Alrighty, the new community is up and building. I write music about mental health, sobriety, faith struggles and life's challenges. And I also coach people for wholeness, focusing on the brain/mind. Come check it out as this group will be closing before the end of March. If you follow the link below you get a free download and another free gift as well. If you don't want that stuff, take off everything after the / DanaAndrews.streetteam.fm/journeys/fan-journey

Your child isn't giving you a hard time. They're having a hard time. When a child who has experienced trauma melts down, shuts down, or lashes out. That's not defiance. That's a nervous system that learned to protect itself. That hypervigilance at bedtime? It kept them safe once. That explosive reaction to a small change? Unpredictability used to be dangerous. That refusal to make eye contact? Sometimes being seen meant being targeted. These aren't behaviors to punish. They're survival strategies that haven't gotten the memo that things are different now. What helps: 🤎 Predictability over perfection 🤎 Connection before correction 🤎 Naming what you see without judgment "Your body seems really activated right now" 🤎 Regulating yourself first so they can borrow your calm Healing doesn't happen through consequences. It happens through safety …repeated, boring, consistent safety. You don't have to be a perfect parent. You just have to be a safe one. #childtrauma #traumainformed #parentingafttrauma #childhoodtrauma #traumarecovery #regulationbeforereason #nervousystemhealing #riseframework #survivalintelligence #healingfamilies

Hey everyone! I have enjoyed getting to know a few of you here. I am being pulled back into the music industry and am shifting gears. I'm still planning to have mental health content and coaching, but at a lighter level and on a different platform. So, if ya didn't know: I do music about mental health, faith, sobriety and life's challenges! Here's my first music video as a solo artist. Maybe I'll post a link to the other platform if anyone is interested. https://youtu.be/jYdBcyEzByM?si=v4Az50gK_IhKu6jp

Reframing Intelligence in Survival Evidence For too long, we've called survival "symptoms." We've pathologized the very responses that kept people alive. Today, that changes. Welcome to #SurvivalIntelligence — a movement to honor what survivors actually did: they adapted, strategized, and survived. Your hypervigilance? Tactical awareness. Your people-pleasing? Strategic de-escalation. Your emotional numbness? Psychological armor. You're not broken. You're brilliant. And it's time the world knew it. #RISESurvivalIntelligence

Growth begins the moment you decide to stop playing small.