S04E03 - Calm, Clarity, and Connection: The ICAN Collective Approach - Laura Brennan
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Ali Khawaja discusses a systems-based approach to mental health with Laura Brennan, focusing on children's behavior and the importance of environmental awareness.
In this episode, Ali Khawaja is joined by Laura Brennan, a family wellbeing and behavior specialist and founder of the ICAN Collective, to discuss a systems-based approach to calm, clarity, and connection in children, families, and schools. Laura shares her extensive international journey across education, therapeutic settings, and family environments in the UK, Japan, Australia, the US, and the UAE. Through this work, she observed a common global issue: children’s behavior is widely misunderstood, and responsibility is often misplaced on the child rather than on the environments surrounding them. Her experience working across education, therapy, movement, and family systems shaped her holistic perspective. The conversation explores the structural challenges within education and mental health systems, including overdiagnosis, lack of communication between schools, families, and service providers, and the pressure placed on children to adapt to systems not designed for them. Laura emphasizes the importance of early intervention, environmental awareness, and consistent strategies across home, school, and community. Ali and Laura discuss cultural dynamics in the UAE, the role of…
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