Going Deep Within Yourself Before Helping Others with Sarah Winograd

In this episode, Valerie sits down with Sarah Winograd, the visionary and founder behind Together With Families, an organization committed to transforming the way we approach family support. Sarah explains the philosophy behind Together with Families and Playbook on their Relational Practice Approach, which emphasizes showing up for families not as service providers, but as genuine partners.

The heart of Together With Families is the belief that families don’t need to be fixed—they need to be seen, heard, and truly supported. In this conversation, Sarah takes us beyond the transactional models that dominate child welfare systems, where families are treated as cases, to a more profound approach where relationships, trust, and partnership are at the core.

We explore the systemic changes necessary for building these kinds of relationships and how a simple shift from “fixing” families to walking alongside them can have a transformative effect. Sarah also shares real-life examples and the impact this approach has had on families in crisis, as well as how it is changing the way providers work across the nation.