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Ep 3 - Attachment: What Children Need Most to Heal (feat. Dena Johnson)

Author
Fostering Change WA
Published
Tue 02 Sep 2025
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Dena Johnson joins us for the podcast today as we talk science: the life-long biological impact on children who experience trauma, what helps and hinders a healthy attachment, and why prioritizing blood bonds (blood relatives) may not be as helpful as we think.

A licensed mental health counselor in Washington State with a private practice of almost 25 years, two post-grad certifications in TBRI and Attachment-Focused Trauma Therapy, and a foster mom herself, Dena had a WEALTH of knowledge to share with us and we are so excited for you to listen in 💚

For more information on the work Fostering Change WA is doing in Washington State to help those in foster care and make a change in our system, please visit our website: https://fosteringchangewa.org/

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