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Articles, Presentation Topics and Participants' Reactions

"Susan's Articles"

A series of my papers and musings which examines both the theoretical and practical aspects of the Neufeld paradigm.

What happened to that loving feeling?
(March 22, 2010)

Children need Rest as well as Sleep
(March 23, 2010)

Parenthood: Giving when the well
feels dry
(October 13, 2009)

Questing for Value
(September 1,2009)

Reclaiming Our Kids
(May 15, 2009)

Letter to TV Parent Consultant
(January 29, 2009)

Is Alone and Independent a Good Thing?,
(December 15, 2008)

Christmas Cake (November 15, 2008)

Brothers and Sisters (November 1, 2008)

Under the Diagnosis (October 6, 2008)

When Your Child Says "NO!" (August 13, 2008)

Eating and Attachment (August 5, 2008)

School Start-up (July 21, 2008)

Parents Get Stuck,Too (May 19, 2008)

Safe Schools (February 3, 2008)

Teachability and Kids (January 29, 2008)

Growth thru Rest (November 13, 2007)

Separation and the Attachment Brain: ages 2-10 (August 25, 2007)

The Teen Brain (August 18, 2007)

Adoption and Attachment (July 15, 2007)

"Presentation topics"

Contact me and we can talk about a presentation on any of these topics:

Who's in Charge?

The Teachability Factor

Understanding Our Kids: Confident Parenting, Confident Teaching

Making Sense of Pre-Schoolers

Making Sense of Adolescents

Understanding Teenagers

Understanding the Bully

Adoption and Attachment

Discovering What Children Need Most Today

Building a Community of Attachment within the School



"Participants' Reactions"

Calls, notes and e-mails

"Hi Susan, Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed last night's talk. It helps to refresh and revitalize and have faith in my ability to parent. I liked your new slides and I also liked how you described what a bully looks like and tied it all to frustration and the traffic circle. Until we can understand more about the bully then they will continue to be ostracized and uninvited rather than invited to heal. Tying the whole process to frustration I think resonates with everyone in the room. Thanks for another great night.

"You have an amazing way with people, to ease their minds on the one hand and on the other fill their hearts with the stuff that counts. Your passion transfers to the audience wonderfully. It is a gift you give us.

I was someone who never thought I would ever have children and then... there they were. I have come to realize how misguided I have been and how valuable the little things and little moments are. As daunting as parenting can seem, perhaps I can find my way through with this attachment-based developmental paradigm. I am coming to believe this more and more each day. The knowledge I am accessing through you has implications for me on many levels.

I have been yearning for some direction, knowing (intuitively) that things needed to change but not listening to my own self. All of this lead up is just to pass on to you a huge thank you to you. I know things are really just beginning, but this is really big for me and I'm so pleased to have a compass point in you to go through it with."

"Susan, I wanted to express my sincere gratitude for the workshop opportunity you provided us regarding how to understand and serve "stuck" children. (Neufeld's) paradigm is transferrable to so many of the children and youth we struggle to parent.
I was moved by your tender heart and compassion that you possess for these children. Thanks for your expertise and commitment to those that you treat in the safety of your therapeutic shield."

"I really appreciated the evening. I feel so lucky to have been there. I really feel I learned a lot and I just wanted to say "thank-you". It really has changed my ideas on how I can help my child and myself...it's already been very helpful just hearing you."

"Just wanted to call you to say "thank-you" for the invitation; it was very interesting...very enlightening."

"I just wanted to say thanks so much for a wonderful session to-day. I feel so fortunate to have received the benefit of a 1:1 follow-up after your wonderful presentation last week. To-day really helped me to sort out and understand what I learned last week and I know I will continue to learn more over the next couple of seeks with my children."

"I enjoyed your presentation so much! I thought you did a terrific job and got the points across clearly and convincingly. I hope you get lots of parents and educators consulting you as a result - all our kids will benefit."

"I really enjoyed your talk last week and I took away a number of important messages: 1. That my children are sensitive to attachment issues because of their early deprivation (orphanage) and 2. that I need to give them now what they did not get then, and I need to keep giving it until a feeling of security develops in them, and that 3. there is neurological research to support this.... I have started doing this and, just by bringing my daughter to me to cuddle whenever she starts to go ballistic, we have been able to avert the total meltdowns."

"I wanted to send you warm applause and thanks for the presentation. I did get a lot out of it on many levels and I am excited to apply new effort in my relationship with the children with this softness. Thank-you for the insights."

"We both enjoyed your seminar immensely and wanted to say a very big thank-you for inviting us to come. We are certainly feeling better-guided in our parenting and I will look forward to starting the book soon".