45. The Adoptive Mom with Alex Fittin

Callie Troyer is on the show this week to talk to us about navigating unknowns and possible developmental delays when reviewing a referral and bringing a child home. She shares her adoption story and the importance of surrounding yourself with adoption minded health professionals especially during the attachment season. Callie is an incredibly thoughtful and conscientious adoptive parent and advocate and it is refreshing to hear her perspective on many adoptive issues. You'll want to listen to this one!

8 Heinä 202053min

Adoptive Mom Breaunna Stone is on the show this week to walk us through her experience with Post Adoption Depression. While it is becoming more common to hear about or have trainings regarding Post Adoption Depression, there is a huge need for more education and support. Breaunna had never heard of Post Adoption Depression before she adopted her baby, but a lapse in mental health led her to research and counseling to understand more about it. Breaunna tells her experience and offers incredibly practical exercises and tips. Listen to this episode if you are about to adopt, think you might be experiencing Post Adoption Depression, or want to know how to help a friend or loved one through it. Depression and Anxiety Among PostPartum and Adoptive Mothers: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3433270/ Find Breaunna on Instagram: @BreaunnaStone Find Us on Facebook & Instagram: @AdoptionHacks Email Us: AdoptionHacksInfo@gmail.com Music: DrummerBoy by MisterWives

30 Kesä 202049min

When Alison Storm and her husband decided to adopt, remaining debt free was incredible important to them. But how can a family remain debt free with the overwhelming fees of adoption?! Alison is on the show this week to share many of her creative ideas for fundraising and funding an adoption. She also walks us through their Burundi Adoption, what that was like, how they managed being in a pilot program and the unpredictable wait, and what being home together is like now. Check out Alison's Podcast: "My Pleasure: The Unofficial Chick-Fil-A Podcast" Find Us on Facebook & Instagram: AdoptionHacks Email Us: AdoptionHacksInfo@gmail.com Music: DrummerBoy by MisterWives

23 Kesä 202043min

As adopted and Foster parents we need to be constantly educating ourselves about trauma. Not just in the training or pre-adoption stage. Once we are parenting a child who has had trauma, we are constantly trauma parenting so we need ongoing training and education. Steve Luther is the Executive Director and Founder of Grace Wellness Center, a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Therapeutic Parent Coach, a Certified Splankna Trauma Therapist and Trainer AND a foster and adoptive dad. He lives this through and through! In this episode he is going to walk us through the helpful trauma parenting model he created called DANCE. That takes you from battling from with your child to dancing with your child. He is also offering his 8 module trauma parenting program for a limited time as "Pay What you Want" to Adoption Hacks Listeners! This is an incredible opportunity. See below link to sign up or get more info! https://go.traumabasedchristianparenting.com/pandemic-parenting-master-class Find about more about Steve's programs here: https://www.traumabasedchristianparenting.com Email Steve here: steve@traumabasedchristianparenting.com Instagram and Facebook: AdoptionHacks Music: DrummerBoy by MisterWives Rate and Review Adoption Hacks on iTunes!

2 Kesä 202050min

Heartbreaking and upsetting. Kandace discusses the complex issue of the Stauffers adoption dissolution. There are clear devastating decisions the family made that they need to be held accountable for. But it seems they were also undereducated, underprepared and unsupported. How can we in the adoption community keep this from happening to families?

29 Touko 202015min

International Adoption Spotlight: Thailand! This weeks guest, Lindsey Thompson and her husband adopted their son from Thailand a couple years ago, and now they are adopting siblings, also from Thailand. So with 3 children from Thai adoption, Lindsey has incredible amount of information and stories to share about the process. Adoption Hacks Host, Kandace and her husband have recently shifted their 2nd adoption from India to Thailand. During that process Lindsey was an incredible resource when finding more out about Thailand adoption. So of course Lindsey needed to come on the show and share with you all as well! Email Us: adoptionhacksinfo@gmail.com Instagram and Facebook AdoptionHacks Music: DrummerBoy by MisterWives

5 Touko 202035min

All parents run out of empathy and compassion at some points... especially parents with kids who come from trauma backgrounds... and especially during a global pandemic! Melissa Corkum breaks down why and how parents run out of compassion and experience blocked care and how this relates to our kids blocked trust. She also shares encouraging words about why we should not feel guilt when we have hit moments where we want to give up. She gives us practical ways to care for ourselves and parent compassionately again and supportive advice for families during a time of unpredictability and quarantine. Her and her team at The Adoption Connection have created wonderful resources and practical steps to parent compassionately, which they are sharing with Adoption Hacks listeners! Compassion Quiz and Resources: http://www.theadoptionconnection.com/adoptionhacks Find more of Melissa's resources at https://www.thecorkboardonline.com/ Instagram: TheAdoptionConnection Facebook: The Adoption Connection Podcast: The Adoption Connection Email Us: adoptionhacksinfo@gmail.com Facebook/Instagram @AdoptionHacks Music: DrummerBoy by MisterWives

21 Huhti 202032min