Medically Treated Addiction

Join housing experts from around the nation as they delve into the important topic of Medically Treated Addiction in relation to Maternity Homes.

Self-Medication

Join Mary, Suzanne and Lisa as they discuss self-medication specifically in regard to pregnant women and pregnancy help organizations. In this episode, they will define what self-medication is and how it impacts the women within their programs.

Physiological Aspects of Trauma: Impact on the Body

Join Mary Peterson as she talks with Suzanne Burns, MA-MFS and Lisa Holmes with Foundation House Ministries on the impact trauma has on the body of the woman.

How to Avoid Secondary Trauma as a Caregiver

Join Heartbeat International Housing Specialist, Mary Peterson, as she talks with Lisa Holmes of Foundation House Ministry to discuss ways to avoid secondary trauma within the housing community.

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The Relational Impact of Trauma

This session explorers how trauma affects relationships, including relationships with staff in the home, other moms in the home, and in some cases our clients children. To purchase the episode in its entirety, go to heartbeatservices.org/resources.

Trauma-Informed Rule Structures

In this session we’ll look at how create rule structures in the home that provide order and stability but are trauma-informed.

Strategies for Deescalating

We know that things around the home can get heated at times. This session will explore factors that contribute to escalation, and how recognizing those factors can help us deescalate effectively when the need arises. To purchase this episode in its entirety, go to heartbeatservices.org/resources

Introducing Clinical Concepts with Non-Clinical Staff

Pregnancy Help Organizations around the country wrestle with tension between relying of professional, credentialed staff and lay staff and volunteers. This session explores how that tension plays out in the maternity home and ways to resolve that tension for the benefit of the home. To purchase this episode in its entirety, go to heartbeatservices.org/resources.

Trauma’s Impact on the Brain

This session provides an introduction to why this topic of trauma is so important in helping our clients find help and healing.