Building a Safe Home for Your Kids to Flourish with Dr. Omar Reda

On this show my guest goes over:

• How we can build a safe place in our homes for our kids to be their most authentic selves
• How we can build a toolkit on how to deal with our own wounds
• How we can be authentic, calm, humble.
• Don’t fix our kids’ problems and be flexible in the moment.

Dr. Omar Reda is a board-certified psychiatrist, a Harvard-trained trauma expert, and a passionate family advocate. He is the author of several books and a highly sought-after dynamic public speaker.

Dr. Reda is a leading expert in Psychotraumatology and Trauma-Informed Care as well as the mental health of Muslims, immigrants and refugees, the Libyan revolution, and the Arab Spring. Dr. Reda’s passion for healing focuses on tackling the family dysfunction and youth vulnerability resulting from trauma.

What You’ll Learn

04:29 Life lesson that he gives to his daughters

06:27 On being   intentional to break the trauma cycle

09:19 On what to do when your kid shares a secret

11:41 Creating a safe space

16:39 How to deal with difficult conversations

20:00 On asking for space not to answer immediately in a complex situation

21:31 Empowering the youth

22:24 part 2 empowering the community

24:14 untangled to break the cycle of trauma

30:50 S.E.T.A = Skillfully Engaging Traumatic Adaptations

33:04 L.O.V.E = Listening Options Validation and Empowerment

40:39 How to empower your kids

45:24 Don’t insert your history in your child’s trauma

46:17 What if Why not approach

Dr. Omar Reda’s Links

• Website: https://www.dromarreda.com/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/daughterfatherbondingproje3481
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-omar-reda-9852065a/
• Untangled: https://projectuntangled.org/