{"podcast":{"title":"Unraveling Me","slug":"unraveling-me-7569853","podcast_index_feed_id":7569853,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/690534bf3906f8011add9159","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/unraveling-me","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/690534bf3906f8011add9159/1764205341144-b718e518-900f-43d5-82d8-91561a3645ff.jpeg","author":"Kara Rubinstein-Deyerin & Alan Katz","episode_count":41,"summary":"Join host Kara Rubinstein Deyerin as she speaks with people who, like her, are impacted by NPE's (non-parental events), DNA surprises, adoption, assisted reproduction, or other unexpected information bombs that reveal the truth about who they are and their family relationships and secrets. As anyone who's ever experienced such an event can tell you, it separates you from you. From knowing your own story. In \"Unraveling Me\", Kara explores the myriad ways why knowing the truth about who you are and who your family is matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T16:19:46.198920+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unraveling-me-7569853"},"episode":{"title":"S1E14 Unraveling Bryan","slug":"s1e14-unraveling-bryan","published_at":"2026-02-05T23:06:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unraveling-me-7569853/s1e14-unraveling-bryan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unraveling-me-7569853","url":"https://shows.acast.com/unraveling-me/episodes/s1e14-unraveling-bryan","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/690534bf3906f8011add9159/e/6985226fe3a23197cb58281e/media.mp3","summary":"S1 E14 Bryan - This episode is a deep dive into the science of stress, identity, and connection—and a compassionate challenge to rethink how we parent, partner, and relate. Bryan grew up adopted in Oklahoma, raised in a home shaped by love, trauma, and silence—where no one yet had the language to understand how early separation, in-utero experiences, and generational stress shape a child’s nervous system. Decades later, that lived experience became the foundation for his work helping parents and professionals understand what children actually need to heal and thrive. In this wide-ranging conversation, Kara speaks with Bryan Post, a trauma-responsive parenting educator with over 30 years of experience working with adopted, fostered, and trauma-impacted children and families. Together, they unpack why so many well-intentioned parenting approaches fail—and what actually helps when identity, attachment, and regulation are disrupted. SHOW NOTES In this episode, Kara and Bryan talk about: Being adopted as an infant and growing up in a home shaped by unresolved trauma How in-utero experiences influence regulation, attachment, and later behavior Why siblings raised in the same home can have radically different outcomes The difference between trauma-informed and trauma-responsive parenting How stress—not “bad behavior”—drives emotional reactivity in children and adults Why attachment cannot form without regulation and co-regulation How early relational trauma becomes woven into identity and personality The role of grief, breath, and nervous-system awareness in healing Everyone has the right to know the truth about where they come from. Unraveling Me speaks to those people impacted by DNA surprises, NPEs (non-paternal event), adoption, assisted reproduction, and other revelation…","meta_description":"S1 E14 Bryan - This episode is a deep dive into the science of stress, identity, and connection—and a compassionate challenge to rethink how we parent, pa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3609,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unraveling-me-7569853/episodes/s1e14-unraveling-bryan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unraveling-me-7569853/s1e14-unraveling-bryan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}