The Infant Mental Health Podcast
We discuss infants, toddlers, their caregivers, and the relationships that shape their worlds.
Episodes
In this episode, Natalie and I talk with Dr. Phill Stepka about Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP). We explore the foundations of CPP, its impact on young children and their caregivers, and what it looks like in practice.
Resources mentioned in the episode:
Learn more about Dr. Phill Stepka.
You can find out more about Child Parent Psychotherapy.
In this episode, we sit down with our colleague and Infant Mental Health trainer, Heather Pugh, MS, IMH-E®. We explore her journey into the field, what has shaped her path, and the insights that continue to guide her professional growth.
Here are a few of the resources we mentioned:
- "The Danger of a Single Story" – TED Talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain by ...
In this episode, Natalie and I talk with Dr. Eric Hansen about his work, what it’s like being a man in the field of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH), and the importance of relationships. It was such a pleasure to meet him and have this conversation. If you're doing work in this space and would like to connect, we’d love to hear from you! We're always excited to meet others who are passionate ...
In this episode, Natalie and I explore what it's like to hear about an incident from someone else's perspective, and how to invite others into the process of change rather than trying to force them to be different.
In this episode, Natalie and I discuss an upcoming training she has planned for new reflective supervisees.
In this episode, Natale and I have the opportunity to sit down with Alex Mylius, the interim CEO of First3Years, Texas' leading organization for infant mental health. Alex brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and wisdom, and we hope you enjoy our conversation as much as we did.
Let us know what you think!
In this episode, Natalie and I talk more about co-regulation. We discuss how our presence, not only our words, can be a tool.
Here are a few things we referred to in the podcast:
Dr. Cynthia Frosch on Calming Cycle Theory
In this episode, Natalie and I discuss the concepts of Ghosts in the Nursery and Angels in the Nursery. Please see the following references for the full articles:
Fraiberg, S., Adelson, E., & Shapiro, V. (1975). Ghosts in the nursery: A psychoanalytic approach to the problems of impaired infant-mother relationships. The Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 23(3), 437-465.
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In this episode, Natalie and I discuss the magic of "I Wonder..."
As always you can send us your feedback and questions at amy@theinfantmentalhealthpodcast.com.
In this episode, Natalie and I talk some about the logistics of providing reflective supervision, some about work culture, and some about our own ways of replenishing.
As always reach out to us at amy@theinfantmentalhealthpodcast.com.
Mentioned in this episode:
People I Mostly Admire Episode 143
In this episode, Natalie and I reflect on the past year.
This episode is a little different. I speak with my good friend, professor, and overall one of the smartest people I know Dr. Janice Lindstrom. She and I try to wrap our minds around the parallel process and how it is used in RSC.
The sound quality is not great as we did not have microphones and at some points you can hear my dog barking in the background. I hope you can get past all of that to hear the c...
In this episode, Natalie and I talk about the Reflective Alliance from the RIOS.
You can reference information on the RIOS at CEED.unm.edu.
As always you can reach us at amy@theinfantmentalhealthpodcast.com. We'd love to hear from you!
In this episode, Natalie and I explore the parallel process in reflective consultation and try to unlock the magic of it for you and for ourselves.
We would love to hear from you! Please send your comments, questions, and topics for us to discuss. You can reach me at amy@theinfantmentalhealthpodcast.com
In this episode Natalie and I talk about the Professional Use of Self in reflective consultation.
In this episode, Natalie and I discuss the essential element of Holding the Baby in Mind.
In this episode Natalie and I talk about how we come to understand the family story and how we think it fits into reflective consultation. Here are a few helpful links based on things we discussed:
https://www.allianceaimh.org/reflective-supervisionconsultation
https://www.structural-learning.com/post/bronfenbrenners-ecological-model
In this episode, Natalie and I discuss the reflective alliance described in the RIOS.
This is the Widow We Do Now Podcast episode with information on tapping that Natalie described in this episode.
https://widowwedonow.com/listen/
Episode 93 | Emotional Freedom Tapping: Dr. Dawson Church
In this episode, we talk about getting ready to provide reflective supervision or consultation, transitions, supervision vs. consultation and some feedback from a training Natalie provided in the past. Thanks to a listener who reached out asking for more info on providing reflective supervision.
We talked about the Reflective Interaction Observation Scale. You can find more about it here.
In this episode Natalie and I take on co-regulation and self-regulation.
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