FASD Hope is a podcast series about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) through the lens of parent advocates with over eighteen years of lived experience.
On the eighth episode of FASD Hope, Podcast Host- Natalie Vecchione talks with La Shanda Sugg, LPC of Labors of Love Counseling and Consulting. La Shanda is a Certified Trauma-Responsive and Developmental / Relational Therapist, Consultant and Founder / CEO of Labors of Love Consulting, LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio. With a trauma specialty and focus on multigenerational families, La Shanda helps people improve quality of life and their relationships. In addition to providing therapy for families, couples and individuals, La Shanda also conducts trauma-specific trainings and consulting for companies, community / government agencies, schools and faith-based organizations. With her knowledge and experience, La Shanda is a sought-after therapist and trainer. La Shanda is also one of ten authors in the book collaboration titled "The Heart of a Therapist".
La Shanda shares her experience and her journey in becoming a trauma therapist (with such an extensive skill set in the field of trauma and relational therapy). Natalie and La Shanda dive into a thoughtful and emotional conversation with the following topics: La Shanda's journey in becoming a therapist / specializing in trauma and relational therapy, her work with clients who have experienced trauma, when La Shanda learned about FASD, the importance for parents / caregivers / professionals to understand the difference between prenatal trauma (such as FASD) and trauma from life events (and the excellent analogy she uses to describe this difference) and the steps that parents and caregivers can take in healing / breaking the cycle of trauma.
"Scars may tell the story of where you have been, but they do not have to determine where you are going." - La Shanda Sugg, LPC
Resources-
La Shanda Sugg, LPC
Owner, Therapist and Consultant of Labors of Love Counseling and Consulting, LLC
https://www.thelaborsoflove.com/
Facebook - @healingforthehealers
Instagram - @laborsoflove513
YouTube - www.yourtube.com/channel/UCOL3382DzXb1tGIvFaUK4w
Podcast - "The Labors of Love"
