Description:
Teach social-emotional learning (SEL) skills in thirty-minute lessons for small group or classroom instruction. It's flexible, adaptable, and requires minimal prep time - no extra materials required! Topics include Upstairs and Downstairs Brain, stress busting, braving big emotions, regulation and co-regulation, self-compassion, mending mistakes, and more.
Brief description:
Ginger Healy, LCSW, is a dedicated advocate for children and families with over 25 years of experience in trauma and attachment. She began her career as a child abuse investigator and hospital social worker before becoming a school therapist, where she witnessed firsthand the impact of developmental trauma. For 15 years, Ginger served as a social service supervisor at an international adoption agency, further deepening her expertise in attachment and the complex needs of children.
As Director of Programs at the Attachment & Trauma Network (ATN), she co-hosts the Regulated and Relational podcast with Julie Beem, focusing on trauma-sensitive education and therapeutic parenting. Ginger is a nationally recognized speaker and trainer, traveling across the country to equip educators, caregivers, and professionals with tools to build resilience through brain-based, nervous system-informed, and ACEs-aware practices. Her work emphasizes supporting emotional regulation through co-regulation, honoring neurodivergence, prioritizing educator well-being, and creating healing-centered homes, classrooms, and communities.
Ginger is also the author of 30-Minute Groups: Managing Big Emotions: Identifying Triggers, Developing Coping Strategies, and Communicating Effectively and 15-Minute Focus: Regulation and Co-Regulation: Accessible Neuroscience and Connection Strategies that Bring Calm into the Classroom, with accompanying workbook, and additional books on the way. Her books offer practical, compassionate resources for caregivers and professionals. A mother of four, her personal journey with developmental trauma and neurodivergence brings deep empathy to her work. She is committed to fostering safe and connected environments that heal all things human.
Review Quotes:
I highly recommend 30 Minute Groups: Managing Big Emotions. Its format is easy to use and highly engaging. You can plan a session with ease knowing the content of each lesson in this book is solid and applicable. Everything you need for a session is contained in this well-organized book. There's even a quick pre/post survey to show growth in your students' skills and application of their learning. Additionally, there are wonderful downloadable resources and templates included! Ginger Healy's resources are among my favorite tools in my toolbox and her newest book is a wonderful and WELCOME addition especially in light of all we are learning about our brain and nervous system responses. Well done and worth every penny!! Thank you, Ginger, for another practical and useful resource!
Sara Kokko
Speech-Language Pathologist