a 6-part series created by Amanda Savarino for parents loving children from hard places.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and...
2024-10-2141 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanBrave Love (2/7) Amanda Savarino on Shame and the Antidote | UnMuted Love Ep.28Ce Eshelman and Amanda are kindred spirits who love talking together about the things they each learned from parenting their children from difficult beginnings. Both women have professional careers dedicated to supporting parents with what they learned when they were first parenting their own children.ResourcesBooks:Brene' Brown, I Thought It Was Just MeBrene' Brown, Daring GreatlyBrene' Brown, Rising Strong Esther Liu, ShameKaren Anderson, You Are Not Your MotherJohn Bradshaw, Healing the Shame That Binds...
2024-09-2334 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanBrave Love (1/7) Blocked Care with Amanda Savarino | UnMuted Love Ep.27The series begins with these two moms chatting about their lived experience. Ce and Amanda both struggled separately with feelings they came to understand as "Blocked Care." Little by little both found their way to living a life they love. If you find you resonate, there is always hope.ResourcesBooks:Brain-Based Parenting, by John Baylin and Dan HughesRaising Kids With Big, Baffling, Behaviors, by Robyn GobbelDrowning With My Hair On Fire, by Ce EshelmanReclaiming Compassion (Christian Faith Components), Melissa Corkum and Lisa C QuallsWeb Sites:Eileen Devine's...
2024-09-0938 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanLaura Stillmunkes Addresses Race in Multiracial Families | UnMuted Love Ep.26Ce and Laura, Executive Director of Capitol Adoptive Families Alliance in Sacramento, CA, have a frank conversation about the issues that arise when Caucasian people adopt Black children. You won't want to miss this enlightened conversation on Laura's lived experience of race in America.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so...
2024-08-2634 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanUnmuted Love - Episode 25: AJ Gajjar Returns to Focus in on GriefUnMuted Love - Episode 25: AJ Gajjar returns for her promised discussion with Ce on Grief while parenting children who have experienced trauma. AJ is a High Conflict Divorce provider working with parents and children in Canada.If you missed AJ's first visit to UnMuted Love, jump back to Episode 21 for a listen. She is awesome.If you think AJ's experience is right in alignment with your lived experience, you might want to contact her at AJ@thetraumahealingparenting.com or check out her website at TheTraumaHealingParenting.com.
2024-08-1238 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanThe Amazingly Intrepid Amanda Savarino | UnMuted Love Ep.24You are in for a real treat today. Amanda Saravino, Parent Extraordinaire, shares with Ce in an incredibly meaningful interview aimed right at the hearts of parents who are learning to love living with children from difficult beginnings. Amanda is a Parent Partner in Koinonia's Post Adoption Wraparound Program in Loomis, CA. She shares straight from the heart in this beautiful exchange with Ce.Coming soon: Amanda Savarino and Ce Eshelman will be putting together a series for parents of children from difficult beginnings. Stay tuned. We will get the dates for those episodes...
2024-07-0845 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanUnmuted Love - July 2024 Doors to Love Matters Parenting Society with BonusesJuly 4th Bonus Offer to Jump Into the Love Matters Parenting Society Therapeutic Parent Program extended registration period through July 7, 2024. Don't miss out. Click the link here to register now. What is there to lose? Money back guarantee, bonuses, 1:1 consultation with Ce Eshelman, Attachment and Trauma Specialist absolutely free.Additional resources:Join Love Matters Parenting Society waiting list here. Doors open again on June 26, 2024. Don't miss your window of opportunity.📖 Get your copy of Drowning with My Hair On Fire: Insanity Relief for Adoptive Parents by Ce Eshelman✨ Hear the Su...
2024-07-0611 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanJanessa Joy Shares Her Journey with Neurodivergent Children | UnMuted Love Ep.23UnMuted Love - Episode 23: Ce interviews Janessa Joy, a Canadian mother, who supports families to see their neurodivergent children with compassion, grace, and love. Her program One Red Zebra is the outgrowth of her vision. You can check it out here: oneredzerbra.comFrom Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful...
2024-06-1033 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanKyle Jetsel's Unique Look At Parenting | UnMuted Love Ep.22Ce reaches out to interview a parent, Kyle Jetsel, who has raised 4 "spirited" bio-children successfully. He has an interesting origin story and transformation. Listen while he shares a few of his strategies that he and his wife put together to change the trajectory of their lives. It is a unique journey filled with God, love, and redemption. I hope you enjoy it.If you want to communicate with Kyle, you can reach him at https://kylejetsel.com/.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents...
2024-06-0332 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanSeason Three of UnMuted Love - Episode 21: Ce Interviews AJ Gajjar, parenting expertUnMuted Love - Episode 21: Ce interviews AJ Gajjar, a parenting expert, who really understands the impact of trauma on children. Her specialty is parenting children traumatized by high conflict divorce. You might think these two worlds are very different, and listen to just how similar trauma is child to child.If you think AJ's experience is right in alignment with your lived experience, you might want to contact her at AJ@thetraumahealingparenting.com or check out her website at TheTraumaHealingParenting.com.Additional Resources:Join Love Matters Parenting Society...
2024-05-2035 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanMental Health Awareness Month 2025 | UnMuted Love Ep.20Mental Health Awareness Month in the U.S. is significant because it allows us to bring ourselves out of the cultural stigma of mental illness. Children from difficult beginnings often have a comorbid mental health condition. No shame. No blame, Just support and acceptance.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so...
2024-05-1313 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanAmanda Molenaar, Former Foster Teen and Diplomat | UnMuted Love Ep.19Ce interviews Amanda, a former diplomat turned Life Coach for ex-patriots who want to live in other countries but need support to have the courage and the mindset to do so. Amanda shares her early traumatic years at home and in foster care as a teen and how those experiences have shaped her into the person she is today. Don't miss this lovely transformation story from a childhood of trauma to a life of freedom and satisfaction.If you would like to connect with Amanda in her role as a Life Coach for Expats...
2024-05-0634 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanKristine Binderup, Ever-Growing Mother & Grandmother | UnMuted Love Ep.18Ce interviews Kristine Binderup, ever-growing mother of 2, grandmother of 1, and member of the Love Matters Parenting Society Parent Training Program. Today the focus is on intergenerational transmission of trauma patterns in Kristi's family and how she is working to change her granddaughter's trajectory. You won't want to miss this amazing road to healing.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps"...
2024-04-1530 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanKaryn Speakman, Adoptive Mom Extraordinaire | UnMuted Love Ep.17Ce interviews the extraordinary Karyn Speakman, adoptive mom of 4, moderator of the Love Matters Parenting Society, and all around she-ro. Her life and learnings up next.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and no one is ever alone in...
2024-04-0133 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanParenting Neurodivergent Children (2/2) | UnMuted Love Ep.16Ce takes us on a journey to understand the overarching principles and practices for parenting neurodivergent children.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and no one is ever alone in the Love Matters Parenting Society Therapeutic Parent Program. You...
2024-03-251h 13UnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanNeurodiversity Explained (1/2) | UnMuted Love Ep.15Ce shares her understanding of the neurodiversity movement and how to think about your child through this kind of lens. March 18, 2024 is Neurodiversity Week. Time to celebrate inclusivity.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and no one is ever al...
2024-03-1843 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanJustine Diaz-Harris, Beyond A Trauma Survivor | UnMuted Love Ep.14Ce interviews the amazing Justine Diaz-Harris about life after foster care, trauma's impact on her life, epigenetics and recovery. Don't miss this hero's journey.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and no one is ever alone in the Love M...
2024-03-1137 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanDi Ciruolo, Former Foster Child Thriver | UnMuted Love Ep.13Ce Interviews the Indomitable Di Ciruolo, former foster child and advocate, about her origin story, her long stint in foster care, on becoming a mom and how she addressed her early childhood trauma. Don't miss this candid portrait of healing and success. If you are interested in more after you listen here, you can find her book "Indomitable" online or at a bookstore near you.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; wh...
2024-03-0444 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanParents, Tame Your Triggers! (5/5) | UnMuted Love Ep.12Part 5 is the final installment of this series on managing the triggers that cause parents to flip their lids. Part 5 walks you through creating a coherent narrative for yourself to further your stability as a parent.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this p...
2024-02-2623 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanParents, Tame Your Triggers! (4/5) | UnMuted Love Ep.11We are kicking off season 2 with the last two parts of Tame Your Triggers. One of the best ways to help tame your triggers in your parent/child relationship is to create a narrative of your origin story and do the hard work of making it coherent. Ce takes you step-by-step through the process toward becoming the most regulated parent you can be. Listen close. All parents need to embark on this journey.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and...
2024-02-1946 min
Painting InsightsKim Eshelman: Part 1Painting Insights Podcast is an online show where Richard K Blades and Simon Renshaw talk to professional painters, gallery owners, frame makers and curators. This week our guest is Kim Eshelman. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaintingInsightsPodcast Kim's Website: https://www.kimeshelman.com Kim's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kimeshelman Kim's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kim.eshelman/ Kim's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kim_eshelman/ Richard's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richard.k.blades_art/ Richard's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/richardkblades_art ...
2023-12-2053 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanParents, Tame Your Triggers! (3/5) | UnMuted Love Ep.10This third installment reinforces specific ways parents can regulate and become more present when they are faced with upsets while parenting children with big, unbelievable behaviors.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and no one is ever alone in...
2023-11-2723 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanParents, Tame Your Triggers! (2/5) | UnMuted Love Ep.09In Parents, Tame Your Triggers, Part 2, Ce follows-up on supporting parents of children from difficult beginnings to manage their own dysregulation by learning about their attachment styles and the impact of them on parenting.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey...
2023-11-2046 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanParents, Tame Your Triggers! (1/5) | UnMuted Love Ep.08Ce launches into Parents, Tame Your Triggers, Part 1, where she challenges parents to see themselves as change agents when they do their own work rather than looking to their children to change.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and...
2023-11-1324 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanEmbodied Presence | UnMuted Love Ep.07In this episode, Ce shares her thoughts on the incredible super power of being present, when parents maintain their authority in a steady, calm, and regulated body.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and no one is ever alone...
2023-11-0625 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanGinger Healy Interviews Ce on Adoptive Parenting and LMPS | UnMuted Love Ep.06Ginger Healy, Attachment and Trauma Network, Interviews Ce about being an adoptive mom and her work in the Love Matters Parenting Society membership. This is what makes Ce tick.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and no one is e...
2023-10-3042 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanWhat You Say Matters | UnMuted Love Ep.05Ce challenges you in this episode to regulate before you speak to save the fragile hearts of your children. Listen to how your dysregulation can harm your relationship with your child from difficult beginnings.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey...
2023-10-2322 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanHow You Think Matters | UnMuted Love Ep.04Ce asks you to explore your pre-conceived ideas about how children "should" be and how parents "should" be.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and no one is ever alone in the Love Matters Parenting Society Therapeutic Parent Program...
2023-10-1611 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanFelt Safety | UnMuted Love Ep.03You are invited to join other parents on this therapeutic parenting journey. Ce explores "felt safety" as the main goal for healing your children from difficult beginnings. How are you parenting? Traditional parenting vs Therapeutic parenting? This is an opportunity to take a look at your approach, the same way Ce did with her children.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "s...
2023-10-0912 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanToxic Stress | UnMuted Love Ep.02Today Ce shares about the impact of toxic stress on the brain of a child. She explores dysregulation and dysmaturity in this short podcast which might be the best little bite of information you can get to understand the complicated experience of parenting children from difficult beginnings.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child...
2023-10-0212 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanUnMuted Love - Episode 2: Bottom-Up ParentingUnMuted Love with Ce Eshelman Episode 2: Bottom Up Parenting. Ce shares a letter from the eyes of a child from difficult beginnings and explores the concept of bottom-up parenting for the child you have rather than the one you wish you had. If you ever wondered what dysregulation and dysmaturity mean, this is the place to find out.Additional resources:Join Love Matters Parenting Society membership waiting list here. Doors open again on January 26, 2024. Don't miss your window of opportunity.📖 Get your copy of Drowning with My Hair On Fire: Insanity Reli...
2023-10-0209 minUnMuted Love with Ce EshelmanWelcome, Parents! | UnMuted Love Ep.01You are invited to begin a journey toward living fully alive in your life while parenting children from the difficult beginnings of inutero exposures, birth trauma, and childhood trauma from abuse and abandonment. Join the Love Matters Parenting Society to get the Love+ Parenting Model for incredible parenting wins and a supportive community to help you transform your family.From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation...
2023-09-2511 min
Inspiring Women with Betty CollinsMarching Band, Entrepreneurship and Politics: The Inspiring Journey of Kathy EshelmanKathy Eshelman, a natural problem solver, collaborator, decision maker, enthusiastic team player, and an exceptional communicator with an entrepreneurial spirit, is my guest on this episode. During the podcast, Eshelman shares her experience in founding Grade A Notes, a note-taking service for students, at the age of 25, with $30,000 in investments from friends and family.The business eventually expanded to six different locations across the country and sold custom course packs to over 100 universities. Eshelman's entrepreneurial spirit led her to be appointed by the White House to the WSBA's National Women's Business Council and to serve as the...
2023-07-1043 min
The Renaissance PodcastBuilding a Legacy: Andrew Eshelman on Entrepreneurship, Overcoming Obstacles, and Nashville's Commercial Construction BoomSend a textIn this week's episode, Sydney and Walker sit down with Andrew Eshelman, the founder and President of Eshelman Construction, to have a raw and unfiltered conversation about his experiences in entrepreneurship, building a company from scratch, and the explosive commercial construction industry in Nashville.Andrew shares his journey of starting his construction company and the challenges he faced along the way. From relationship building to managing clients and employees, Andrew talks about the highs and lows of entrepreneurship and how he managed to overcome the obstacles in his way.
2023-05-081h 09
The Hank Luton "Q"Episode 31 - Pete EshelmanCheck out our latest episode with Pete Eshelman, Director of Outdoor Branding for the Roanoke Regional Partnership. A community connector, Eshelman has spent his professional career promoting and enhancing the natural environment we have in the Roanoke Valley. Eshelman's vision has helped create and sustain events in Roanoke such as Go Outside Fest, the Blue Ridge Marathon, Down by Downtown Music Festival, and Go Cross! Enjoy this chat with one of Roanoke's brightest stars!
2021-09-101h 07
The Beautiful Side of Grief23. Grief and Groundwork | Madison Eshelman Even a psychology degree doesn't prepare you for the depths unexpected grief can take you. Madison Eshelman discusses with me the severe depression and anxiety she experienced after the loss of her ex-partner, her journey through that, and the power of neuroplasticity in her healing. She shares so many great insights around this. You don’t want to miss: How we can begin to heal only when we begin to feel How your ability to grieve well or not runs much deeper than the major loss How tapping into your core feelings leads to healing PL...
2021-08-0957 min
Experts on MortgageThe History of LIBOR and How It Was ManipulatedThere has been a lot of discussion about the mortgage industry transitioning away from the LIBOR index, but it wasn't until I read the book "The Spider Network" by David Enrich that I understood the history of how the LIBOR was originally created and why the housing finance industry needs to separate themselves from it. Listen in to hear how a math genius and a gang of scheming bankers pulled off one of the greatest scams in history. Host: Mike Eshelman, CMB (Jornaya)
2021-07-0811 minExperts on MortgageEric Troutman of TCPAWorld.com breaks down the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) was enacted in 1991 to protect consumers against unwanted telemarketing calls to cellular telephones made by "autodialers." At that time, the law could not comprehend the future in which cell phone usage has become increasingly widespread and many households now rely solely on cell phones as their primary means of communications. The MBA filed a petition for exemption and subsequent Application for Review because frequent communication and early intervention are essential to helping struggling homeowners resolve delinquencies and remain in their homes. This exemption is necessary because of the importance of early intervention in...
2021-06-0827 minExperts on MortgageLet's Meet Dustin Owen, CMB of Waterstone MortgageDustin Owen, CMB is the Regional Vice President at Waterstone Mortgage Corporation and is responsible for operating, managing, and growing the Southeast region. Dustin is a founding partner of the Murphy-Owen Home Loan Team, one of Waterstone Mortgage's top mortgage origination teams in the United States. He also hosts the Loan Officer podcast which has over 100 episodes to date. In this episode of the Experts on Mortgage podcast, Dustin tells us how he got into the Mortgage industry, his journey to becoming a CMB, and provides some advice to those considering, or in the midst of, obtaining t...
2021-06-0123 minExperts on MortgageAmy Swaney, CMB discusses the Modernization of AppraisalsIn February 2021, The Mortgage Bankers Association responded to the FHFA's Request for Information (RFI) on Appraisal-Related Policies, Practices, and Processes. In the MBA's response, Bob Broeksmit, CMB wrote, "FHFA’s objective of promoting the modernization of the appraisal process is a welcome step toward determining the appropriate intersection of traditional evaluation methods and the incorporation of innovative digital tools. As the mortgage finance industry continues to grapple with the effects of an aging appraiser population and longer turnaround times on appraisal findings, greater demand has been placed on identifying ways to automate aspects of the valuation process, while supporting th...
2021-05-2521 min
The Entrepreneur Ride Along Podcast - Online Business and Niche Site Ideas for Entrepreneurs021 – Information Technology, Citrix, and the Pillars of Online Business with DJ EshelmanToday, I am excited to interview DJ Eshelman of DJeshelman.com.In this episode, DJ teaches us about the pillars of online business, and how he is building a business in the Information Technology industry (Citrix).This is an excellent episode, we talk a lot about the various products, services, and revenue streams that DJ is building in the Information Technology Industry. We also discuss how DJ balances his life building an online business while working as a Citrix Consultant.DJ Eshelman Case Study DJ is featured in chapter t...
2021-05-211h 02Experts on MortgageChristy Soukhamneut, CMB joins to talk about the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)The CRA was enacted in 1977, and since then, has been amended up to 4 times. There is a general consensus on all sides (the banking industry and the regulators) that the regulations have not kept up with modernizations in the banking industry, and are therefore, outdated and in need of overhauling. The federal banking agencies are currently making efforts geared towards such an overhaul of the regulations - with the OCC issuing a proposal requesting input from stakeholders. The Mortgage Bankers Association supports the overhaul, and will work with the federal banking agencies throughout the process. Listen as Christy discusses...
2021-05-1813 minExperts on MortgageWelcome to the Experts on Mortgage show!Welcome to the Experts on Mortgage podcast, the official podcast of the CMB Society, presented by the Mortgage Bankers Association, and powered by Jornaya. My name is Mike Eshelman and I will be your host as we geek out on all things Mortgage-related. This show was created to help residential mortgage professionals, across all aspects of the housing finance world, stay well-informed by having experts on the show to discuss, in depth, the current events and industry issues. We will also interview people that are innovating or making big impacts in the industry in other ways. ...
2021-04-3001 min