What Every Adoptive and Foster Parent Needs to Know about Complex Trauma
- Kathi Sewak
- Jul 27, 2025
- 1 min read
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
We are thrilled to bring you a series of bonus episodes featuring special guest. Dr. Jerrod Brown PhD. In each of these bonus episodes, Dr. Brown will share what every adoptive and foster parent needs to know regarding FASD, trauma, and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
On this week’s bonus episode, the third in our series, Dr. Brown will unpack the impact of Complex (Developmental) Trauma—what it is and what interventions and strategies parents can implement to help our kids heal.
Find Bonus Episode 3 HERE.
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I really appreciated how this post breaks down what every adoptive and foster parent should know about complex trauma in kids who’ve faced early life stress, because understanding how past hurts shape behavior can make a huge difference in care and healing. When my schedule once got so overwhelming that I actually had to hire someone to take my online Philosophy class that time just to make room for emotional well‑being work, it reminded me how important support and perspective are. Your insights made me think about how compassionate, informed care truly helps families grow through hard experiences and build trust at a child’s pace.
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