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#233: Maintaining Compassion as a Kinship Provider with Nakole Wooley
Kinship care, the full-time care of a child by relatives, comes with many added relationship dynamics and complexities. In this episode Nakole Wooley shares how they navigate the challenges of kinship
#232: Navigating Blocked Care When Your Community is Watching
In this episode Angela Coston, the executive director of For the Sake of One, shares her journey as an adoptive and foster mom. She candidly discusses her experiences and challenges in parenting child
#231: [workshop] Calm Your Child’s Stress Response Using Neurodevelopmental Movement with Sonia Story
Many children with early adversity have an overactive stress response that can create challenging behaviors. In this engaging workshop you will see compelling case studies, visuals, and research about
#230: Blocked Care 101
Is your adoption journey turning out differently than you imagined? You had so much love to give, but now you feel ashamed and bewildered by your lack of compassion. You may be experiencing blocked ca
#229: Honoring the Mystery in Adoption Stories with Suzanne Stabile
Every adoptee walks through life dealing with the loss of at least their first family, and each one will experience that loss with a different lens. This week, Suzanne Stabile joins Lisa and Melissa f
#228: [workshop] Helping Kids Who Live in La-la Land with Robyn Gobbel, MSW
Do you have a child who doesn't seem to be fully present? Perhaps it seems they're often daydreaming or in la-la land. This can be especially frustrating if they have trouble focusing at school or com
#227: [mailbag] preparing for a placement, young adult rejection, spouses with blocked care, choices for child with FASDs
This week we answer listener questions such as: How do I prepare for every possible scenario and keep balance in our lives? Why does our young adult reject us but show loyalty to practical strangers?
#226: Navigating the Emotions of Special Needs Parenting with Amy J. Brown
Join Lisa as she talks with Amy J. Brown about the journey of parenting children with special needs. We talk about the moment she realized her children's challenges were going to change her life and f
#225: [workshop] Using the TBRI® Nurture Group as a Family with Tristen McGhee
It's easy to get bogged down in big behaviors and forget to have positive interactions with your kids. TBRI Nurture Groups provide a positive, attachment-rich environment that is imperative to helpin
#224: [Summer Swap] Finding Connection Through Your Adoption Journey
We often have opportunities to be guests on other podcasts, and we've had some great conversations. We'd hate for you to miss them. Because we're taking the month of July off from recording new episod