
← The TBRI Podcast10 Dec 2025 · 48 min
Stories from our Founder with Dr. David Cross (re-air)
<p>In celebration of our 20th Anniversary, we're re-releasing one of our favorite episodes of the TBRI Podcast, Stories from our Founder with Dr. David Cross. Dr. Cross is the co-founder and former Rees-Jones Director of the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at TCU. In this episode he and our host Sarah Mercado talk about the origins of the Institute, memories with Dr. Purvis, and how the Institute has evolved. </p><p><br></p><p>Links from this episode:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://cse.tcu.edu/psychology/">TCU Psychology Department</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://cpt.unt.edu/">UNT Center for Play Therapy</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4088288/">The Neighborhood Walk</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Bryant+BK&cauthor_id=4088288">Brenda Bryant</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.nacac.org/connect/parent-group/name/parent-network-for-the-post-institutionalized-child/">The Parent Network for the Post-Inst. Child</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://cookchildrens.org/child-study-center/Pages/default.aspx">Child Study Center Fort Worth</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://starpoint.tcu.edu/">Starpoint School</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.simplypsychology.org/mary-ainsworth.html">The Strange Situation</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.brazeltontouchpoints.org/about/who-we-are/t-berry-brazelton-md/">T Berry Brazelton</a></p></li><li><p><a href="http://www.allanschore.com/">Allan Schore</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Connected-Child-healing-adoptive-family/dp/0071475001">The Connected Child</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://child.tcu.edu/about-us/tbri/#sthash.4wNchPMN.dpbs">Trust-Based Relational Intervention</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://attachment-training.com/">Adult Attachment Interview</a></p></li><li><p><a href="http://collaborative4children.org/">Travis County Collaborative</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/crossroadsnola/">Anna Palmer/ Crossroads NOLA</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.mch.org/">Methodist Children’s Home</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://child.tcu.edu/faculty_and_staff/daren-jones/">Daren Jones</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://child.tcu.edu/faculty_and_staff/amanda-purvis/">Amanda Purvis</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://child.tcu.edu/faculty_and_staff/casey-call-ph-d/">Casey Call</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://child.tcu.edu/faculty_and_staff/sarah-mercado/">Sarah Mercado</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://child.tcu.edu/tbri-mantra-part-i/">TBRI Mantra</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://decoteaupsychology.com/">Tami DeCoteau</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Neither-Wolf-nor-Dog-Forgotten/dp/1577312333">Neither Wolf Nor Dog Book</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Twilight-Journey-through-Shadows/dp/1577315782">The Wolf of Twilight Book</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://child.tcu.edu/on-resilience-and-the-coronavirus/">Dr. Cross Resiliency blog post</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://hopealight.com/meet-the-team">Amy Abell</a></p></li></ul>