After not releasing episodes for a couple years, I'm excited to announce I'll be back on the microphone! My goal is to share some of the strategies and interventions I use with my clients to help support them on their journey. I invite you to join the SM Community of Support Facebook Group to keep up to date with all that Selective Mutism H.E.L.P. has going on, plus have a safe place to ask questions and gain insight from fellow group members. Here is the link to join https://www.facebook.com/groups/785133572938172

For more information about Selective Mutism H.E.L.P. and the services available, visit www.smhelp.org

In this episode, I'll share how our daughter has been doing since overcoming her Selective Mutism and what overcoming means to me.

This will be the last podcast episode dedicated to Selective Mutism. If you are looking for support to help your child or yourself on the journey to overcoming Selective Mutism, please reach out via email SmHelp2020@gmail.com, follow me on Facebook Selective Mutism H.E.L.P. or join the private SM Community of Support.

There is so much that goes on physiologically when someone has Selective Mutism - there is a tightening the the throat, the inability to make eye contact, a frozen expression. And why is this? I believe it relates to the vagus nerve and the Polyvagal Theory. This podcast episode explores the PolyVagal Theory to help understand what may be happening when someone is unable to speak in certain situations.

To connect on this topic, email smhelp2020@gmail.com

For more information about the 2nd Annual Selective Mutism Foundation Annual conference, visit www.smhelp.org/smf-conference