Episode #400: How to Teach Body Safety to Kids with Confidence with Korah Hoffman

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Keeping our children safe starts with conversations that build trust, confidence and body awareness. In this powerful episode, therapist and trauma expert Korah Hoffman guides parents through exactly how to introduce body safety, personal boundaries, consent and early protective skills in a way that empowers rather than scares kids. Drawing from her professional work and personal experience, Korah shares the right language to use, when to begin these conversations, how to handle tricky situations and the most common mistakes parents unknowingly make. This episode will help you feel calm, informed and ready to protect your child through open communication and emotional safety.

Topics Covered In This Episode:

  • Teaching children body safety skills
  • How to talk about boundaries and consent
  • Preventing grooming and unsafe situations
  • Age-appropriate protective conversations
  • Building trust and open communication

Show Notes:

  • Follow @Korah_hoffman on Instagram
  • Visit Korah’s website
  • How to find an EMDR provider 
  • Click here to learn more about Dr. Elana Roumell’s Doctor Mom Membership, a membership designed for moms who want to be their child’s number one health advocate!
  • Click here to learn more about Steph Greunke, RD’s online nutrition program and community, Postpartum Reset, an intimate, private community and online roadmap for any mama (or mama-to-be) who feels stuck, alone, and depleted and wants to learn how to thrive in motherhood.

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This episode’s guest

Korah is an empathetic servant, adventurous traveler, and owner of a private practice in Spring Arbor, MI.  Korah comes alive helping others grow through their challenges and overcoming their difficult circumstances. An experienced counselor Korah has worked in the mental health field since 2006 and specializes in trauma, PTSD, panic/anxiety disorders, and depression. Utilizing EMDR is a particular passion Korah has, helping others bring meaning back into their lives and process trauma effectively so they are no longer debilitated from their past. 

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