APR 27 25: Bipolar Podcast
Host Robert opens by explaining Call2Parent’s mission: a free, ACA-aligned community that blends 12-step recovery with neurobiological practices to transform childhood trauma into wholeness. He introduces guest Ya’el Chaikind—author, psychotherapist, and brain-spotting consultant—then traces her intertwined personal and professional journey of growing up with a bipolar mother, discovering inner-child work, and using writing, narrative therapy, and non-violent communication to heal herself and clients. Ya’el shares poems that illuminate her complex love for her mother, describes how early self-reliance evolved into genuine self-compassion, and outlines ways brain-spotting accesses pre-verbal trauma. The pair highlight free website workshops, discuss shifting from self-fixing to creative living, and field audience questions on forgiveness, body awareness, and repairing parent-adult-child relationships. The session ends with Ya’el’s poignant poem “One More Please,” underscoring the possibility of reconciling even the most painful family histories.
You can scroll along the progress bar at the bottom of the video screen to navigate the chapters – times listed below….
Chapters – Agenda:
00:00:00 – New to Call2Parent…Brief Overview
00:04:02 – Conversation With Ya’el Chaikind
00:30:05 – Resources and community Offerings
00:37:45 – Live Q&A
01:30:20 – Close
Transforming Childhood Trauma Into Wholeness 