Education Session Recordings
“Every day that you’re alive, you learn something new.” – Community Member
Our Monthly Education Sessions support continuous growth and learning and build competencies in relevant and related topics such as: trauma, mental health, diagnosis, relationship building and more.
2025 Education Sessions
Below are the Education Sessions that we offered in 2025. We ask permission from all presenters to post their presentations and all sessions are edited to remove any identifying information (names and faces) of community member participants.
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Nervous System Basics
Presented by Wendy Hayes | Original Air Date: September 2025
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Fight, flight, freeze or fawn? The nervous system is often thought of as the body’s control system. It’s responsible for processing information received about the world, triggering responses and regulating bodily functions. Understanding how it functions and the impacts that trauma has on the nervous system can help us select the appropriate tools and strategies for dysregulated moments. Lived Expert facilitator, Wendy, provided an overview of the nervous system in simple terms (and some science-y ones) as well as shared some of their personal tools for managing dysregulation for self and as a Kin Caregiver/Human.
Somatic Healing as an Effective Tool
Presented by Nadia George | Original Air Date: October 2025
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Somatic therapist and author, Nadia George, explored what somatic healing truly is—and what it isn’t. Drawing from her professional expertise and lived experience, Nadia demystified the science behind somatic practices, shared real-life examples of what works (and what doesn’t) in the heat of the moment, and guided participants through practical tools they can start using right away.
Late Diagnosis, Lifelong Lessons: Parenting Young Adults with FASD
Presented by Barb Clark | Original Air Date: November 2025
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Parenting young adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) can be incredibly complex—especially for caregivers who adopted their children as teens or young adults. In this personal and practical session, Barb Clark shared her journey as a parent of children with FASD and her own recent diagnosis as an adult. With honesty and insight, Barb offered guidance on how to reconnect with young people who may seem distant, shut down, or stuck.
Taking the Fear out of The Diagnosis
Presented by Kim Stevens | Original Air Date: December 2025
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No one is excited about finding out that they, or someone they love is impacted by a preventable, life-long brain injury. But knowledge is power, knowledge brings understanding. In this presentation, we discussed the many reasons how and why knowing and accepting a diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder can be life changing in a positive way. Building on the presentations earlier this season - Nervous System Basics, Somatic Healing, and Late Diagnosis - this education session was aimed at tying the learning together in a hopeful and realistic way.
Caregivers will leave with real-life strategies to build trust, improve communication, and navigate the ups and downs of parenting through the lens of brain-based support and compassion.