We are helping to empower and heal the adoptee community by creating a safe space to share stories, tools, and learn new skills to navigate adoptee life.
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Trauma Informed Adoption Podcasts
The new re-branded podcast (aka Get Fit with Jodelle) that has to do with what I have seen work the most in the world of health after teaching/educating for over 20 years. A MEAT-based approach, circadian rhythm and listening to the BODY, and creating the body you want by natural human movement and lifestyle habits that help create fat Loss, muscle gains, thyroid health, tips and more! Finally, we are a soul, so holistic nutrition is about addressing trauma, stress, and emotional freedom, to ...
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Education in Focus is our brand new podcast looking at all things education. Our training manager Leigh is joined by our two education experts Jason and Lisa. Each episode discusses a new topic based around education and issues our adopted children might face. We really hope you enjoy the episodes.
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Are you thinking about adopting or fostering a child? Confused about all the options and wondering where to begin? Or are you an adoptive or foster parent or kinship caregiver trying to be the best parent possible to this precious child? This is the podcast for you! Every week, we interview leading experts for an hour, discussing the topics you care about in deciding whether to adopt/foster or how to be a better parent. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are the national ...
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There are many ways to build your family. Fostering-to-adopt is not the easiest, but it's a beautiful and profoundly impactful thing to do. Join Rachel Fulginiti, a voice actor and two-time foster to adopt mom, as she shares her own story and the stories of others who have successfully navigated the foster care system and landed at adoption. We explore the complex journey, touching on subjects like welcoming newborns or older children into your home, resiliency through loss and heartbreak, t ...
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Constellation Conversations: Adoption, Adoptee Voices, and Trauma-Informed Care
Sarah Harper and Brenda Chapel
Adoption is complex, and understanding its impact begins with centering adoptee voices. Join Sarah Harper, a trauma therapist and adoptee, and Brenda Chapel, an open-adoption adoptive parent, as they explore adoption’s nuances with guests from across the adoption constellation—including adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, and professionals. Together, they facilitate meaningful conversations that uncover adoption truths, promote trauma-informed care, and inspire a more compassionate an ...
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HCS staff, clients, and community talk about the Sanctuary model concepts and changing our agency culture to a trauma informed one.
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Welcome to the Healing Begins on the Inside Podcast—a safe space where your story is honored, your experience is valued, and your journey towards healing is supported. Whether you are on a self-healing journey to heal from the physical and mental effects of an emotionally unavailable childhood, or a parent looking to improve your own emotional availability, this podcast is for you! I'm Dena, a Trauma-Informed Somatic Coach, join me as we explore the intersections of health, family, trauma, a ...
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The Go-to Podcast for Christian Women Who Want to Grow Their Family through Foster Care or Adoption: Do you struggle with constant overwhelm or have way more questions than answers while navigating the foster care system? Are you feeling like you’re losing yourself while trying to help your foster child or heal your adopted children? Do you feel completely ill-equipped with the needs of the kiddos in your home or that you took on more than you should have? What if there was a way that you co ...
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Welcome to this positive & confidential space for healing/recovery. On this PODCAST as a trauma informed counsellor, I will be sharing contents that can help you understand how to cope with trauma symptoms, establish a stable lifestyle, build resilience & reprogram your mind for abundance. No matter what your challenges are, you don't have to face it alone- but it is up to you to take the first step- Stay connected! Your PAIN is VALID! Your HEALING is POSSIBLE. You're WORTHY of HEALING. But ...
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My name is JC (Jean Claude) Brooks, and my mission is to give a voice to those who have ever felt like they didn’t fit under a certain category… those who might feel like they “don’t belong.” From growing up as a young Haitian boy to being adopted as a teenager into a Caucasian family in America, this is my story of becoming. I look forward to introducing you to people like me, people unlike me, and people who are still figuring it out. We will also explore how you can help children who are ...
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Find out how a creative approach to Life Story Work can help children and young people who have been in care make sense of their past and build a brighter future. A new model for Life Story Work is being rolled out in the North East of England, and this podcast shares the latest learning and investigates how it could help improve the lives of care-experienced children and young people across the country.
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If teens or young adults are part of your family, friend group, or community, and you want to learn about today's urgent mental health crisis, conditions, and treatment, this monthly podcast is for you. Join top company leaders at Embark Behavioral Health for expert resources and timely, relevant tips. This mental health podcast will cover topics such as anxiety, depression, stress, disorders including borderline personality disorder (BPD), and therapy. Roadmap to Joy features interviews wit ...
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How to Prepare Sibling for an Infant Adoption - Weekend Wisdom
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7:04Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: My husband and I adopted our daughter in 2019, and she is now 5. As of a week ago, we were matched with a birth mother who is due in six weeks. We have explained the process to our daughter (we made a book about our life, and one day someone will pick us), but now that we’…
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Attachment-Informed Tools for Working with Kids
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1:06:25Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you looking for practical strategies to build attachment with your child? Jeanette Yoffe, MA, MFT, is a psychotherapist specializing in adoption and foster care with over 20 years of experience treating children with complex trauma. Her new book, The Traumatized and At-Risk Yout…
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Mike Malloy Returns: Psychedelic Healing, PTSD & the Adoption Journey
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56:57In this enlightening and deeply heartfelt follow-up episode, we welcome back Mike Malloy, a Korean American adoptee, veteran, and community builder. Mike returns to share his powerful experience with psilocybin-assisted therapy, originally sought to support his PTSD from military service, and how it unexpectedly brought long-buried aspects of his a…
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How to Normalize Adoption for the Child? - Weekend Wisdom
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12:24Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: My wife and I adopted a newborn baby almost 3 years ago, and we could not be happier. Now that he is getting a little older, he is talking and starting to understand things. My question is, how can we best normalize his adoption with him? I know it is better for kids to gr…
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Raising Terrific Kids in Terrifying Times
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51:27Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you looking for practical strategies to help your kids face the challenges of a scary world? Join us for a conversation with Melinda Wenner Moyer. She is an author, contributing editor at Scientific American, a regular contributor to The New York Times, and a former faculty memb…
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Reunification of Foster Child Logistics - Weekend Wisdom
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10:27Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: My 15-year-old foster daughter, “Anna”, is scheduled to move back in with her mom at the end of the school year. She is currently on my phone plan. I also pay for her access to Spotify, Netflix, and Hulu. Should I ask her mother now how she wants to transition Anna onto he…
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Meat-Based Female Health & Hormones - Carnivore In the Kitchen with Courtney Luna
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51:25Let me tell you what I love about my next guest..... not only has she made meat-based a lifestyle for herself, but she explains how you can emphasize and optimize a meat-based diet with begin dogmatic and demonizing foods that are not carnivore. Courtney Luna, The Carnivore in the Kitchen is here with me today. Courtney is a professional chef, and …
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Episode 11: S4E11 - Going on a bear hunt: learning about Think, Feel, Do Sensory Bears
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26:05This month we are talking about Think, Feel, Do Bears - how they were developed and how they can be used during life story work. Amy Payne and Karen Vance, two of the practitioners who created Think, Feel, Do Bears, join us from Australia. They take us back to 2016, when the first Think, Feel, Do bears were made, inspired by conversations at the 20…
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Common Special Needs in International Adoption
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1:01:51Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you considering international adoption? If so, this interview will help you decide which special needs are a good fit for your family. We'll talk with Dr. Dana Johnson, MD, PhD. He is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatology at the University of Minnesota Medical…
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Education in Focus - Being a Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCO) and writing Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP)
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48:25We’re thrilled to be joined in this episode by one of our amazing adopters, Raun. With over 15 years of experience as a SENDCO and senior schoolteacher, Raun brings a wealth of insight from both an educational and personal perspective. After stepping away from teaching to adopt, Raun returned to work in education this time supporting families by wr…
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Tips to Manage Bedwetting and Stooling Accidents - Weekend Wisdom
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11:53Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: A listener wrote in asking about encopresis and enuresis. These tips are for handling bedwetting or soiling accidents once your child is successfully potty trained. Resources: Bedwetting and Related Toileting Issues (Article) Helping Children Heal from Trauma Sleep Issues …
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Paper Cuts and Power: Navigating Adoption Microaggressions
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1:05:25In this episode, Laurie and Claire delve into the nuanced topic of microaggressions within the adoption community. This discussion was inspired by a KAAN (Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network) Conference workshop that Laurie and Claire attended. We want to help bring microaggressions into the light so that we can talk about them, normali…
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Life's a wild ride, isn't it? Kind of like fostering and adopting, which is the heart and soul of our podcast, From Foster to Forever. We dive into the ups and downs of non-traditional families, sharing heartfelt stories that are anything but ordinary. In this latest episode, I pop in to give a shout-out after a little break from the mic. I know, I…
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Building Rhythms of Self-Care Into Our Parenting with Nicole Barlow
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53:21Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. How do you define self-care? Are you establishing a routine of self-care that supports you to meet your kid's needs? Nicole Barlow joins the podcast to discuss how we think about self-care, why it's crucial, and how to create rhythms of self-care in our homes. She is a certified wel…
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Love beyond the Orphanage - Interview with Julie Duvall, Part 2
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1:00:03In this follow-up conversation, we welcome back Julie Duvall—an aged-out Korean orphan, late-life adoptee, and fierce advocate for adult Korean orphans. Julie returns to share more deeply about her ongoing journey of healing, faith, and purpose. We dive into the realities faced by those who grow up in orphanages without ever being adopted, and the …
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Black Parents Adopting a White Child - Weekend Wisdom
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6:13Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: Today's question is about black parents adopting a white child. This was a question we received from a survey we sent out to issues that our audience wished that we would address. Resources: Raising a Child Through a Transracial Adoption Transracial Adoption Twist: Black P…
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How to Navigate College Admissions & Scholarships for Foster and Adoptive Children
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40:12If the college admissions process feels overwhelming… you’re not alone. And if you’re a foster or adoptive parent? There are even more layers to navigate. This week on What to Expect While Fostering and Adopting, I had the absolute honor of sitting down with Cynthia Nash, a college admissions and financial aid coach with over 20 years of experience…
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How People of Faith Can Support Vulnerable Kids and Families
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56:57Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. How can we get people of faith more involved in helping vulnerable kids and families and supporting foster and kinship families? Join our discussion with Jason Johnson and Shmuly Yanklowitz. Pastor Johnson is with The Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) and is both a foster and ad…
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Heading to KAAN: Calming Nerves and Connecting with our KAD Community
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13:40This week, join Laurie and Claire for a special mini-episode as they share their pre-KAAN conference jitters and excitement! Heading to a large conference, even one filled with supportive community, can bring on a mix of emotions. Laurie and Claire open up about their feelings and, in true Empowered Adoptee fashion, offer some quick and easy tools …
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Helping Adoptive Families Heal: A Conversation with April Ficklin, TBRI® Practitioner
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45:15This week on What to Expect While Fostering and Adopting, I had the absolute honor of sitting down with April Ficklin, a TBRI® Practitioner, adoptive mom, and the Director of Family Support Services for Flourishing Families of South Carolina. April brings both professional wisdom and personal experience to this conversation. Her work is centered on…
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Adoptee to Adoptive Mom: Rebecca Del Pozo’s Powerful Adoption Story
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34:10In this episode of What to Expect While Fostering and Adopting, I’m sitting down with my friend Rebecca Del Pozo- an adoptee, an adoptive mom, and a fierce advocate for families who’ve walked this road from every angle. This conversation is honest, vulnerable, and deeply encouraging. Rebecca doesn’t just talk about adoption- she’s lived it in every…
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How Do I Handle Shocking Information My Child Shares With Me? - Weekend Wisdom
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8:01Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: I want to know how I can help my child/foster, or adoptee with issues that arise out of the blue. There are things that happen that you’re not aware of, and it just shocks you and throws you off. As an adult, it’s hard to know how to handle some of these things because you…
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Understanding Adoption: Voices From All Sides
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47:17Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Join us to discuss how adoption looks and feels from all sides of the adoption triad. Our guests will be the authors Sara Easterly, Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, and Lori Holden of their book, Adoption Unfiltered. In this episode, we discuss: Adoptee Perspective: 23 adoptees contribu…
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Why Do Breakups and Loss Hurt So Much—and How Do We Heal From Them?
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57:39In this powerful and validating episode of The Empowered Adoptee Podcast, we explore the real reasons why breakups and loss can feel so devastating—not just emotionally, but physically and biochemically. Whether it’s the end of a romantic relationship, the loss of a close friendship, estrangement, heartbreak activates some of the deepest parts of o…
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How to Talk with Young Kids about Adoption - Weekend Wisdom
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10:22Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: My wife and I adopted a newborn baby almost 3 years ago and we could not be happier. Now that he is getting a little older, he is talking and starting to understand things. My question is how can we best normalize his adoption with him? I know it is better for kids to grow…
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Episode 10: S4E10 - Sing Our Story: how personalised songs can be part of life story work
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23:46Sing Our Story is a personalised song-writing programme created by London-based charity, Groundswell Arts. Groundswell Arts and Blue Cabin are now collaborating to deliver Sing Our Story in North East England, with a focus on care-experienced babies and children. Joseph Robb (head of service, looked-after children at Darlington Borough Council) exp…
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The Adoption Home Study: Should You Be Nervous?
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54:56Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Many prospective adoptive families feel anxious about the home study. Our guest, Sheila Kowit, is an adoption social worker with Adoptions From the Heart. She prepares home studies for both domestic infant and international adoptions. She explains what the process is like, what you …
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Understanding Self-Sabotaging Behavior As Adoptees
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1:04:11In this vulnerable episode, Laurie and Claire dive deep into the complex topic of self-sabotage, particularly among adoptees. We explore the subconscious strategies that lead us to undermine our own relationships and goals, often driven by fear and core wounds. Join us as we uncover the common triggers, patterns of behavior, and the beliefs that pe…
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Birthparents and Agency Lied About Drug Use - Weekend Wisdom
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9:52Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: My husband and I had a swift match and placement in December. When we were presented with the case, all that was reported for drug use was smoking 12 cigarettes a day. After about a month of trying to get medical records from the hospital for my pediatrician, I discovered …
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you raising a mixed-race child? Join our conversation with Nicole Doyley, a biracial woman raising biracial kids, and the author of What About the Children: 5 Values for Multiracial Families. Terminology: what is preferred-biracial, mixed race, multi-racial, mixed? Biracial incl…
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Kari Rudd: A Whole New World, A Whole New Me
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1:03:26In this powerful episode, we’re joined by Kari Rudd, a Korean adoptee based in Santa Barbara, California. Kari shares her transformative journey of searching for identity and belonging after her challenging experiences with adoption. Kari was adopted at around six months old into a family that faced significant struggles. After being removed from h…
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: For three months now, we’ve been fostering our 17-year-old son, with the intention of adopting. My question is regarding attachment. How can you tell if the child is setting up boundaries or testing you to see how hard you’ll pursue/run after them? Resources: Creating and …
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