Through The Eyes of Trauma

Through The Eyes of Trauma

"Through The Eyes of Trauma", An Inner Ear Agency Production, is a podcast dedicated to engaging and empowering educators, families, and other community leaders with trauma-informed and resilience focused tools and strategies to develop the whole child by Healing First and Educating Always!

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August 4, 2025 35 mins
In this powerful episode of Through the Eyes of Trauma, we dig into a raw and necessary conversation at the intersection of parenting, trauma, and the classroom. As a new school year begins, we explore how children often carry the unspoken stories of their home lives into the classroom, and how their behavior can reflect much more than meets the eye. Join us as we unpack the les...
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In this episode of Through The Eyes of Trauma, Dr. Salena Smith explores how seemingly ordinary events can leave lasting emotional imprints on others. Titled "What Was Just Another Tuesday To You Was Trauma To Me," this candid conversation uncovers the often invisible weight of unacknowledged trauma. Whether it's a comment, a ...

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In a world filled with breaking news, economic uncertainty, global unrest, and personal pressures, its easy to feel overwhelmed even paralyzed. In this powerful episode, we take an honest look at the rise of panic attacks and anxiety in the midst of chaos.

Drawing from personal experience, cultural observations, and spiritual insight, we explore:

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Listen in to this riveting insight on how we get accustomed to the chaos.
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Listen in to this riveting episode that taps into the reality of getting older and the challenges that come along with it.
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Some of the most toxic families are not overtly violent and abusive. Some of them subtly constrict until it's hard to breathe. Join Dr. Smith as she explores this all to familiar family dynamic.
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Do parent's underestimate the impact of their personal issues on their children?
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Essential Question:  What is the weight of family secrets?
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Essential Question: How can you heal the parenting that you survived to show up as the parent that your child needs?
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Essential Question: How can parents become emotionally available and developmentally supportive during summer break while also nurturing their own emotional wellness?
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Essential Question: How can parents confront and heal from their own trauma so they don't pass emotional wounds on to their children?
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Essential Question: How can we decode challenging behaviors in children and adults to respond with empathy, strategy, and support instead of control?
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How can we build emotional agility so that both kids and adults can pause, process, and choose healthier responses instead of acting impulsively?
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What happens when a child acts before they think? Before their brain fully understands the ripple effect of that decision?  Join Dr. Smith and her special guest, podcaster and mentor Derrick Smith, as they take a deeper look into the behaviors of children with adverse experiences.
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Essential Question: Can we hold space for both accountability and compassion when behavior is rooted in unhealed trauma?
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April 7, 2025 35 mins

This episode, and conversation with our special guest licensed professional counselor, Amma Pennick, seeks to understand how an uncommon inheritance can affect the lives of generations.

Essential question: What happens when you have trauma that is not your own?

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Essential Question:

"How can we identify and rewrite the limiting beliefs that keep us stuck, so we can step into the life we were meant to live?"

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Essential Question: How do our past experiences shape the way we connect, communicate, and handle conflict in relationships?
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Essential Question: "How can we unlearn these automatic responses and cultivate self-regulation to navigate life with more ease and confidence?"
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Essential Question: How can we identify and manage hidden triggers from unresolved childhood trauma that affect our adult lives, even when we have no conscious memory of the original events?
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