The Nurtured Heart Approach®

Join Howard Glasser, Creator of the Nurtured Heart Approach and Catherine Stafford this month sharing the airwaves on BlogTalkRadio  channel with Jamie Gregory. Jamie is a Certified NHA Advanced Trainer.  He is the owner of User Friendly Therapy specializing difficult/challenging children and families. He offers brief solution oriented therapy.  He is a consultant for Head Start, an Adjunct Professor at West Virginia University's Masters Program at the School of Social Work.  His hobbies include bird watching, performing the guitar and vocals.  He is a practitioner of Yoga and Heart Rhythm Meditation.  He and his wife live in the passive solar house he designed and built 28 years ago.  He is a proud grandpa as well. 

Our guest for March will be Dorothy Derapelian.  We are so excited to add her to our line-up of guests for 2015. Dorothy has been in private practice since 1986. She obtained my Bachelor of Science from The University of Texas at Austin in 1976 and her Master of Education from the University of New Hampshire in 1986. She specializes in play therapy and has worked with many children in the foster care system. While working with these children, it became apparent that their emotional needs are extremely important to help them move forward with their greatness. To do so, she began creating Core Attachment Therapy© in the early 2000’s and became an advanced trainer for NHA® in 2007. She also conduct home studies for Child and Family Services for families interested in domestic and international adoptions. But most importantly, Dorothy is an adoptive mother. Adopting a lovely girl from Russia at the age of 6. She is currently 25 years old and is an example of walking in greatness. We hope you'll join us for another inspiring program. 

Join our co-hosts, Catherine Stafford and Josh Kuersten in conversation with Melissa Lowenstein. Melissa is an author and editor who has collaborated on seven books with Howard Glasser. She is also a Nurtured Heart Advanced Trainer; a facilitator and grant writer for the AHA! (Attitude. Harmony. Achievement.) program for teens, which brings social-emotional learning to 3500 youth each year in southern California; a parent and stepparent;  and has been, over the years, a yoga teacher, contemporary dancer and choreographer, visual artist, theater director and actor, and enthusiastic participant in personal growth groups and workshops. She lives in Santa Barbara, California with her partner, William Swan, her two school-aged children, and Will’s teen son. She loves to read, write in her journal, watch great films, and spend time outdoors near bodies of water and very large trees. This podcast is suitable for all audiences as many of the thoughts and stories shared will offer transitional ideas for our listeners to breathe in. 

We are so excited to share the beginnings of the Nurtured Heart Approach with our very special guests:  NHA creator, Howard Glasser and co-author of Transforming the Difficult Child, the Nurtured Heart Approach, Jennifer Easley.  Our host for this show will be Josh Kuersten. This podcast was pre-recorded Howard Glasser creator of The Nurtured Heart Approach®  is dedicated to awakening the greatness in all children and in particular the world’s intense and challenging children. He is the author of eight books including, Transforming the Difficult Child, currently the top-selling book on ADHD; Notching Up the Nurtured Heart Approach: The New Inner Wealth Initiative, a leading book on school interventions; and All Children Flourishing, on using the Approach with all children, difficult or not. F He is currently working on his latest release entitled Igniting Greatness. Jennifer Easley,  is an elementary school military counselor. Most children I work with are well aware they are at risk of loosing a parent to war or the parent they once knew returns home, forever changed from military trauma. This loss of innocence at such a tender age merits special support and recognition for those small, child warriors! I am deeply gratified to be a part of the child's and families' home support team!  Jennifer co-authored the book that details the Approach with Howard, Transforming the Difficult Child, The Nurtured Heart Approach; and was a huge support and contributor to the book, Transforming the Difficult Child, Stories of Transformaion.  

Join our hosts, Catherine Stafford and guest host, Josh Kuersten for our December podcast. We are all aware that bullying is a hot topic across the nation.  We encourage you to listen in to this very timely and important conversation. Our guests for this pre-recorded podcast are: Karen Clayton, is a certified Nurtured Heart Approach® Advanced Trainer and Enthusiast! She believes that regardless of the environment,there is always an opportunity to share and be the Nurtured Heart Approach. During her time as a program coordinator, Karen created, “I Am Part of The Solution,” an anti-bullying program founded on the Nurtured Heart Approach. Since June of 2014, Karen has provided therapeutic foster care services in her home and has witnessed the same life serving outcomes that result whenever NHA is applied with love. Karen holds a Master’s in Education with an emphasis on youth who are emotionally and behaviorally ‘at-risk’ for failure. Karen offers classes and coaching for parents, teachers and professionals. Tanya Fraizer, is a dynamic presenter with a passion to help others find joy and peace in their personal and professional lives. She has a BA in Elementary Education and has also worked extensively with families, with experience in both in-home and agency-based parent education. Tanya is a Nurtured Heart Approach® Advanced Trainer, under the instruction of its creator Howard Glasser, and is the ownder of Heart To Heart consulting, through which she provides coaching and presentation on NHA locally, nationally and internationally. She is also the Director of Trainer Network for the Children’s Success Foundation. Following her passion on the topic of ceasing bully in Orlando FL.  

Join Howard Glasser and Catherine Stafford as they have a conversation with Julie Gelo and Sarah How. Julie is the legal mother to 16 children ranging in age from 8 to 47.  She and her husband, Lynn, live in Washington state with the youngets six children.  They were licensed foster parents for 22 years. Eleven of the children have been diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or related conditions. She is a certified Advanced Trainer of the Nurtured Heart Approach, Executive Director of the Washington State Affiliate to the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and co-founder of the FASt Friend FASD Community Support Network. She is also a Continuing Education Coordinator with the alliance for Child Welfare Excellence. She also works closedly with Special Olympics in her area.  She presents workshops and trainings throughout the US, Canada and Europe. Sarah How is a practicing Certified School Psychologist and Advanced Trainer in the Nurtured Heart Approach. She is currently serving as president of the North Dakota Association of School Pyschologists. Her passion and experiences have led to being invited to train businesses and educators. She can be found coaching families, individuals to be more intentional in relationships every day. She has a Tedx talk and is the author of two children's books that inspire greatness. She is the mother of four children, two of whom had previously been in therapeutic foster care. She knows first hand what it means to be the approach, "like your life depends on it." 

Howard Glasser and Catherine Stafford will be joined by guests, Gail Anderson and Laura Bailey for this episode of the Nurtured Heart Approach podcast. Gail has a Masters in Religion and Counseling; PhD in Educational Psychology and is an Advanced Trainer in the Nurtured Heart Approach.  She has worked for 20 years as a school psychologist and recently began an early retirement.  She is currently teaching and training schools, homes and church settings, helping parents, children and teachers to find freedomw and worthiness through NHA!  She is also certiried as a Non-Violent Crisis Intervention trainer and a Pyramid trainer.  She has been married for 37 years.  Gail has 2 grown sons, one a family practice physician and the other an assistant district attorney.  One is is married and has three children, ages 5, 4, and 2.  She and her husband are thrilled to be grandparents Laura is an LMFT and Advanced Trainer of the Nurtured Heart Approach and focuses her work on Children in foster care.  Finding many simple ways to improve the quality of traumatized children's lives, givimg them hope, she was inspired to write the book, Courageous Love: Instructions for Creating Healing Circles for Children of Trauma, especially for grandparents raising grandchildren.                  

Howard Glasser and Catherine Stafford welcome Veronica Coates and Dorene O'Brien to this broadcast.  Veronica is an Advanced Trainer in the Nurtured Heart Approach who works in the educational system.  She coordinates a school based mental health program in Norther California for at-risk and emotionally intensive students.  NHA is the foundation of the program and 100% of her staff are atrained. She is also a credentialed school psychologist and counselr who has always had a passion for students with emotional and behavioral challenges. Her biggest triump and honor is raising her son, Hold, with her partner Jesse. Dorene O'Brien,   an Advanced Trainer in the Nurtured Heart Approach is a certificated SpEd teacher at a K-5th grade elementary school specifially designated for children with SpEd certifications that have intense and challenging behavioral issues causing them to be (as yet) unable to attend their neighborhood school. She uses NHA with amazing results.  She is the mother of two intense children, both having Autism, Garrett & Rown, ages 12 and 9 who have been raised on NHA and that is why they are such incredibly successful students in their neighborhood schools.  . 

Join Howard Glasser and Catherine Stafford with guests, Nancy Kling, Dema Stout and Micki O'Brien as they share how NHA can make a difference in the lives of families and individuals who are impacted by Autism.  Nancy Kling, MA, is a certified Advanced Trainer of the Nurtured Heart Approach and has been teaching the approach to teachers and parents for the past 10 years.  She has worked with children with challenging behaviors for over 20 years.  She is the author and illustrators of The Cup Kid: Parenting a Child with Meltdowns and I'm a Cup Kid: The Workbook.   She also has a busy presentation schdule providig consultations, workshops and parenting classes. She also presents at conferences on Autsim and behavioral issues. Dema Stout, MA, PCC, CPCC, established her private coaching and consuting practice in 2004 to provide individuals (and their families) with neuro-developmental disabilities such as AD/HD and Autism Spectrum Disorders the best possible support to achieve the quality of life they want and deserve. Dema is a professional certified Coach and a Certified Advanced Trainer in the Nurtured Heart Approach.  The Approach is the foundation of everything she does. Micki O'Brien, MA is a Seattle based Autism, Special Needs and Education Consultant.  She is also a Certified Trainer of the Nurtured Heart Approach. Her work in special education has focused on students on the Autism Spectrum and she has beocme passionately involved and has co-founded AutismPalooza, focused on creating fun spaces that are inclusive of all people and to raise the awareness of the unique perspective and insights of people on the spectrum.  Micki has incorporated NHA into her work with parents, schools and other orangization wanting to better understand, support and be inclusive of people on the spectrum. 

Join us on July 18th at 11am as Howard Glasser and Catherine Stafford join our guests, Bud Weiss, LCSW and Nurtured Heart  Approach Certified Advanced Trainer.  He has over 50 years of experience with chidren and families.  He was a PBIS facilitator with NY Public schools. He is married, has two adult children and lives in New York with his wife of 38 years. Celeste Elsey, MA in Special Education, works as an Education Specialist in Roseville CA.  She is also a Nurtured Heart Approach Certified Advanced Trainer.  Celese coordinates the Greatness Kids, a program utilizing the Approach with academic peer mentors.  She infuses NHA in everything she does.  Celeste and her huband, Joe, are parents of 3 adult sons and recently welcomed their first grandson. Tammy Holton Arnol is a school counselr and a Nurtured Heart Approach Certified Advanced Trainer.  She teaches NHA parent and educator classes. She provided a guidepost of a ninth grade transition program co-implemented as a high-school counselor. We look forward to having you join us as we showcase the Nurtured Heart Approach in our everyday world

Howard Glasser and Catherine Stafford will be sharing the airwaves with Mamak Charepoo, a Nurtured Heart Approach(R) Advanced Trainer, co-founder of Enegergized Perspectives, a company that trains teachers, administrators, and therapists in the Nurtured Heart Approach.  Mamak has roots in music as a freelance pianist and teacher for 20 years.  She combines NHA and Dalcroze Eurhytimcs to create dramatic and joyful advancement in her students.  The most important lessons she learned from her Baha'i parents were to have an open heart, open home and open mind.  Joining them will also be Roben Hand, M.ED.  She is also a Nurtured Heart Approach Advanced Trainer and is the CEO of Energized Perspectives (founded in 2012),.  She specializes in empowering women in business with the money mindset and relationship skills to thrive financially as flourishing leaders and to see the best in themselves.

Our hosts, Howard Glasser and Catherine Stafford welcome Karen Clayton, a Learning Supports Coordinator at the middle school level in Tucson AZ creating and implementing programs focused on stutdent success.  Karen holds a Master's in Education with an emphasis on youth who are emotionally and behaviorally "at risk"  for failure.  Karen is a Nurtured Heart Approach Advanced Trainer.  She offers classes and coaching for parents, teachers and professionals.  Stephanie Rule is a former school counselor with a masters degree in counseling, who chose to be a stay-at-home mom of her two children.  She is an Advanced Trainer in the Nurtured Heart Approach to parents, educators and mental health professionals for five (5) years.  Her intention for teaching/sharing the approach with others is to help epople develop the healthiest relationships possible with their children or the children they work with.  *Any stories shared in this broadcast are amalgums of experiences based on the use of the Nurtured Heart Approach by our hosts and our guests and are not based on any particular person - child or adult.*  

Join our hosts, Howard Glasser and Catherine Stafford as they welcome our guests for April - Rhett Etherton and Howard Moody. Rhett is currently a program coordinator for Playworks, a non-profit bringing, safe inclusive and fun play to children. Previous to this he taught ESL students in the 3rd - 8th grades for 6 years.  He has been a certified Advanced Trainer of the Nurtured Heart Approach since 2007. Mr Etherton holds a BA in Multilinguql/Multi-Cultural Elementary Education from ASU. After seeing how the NHA tools have transformed his students' lives as well as his own, Rhett is excited to bring these tools to parents and educators across the country. Howard Moody, has been facilitating playshops for over 25 years and he specializes in designing team building, stress reduction, and wellness presentations. Howard has been a faculty member at the Omega Institute for Holistic studies for many years and he is also the co-founder of The Adventure Game Theatre, an extraordinary interactive learning process (featured on PBS and NPR). Play in its  many forms is Howard's passion and his mission is to share the value and gifts that play has to offer to everyone.  Howard is a Certified Nurtured Heart Approach trainer.  He is presently working on a book with Howard Glasser about how within play, the principles of the Nurtured Heart Approach can be enhanced and embodied.   *Any stories shared are amalgums of experiences based on the use of the Nurtured Heart Approach by our hosts and our guests and are not based on any particular person - child or adult.*

Howard Glasser and Catherine Stafford welcome Advanced Trainers, Jamie Gregory and Wendy Pidkaminy to the NHA podcast this month.  The topic is re-awakening Inner Wealth in Adults.  Jamie, MSW LICSW is *User Friendly Therapy* in Charles Town, WV.  He has been a Nurtured Heart Advanced Trainer since 2006. He works with children and families as well as couples. In addition he is an adjunct professor for the West Virginia School of Social Work Graduate program.   He performs professionally as a musician and has a passion for bird watching, gardening and his family. He lives in a passive solar house that he and his wife Nancy built in the Blue Ridge Mountains  Shenandoah River Valley area. There they raised their big hearted children, Jay 33 and Seth 26. Wendy,is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified School Social Worker, Adjunct Professor at Syracuse University, Nurtured Heart Advanced Trainer, Christian Counselor and the Author of two books: Parenting Challenging Children with Power, Love and Sound Mind  and Jimmy and Julia's Rainforest Adventure.   Wendy travels the country sharing her strengths based perspective on healing and helping people who desire to overcome life*s challenge.  Wendy owns and operates Nurturing Life Concepts, LLC, a counseling, consultation and coachingorganization dedicated to leading people of all ages, throughout the world, to realize their life's passion, purpose and vision

Howard Glasser and Catherine Stafford welcome our guests February 21, 2014. Alletta Bayer and Sherry Blair, co-authors of The Power to Change and The 7 Steps to Ignite Flourishing Leaders, In Teams and Organizations..  We invite you to listen in as they share ideas, tips and the Greatness that grows when The Nurtured Heart Approach is infused in businesses, agencies and more.  Join us for this unique perspective and use of the Nurtured Heart Approach.  Detailed bios available at www.childrenssuccessfoundation.com/nha-podcast.