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  • Building Environments for Neurodivergent Kids with Shelby Czarnick | UnMuted Love Ep.82

    Building Environments for Neurodivergent Kids with Shelby Czarnick | UnMuted Love Ep.82
    Mar 2 2026
    In this episode, Ce chats with Shelby Czarnick, licensed independent clinical social worker, ADHD-certified specialist, and founder of Essential Life Tools, a nature-based, multidisciplinary mental-health center serving neurodivergent families.This week, we explore:Why many neurodivergent brains carry trauma even without a single “big” traumatic eventHow ADHD, trauma, autism, and sensory processing differences overlap in real lifeThe quiet emotional labor neurodivergent children carry every dayWhy regulation is possible — and what environments actually support itHow schools, homes, and therapy spaces unintentionally dysregulate kidsIf you are parenting a neurodivergent child from difficult beginnings, this conversation will feel like someone is finally speaking your language.▶️ Watch the video version here → https://youtu.be/NikyJUH5DPU✨ Become a VIP Parent and get access to this week's exclusive printables → https://www.patreon.com/posts/149943655📗 Read this week's companion blog → https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog/this-world-isnt-built-for-neurodivergent-kids💡 Check out Shelby's website → www.essentiallifetools.orgFrom Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and no one is ever alone in the Love Matters Parenting Society Therapeutic Parent Program. You will feel seen, understood, and actually deeply cared for. We know it as "love." The Society is a virtual program for parents of children who experienced trauma and others who support them or work with them professionally. You don't have to wait a minute longer. We are right here waiting for YOU!Become a VIP Parent!✨ Want access to exclusive printables, cheat sheets, and other valuable resources and bonus materials? Consider becoming a VIP Parent for just $5 a month on the UnMuted Love Patreon!Additional Resources:📖 Get your copy of Ce's new book: 20 Things Children from Difficult Beginnings Wish Friends and Family Knew📖 Get your copy of Drowning with My Hair On Fire: Insanity Relief for Adoptive Parents▶️ Watch Ce's YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@CeEshelman🧐 Subscribe to the blog: https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog🔍 Check out my websites: LoveMattersParenting.com and AttachPlace.com📣 Hear the Success Stories: LoveMattersParenting.com/testimonials👉 Find Ce on Social Media:🔹 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovemattersparenting🔹 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovemattersparentingUnmuted Love is a free podcast for parents of children from difficult beginnings of adoption and abuse trauma. Ce is an adoptive mom of two, step-mom of two, and an Attachment and Trauma Specialist. The Unmuted Love Podcast is part of Love Matters Parenting Society and The Attach Place Center for Strengthening Relationships, LLC. For more information about joining this vibrant community of parents, https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/lmps1.🎧 Follow us on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode!
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    Indisponible
  • Rupture & Repair is Human | UnMuted Love Ep.81

    Rupture & Repair is Human | UnMuted Love Ep.81
    Feb 23 2026
    Ce Eshelman shares her thoughts on connection, rupture, repair, and reconnection in this episode of Unmuted Love. Neuroscience is fun, but the practical is what Ce thinks brings this all together for you today. Polyvagal Theory in a nutshell.▶️ Watch the video version here → https://youtu.be/veUTzsvmFM8✨ Become a VIP Parent and get access to this week's exclusive printables → https://www.patreon.com/posts/151027886📗 Read this week's companion blog → https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog/rupture-and-repair-is-humanFrom Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and no one is ever alone in the Love Matters Parenting Society Therapeutic Parent Program. You will feel seen, understood, and actually deeply cared for. We know it as "love." The Society is a virtual program for parents of children who experienced trauma and others who support them or work with them professionally. You don't have to wait a minute longer. We are right here waiting for YOU!Become a VIP Parent!✨ Want access to exclusive printables, cheat sheets, and other valuable resources and bonus materials? Consider becoming a VIP Parent for just $5 a month on the UnMuted Love Patreon!Additional Resources:📖 Get your copy of Ce's new book: 20 Things Children from Difficult Beginnings Wish Friends and Family Knew📖 Get your copy of Drowning with My Hair On Fire: Insanity Relief for Adoptive Parents▶️ Watch Ce's YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@CeEshelman🧐 Subscribe to the blog: https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog🔍 Check out my websites: LoveMattersParenting.com and AttachPlace.com📣 Hear the Success Stories: LoveMattersParenting.com/testimonials👉 Find Ce on Social Media:🔹 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovemattersparenting🔹 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovemattersparentingUnmuted Love is a free podcast for parents of children from difficult beginnings of adoption and abuse trauma. Ce is an adoptive mom of two, step-mom of two, and an Attachment and Trauma Specialist. The Unmuted Love Podcast is part of Love Matters Parenting Society and The Attach Place Center for Strengthening Relationships, LLC. For more information about joining this vibrant community of parents, https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/lmps1.🎧 Follow us on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode!
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    23 min
  • How to Calm Tantrums | UnMuted Love Ep.80

    How to Calm Tantrums | UnMuted Love Ep.80
    Feb 16 2026
    In this episode, Ce unpacks one of the most misunderstood moments in therapeutic parenting: the full-body meltdown. Not the “typical” tantrum. Not the “they’re just being dramatic” moment. We’re talking trauma-quake, that explosion that happens when a child from difficult beginnings feels unsafe at the level of their nervous system. Ce breaks down why logic always fails, why control always backfires, and what to do instead using her quick, powerful Love+ Pause Method, a 60-second co-regulation reset designed to help your child find their way back to safety with you, not despite you.▶️ Watch the video version here → https://youtu.be/suuZD2luftU✨ Become a VIP Parent and get access to this week's exclusive printables → https://www.patreon.com/posts/149946769📗 Read this week's companion blog → https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog/how-to-calm-tantrums-with-the-love-plus-pause-methodFrom Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and no one is ever alone in the Love Matters Parenting Society Therapeutic Parent Program. You will feel seen, understood, and actually deeply cared for. We know it as "love." The Society is a virtual program for parents of children who experienced trauma and others who support them or work with them professionally. You don't have to wait a minute longer. We are right here waiting for YOU!Become a VIP Parent!✨ Want access to exclusive printables, cheat sheets, and other valuable resources and bonus materials? Consider becoming a VIP Parent for just $5 a month on the UnMuted Love Patreon!Additional Resources:📖 Get your copy of Ce's new book: 20 Things Children from Difficult Beginnings Wish Friends and Family Knew📖 Get your copy of Drowning with My Hair On Fire: Insanity Relief for Adoptive Parents▶️ Watch Ce's YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@CeEshelman🧐 Subscribe to the blog: https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog🔍 Check out my websites: LoveMattersParenting.com and AttachPlace.com📣 Hear the Success Stories: LoveMattersParenting.com/testimonials👉 Find Ce on Social Media:🔹 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovemattersparenting🔹 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovemattersparentingUnmuted Love is a free podcast for parents of children from difficult beginnings of adoption and abuse trauma. Ce is an adoptive mom of two, step-mom of two, and an Attachment and Trauma Specialist. The Unmuted Love Podcast is part of Love Matters Parenting Society and The Attach Place Center for Strengthening Relationships, LLC. For more information about joining this vibrant community of parents, https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/lmps1.🎧 Follow us on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode!
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    15 min
  • When Parenting Turns You Into The Hulk | UnMuted Love Ep.79

    When Parenting Turns You Into The Hulk | UnMuted Love Ep.79
    Feb 9 2026
    Emma Gleadhill and Ce sit down for a follow-up frank, unscripted, and unmuted conversation about becoming Hulk-like from teens’ and parents’ points of view. From dysregulation to shame to repair, these two clinicians--who are also moms--talk about their lived experience of accepting their own humanness. If you struggle with dysregulation while parenting and if your teen struggles, too, then this episode will feel like talking with a couple of best friends about the truth of our lives.▶️ Watch the video version here → https://youtu.be/NikyJUH5DPU✨ Become a VIP Parent and get access to this week's exclusive printables → https://www.patreon.com/posts/151834367📗 Read this week's companion blog → https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog/this-world-isnt-built-for-neurodivergent-kids💡 Check out Emma's website → https://emmagleadhill.com📰 Subscribe to Emma's free monthly newsletter for parents → http://eepurl.com/gORacn🎓 Subscribe to Teaching with Traction, Emma's newsletter for educators → http://eepurl.com/gORh-f From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and no one is ever alone in the Love Matters Parenting Society Therapeutic Parent Program. You will feel seen, understood, and actually deeply cared for. We know it as "love." The Society is a virtual program for parents of children who experienced trauma and others who support them or work with them professionally. You don't have to wait a minute longer. We are right here waiting for YOU!Become a VIP Parent!✨ Want access to exclusive printables, cheat sheets, and other valuable resources and bonus materials? Consider becoming a VIP Parent for just $5 a month on the UnMuted Love Patreon!Additional Resources:📖 Get your copy of Ce's new book: 20 Things Children from Difficult Beginnings Wish Friends and Family Knew📖 Get your copy of Drowning with My Hair On Fire: Insanity Relief for Adoptive Parents▶️ Watch Ce's YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@CeEshelman🧐 Subscribe to the blog: https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog🔍 Check out my websites: LoveMattersParenting.com and AttachPlace.com📣 Hear the Success Stories: LoveMattersParenting.com/testimonials👉 Find Ce on Social Media:🔹 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovemattersparenting🔹 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovemattersparentingUnmuted Love is a free podcast for parents of children from difficult beginnings of adoption and abuse trauma. Ce is an adoptive mom of two, step-mom of two, and an Attachment and Trauma Specialist. The Unmuted Love Podcast is part of Love Matters Parenting Society and The Attach Place Center for Strengthening Relationships, LLC. For more information about joining this vibrant community of parents, https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/lmps1.🎧 Follow us on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode!
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    38 min
  • Trauma and Teen Anxiety with Emma Gleadhill | UnMuted Love Ep.78

    Trauma and Teen Anxiety with Emma Gleadhill | UnMuted Love Ep.78
    Feb 2 2026
    This week, Ce sits down with parent coach and emotional-health educator Emma Gleadhill to unpack one of the most misunderstood experiences in modern parenting: raising a teen who carries both complex developmental trauma and anxiety. If your teen’s anxiety shows up as anger, avoidance, refusal, perfectionism, shutdown, risky behavior, or Olympic-level control, this one’s for you.▶️ Watch the video version here → https://youtu.be/X4zq2VsH0vo✨ Become a VIP Parent and get access to this week's exclusive printable → https://www.patreon.com/posts/149528000📗 Read this week's companion blog → https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog/are-anxiety-and-dysregulation-the-same-thing-for-teens💡 Check out Emma's website → https://emmagleadhill.com📰 Subscribe to Emma's free monthly newsletter for parents → http://eepurl.com/gORacn🎓 Subscribe to Teaching with Traction, Emma's newsletter for educators → http://eepurl.com/gORh-f From Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and no one is ever alone in the Love Matters Parenting Society Therapeutic Parent Program. You will feel seen, understood, and actually deeply cared for. We know it as "love." The Society is a virtual program for parents of children who experienced trauma and others who support them or work with them professionally. You don't have to wait a minute longer. We are right here waiting for YOU!Become a VIP Parent!✨ Want access to exclusive printables, cheat sheets, and other valuable resources and bonus materials? Consider becoming a VIP Parent for just $5 a month on the UnMuted Love Patreon!Additional Resources:📖 Get your copy of Ce's new book: 20 Things Children from Difficult Beginnings Wish Friends and Family Knew📖 Get your copy of Drowning with My Hair On Fire: Insanity Relief for Adoptive Parents▶️ Watch Ce's YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@CeEshelman🧐 Subscribe to the blog: https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog🔍 Check out my websites: LoveMattersParenting.com and AttachPlace.com📣 Hear the Success Stories: LoveMattersParenting.com/testimonials👉 Find Ce on Social Media:🔹 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovemattersparenting🔹 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovemattersparentingUnmuted Love is a free podcast for parents of children from difficult beginnings of adoption and abuse trauma. Ce is an adoptive mom of two, step-mom of two, and an Attachment and Trauma Specialist. The Unmuted Love Podcast is part of Love Matters Parenting Society and The Attach Place Center for Strengthening Relationships, LLC. For more information about joining this vibrant community of parents, https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/lmps1.🎧 Follow us on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode!
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    55 min
  • Finding True Joy with Caroline Griswold | UnMuted Love Ep.77

    Finding True Joy with Caroline Griswold | UnMuted Love Ep.77
    Jan 27 2026
    Ce sits down with parenting coach Caroline Griswold to explore why joy and play can be so threatening for trauma-impacted children…and why reaching anyway becomes one of the most powerful healing tools we have. When you’re raising a child from difficult beginnings, play isn't always simple. Sometimes it’s chaotic. Sometimes it’s flat. Sometimes it's aggressive. Sometimes it feels like you’re reaching into a dark room hoping your child will meet you there--and they don’t. Tune in to find out how you can engage your child’s natural language that got harmed—joyful play.▶️ Watch the video version here → https://youtu.be/DCzU2rfz2Mo✨ Become a VIP Parent and get access to this week's exclusive printable → https://www.patreon.com/posts/148307799📗 Read this week's companion blog → https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog/joy-is-a-nervous-system-skill💡 Parenting resources from Caroline Griswold:→ https://learn.fertilegroundparenting.com/bedtime→ https:// learn.fertilegroundparenting.com/aggression→ https://learn.fertilegroundparenting.com/seeds🌐 Book a free 30-minute consultation with Caroline → https://www.fertilegroundparenting.com/coachingFrom Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and no one is ever alone in the Love Matters Parenting Society Therapeutic Parent Program. You will feel seen, understood, and actually deeply cared for. We know it as "love." The Society is a virtual program for parents of children who experienced trauma and others who support them or work with them professionally. You don't have to wait a minute longer. We are right here waiting for YOU!Become a VIP Parent!✨ Want access to exclusive printables, cheat sheets, and other valuable resources and bonus materials? Consider becoming a VIP Parent for just $5 a month on the UnMuted Love Patreon!Additional Resources:📖 Get your copy of Ce's new book: 20 Things Children from Difficult Beginnings Wish Friends and Family Knew📖 Get your copy of Drowning with My Hair On Fire: Insanity Relief for Adoptive Parents▶️ Watch Ce's YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@CeEshelman🧐 Subscribe to the blog: https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog🔍 Check out my websites: LoveMattersParenting.com and AttachPlace.com📣 Hear the Success Stories: LoveMattersParenting.com/testimonials👉 Find Ce on Social Media:🔹 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovemattersparenting🔹 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovemattersparentingUnmuted Love is a free podcast for parents of children from difficult beginnings of adoption and abuse trauma. Ce is an adoptive mom of two, step-mom of two, and an Attachment and Trauma Specialist. The Unmuted Love Podcast is part of Love Matters Parenting Society and The Attach Place Center for Strengthening Relationships, LLC. For more information about joining this vibrant community of parents, https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/lmps1.🎧 Follow us on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode!
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    41 min
  • Is Your Kid Entitled, or Just Dysregulated? | UnMuted Love Ep.76

    Is Your Kid Entitled, or Just Dysregulated? | UnMuted Love Ep.76
    Jan 19 2026
    In this episode of UnMuted Love, Ce Eshelman, LMFT, pulls back the curtain on one of the most confusing parenting dilemmas—especially for parents of children from difficult beginnings. What looks like entitlement on the surface is often nervous system dysregulation underneath. Through a trauma-informed, neuroscience-based lens, Ce helps parents learn how to tell the difference between entitlement and dysregulation, why the behaviors can look identical, and how responding to the wrong root cause can make things worse instead of better. Nobody needs that. This episode offers practical next steps—without shame, blame, or parenting perfectionism. (Nobody needs that, either.)▶️ Watch the video version here → https://youtu.be/cTCBvbNDKn8✨ Become a VIP Parent to get this episode's printables → https://www.patreon.com/posts/148304352📗 Read the companion blog → https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog/i-think-my-child-is-a-spoiled-bratFrom Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and no one is ever alone in the Love Matters Parenting Society Therapeutic Parent Program. You will feel seen, understood, and actually deeply cared for. We know it as "love." The Society is a virtual program for parents of children who experienced trauma and others who support them or work with them professionally. You don't have to wait a minute longer. We are right here waiting for YOU!Become a VIP Parent!✨ Want access to exclusive printables, cheat sheets, and other valuable resources and bonus materials? Consider becoming a VIP Parent for just $5 a month on the UnMuted Love Patreon!Additional Resources:📖 Get your copy of Ce's new book: 20 Things Children from Difficult Beginnings Wish Friends and Family Knew📖 Get your copy of Drowning with My Hair On Fire: Insanity Relief for Adoptive Parents▶️ Watch Ce's YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@CeEshelman🧐 Subscribe to the blog: https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog🔍 Check out my websites: LoveMattersParenting.com and AttachPlace.com📣 Hear the Success Stories: LoveMattersParenting.com/testimonials👉 Find Ce on Social Media:🔹 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovemattersparenting🔹 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovemattersparentingUnmuted Love is a free podcast for parents of children from difficult beginnings of adoption and abuse trauma. Ce is an adoptive mom of two, step-mom of two, and an Attachment and Trauma Specialist. The Unmuted Love Podcast is part of Love Matters Parenting Society and The Attach Place Center for Strengthening Relationships, LLC. For more information about joining this vibrant community of parents, https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/lmps1.🎧 Follow us on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode!
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    19 min
  • STOP Being Referee, Judge & Jury for Your Kids with Melanie Zwyghuizen | UnMuted Love Ep.75

    STOP Being Referee, Judge & Jury for Your Kids with Melanie Zwyghuizen | UnMuted Love Ep.75
    Jan 12 2026
    Ce sits down with Melanie Zwyghuizen, parent coach, longtime educator, and creator of Gen 1 Parenting, to unravel one of the most exhausting parenting traps on earth: being the full-time referee of your children’s endless battles. Perfect parenting is not the goal, of course. Being the parent they need in the moment is. Melanie offers support for parents who want guidance, grounding, and a practical tool to shift out of referee mode for good.▶️ Watch the video version here → https://youtu.be/KhZ1RyXKsIs✨ Become a VIP Parent and get access to this week's exclusive printable → https://www.patreon.com/posts/146444252📗 Read this week's companion blog → https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog/why-trauma-parents-dont-need-new-year-goals💡 Parenting resources from Melanie Zwyghuizen → https://www.gen1parenting.org/parenting-resources🌐 Find Melanie on her website → https://www.gen1parenting.orgFrom Ce Eshelman:Are you searching for a community of parents who will get you; who offer an attentive ear and open arms in the worst of times; who give you a standing ovation for the monumentally big "small steps" forward you make with your child? It is so painful to walk the jagged trail of this parenting journey alone and no one is ever alone in the Love Matters Parenting Society Therapeutic Parent Program. You will feel seen, understood, and actually deeply cared for. We know it as "love." The Society is a virtual program for parents of children who experienced trauma and others who support them or work with them professionally. You don't have to wait a minute longer. We are right here waiting for YOU!Become a VIP Parent!✨ Want access to exclusive printables, cheat sheets, and other valuable resources and bonus materials? Consider becoming a VIP Parent for just $5 a month on the UnMuted Love Patreon!Additional Resources:📖 Get your copy of Ce's new book: 20 Things Children from Difficult Beginnings Wish Friends and Family Knew📖 Get your copy of Drowning with My Hair On Fire: Insanity Relief for Adoptive Parents▶️ Watch Ce's YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@CeEshelman🧐 Subscribe to the blog: https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/blog🔍 Check out my websites: LoveMattersParenting.com and AttachPlace.com📣 Hear the Success Stories: LoveMattersParenting.com/testimonials👉 Find Ce on Social Media:🔹 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovemattersparenting🔹 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovemattersparentingUnmuted Love is a free podcast for parents of children from difficult beginnings of adoption and abuse trauma. Ce is an adoptive mom of two, step-mom of two, and an Attachment and Trauma Specialist. The Unmuted Love Podcast is part of Love Matters Parenting Society and The Attach Place Center for Strengthening Relationships, LLC. For more information about joining this vibrant community of parents, https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/lmps1.🎧 Follow us on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode!
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    29 min