Lying is a common but deeply misunderstood protective behavior, especially in children with trauma histories. What often appears as manipulation or defiance is more accurately a fear-based survival response rooted in a child’s nervous system. In this training, Robyn Gobbel reframes lying through a trauma-informed, neurobiological, and relational lens. Caregivers and professionals will gain a deeper understanding of what’s happening beneath the behavior—not just how to stop it. Participants will learn how to respond in ways that build safety, trust, and connection rather than fear-based compliance. This session moves beyond short-term behavior management into relationship-based healing. Attendees will leave with practical tools, greater clarity, and a compassionate framework for long-term change.

At just a young age, Liz did something most adults struggle to do — she reported her own abuse to protect her siblings. In this powerful one-hour session, Liz shares what it means to survive foster care, fight for your siblings, and grow up carrying the weight of your own rescue. This is not a training about policy. It’s a story about courage, sibling separation, identity, and reunion — told by someone who lived it.