Peace in Chaos *Favorite Resources






This blog exists to simply help point others to any resources that might help them in their journey. Whether that's a journey of inner work or parenting (which are symbiotic). It's important to know your tools, and practice using them for when you need them most (which is almost always for me).

Here's a poster my husband and I created for our adoption and foster support group, that you are welcome to download by clicking HERE.





You can also download a handout that goes along with each of these points by clicking HERE

It summarizes many of the vital things we've learned our the years and is a helpful reminder for us. We have it hanging in our kitchen or I keep as my phone lock screen.

Most of what you see on the poster is derived from the ideas of one of these resources:

God's words to us aka The Bible

"The Connected Child" by Karyn Purvis, David Cross, and Wendy Lyons Sunshine
empoweredtoconnect.org

Here are some of the other books and other resources I've learned from. Do I agree with everything they say 110%? No, and neither do you, but I'm just saying I've learned a lot and maybe there is something for you to learn too.

"Triggers" and "Parenting Scripts" by Amber Lia & Wendy Speake
https://www.wendyspeake.com/blog/triggers
http://www.motherofknights.com/parenting-scripts-launch-team

Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett
*Loved this on audiobook from the library

"Desperate" by Sally Clarkson & Sarah Mae
"The Ministry of Motherhood" by Sally Clarkson
"Different" by Sally & Nathan Clarkson
"The Life Giving Parent" by Sally & Clay Clarkson
https://sallyclarkson.com/books-1

"Our 24 Family Ways" by Clay Clarkson
https://www.amazon.com/Our-24-Family-Ways-Devotional/dp/1888692154
*We used these to write our own family values that we go over as a family.

"Mindsight" by Dr. Daniel Siegel (and any book by him)
https://www.drdansiegel.com/books/mindsight/

"The Whole Brain Child" by Dr. Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
https://www.drdansiegel.com/books/the_whole_brain_child/2/

I've also loved "Parenting from the Inside Out" and "Aware" and "The Yes Brain" by Dr. Siegel. He's a gem.

Physical Exercises that help with stress and/or trauma:

TRE with Christa Bevan. We did these exercises as a whole family on zoom and it was great!

https://christagowen.com/work-with-me/

Info from the creator of TRE:
https://traumaprevention.com/tre-provider-list/

Accelerated Resolution Therapy, explained by it's creator in this video:

https://youtu.be/vP7dx03arxI

I was able to go through the program at UC Stress Center:

https://www.uchealth.com/stress-center/

I also have a friend who is a great therapist and certified in this:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/kristen-riekert-mason-oh/465266








My "Time In Toolkit" is from HERE


We have also benefited from the "Growth Mindset Kit" HERE


A wonderful talk my friend Kim Botto gave HERE


Great social/emotional worksheets available HERE

Great books HERE , I like to find books for our current challenges and then reserve from library to see if it's one we want to buy or not.

Lots of ideas for your own calm down area on my Pinterest board HERE

Favorite Podcast Episodes:








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