Raising Joy

This week on Raising Joy, Wini King and Dr. Kristen Pyrc discuss how to define trauma and the mental and physical responses adolescents have with Joy Hoffman, Psy.D., a psychologist at Cook Children’s Pediatrics in Hurst, Texas. 

Dr. Hoffman details how different adolescent age groups respond to trauma and healing. Discover the best practices on how to create a safe space and gain trust to help the child heal depending on age and events. 

In this episode you’ll learn: 

  • How to define the different variations of trauma
  • How to identify the different trauma responses in each child
  • Ways to respond to trauma responses
  • Keeping calm in order to gain trust 
  • Ways to help regulate emotional outbursts
This episode is packed with ways to navigate and regulate the physical and emotional responses of trauma in various adolescent age groups. 


What is Raising Joy?

Raising Joy is part of Cook Children’s Joy Campaign, which aims to encourage hope and resilience among children and teens. Cook Children’s Health Care System is located in Fort Worth, Texas and has seen the mental and emotional toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on children and their families. In this podcast, hosts Wini King and Dr. Kristen Pyrc explore topics of anxiety, stress, depression, trauma and suicide in order to bring hope and needed resources to struggling children and families. Raising Joy is produced by the public relations team at Cook Children’s. The theme music was created by Raymond Turner from the Sparklefly Recording Studio at Cook Children’s.

Disclaimer: The opinions and advice provided by our guests are not endorsed by Cook Children’s. If you
or someone you know are struggling, please reach out for professional help. Cook Children’s has a list of crisis contact information for youth and families on its website: cookchildrens.org/joy.

Executive Producer:
Winifred “Wini” King