DiscoverAdoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive Parenting, Birth Family, Christian Community, Biblical Encouragement58 | Normal vs. Trauma Behavior: How to Tell the Difference (and What to Do!) — with Adoption Therapist Jeanette Yoffe, Part I
58 | Normal vs. Trauma Behavior: How to Tell the Difference (and What to Do!) — with Adoption Therapist Jeanette Yoffe, Part I

58 | Normal vs. Trauma Behavior: How to Tell the Difference (and What to Do!) — with Adoption Therapist Jeanette Yoffe, Part I

Update: 2025-10-08
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How do you know if your adopted child’s behavior is normal… or rooted in trauma? This is a question I hear from adoptive moms all the time!


 


In this episode, I chat with Jeanette Yoffe — adoptee, therapist, author, speaker, and founder of Celia Center and Yoffe Therapy — about how to parent with connection and compassion.


 


We cover:



  • How to spot when behaviors are trauma-related

  • Simple tools and interventions to help kids process their complex stories

  • The PACE model for attachment-focused parenting

  • Why minimizing struggles amplifies them — and how connection diffuses them


 


Tune in for Part I today, and don’t miss Part II next week as we continue this essential conversation.


 


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58 | Normal vs. Trauma Behavior: How to Tell the Difference (and What to Do!) — with Adoption Therapist Jeanette Yoffe, Part I

58 | Normal vs. Trauma Behavior: How to Tell the Difference (and What to Do!) — with Adoption Therapist Jeanette Yoffe, Part I

Carly | Adoptive Parent, Adoption Support, Encourager, Work from Home Mom