Mending Families podcast

Mending Families

Mending Families is hosted by Melissa Pemberton and she brings you weekly content that is a mix of trauma aware interviews, parenting sessions tips for those caring for kids from adversity, and stories from people just like you as they share their beautiful messy moments. Melissa hopes that when you listen each week, you will feel encouraged, inspired and take a little something away to help you and your family move from broken to mended.

Mending Families is hosted by Melissa Pemberton and she brings you weekly content that is a mix of trauma aware interviews, parenting sessions tips for those caring for kids from adversity, and stories from people just like you as they share their beautiful messy moments. Melissa hopes that when you listen each week, you will feel encouraged, inspired and take a little something away to help you and your family move from broken to mended.

 

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89. Healing and growth while breaking patterns with Kelsea Koenreich

TW: The topic of conversation can be hard for some to hear. Kelsea shares her personal sto... more

30 Jun 2025

46 MINS

46:01

30 Jun 2025


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88. Yoga and Mindful Meditation with Kelly Smith

In this conversation, Kelly shares her personal experiences with the changing seasons and ... more

16 Jun 2025

51 MINS

51:16

16 Jun 2025


#96

87. Mindful Monday - Body Scan Meditation

On today’s episode, Melissa brings you a Mindful Monday with a guided meditation to help g... more

02 Jun 2025

08 MINS

08:37

02 Jun 2025


#95

86. Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Trauma simplified with Lauren Auer

In this conversation, Lauren discusses her professional background, focusing on her work w... more

19 May 2025

53 MINS

53:53

19 May 2025


#94

85. Mindful Monday - Letting go of stress

Mending Families is hosted by Melissa Pemberton and she brings you weekly content that is ... more

05 May 2025

05 MINS

05:36

05 May 2025


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84. Pivots and Parenting a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder with Michael Pereira

On today’s episode, Michael discusses his experience as a parent of a child with autism, s... more

28 Apr 2025

52 MINS

52:11

28 Apr 2025


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83. Mindful Mondays - Connect with nature and meditate

On today’s episode, Melissa brings you a Mindful Monday all about connection with nature t... more

07 Apr 2025

07 MINS

07:24

07 Apr 2025


#91

82. Insights on Self-Care and Support during the Adoption Journey with Nicole Barlow

In this episode, Nicole shares about her journey into foster care and adoption, and her ex... more

17 Mar 2025

43 MINS

43:40

17 Mar 2025


#90

81. Mindful Mondays - Grounding Breath guided meditation

On today’s episode, Melissa brings you a Mindful Monday all about grounding ourselves for ... more

03 Mar 2025

07 MINS

07:25

03 Mar 2025


#89

80. Supporting teens with ADHD and Neurodiversity with Kelly Biltz

In today’s episode, Kelly, a life coach for teens with ADHD, talks about ways to help teen... more

17 Feb 2025

52 MINS

52:57

17 Feb 2025


#88

79. Mindful Monday - A loving kindness guided meditation

On today’s episode, Melissa brings you a new monthly series, Mindful Mondays. Because it i... more

03 Feb 2025

10 MINS

10:47

03 Feb 2025


#87

78.Self-compassion and embodiment to reclaim our compassion as caregivers with Robyn Gutierrez

TW - Today we talk about abusive relationships and domestic violence so please know that i... more

09 Dec 2024

53 MINS

53:16

09 Dec 2024


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77. Using Reiki as a tool for healing trauma with Angela Masciulli

In today’s episode, Angela talks about what brought her to find Reiki and energy healing a... more

25 Nov 2024

45 MINS

45:31

25 Nov 2024


#85

76. Finding Safety: Exploring Polyvagal Theory and the Safe and Sound Protocol

On today’s episode, Melissa talks about the Polyvagal Theory and the Safe and Sound Protoc... more

11 Nov 2024

21 MINS

21:27

11 Nov 2024


#84

75. Trauma aware approaches to sleep issues with your kids with Allison Ezell

On today’s episode, Allison shared about her journey into sleep consulting and the service... more

28 Oct 2024

59 MINS

59:51

28 Oct 2024


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74. Mental health struggles with our kids and how to advocate well with Erin Peterson

On today’s episode, Erin opens up about mental health struggles within her immediate famil... more

14 Oct 2024

42 MINS

42:56

14 Oct 2024


#82

73. Mondays with Melissa - Life and business updates

Today Melissa gives us an update on what's been happening in her life and business over th... more

01 Oct 2024

12 MINS

12:44

01 Oct 2024


#81

72. Connection, Nutrition, and helping our kids overcome eating challenges with Madison Tyler

On today’s episode, Madison first talks about her foster and adoption journey and how she ... more

16 Sep 2024

50 MINS

50:35

16 Sep 2024