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REPLAY: Boundaries with Verbal Aggression with Juliane Taylor Shore: Boundaries with Connection Part 3 of 3
9 januari 2026 · 1 uur 14 min
In part 3 of this series on Boundaries with Connection, Juliane Taylor Shore talks us through how boundaries work in relationships with our children - relationships where we have to show up every day - and why it is so important for us to have good psychological boundaries when our children are verbally aggressive. Lees meer
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What are psychological boundaries
How do psychological boundaries help us
Why good psychological boundaries are important when a child is verbally aggressive
How to create space between your mind and another's mind
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Juliane Taylor Shore's website: https://www.cleariskind.com/
Juliane's boundaries course: https://therapywisdom.com/neurobiology-of-feeling-safe/
Jules' Relationship Podcast : https://whydoesmypartner.com/FREE
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REPLAY: Boundaries that Create Success: Boundaries with Connection Part 2 of 3
7 januari 2026 · 48 min
In part 2 of this series on Boundaries with Connection, we explore how to set boundaries that create success by providing structure and containment that offers safety, connection, and co-regulation. Lees meer
In this episode, you’ll learn:
How boundaries can create physical and emotional safety
How to create the kind of boundaries your child really needs for continued development
How to set boundaries with the intent of increasing regulation
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Previous podcast episode https://robyngobbel.com/scaffolding
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REPLAY: Boundaries with Connection Part 1 of 3: Boundaries You can Control
5 januari 2026 · 46 min
Focusing on understanding what's driving behavior can sometimes make it feel like we aren't addressing the behavior at all. It can feel as if we are boundaryless and permissive. This episode sheds light on what boundaries really are and how focusing on regulation, connection and felt-safety increases compassionate boundaries in response to behaviors. Lees meer
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What boundaries really are
How they are different than punishment and rules
Examples of boundaries
What to do when your child violates a boundary
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Previous podcast episode "But What about a Consequence?"FREE
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REPLAY: Titrating Connection- Oppositional Series Part 4
2 januari 2026 · 50 min
In this episode, I unravel how to extend connection to our children while acknowledging that some might see this connection as a threat. I offer insights on toning down the demand for connection, enabling our children to relax in it, and thereby strengthen their stress response system. I also reference the previous episodes in this four-part series by talking about the science of opposition, some practical strategies, and tackling kids stuck in protection mode, all with the aim of providing a comprehensive understanding of making connection a safe experience. Lees meer
In this episode you’ll learn:
That providing too much connection can often be overwhelming and feel more like danger than connection
To titrate connection and supply only as much as the child needs or wants
Showing your child you think of them when are not together like buying their favorite snack, titrates connection by showing that you are thinking of them and you see them
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Exploring Low Demand Parenting: Shifting Power Dynamics And Nurturing Trust {EP 142}
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/oppositional4
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REPLAY: When Connection isn't Safe- Oppositional Series Part 3
30 december 2025 · 42 min
If offering safety and connection is the antidote to oppositional behavior, what do you do if connection isn’t experienced as safe or regulating by your child? Lees meer
In this episode you’ll learn:
How connection and protection can get tied together
How to keep offering connection, even when it’s consistently rejected by your child
The science behind why YOU need to be receiving connection - and how you can do that even if you don’t have a lot of extra time or supportive people in your life
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Regulated Does Not Equal Calm {Ep 31}
Match The Energy, NOT The Dysregulation {Ep 155}
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Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/oppostitional3
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REPLAY: Strategies for Oppositional Behavior- Part 2
26 december 2025 · 50 min
Last week we talked about the science of oppositional behavior. This week, let’s look at strategies to help children rest into felt safety so their nervous system feels better and their oppositional protective strategies can decrease. Lees meer
In this episode you’ll learn:
An invitation to consider some of our cultural beliefs around opposition in the parent/child relationship
How to use our grown-up brains to invite connection and cooperation
Strategies for creating felt safety in the child's inner world
Strategies for creating felt safety in the child's environment
Strategies for creating felt safety in the relationship
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
When Your Nervous System Is Fried {Ep 139}
Neuroimmune Disorders And Big, Baffling, Behaviors With Dr. Qazi Javed {Ep 97}
What To Do After We Mess Up {Ep 80}
Parenting Superpower! X-ray Vision {Ep 13}
Self-Compassion Will Change Your Brain {Ep 8}
Neuroimmune Podcast Series!~ robyngobbel.com/neuroimmuneseries
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/oppositional2
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REPLAY: Oppositional And Defiant Behavior- Part 1
23 december 2025 · 48 min
What if oppositional behavior is a normal response to feeling unsafe? In this episode, we unfold the layers of oppositional behavior and its roots in the nervous system. We look into the diagnostic complexities of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and dive into how our own state of the nervous system is important in helping our children navigate their Watchdog and Possum pathways. Lees meer
In this episode you’ll learn:
That even oppositional behaviors make total sense
Spending a lot of time in protection mode is hard on the body
Changing the behavior is not the goal- regulation, connection, and felt safety is
The diagnosis of Oppositional Defiance Disorder is just a label- we have to stay curious about the causes for treatment
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Start Here Podcasts - robyngobbel.com/starthere
When Your Nervous System Is Fried {Ep 139}
Focus On The Nervous System To Change Behavior {Ep 84}
Connection or Protection {Ep 7}
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/oppositional1
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REPLAY: Felt Safety (Between) Part 3
19 december 2025 · 51 min
Cues of safety, danger, or life threat come from three places- inside, outside, and between. Lees meer
In part 3 of this series on felt safety, we are exploring felt safety from between- from relationship!
In this episode, you’ll learn
How availability of connection is a cue of safety or danger
How neuroception can tell the state of the other person’s nervous system (connection or protection?)
Why nervous systems are contagious
How ‘between’ cues of safety eventually become ‘inside’ cues of safety
How you can increase your own experience of safety even when you are parenting children in stuck in chronic procession mode
Download a multi-page infographic all about felt safety: RobynGobbel.com/FreeResourceHub
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Connection Or Protection??? {Ep 7}
When Your Nervous System Is Fried {Ep 139}
Influence Behaviors, Not Control {Ep 101}
Amanda Diekman’s Book! - Low-Demand Parenting
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/feltsafetybetween
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REPLAY: Felt Safety (Outside) Part 2
17 december 2025 · 42 min
In this second episode of a three-part series on felt safety, we are going to explore all the ways our kids (and ourselves) are neuroceiving safety or danger from what’s happening in the environment. Lees meer
In this episode, you’ll learn
Misconceptions about felt safety
External (outside) cues of felt safety, such as the environment, sensory experiences, structure, and environmental demands
What we do with this information
Free Multi-Page Infographic all about Felt Safety! CLICK HERE
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
What Does Co-Regulation Really Look Like? {Ep 81}
Focus On The Nervous System To Change Behavior {Ep 84}
Connection Or Protection??? {Ep 7}
Marti’s Book! - The Connected Therapist
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/feltsafetyoutside
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REPLAY: Felt Safety (Inside) - Part 1
15 december 2025 · 49 min
Let’s go back to basics! Last week we talked about seeing behavior through the lens of the nervous system and then took a deep-dive into co-regulation. Lees meer
FREE Downloadable Infographic all about Felt Safety! RobynGobbel.com/feltsafetyinfographic
This week begins a three-part deep-dive into the foundational concept of felt safety.
What is felt safety, what isn’t felt safety, and why it matters!
Next we will explore the many different ways we are all neuroceiving safety (or not) from our inner world.
In this episode, you’ll learn
Misconceptions about felt safety
Internal cues of felt safety, such as hunger, illness, or being in chronic protection mode
What we do with this information
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Focus On the Nervous System to Change Behavior {Ep 84}
What Does Co-Regulation Really Look Like? {Ep 81}
Connection or Protection??? {Ep 7}
Enabling Vs. Low-Demand Parenting {Ep 144}
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/feltsafetyinside
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EP 247: 5 Tips from our Top 5 Episodes for our 5th Birthday!
8 december 2025 · 58 min
To celebrate our 5th birthday, I gathered 5 tips from our top 5 episodes. Lees meer
I’m revisiting important take-aways from episodes about boundaries, oppositional behavior, and how parenting kids with a vulnerable nervous system is traumatic.
Each of these episodes have a free downloadable infographic! You can find them all at RobynGobbel.com/FreeResourceHub
In this episode, you’ll learn
What ‘boundary’ really mean (hint: it’s not about controlling anyone else’s behavior)
What kind of boundary you need if you have a child who struggles with verbal aggression (psychological boundary!)
What’s driving oppositional behavior (and therefore, what do we need to focus on to change it)
What types of experiences lead to parenting becoming traumatic
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Free Resource Hub RobynGobbel.com/FreeResourceHub
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/5tips
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EP 246: Helping Kids Tolerate Shame and Talk about Mistakes
2 december 2025 · 38 min
Ever notice how some kids just cannot talk about hard things- especially if it’s about their own mistakes or ‘bad’ behavior? Maybe they melt down the second you bring it up… or shut down completely. Lees meer
Let’s unpack what’s really going on when kids refuse to talk about mistakes or anything that feels “bad.” You’ll learn why their brain might be protecting them from feelings that are just too much - and how you can gently help them build the capacity to feel bad and still be okay.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why refusing to talk about hard things isn’t defiance—it’s protection
What’s happening in the brain when a child remembers something painful or shame-filled
How to scaffold conversations about mistakes using stories, characters, and your own modeling
The difference between avoiding hard conversations from connection mode versus protection mode
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/talkaboutmistakes
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EP 245: Can't Wait!!! Frustration Tolerance and Delayed Gratification
25 november 2025 · 35 min
Does your child get stuck in “buy me, buy me, buy me!” mode? Or maybe they melt down when they can’t have what they want right now? Lees meer
I know it seems selfish, manipulative, or even bratty- but we want to put on our x-ray vision goggles and get curious about WHY.
In this episode, we’ll unpack why delayed gratification and frustration tolerance are Owl Brain skills.
You’ll learn how to grow your child’s capacity to wait, tolerate disappointment, and handle “no” without losing connection (and without losing your mind).
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why delayed gratification and frustration tolerance depend on a strong Owl Brain
How to make waiting concrete without turning it into a reward system
Why connection and co-regulation- not consequences- grow real frustration tolerance
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/cantwait
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EP 244: When Watchdogs are Volcanoes: Activation below the Surface
18 november 2025 · 37 min
Is your child suddenly quiet… but you can feel something bubbling under the surface? Lees meer
They aren’t yelling, running, or arguing like usual- but you can tell their system is still fired up and on high alert.
Today, we’re talking about that “quiet volcano” version of watchdog energy. It looks calm. Still. Almost possum-like.
But inside? Their nervous system is holding a TON of activation right under the surface.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to tell the difference between true shutdown and contained watchdog energy, why some kids start holding everything inside, and how to help that “stuck” activation soften and move in safe, co-regulated ways.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why watchdog energy can go quiet and look totally still, even though it’s NOT regulated
How to figure out what’s really going on underneath the “calm” exterior
What to do when your child is a volcano on the inside, including simple movement-based strategies that help the nervous system come back into rhythm and relational safety
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/volcanoes
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{REPLAY} All Behavior Makes Sense- Decoding the Neurobiology of Baffling Behavior
11 november 2025 · 50 min
This episode originally aired in October 2024. Lees meer
All behavior makes sense and no behavior is maladaptive- in the moment that behavior emerges.
Of course, the IMPACT of the behavior might be maladaptive and absolutely many behaviors need to change.
But understanding that all behavior makes perfect sense at the moment it emerges is the lynchpin in offering folks co-regulation, connection, and felt-safety.
In this episode, you’ll learn
How all brains create reality
The brain’s most important job
The most effective path to take if you want to see behavior change
There is a free, one-page infographic that summaries the neurobiology of behavior in my Free Resource Hub! The infographic captures inside/outside/between, the stream of the now and the stream of the past, and 11 million bits of data.
Grab that infographic and more than 20 additional resources in the Hub!
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/allbehaviormakessense
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You can download all sorts of free resources, including webinars, eBook, and infographics about topics such as lying, boundaries, and co-regulation!https://RobynGobbel.com/FreeResourceHub
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{REPLAY} Grief in Parenting a Child with a VNS
4 november 2025 · 44 min
If you're parenting a child with a vulnerable nervous system, grief is an ever-present companion, whether we acknowledge grief or not. Lees meer
The holiday season often stirs that grief up a bit more. Our kids need more accomodations, they don't find the same things fun that other kids do, and sometimes it feels like special events aren't even worth it.
As November begins, I'm replaying this previously episode all about grief in parenting a child with a vulnerable nervous system.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
The relationship between trauma and grief
Why it's important to make space for grief in our kids and in ourselves
The role of self-compassion
How a lack of media representation of your parenting journey causes grief
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Robyn's book: https://robyngobbel.com/bafflingbookRead a summary or the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/grief
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EP 243: Cool, Calculated- But Still in Protection Mode
28 oktober 2025 · 39 min
Sometimes our kids look completely calm- even smug — while doing something that definitely isn’t a behavior of connection. Lees meer
But…they’re not melting down. They’re not screaming. They seem totally in control.
Seems kinda like owl brain, yeah?
But- it’s not. It’s protection mode, even if the behavior seems calm.
In this episode, we’ll talk about how kids can use their thinking brain in the service of their protective brain. They might plan, plot, and problem-solve… but they aren’t integrating. They aren’t considering other people, or long-term consequences. They’re thinking, but they’re not connected.
In this Episode You’ll Learn
Why calm doesn’t always mean regulated (and what’s really going on in those moments).
How “clever” misbehavior can actually be protection mode — even when it looks smart or controlled.
How a child can plan into the future- and still be in protection mode.
What to do after the Owl Brain returns — how to hold accountability, repair, and make success inevitable next time.
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EP 242: Why It's Hard for Your Kid to Take Responsibility
21 oktober 2025 · 39 min
You ask your child what happened, and before you can finish the sentence, they’re already saying, “It wasn’t my fault!” Lees meer
Sound familiar?
I know this is SO frustrating! But there’s a reason this is so hard, and it has everything to do with (of course!) the brain and nervous system.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why taking responsibility is an Owl brain skill that depends on reflection, regulation, and cause-and-effect thinking
How Watchdog and Possum states block the ability to reflect and instead create defensive, blame-shifting language
Simple ways to grow your child’s capacity for responsibility through connection, regulation, and safety, not shame
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
All About Me workbook ($15 download on my website or FREE with your Club membership)
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EP 241: Why Some People Resist Relational Neuroscience
14 oktober 2025 · 38 min
Sometimes you share something about the brain—like how all behavior makes sense—and people push back hard. Maybe they dismiss it. Maybe they even get mad. It can feel confusing, because once you see the truth of relational neuroscience, it feels like such a relief. So why are some folks so resistant? Lees meer
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why resistance is often the nervous system’s way of protecting from grief, shame, or instability
How relational neuroscience challenges not just parenting practices but entire worldviews
Ways to respond—with compassion for others and yourself—when resistance shows up
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Parenting When Your Partner Is Not On Board {EP 146}
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EP 240: Window of Tolerance- What it Is and How to Grow It
7 oktober 2025 · 35 min
Sometimes, your kids can handle frustration or disappointment with ease, and other times the exact same challenge sends them into meltdown mode. This can feel really baffling! Why are they so inconsistent? Lees meer
Well, part of that difference comes down to their window of stress tolerance.
In this episode, you’ll learn
What the window of stress tolerance is and how it connects to your child’s Owl, Watchdog, and Possum brains
Why widening the window matters for learning, relationships, and everyday life
Practical ways you can help your child (and yourself!) expand the window through connection, playfulness, noticing the good, and self-compassion
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
What Does Co-Regulation Really Look Like? {EP 81}
Scaffolding is a Form of Co-Regulation {EP 82}
Boundaries with Connection Part 1 of 3 {EP 111}
Felt Safety (Inside) - Part 1 {Ep 161}
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EP 239: When Your Words and Feelings Don’t Match
30 september 2025 · 46 min
Have you ever smiled while you were seething inside? Or told your child “it’s fine” when it absolutely wasn’t? That mismatch (incongruent affect, we’re gonna talk psychology mumbo jumbo) isn’t just confusing. It’s a cue of danger- to your child’s nervous system AND to yours! Lees meer
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why kids are biologically wired to trust their caregivers and what happens when their neuroception contradicts the words they hear.
How “faking calm” backfires, and why matching energy without dysregulation is a more effective way to bring safety.
How growing your window of tolerance and strengthening your owl brain helps you stay regulated while feeling big, hard feelings.
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EP 238: Happy Birthday RKBBB- and a gift for you!
23 september 2025 · 43 min
Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors turned TWO! 🥳 Lees meer
So, we’re having a party right here on the podcast.
Parties have gifts, so I’m offering three “gifts” for you- a little help around three behaviors that are still SO BAFFLING!
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why regression (aka “acting like a toddler”) is actually a sign of your child’s nervous system falling down the protection mode pathway, and a few ideas of how to respond
What’s really happening when your child is inconsistent with their skills (sometimes they can, sometimes they can’t!) and why that doesn’t mean they’re being manipulative.
How to make sense of your own baffling behavior (like yelling or doing the things you swore you wouldn’t do)...and a couple thoughts on what you should do about it (you won’t be shocked by my recommendations)
We’ll also celebrate the community this book has created and how the ideas in it continue to ripple out through parents, professionals, and kids all over the world.
If you’ve found something helpful in Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors, I’d love for you to join the celebration by sharing your favorite takeaway, leaving a review, or gifting the book to a friend.
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Resources included in the blog summary go here
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{REPLAY} Is Understanding Behavior Just Excusing It?
16 september 2025 · 47 min
Understanding behavior helps us actually solve the problem, leads to compassion, and actually helps behavior to change, but first we must understand why we are so afraid that understanding behaviors means we are excusing "bad" behaviors. Lees meer
In this episode, you’ll learn:
The difference between understanding behavior and excusing behavior
Why understanding behavior is important
What are our fears about understanding behavior
What leads to behavior change
The importance of compassionate boundaries
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EP 237: Connection: A Biological Imperative (for parents)
9 september 2025 · 45 min
Parents aren’t the only ones providing co-regulation — we need it too. In fact, connection is a biological imperative for every nervous system, including yours. When you’re raising kids with big, baffling behaviors, the imbalance in reciprocity can be exhausting, isolating, and even grief-inducing. But here’s the truth: you don’t have to do this alone, and there are real, meaningful ways to find the connection your nervous system longs for. Lees meer
In this episode you’ll learn:
Why co-regulation isn’t just for kids — it’s essential for parents too
How predictability and cues of safety help you know where to find connection
Why imbalance and grief in parenting make sense — and what to do with them
How communities (even online ones!) can be powerful sources of connection and safety
Resources Mentioned on the Podcast:
When Connection Isn’t Safe- Oppositional Series Part 3 {EP 158}
When Connection Isn’t Safe- Oppositional Series Part 4 {EP 159}
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EP 236: Rewriting the Nervous System Story
2 september 2025 · 42 min
Your child’s behavior isn’t telling you the whole story. Their behavior is telling you just the story their nervous system is writing in that moment. Lees meer
This week, let’s continue my deep dive into my conversation with Deb Dana (episode 233), exploring how polyvagal theory offers us the hope of rewriting the nervous system story.
We’re going to talk about the power of believing our children when they tell us the story of their nervous system and steps we can take to help them rewrite that story (if needed).
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why “story follows state” and how this helps us understand our children’s accusations, defensiveness, or “overreactions.”
How to resist getting swept into your child’s dysregulation tornado, so you can hold onto compassion (for them and yourself).
Practical ways to reframe behavior- like lying, defiance, and opposition- as nervous system responses instead of “badness,” and how that shift helps to rewrite their story…and why that matters.
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/rewriting
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EP 235: Parenting in Chronic Protection Mode
26 augustus 2025 · 34 min
Parenting kids with vulnerable nervous systems often means that parents and caregivers are living in a state of chronic chaos and danger. Even if the behaviors aren’t ‘that bad,’ it’s dysregulating to live with someone in chronic protection mode. Lees meer
In this episode, I take a closer look at how polyvagal theory helps us understand the nervous system’s longing for safety—even when life feels overwhelming—and how parents can increase cues of safety even in the midst of ongoing stress.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why neuroception continuously scans for cues of safety and danger, and how that shapes whether we live in connection or protection mode.
How to use the “inside, outside, between” framework to notice and intentionally increase cues of safety in daily life.
The hopeful truth that cues of safety from relationships, pets, and nature can eventually be internalized—giving us safety that lives within us, always.
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Felt Safety (Inside) {EP 161}
Felt Safety (Outside) {EP 162}
Felt Safety (Between) {EP 163}
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/chronicprotectionmode
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EP 234: Polyvagal Theory, Hope, Dysregulation, and Repair
19 augustus 2025 · 32 min
What if dysregulation isn’t the problem? Lees meer
I know I know- that’s really hard to wrap our brain around! At least, it was for me.
In this episode, I continue the conversation from last week’s interview with Deb Dana and take a deeper dive into one of her most powerful insights: that dysregulation is simply part of being human—and it’s the absence of repair that becomes the real challenge.
But I think for parents of kids with big, baffling behaviors, we need to pause and explore that a little more. Because- in your home- dysregulation is a real problem!!!
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why dysregulation is a natural part of being human, and how polyvagal theory reframes it with compassion and hope
The difference between dysregulation itself and the behaviors that can emerge from it
How offering repair—even when it isn’t received—can create powerful shifts in your child’s nervous system and in your own
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Polyvagal Theory as a Path to Hope: Regulation, Repair, and Connection with guest Deb Dana {EP 233}
The Club – my online parent community with resources, events, and connections!!!!
The Attachment Series - eBook
Free Resource Library
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/polyvagalhope
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EP 233: Polyvagal Theory as a Path to Hope: Regulation, Repair, and Connection with guest Deb Dana
12 augustus 2025 · 59 min
Polyvagal theory isn’t just a theory- it’s a way of living that can transform how we show up for our kids, ourselves, and everyone around us. I’m SOOOO excited to introduce you to Deb Dana! Together, we explore how understanding our nervous systems brings hope, deepens connection, and makes repair possible even in the messiest moments. Lees meer
In this episode you’ll learn:
Why polyvagal theory is truly a theory of hope and how it can reframe your parenting challenges.
How to increase cues of safety and decrease cues of danger—for you and your child.
The essential role of repair in building connection, even when your child can’t (or won’t) receive it right away.
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
https://www.rhythmofregulation.com/
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/DebDana
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EP 232: Swearing- What it Means and How to Respond
5 augustus 2025 · 49 min
When kids swear, it often feels jarring, disrespectful, or even threatening. But swearing isn’t about defiance or being a bad kid- it’s a clue about the state of your child’s nervous system. Swearing might mean your child is overwhelmed, dysregulated, or struggling to find their real voice. Lees meer
Of course, understanding the behavior isn’t excusing the behavior. BUT! When we understand where the behavior is coming from, we get much better and more effective ideas about how to address it.
In this episode, we explore what’s really going on beneath the swearing, why it might be possible to consider that swearing isn’t inherently bad, and how parents can respond in ways that build regulation, connection, and felt safety.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why your own reaction to swearing is the first thing to explore, and how to regulate through it
What swearing might really be communicating, including pain, overwhelm, or a need for control
How to scaffold emotional expression so your child learns to use their real voice instead of cussing
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Regulated Does Not Equal Calm {EP 31}
Boundaries with Connection Part 1 of 3 {EP 111}
Boundaries With Verbal Aggression with Juliane Taylor Shore {EP 115}
How I've Strengthened my Psychological Boundaries {EP 117}
Match The Energy, NOT the Dysregulation {EP 155}
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EP 231: EMDR with Kids with Attachment Trauma with Deb Wesselmann
29 juli 2025 · 57 min
I’m so excited to introduce you to someone who has deeply influenced my work- Deb Wesselmann! Deb is a pioneer in integrating EMDR therapy with family therapy for children with early attachment trauma. In this episode, we chat about how Deb (and her colleagues) developed her attachment-focused EMDR model, why slow bilateral stimulation is so effective for complex trauma, and what it really means to create a secure holding environment for both kids and their parents. We also talk about the importance of therapists and other helpers doing their own work in therapy. Lees meer
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why Deb’s model of attachment-focused EMDR has transformed how we support children with early trauma
The importance of helping both parents and children process trauma for lasting healing
How bilateral stimulation, safety, and co-regulation come together in this powerful family therapy mode
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Learn more about Deb Wesselmann and her work: https://debrawesselmann.com/
Register for Deb's upcoming online training in Attachment-Focused EMDR: https://debrawesselmann.com/#emdr-therapy
Stay tuned for Deb and Christine Mark-Griffin’s upcoming EMDR workbook for kids, releasing in 2026!
Learn more about EMDR Therapy: https://www.emdria.org
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/emdrfamilytherapy
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EP 230: Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
22 juli 2025 · 40 min
Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) isn’t about being overly sensitive. It’s about a nervous system that experiences rejection as danger. In this episode, I explore RSD through the lens of relational neuroscience, attachment, memory, and regulation. Whether you see this in yourself or your child, this episode will help you understand why rejection feels so big, and what actually helps. Lees meer
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why RSD reactions are so intense and how they’re rooted in memory and nervous system states
How attachment experiences shape our sensitivity to rejection
What actually helps when RSD shows up (for you or your child), including co-regulation and self-compassion
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Trauma, Memory, & Behavior: Part 1 {EP 90}
The Neurobiology of Toxic Shame {EP 119}
1% Better Is Enough. {EP 166}
All Behavior Makes Sense {EP 198}
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EP 229: NeuroRelational Healing with Guest Sara Sherman
15 juli 2025 · 56 min
Healing comes in all forms, including on farms, with horses, and of course, in relationship. My guest this week, Sara Sherman, is a graduate of the Baffling Behavior Training Institute’s Professional Immersion Program and the founder of Dandelion NeuroRelational Family Services in Minnesota. Sara and I have a delightful chat about what it means to bring relational healing to kids and families and how we can (and must!) think outside the box. Lees meer
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{REPLAY} The Privilege of Parenting This Way (with safety)
8 juli 2025 · 42 min
{Replay of Episode 169 from March 2024} Parenting with co-regulating and seeing below our kids behaviors is actually a privilege we rarely talk about. It’s always a privilege, but especially when we consider different marginalized and oppressed identities that a lot of kids- and those of you listening- intersectionally hold. Lees meer
In this episode, you’ll learn
The definition of privilege (it is NOT a criticism)
The privilege of safety for folks with histories of trauma
The privilege of safety for folks with other marginalized and oppressed identities
How this relates to parenting
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Mr. Chazz
https://www.mrchazz.com/
https://www.instagram.com/mrchazz/
Yolanda Williams & Parenting Decolonized
https://www.instagram.com/prntgdcolonized/
What Happened to You? By Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey
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EP 228: Supporting Kids who Live Part Time in a Home without Regulation, Connection, or Felt Safety with guest Sybil Cummin
1 juli 2025 · 1 uur
What do you do when your child lives part-time in a home where regulation, connection, and felt safety aren't present? In this episode, I talk with Sybil Cummin, a therapist specializing in working with families navigating coercive control. Sybil shares practical guidance for showing up as a steady, safe presence for your child, even when the other parent’s home feels unpredictable or unsafe. Lees meer
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What coercive control is and how it impacts both children and the parent trying to co-regulate.
How to offer a felt sense of safety and connection, even when transitions are rocky.
Why parents need safe spaces and support when navigating systems that require co-parenting with an unsafe partner.
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Rising Beyond PC! - Sybil's Website
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/coercivecontrol
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EP 227: Nothing Works! Are you burned out on tools?
24 juni 2025 · 38 min
Part of why you keep listening to this podcast is for parenting tools and strategies, right?? So, what do we do when it feels like nothing is working?! Lees meer
What’s really going on when parenting tools feel useless and you want to shout “THIS ISN’T WORKING?!
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why parenting tools “work” when they come from connection, not protection
What to ask yourself when it seems like nothing helps anymore
How to know if your child’s needs have outpaced the support you can give on your own
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
When Your Nervous System is Fried Infographic
Mini Pep Talk for When You Feel Like You're Failing {EP 220}
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EP 226: The Power of Delight in Parenting Kids with BBBs
17 juni 2025 · 35 min
I know- sometimes it feels impossible to feel delight toward your child. I get it! Lees meer
BUT! If you can find even micro-moments of delight, it can be very powerful for both you and your child.
In this episode, you'll learn:
How is delight related to secure attachment
The science behind why it’s sometimes very hard to find delight in kids with vulnerable nervous systems
How to intentionally look for and pause in moments of delight
Why delight doesn’t just help your child, but your nervous system too
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Titrating Connection- Oppositional Series Part 4 {EP 159}
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EP 225: How to Stay Curious When Behavior Makes No Sense
10 juni 2025 · 32 min
When your child’s behavior leaves you feeling confused, frustrated, or even hopeless, staying curious might be the last thing on your mind. Lees meer
But curiosity is actually SO COOL! It’s both a parenting strategy AND a nervous system state.
In this episode, we’ll explore how to access curiosity, even when behavior makes no sense, and how that curiosity helps us find the path forward.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why curiosity is a sign your owl brain is online, and how to use curiosity to invite your owl brain back when it’s not
A powerful question to shift your lens from “what’s wrong?” to “what’s needed?”
How baffling behavior can reveal clues about what regulation, safety, or connection your child is missing?
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Not flipping your lid...when your kid flips theirs {EP 10}
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EP 224: Is Behavior Change the Goal?
3 juni 2025 · 35 min
When you're dealing with whining, hitting, defiance, back talk…well, of course you want it to stop. But what if behavior change isn’t actually the place to start? Not for long-term behavior change, at least. Lees meer
In this episode, I explore why behavior change does matter, but why it’s not the first goal, especially for kids with vulnerable nervous systems.
HEADS UP! I’m not necessarily asking YOU- the one facing these out of control behaviors- to change your goal of behavior change. But…what if the people who are helping you could stay focused on that truth?!
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why all behavior makes sense—even the baffling kind
What happens when we shift from changing behavior to addressing the nervous system
How holding two truths at once helps you feel more regulated, even in hard moments
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
All Behavior Makes Sense {EP 198}
Focus on the Nervous System to Change Behavior {Ep 84}
Focus on the Nervous System to Change Behavior - Webinar and eBook
Read the full transcript at:RobynGobbel.com/BehaviorChange
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EP 223: What a Trigger REALLY Is
27 mei 2025 · 40 min
Have you ever freaked out at your child and then later thought, “Where did that come from?” Yup, that’s being triggered! Lees meer
In this episode, we’ll unpack the neuroscience behind why we get triggered, what memory processing has to do with it, and how to find your way back to presence and connection.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
The anatomy of a trigger
What’s actually happening in your brain when the past takes over the present
What to do next- how to help your owl brain come back and parent in the here-and-now
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
All Behavior Makes Sense {EP 198}
Trauma, Memory & Behavior: Part 1 {EP 90}
Trauma, Memory, Behavior video series
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/trigger
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Ep. 222: Lying, Stealing, Regression & Baby Talk
20 mei 2025 · 40 min
Why do kids sometimes - or a lot of the time! - suddenly act much younger…or sneakier?! In this episode, we use Dr. Bruce Perry’s concept of state-dependent functioning to reframe some of the baffling behaviors as signs of stress, not signs of defiance. Lees meer
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why regression and baby talk are symptoms of a nervous system in distress
How lying and stealing are driven by survival states
What it means when your child’s sense of time collapses and they can’t think about future consequences
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All Behavior Makes Sense Download
The Club!
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Ep. 221: A Brain-Based Way to Understand Baffling Behavior
13 mei 2025 · 31 min
Could you use a short refresher about what I mean when I say your child’s "owl brain flew away"? Or do yoRu know someone who is willing to listen to a short explanation of how you’re approaching your child’s baffling behaviors? Lees meer
In this episode, I revisit - briefly- what behavior really is and the owl, watchdog, and possum brain metaphor. I explain why it's such a helpful way to understand your child's baffling behaviors. I also talk about what actually helps those protective brains calm down so the owl can return.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What the owl, watchdog, and possum brains really represent in your child’s behavior.
How to recognize which brain state is in charge.
Why our goal isn’t to fix the behavior but to offer regulation, connection, and safety.
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Focus on the Nervous System to Change Behavior {EP 84}
Webinar and eBook - Focus on the Nervous System
START HERE podcast
Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors
All Behavior Makes Sense infographic
Owl, Watchdog, Possum fridge sheet packet
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/brainbasedunderstanding
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EP 220: Mini Pep-Talk for When You Feel Like You’re Failing
6 mei 2025 · 20 min
If you’ve clicked on this episode because you’re feeling like you're failing—at parenting, at keeping it together, at helping your child—I'm really glad you’re here. Lees meer
Because first, I want you to know this: you’re not failing. You’re doing something incredibly hard. Parenting a child with a vulnerable nervous system, whether your child has been impacted by trauma, or has sensory differences, or just has a brain wired a little differently, is extremely intensive parenting.
I created this episode so you can:
Easily return to it when you need a ‘mini pep talk’
Listen in a short period of time- I know I’m usually a little long-winded
Be reminded as often as you need: this isn’t your fault. You’re not failing
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
All Behavior Makes Sense infographic
Episodes to listen to if you are in burnout
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Ep 219: 20 Non-Therapy Therapeutic Interventions
29 april 2025 · 49 min
If your kid refuses therapy, what other options are there? Lees meer
Or maybe they don’t refuse therapy, but you’d still like to increase the therapeutic support for your child and family.
Here are 20 different non-therapy therapeutic supports based on Dr. Perry’s work of ‘moments of healing’ and experiences that are rhythmic, repetitive, relational, and somatosensory
Over on my website, you can download a handout that lists them all out (and was generated with the help of AI) so you don’t have to take notes!
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Moments of Healing Podcast
How the Brainstem Heals {EP 49}
Equine-Assisted Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy {EP 51}
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Ep 218: Questions to ask a Potential Therapist
22 april 2025 · 53 min
Have you ever wondered what types of questions you should ask a new therapist to assess how well they understand behaviors through the lens of the nervous system? Lees meer
No need to take notes during this episode, I created downloadable handouts you can access with just one click. Listen to the episode then head over to my website!
PLEASE NOTE. These are suggestions. Please vet your professionals thoroughly. I’m certain there are many important questions left off of this list. I’m also certain there are many excellent trainings that I did not include in the list of potential trainings. Also, even if a therapist meets all the criteria, that doesn’t mean they are the right therapist for your family. Even someone trained with me isn’t necessarily the therapist or professional that is right for you.
In this episode, you’ll learn
Questions you can ask a therapist to get a feel for how well they conceptualize behaviors through the lens of the nervous system
Red flags to pay attention to
Trainings on a therapist’s resume that suggest they conceptualize behavior through the lens of ‘all behavior makes sense.’
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Questions to Ask a Potential New Therapist. Download by CLICKING HERE
Trainings a therapist may have that suggest they conceptualize behavior through the lens of the nervous system. Download by CLICKING HERE
When Your Child Doesn't Participate In Therapy {EP 86} (also has an infographic many therapists use to describe therapy to parents)
Read the full transcript at:RobynGobbel.com/questionsfortherapist
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Ep. 217: Co-Regulating? Or Masking?
15 april 2025 · 34 min
Kids with vulnerable nervous systems need more co-regulation than other kids their age and yes it’s exhausting. Lees meer
Did you know it’s possible to be GOOD exhausted and not just BAD exhausted?!?!
It’s you’re chronically exhausted, you’re probably not doing as much co-regulation as you are masking how dysregulated you are.
And hey- no judgment here! This is very explicitly a no-judgment episode. I don’t want you to feel bad or even try to do anything different.
In this episode, you’ll learn
The difference between co-regulating and masking
How doing something really hard (like co-regulating a child with a vulnerable nervous system day in and day out) means that YOU need more connection and co-regulation, too!
That you don’t need to try to do anything different right now, it’s too much work to do anything different. In this episode, I’ll just ask you to notice- without judgment
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Stress Response System {EP 94}
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Ep. 216: "On Purpose" Behavior
8 april 2025 · 39 min
Have you ever wondered how those behaviors that feel 'on purpose' fit into this nervous system approach? Lees meer
They feel so intentional! Like there is so much Owl-brain thought involved.
But they certainly aren't behaviors of connection!!!
This episode will:
Demystify 'on purpose' behaviors
Remind you to always consider regulation, connection, and felt safety...then strategize how to respond to those 'on purpose' behaviors accordingly
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Ep. 215: The #1 Ingredient of Self Regulation
1 april 2025 · 46 min
Monitoring and modifying are the two essential elements of regulation. ~ Dr. Dan Siegel Lees meer
When we really understand what makes up the skill of self-regulation, we can be more intentional about helping our kids develop those skills.
We can also be more understanding and compassionate when they aren't able to use those skills!
This episode explores the skills of monitoring (noticing) and modifying (changing) our level of arousal and activation as the main ingredients of self-regulation.
Remember that self-regulation can only develop with enough co-regulation. But once there is a strong foundation of co-regulation, we can encourage our kids to develop the skills to notice and change (when appropriate or needed!) their level of arousal.
In this episode, you’ll learn
The main ingredients of self-regulation- monitor & modify
How to scaffold up to teaching kids to monitor and modify
How to have appropriate expectations about your child’s ability to monitor and modify, even after they have learned the skills
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
The Whole-Brain Child - Dr. Dan Siegel
No-Drama Discipline - Dr. Dan Siegel
Read the full transcript at:RobynGobbel.com/ingredient
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EP 214: Helping Kids with Medical Trauma with Rose LaPiere
25 maart 2025 · 49 min
Medical trauma can feel confusing because in many circumstances, we are seeking out the very medical interventions that our kids experience as traumatic. Lees meer
Trauma is in the eye of the beholder. Some kids experience trauma due to their time in the NICU. Some kids experience trauma at the dentist. Some kids experience trauma due to an emergency or accident.
Much of the time, parents feel helpless or even guilty for ‘causing’ the trauma.
In this episode, you’ll learn
How medical treatment can have a traumatic impact
How to help kids make sense of confusing medical treatment
A couple of ideas for how to help kids prepare for medical treatment
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/medicaltrauma
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Ep. 213: Resentment & Parenting
18 maart 2025 · 44 min
Resentment. We’ve all felt it. Lees meer
Very little about this parenting journey has gone according to plan.
We’ve done the hard work- the never-ending work actually - of rewiring everything we thought we knew about behavior, what it means to be human, how to parent, and how to have a family.
Some days we do it without a second thought.
Some days are full of resentment and anger.
You aren’t a bad person. But resentment feels bad!
In this episode, you’ll learn
The very important job that resentment does for you
A message that resentment might be trying to tell you
The importance of staying curious - and not shaming - about the feeling of resentment
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
When Parenting is Traumatic {EP 95}
Grief in Parenting Kids with Vulnerable Nervous Systems {EP 129}
Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/resentment
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Ep. 212: Are We Just Rewarding Bad Behavior?
11 maart 2025 · 45 min
One of the harder things to navigate when shifting to a nervous system lens on behavior is the feeling that a lot of the strategies seem like they are rewarding bad behavior. Lees meer
Strategies that invite regulation, connection, and felt safety are usually strategies that feel good.
If our kids feel good after bad behavior, will they have MORE bad behavior??
In this episode, you’ll learn
What it might be signaling if you’re wondering if you’re rewarding bad behavior
How to avoid unintentionally increasing the likelihood of dysregulation in the future
Why it’s reallllllly important to offer connection, co-regulation and felt safety strategies when you are in connection mode
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Enabling vs. Low-Demand Parenting {EP 144}
Is It Time to Raise the Bar? {EP 207}
Amanda Diekman - @lowdemandamanda
Read the full transcript at:RobynGobbel.com/rewardbadbehavior
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