Conversation & discussion on contemporary Adoption & Fostering
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A Foster Arizona podcast featuring Authentic Conversations with Real People talking all things Foster Care and beyond. Hosted by Kim and Brian Vehon.
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I’m currently on the roller-coaster ride of single parenting an adopted teenage son. Join me each week as I share my lived experience by starting with a confession, in the hopes of normalizing the complex issues that often come with parenting an adopted child.
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Adoption in Focus will discuss subjects including therapeutic parenting, the adoption process, going to panel, adopting older children, and adopting as a same sex couple. We'd love to hear from you if there are any topics you'd like to hear us discuss or even if you'd like to get involved and share your own experiences.
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Real stories about the joys and challenges of the adoption journey. You'll hear from parents and families who've been through infant and international adoption, foster-to-adopt, and even embryo adoption. These inspiring stories are told from the perspective of the adoptee, birth parent or adoptive parent.
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We want to see people everywhere supporting the foster care community and experiencing Jesus together. So, in this podcast, we are sharing the stories of the foster care community to bring awareness that leads to action!
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Each episode will feature a conversation between host Rebecca Harvin and foster/adoptive caregivers or members of the community who support foster care and adoption.
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A podcast exploring the blessing of embryo adoption and embryo donation from all angles. Embryo adoption is an answer for so many families who thought they could never become pregnant. Learn more about it on this podcast.
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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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Adoptive parents are more than aware that their child has suffered great loss in relinquishment, and they long to create a haven of love for their child. However, many times, the adopted child pushes love away. This can be because of RAD and the trauma that keeps hijacking the child’s brain. Some children don’t exhibit pushback behavior until their teen years or when they are searching for their biological roots. Adoptive parents must prepare themselves for this possibility by hearing the st ...
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Welcome to 'Hey! Am I Adopted?' – the podcast that opens the door to the world of adoption, hosted by the dynamic duo, father-daughter team, Emily and Gene Trowbridge, who are both adoptees. If you've ever found yourself pondering the unique journey of adoption or have burning questions about the process, you're in the right place. Join us as we delve into heartfelt conversations, share personal stories, and create a safe space for you to explore the intricacies of adoption. Whether you're a ...
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Our show highlights the remarkable ways God has shown up in the lives of our local foster families. Not only will you be inspired by the stories you hear, you will also learn valuable insight on becoming a foster parent and the invaluable resources that exist for current foster families. Ready to share YOUR story? Reach out to us!
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Adoption and fostering chat with people who’ve done it, from the UK’s LGBTQ+ adoption and fostering charity, New Family Social.
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Foster Parent Well is the go-to podcast for foster and adoptive parents who are navigating the complexities of parenting children with trauma while trying to stay sane in the process. Hosted by Nicole T Barlow, a foster and adoptive mom of six, parent trainer, and wellness coach, this podcast is where faith, resilience, and practical strategies come together. If you're feeling burnt out, overwhelmed, or just plain exhausted from the daily realities of foster care and adoption—you're not alon ...
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The Coffee + Crumbs Podcast is your companion for kitchen cleanups, stroller walks, or the daily carpool hustle. Join hosts Ashlee Gadd and Katie Blackburn as they chat about the beautiful, holy work of motherhood. We hope you leave this show feeling safe, known, encouraged and loved.
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Alex and Liza are back with their new podcast - The Ex Files.
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Hey sweet friends! My name is Christy Young, and I’m a wife, homeschool mom of six, foster/adoptive parent, former lawyer, Christ-follower and LOVE encouraging other women in Christ! My aim is to encourage women to lead Gospel-saturated lives with courage and tenacity, willing to sacrifice and step into challenging circumstances and situations - empowered by God’s grace and equipped by His Spirit!
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Called to Love: An Adoption Podcast for Christian Parents - Christian Adoption, Trauma and Healing, Foster Care, Parenting Adopted Children
Somer Colbert and Christian Parenting
Whether you seek to add to your family through foster care, private domestic adoption or you are called to travel internationally, every adoption story is uniquely beautiful. Yet, each shares a common language of calling, loss, and hardship. As Christian parents we have a deep desire to love and shepherd our children well, but it can be challenging to navigate loss, trauma and how to best love and guide our adopted children. One thing is for sure, adoption is more than a process, it is an in ...
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The Kinship Crisis, DFCS Denying Family Placement is a hard-hitting investigative podcast exposing how DFCS routinely denies family placement and prioritizes foster care and adoption over kinship care. Hosted by Veteran Nurse, Grandmother and Advocate Lenora Buckley, this podcast brings you real stories, legal insights, and expert interviews to hold the system accountable and elevate the voices of families fighting for their rights.
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The Pooch Parenting Podcast is a podcast for parents with dogs. Living with kids and dogs at the same time can feel like a circus - I know because I'm a mom and have lived it too. Join us as we answer listener questions and interview a variety of parenting and dog experts and parents to discuss topics that will make parenting with dogs easier, safer and less chaotic. If you enjoy these episodes or feel like they have helped your family, please subscribe, leave a review or tell a friend. xo M ...
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Wiggle Talk lifts the curtain on The Wiggles you know and love. Every week, get an insight into the lives of Simon and Lachy as not only Wiggles, but parents, as they navigate issues you’re probably going through with your toddlers right now. Plus, each episode listeners, and famous friends, will have the opportunity to ask founding Wiggles member and expert dad Anthony Field questions about their kids they need help with. Get to know The Wiggles as parents, without the skivvies, as we all w ...
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Host Sandra Flach is a mom of 8 children, 5 through adoption—one kinship and 4 international. Her youngest 2 are teens diagnosed with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). With over 30 years of parenting experience and 20 plus years as an adoptive and kinship parent, she’s made mountains of mistakes and learned loads of lessons. She understands the difficult road of parenting children with trauma histories—and she is still in the trenches! The Adoption & Foster Care Journey is a podcast ...
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At Tap’d, we help you make sense of the Future of Work, making technology understandable and easy to adopt. Our HR experience and consultancy = Your performance.
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ADOPTION STRUGGLES AND SUPPORT | Parenting Guide, Overwhelm, Healthy Relationships, Biblical Encouragement, Anxiety Bible Verses
Tim Maudlin, Adoptive Parent, Adoption Mentor
The Go-to Podcast for Struggling Adoptive Parents Who Need Biblical Encouragement In Their Parenting Journey! **Top 2% Globally Ranked Podcast** **Top 15 Best Adoptive Mom Podcast – MillionPodcasts ** **Top 50 Christian Parenting Podcast** Did you finally realize your dream of having a family only to have your happily ever after turn into a nightmare? Are you constantly second-guessing your parenting, anxious about whether your child will make good choices and remain faithful? Have you negle ...
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Welcome to ADOPTION MATTERS, a podcast with real people sharing real life stories and getting real about adoption from all three perspectives of the adoption triad. I'm Kim Noeth, one of your co-hosts, and a birth mother, along with Sharon Butler Obazee, an adoptee and Sally Ankerfelt, an adoptive parent. Together we explore difficult topics and share frank conversations guided by our commitment to truth-telling and truth-seeking. In each episode we discuss important issues using adoption at ...
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The Missouri Department of Social Services is proud to present The Call to Foster, a heartwarming new podcast series that features inspiring stories from foster parents across the state. Each episode will highlight their unique experiences and perspectives, how they overcame hesitations, and provide helpful advice for anyone considering becoming a foster parent. Prepare your heart as you hear first-hand from the compassionate families and individuals working together to make a difference for ...
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Mac Watson Talks voted BEST PODCAST by Phoenix Magazine's 2022 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll. We explore current events through emotional connections, real-life experiences, and humor.
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All about the struggles, surprises, joys, and exhaustion of birth and birthwork. Sharing stories about birth, birthwork, and everything it entails - infertility, miscarriage, pregnancy, labor and delivery, bottle feeding, breastfeeding & relactation, self-care after birth, sex to get pregnant and after kids, birth options, to medicate or not to medicate, adoption, midwife vs hospital, and running a successful birthwork business.
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We can learn how to change adoption from the stories of those who have been touched by it.
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Foster Care, Adoption, and Beyond: Untold Stories is an educational podcast centering on foster care, adoption, youth homelessness and related urban and social work topics. The host, Dr. Zayda Sorrell-Medina, is a professor, social scientist, and social work educator. She is also an advocate and member of the foster, adoption, and homeless youth community, which is also a population that she studies. FAB Untold Stories combines storytelling, expert interviews, and research to raise awareness ...
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Unraveling Adoption, hosted by adoptive parent Beth Syverson, is a safe space to delve into adoption's complexities together.
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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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Candid discussions about the experiences, challenges and triumphs of adoptive parents of color. Hosted by Malaika Parker, Director of the Adoptive Parents of Color Collaborative a project of Pact, an adoption alliance.
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Fathernetics – A podcast for fathers, by fathers. Exploring fatherhood from all angles, specifically the LGBTQ+ perspective, we dive into parenting, relationships, and victories—all with real, unfiltered conversations. We challenge the roles of Fathersl whether you’re a biological dad, stepdad, adoptive parent, or Mom just stepping into a fatherly role, this space is for you. Because fatherhood isn’t one-size-fits-all. 🎙️ Hosted by Jameel Mayers 📲 Follow us on Instagram: @fathernetics 📢 New ...
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Welcome to The Foster Friendly Podcast. We’re bringing foster care closer to home by sharing stories from the front lines. We're talking with former foster youth, foster parents and others who are finding unique and powerful ways to dramatically improve the experiences and outcomes for kids in foster care. The Foster Friendly podcast is brought to you by America’s Kids Belong, a nonprofit that helps kids in foster care find belonging in both family and community.
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From babyhood to school age, through the teenage years and ultimately adulthood, Adoption: The Long View explores all aspects of the adoption journey with a variety of articulate and thought-provoking guests.
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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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Welcome to "Real Fertility Talk," the podcast where we dive deep into the heartfelt and often complex journey to parenthood. Whether you’re facing infertility, exploring surrogacy, considering egg donation, or simply seeking guidance on your reproductive health, we’re here to support you every step of the way. Join us as we share real stories from people just like you—stories of struggle, hope, and resilience. We’ll feature expert interviews with doctors, counselors, and fertility specialist ...
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Medical Moms Anonymous: Insights & Christian Encouragement for Parents, Caregivers, and Families of Medically Complex Children
Jessica Spurlock
Are you a parent or caregiver navigating the rollercoaster of raising a child with complex medical or special needs? You’re not alone. Medical Mom’s Anonymous is a weekly podcast offering practical tips, insights from medical professionals, stories from other medical moms, and biblical encouragement for those walking this unique path in life. Hosted by Jessica Spurlock, a fellow medical mom, this podcast provides: Practical advice to simplify caregiving and advocacy. Stories of perseverance, ...
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Interested in fostering or adoption? Not sure where to start? Meet Barnardo's Fostering & Adoption here in NI. Your guide is Ness who looks after recruitment and is not a social worker. Let Ness introduce you to the wider team, to foster carers and adopters who are willing to share their experiences and give you (and Ness) insights into the world of fostering and adoption. What is it really like? What is 'Panel'? What kind of training can you expect? What sort of support will you get? Will y ...
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This is Infertility is a bi-weekly podcast where we fuse narrative storytelling with experience and science to give you a new perspective on what it’s really like to go through a family building journey. Each episode dives into the emotional, physical, and financial burdens carried by those who experience infertility on their path to parenthood. Be it IVF, IUI, egg freezing, surrogacy, adoption, etc., the path is never the same and it can be long, painful, and lonely. It’s our mission to giv ...
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The Crystal Paine Show is dedicated to helping you embrace life right where you are and take practical steps to get where you want to go. Crystal says, "My hope is that this podcast will serve as an inspiration to your week, a pause in your day to slow down and reflect a little, a looked-forward-to part of your weekly routine, a place where we can connect on a deeper level… and ultimately, my desire is that you come away from listening to each episode feeling motivated to bloom where you are ...
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Welcome to the Called to Love Podcast! In this episode, I am joined by a fellow adoptive mom, Megan May. Megan is also a self-published book author and creator of the You Matter Boutique which is designed to create meaningful things for both birth-moms and adoptive moms. Originally, Megan wanted zero kids, but God had other plans. Now Megan is the …
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190 – A Hero Who Never Experienced the Joy of Being Called Daddy
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5:53He was called son. He was called grandson. He was called nephew. He was called cousin, and he was called brother. But he was never called husband. He was never called daddy, and he was never called grandpa because he never came home. I hope when I’m finished telling you his story, you might consider calling him hero. Hi Neighbor, This episode was r…
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BARNARDO'S BITESIZE: What is Therapeutic Parenting?
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16:35Therapeutic parenting recognises children's behaviour as communication and focuses on nurturing connections to help children who've experienced trauma develop trust and security. Unlike traditional parenting approaches, therapeutic parenting requires understanding a child's inner world and developmental needs rather than simply managing behaviours.…
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Adopted, Parenting A Son, Finding His Birth Mom & Becoming an Author - Mark Jamilkowski - S7 E61
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38:59I was adopted in the 1960s, at birth. Became a parent in the 1990s. My life journey led to self discovery and searching for birth mother. I discovered things about her and her life that answered the fundamental questions - where did I come from? What does 'home' mean? I am a co-founder of a healthcare start up FIND HIM HERE: https://www.mark-jamilk…
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What's It Like When Your Parents Decide to Foster
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54:00Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you considering fostering but are concerned about how it impacts the kids already living in your home? Join us for a conversation with Michelle Snyder, a foster, adoptive, and bio mom, and her son, Ben, to hear their stories of fostering and how it impacted their family. They ar…
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When Love Isn’t Enough: Amy VanTine on Parenting Through RAD
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38:41Send us a text In this deeply moving episode, Sherrie Eldridge welcomes Amy Vantine, a mother, educator, and co-founder of RAD Advocates, to share her harrowing and inspiring journey of parenting a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). From her early dreams of motherhood to the trauma, confusion, and eventual heartbreak of dissolving an ad…
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Attorney to Transformational Mentoring, Miscarriage & Parenting a child with ADHD - Arlene Cohen Miller - S7 E63
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33:29* I discovered that I was pregnant at age 29 a month after opening my own solo legal practice in a suburb of Cleveland, OH * My partner and I grew up in Louisville, KY. Our families were there, so we had no day-to-day support from them * My law school colleagues were practicing law 5 to 6 hours' drive away from where I was living. * I had to build …
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Finding Justice in a Broken Foster Care System
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25:18We confront the reality of injustice in foster care and explore how to effectively advocate for change without burning out or losing sight of our purpose. From recognizing that not every battle is ours to fight, to making strategic relationships within the system, these seven practical tips help foster parents navigate the broken parts of the syste…
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Ep.4 Redeemed from Jail & Given Purpose | Former Foster Child Shares Testimony
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36:43Aged out of the system, Daniel found himself without a family and without hope. Overcome with grief he felt there was only one way out. Until God showed him He had so much more in store for him. From jail cell to living a life dedicated to the LORD, listen to Daniel's powerful story of redemption and how his years in the foster care system have pav…
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Speaking the Heart Language of Adopted and Foster Children
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18:17Send us a text In this heartfelt episode, adoption author Sherry Eldridge shares deeply personal insights and practical advice for adoptive and foster parents seeking to truly connect with their children. Drawing from her book 20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed, Sherry explores how well-intentioned words can be misinterpreted by adopted chi…
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Helpful Tips and Advice When the Going Gets Tough for Foster Families with Bethany Hall
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34:18In this episode of the Foster Friendly Podcast, hosts Travis Vangsnes and Courtney Williams welcome back Bethany Hall, a licensed family nurse practitioner and director of training at Chosen. They discuss the importance of foster care awareness, the impact of movies on perceptions of foster care, and the ongoing need for support in the foster care …
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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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5. Best Practices for Supervising Kids and Dogs
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8:57Welcome to Parenting Kids and Dogs 101, a limited series podcast for parents who live with kids and dogs, or plan to. I'm your host, Michelle Stern, the founder of Pooch Parenting. I'm not just a certified professional dog trainer and former teacher, I'm a mom too. In each episode of this series, I hope you'll feel like I'm chatting with you, one p…
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[073] Surviving Summer with a Medically Complex Child: Practical Tips for Medical Moms
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7:12Summer break can feel anything but relaxing when you're raising a child with complex medical needs. In this episode of Medical Mom’s Anonymous, host Jessica shares practical tips and grace-filled strategies to help medical moms prepare for the unique challenges summer brings—from managing unpredictable routines and keeping up with care plans to car…
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How to Talk to Girls about Drama-Free Friendships with Annie Fox – Rerelease
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39:50Special Guest: Annie Fox Annie Fox is an Award winning writer, app developer and Educator Focusing on Social-Emotional learning and character development. Annie aims to teach kids to be good people because we need more good people. We are all villagers, so it's up to us. Some of her books include: Teaching Kids to Be Good People, Too Stressed to Th…
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Whether it's a different job, or another church, or yet another military move, we’ve all been the new girl at some point in our lives. Today, author Lindsay Swoboda—who’s moved seventeen times!—joins us to chat about how we can hold the unknowns of a Life Raft Season loosely, yet intentionally. Lindsay shares her best tips for creating a sense of h…
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Summary: New York Times bestselling author Andrew Bridge joins us to share his powerful journey from foster care to Harvard Law and beyond. In this episode, we discuss his memoir Hope’s Boy and his new release The Child Catcher, a bold exposé on the child welfare system. Andrew reflects on beating the odds, the stigma surrounding foster youth, and …
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A Journey to Motherhood Through Faith, Infertility, Foster Care and Adoption
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47:09Jenn Ditges shares her powerful journey from infertility to motherhood through foster care and adoption, revealing how she came to mother six children after experiencing twelve pregnancy losses. • Always dreamed of being pregnant since witnessing her mother's pregnancy at age 8 • Received a spiritual promise of having six children while walking in …
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Episode 481 - Foster Care with Dr. John DeGarmo
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55:42“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you have me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” -Matthew 25:35 Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care. On this episode, host Sandra Flach completes…
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Property Settlement: Part 2 – Delays, Disputes & Disasters
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34:48In Part 2 of this deep dive into Property Settlements, Alex and Liza explore the cases that drag on... and on… and on. From high-conflict couples and judicial missteps to multi-jurisdictional property battles and sham trusts, this episode is a guided tour of what not to do if you want to settle your property dispute efficiently. Topics include: The…
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Episode 270: Recovering from Addiction to Achieve Reunification (w/ Jacob Jackson)
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41:31There are many requirements that a biological parent must meet in order to reunify with their children. While these requirements are necessary to ensure that children are being reunited with parents who can provide a safe and stable environment, many parents struggle to overcome the circumstances that led to their children being placed in foster ca…
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Raising Children in the Age of AI With Dr Matt Agnew
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43:04How do you raise curious children in a world of algorithms, screen time, and smart tech? Astrophysicist and science communicator Dr Matt Agnew joins The Wiggles to explore what AI actually is, how it’s already part of our everyday lives, and how parents can help their children understand and use it safely. From science experiments at home to the bi…
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Sis Has Thoughts: Women on the Dad Beat (ft. Daisy V.) - Sunday Special
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34:57🎙 Episode: #3 - Sis Has Thoughts: Women on the Dad Beat In this special Sunday episode, I sit down with our dear family friend Daisy to explore fatherhood from a different angle—not from the seat of a father, but from the heart of someone who’s been beside us, loving us, supporting us, and witnessing our journey as two dads raising boys. Daisy brin…
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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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Hello and welcome to the A&F podcast, we're in the same country so after a very busy day at the FASD Ireland Conf we took to bed (think Morecambe and Wise) and unpacked the day's events as well as catching up with the latest news from the world of adoption and fostering and house moves! As always if you’ve experience of adoption, fostering or speci…
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Confession: I have started referring to myself as Lane’s bumpers on a bowling lane. I can guide and provide for him, keeping him out of the gutters in adolescence, while at the same time understanding he has free will. I need to trust in his ability to make good choices in the teen years. Lane needs to trust that I will be there for him, even when …
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Becoming Yourself in the Middle of Motherhood with Emma Fulenwider
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32:02Send us a text On this episode, we sit down with Emma Fulenwider—author, literary agent, TEDx speaker, and mother navigating the complexities of modern parenting—to explore what it truly means to belong in a world full of pressure, perfectionism, and plastic toys. Emma shares her personal journey from being an "odd kid" who learned to mimic others …
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From Grandmother to Advocate: One Woman’s Fight Against DFCS
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40:07In this powerful debut episode of The Kinship Crisis, host Lenora Buckley shares her personal and heartbreaking story of how her grandson was taken into foster care by the Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS)—despite the presence of willing, able, and loving biological family members ready to care for him. Lenora takes listeners th…
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In this episode of the Hey, Am I Adopted? podcast, host Emily and Gene Trowbridge speaks with Thomas Mason about his adoption story. Thomas shares his experiences growing up adopted, the curiosity he had about his biological family, and the impact of adoption on his identity. He discusses the challenges of not having a medical history and how he na…
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189 – Why Should Adoptive Parents Nurture Their Relationships?
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5:10Feeling overwhelmed as an adoptive parent? You can’t pour from an empty cup! Hi Neighbor, Parenting, especially in adoptive families, can be overwhelming. There’s only so much you can give before you have nothing more to offer. Today’s segment, The Magic Is in Nurturing Your Relationships, comes from Episode 183. I want to encourage you to listen, …
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3 Children, 1 Stillborn, Divorce, Postpartum Doula & Author with Foster Wilson - S7 E62
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34:04- 3 birth experiences - 1) intended home birth with midwife, ended as cesarean due to cholestasis - 2) heartbreak of a 24-week fatal diagnosis, termination, vaginal delivery to a stillborn baby (my son Wilde) - 3) rainbow baby through a VBAC after induced labor with repeat cholestasis - career shifted to being a postpartum doula at 39 - work to shi…
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Ep.3: Divinely Called to Foster & Adopt - Interview with Lydia Reddoch Cline
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35:41Sometimes God's calling on your life is undeniable. For Lydia and Josiah, it was clear from the very beginning they were meant to foster and adopt. Laugh along with us, as Lydia shares one story after another of how God showed up in a very big way to bring their family together. Are you a foster or adoptive parent who would like to share what God h…
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In this episode, Shasta, Jessica, and Ashton talk to DeeDee Button. DeeDee is a former foster parent, adoptive parent, licensed foster parent trainer, a college student seeking a degree in social work, a foster parent ambassador, and the creator and owner of a nonprofit called "The Chaos Closet." DeeDee is doing it all and showing the world that su…
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Overcoming Odds: From Street Child in Uganda to Foster and Forever Dad with Peter Mutabazi
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37:47In this episode of the Foster Friendly Podcast, host Brian Mavis and co-host Courtney Williams interview Peter Mutabazi, a remarkable individual who shares his journey from a challenging childhood in Uganda to becoming a foster parent in the United States. Peter discusses the importance of kindness, education, and the role of men in foster care, as…
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you a professional working with kinship caregivers? You need to listen to this interview with Dr. Tyreasa Washington, is a nationally and internationally recognized scholar specializing in kinship care families (e.g., grandparents raising grandchildren). She is a Distinguished S…
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97 - Without the New Family Social Summer Camp we wouldn't have our son!
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37:30Adam and Oliver were struggling with family finding when they came to the NFS summer camp. The people they met gave them the strength to continue and their son came home weeks later. They talk about the highs and lows, including how they've dealt with their son initially bonding more with Oliver than with Adam. They even tell us all about their "Ja…
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How to Talk about Parenting a Child on the Spectrum with Kate Swenson, Adrian Wood, and Carrie Cariello
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[072] When Food Becomes Fear: Learning to Breathe Again After a Food Allergy Diagnosis
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13:43When your child is diagnosed with a food allergy, even something as simple as snack time can feel terrifying. In this heartfelt episode, I share our family's unexpected journey into the world of food allergies—how fear crept in, how it affected our daily lives, and how God met me right in the middle of the panic. If you're a medical mom struggling …
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Adopted By God: The Spiritual Healing in Adoption & Foster Care
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33:42Welcome to the Called to Love Podcast! In this episode, I am joined by author and adoptive father, Matt Lambert. Matt and his wife live in the UK with their two adopted children. Through the adoption experience, Matt unpacked some of his own brokenness and began to experience spiritual healing as he was “adopted by God.” This inspired him to write …
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Jessica Miles shares her raw, powerful story of loving through the hardest seasons of foster care, demonstrating how her own difficult childhood prepared her to show up authentically for children experiencing trauma. She offers profound insight into what it means to love intentionally when behaviors are extreme and systems are failing. • Loving chi…
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Episode 480 - Healing Trauma Through Connection with Bethany Hall
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44:01"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, Because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim freedom for the captives and Release from darkness for the prisoners,…" -Isaiah 61:1 Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as y…
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