20 THINGS ADOPTION PODCAST with Sherrie Eldridge
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAdoptive parents are more than aware that their child has suffered great loss in relinquishment and the 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’ brain.
Some children don’t exhibit pushback behavior until teen years or when they are searching for their biological roots.
Adoptive parents must prepare themselves for this possibility by hearing the stories of other parents. The will realize:
1. They are not alone.
2. The pushback isn’t proof of ineffective parenting.
3. Their child can heal.
Stay tuned for upcoming podcasts and updates about my upcoming book.
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Episodes
Author Keri Williams Addresses Reactive Attachment Disorder
March 27, 2024 21:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBIn this episode, I talk with award-winning author and advocate, Keri Williams, about her two-decade journey as a foster and adoptive parent, highlighting the challenges of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Keri shares her personal adoption experiences and the behavioral challenges she faced. She discusses navigating mental health systems, societal misconceptions, and the need for more support and resources for RAD caregivers. Join me for this enlightening conversation on parenting children...
Author Karen Springs Encourages Parents Who Adopted Children Internationally
February 21, 2024 18:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBKaren Springs provides cutting-edge research about how adoptive families wit kids adopted from overseas have progressed. In her new book—THE BACKSEAT OF ADOPTION, she shares How the families she worked with in Europe are currently progressing. Are the children thriving? Are the parents thriving? What are the joys of parenting? What are common obstacles? How many children are searching for their roots? Are the parents involved in their adult children’s lives? All Rights Reserved. @s...
Adoptee Julie Ryan McGue's Search for Origins
January 26, 2024 05:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBWhat could be more exciting than to be an adopted person and find the family that you never knew existed? All Rights Reserved. @sherrieeldridge
Navigating Adoptee Birthdays
August 16, 2023 14:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBHi, my friends. Well, we're going to visit the subject of adoptee birthdays again today. I just recently had one. I'm well into my seventh decade of life, and I look back and I realize that there are so many things that I couldn't say or explain. About adoptee birthdays in my younger years, but I'd just kinda like to share with you the new thoughts that I have about birthdays so that maybe the whole triad adoptees, my fellow adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, foster parents, can glea...
Sherrie Encourages Younger Fellow-Adopted Children
July 18, 2023 00:00 - 13 minutes - 9.19 MBSometimes, adopted children get discouraged about numerous meltdowns and need encouragement from someone who's been there--author Sherrie Eldridge. Eldridge crafted this short message just for the children by sharing the reason for meltdowns, which is trauma. Children are taught that because of the repercussions of trauma, oftentimes love from others and from God doesn’t translate as love. Eldridge shares several personal examples and encourages children to: 1. Remember that God has a won...
Sherrie Encourages Adoptees and Foster Kids
July 18, 2023 00:00 - 13 minutes - 9.19 MBSometimes, adopted and fostered kids get discouraged about numerous meltdowns and need encouragement from someone who's been there--author Sherrie Eldridge. Eldridge crafted this short message just for the children by sharing the reason for meltdowns, which is trauma. Children are taught that because of the repercussions of trauma, oftentimes love from others and from God don't translate as love. Eldridge shares several personal examples and encourages children to: 1. Remember that God has ...
Susan Tebos Shares Book for Adopted Teens
May 11, 2023 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBAnd I'm very excited about this guest that's going to be talking with me during the next segment. It is Susan Tebows, who is the author of, we've Been There, true Stories, surprising Insights, and Aha Moments for Adopted Teens. Susan is a writer, speaker, bible study leader and adoptive mom. And she's got such a heart for adoptees. I was so taken by that. So fellow adoptees, I know you're gonna really like her insights in this book and in this podcast, she and her husband Mike have three a...
Dafna Lender LCSW, Describes Adoptee Loss
April 02, 2023 18:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBTeen and adult adoptees will be encouraged by such a gifted therapist as Dafna Lender LCSW. Dafna shares initially how her upbringing challenged her to be a voice for those that have no voice. Hearing her validation of the adoptee loss is moving and will bless the heart of every adoptee that listens. Additionally, Lender addresses the need of adoptive and foster parents to know what will help them address control issues, such as procrastination for going to school. Lastly, Sherrie Eldr...
Ron Nydam Ph.D. Revisits Adoption and Relinquishment
March 09, 2023 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBRon Nydam, Ph.D., is a highly respected and beloved pastor, speaker, author, counselor, and teacher in the field of adoption. For the last two decades, he educated international audiences about relinquishment and adoption. These two topics are his specialty and he addresses them with the finesse of a skilled surgeon. His main audiences are: Adoptees struggling with the repercussions of relinquishment. First (Birth) parents, continuing to mourn their losses. Adoptive parents who can't un...
Derek Clark Urges Fostered Teens to Never Give Up
January 31, 2023 20:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBDerek Clark’s life is one of resilience and redemption. As a child he suffered unthinkable child abuse, abandonment and emotional distress before being turned over to the psychiatric hospital at age five. His 13 years in the San Francisco bay area foster care system reflected an early life of humiliation, aggression, emotional distress, overwhelming anxiety and being wrongfully labeled. Eventually, with the help of loving foster parents and a fantastic social worker, he defied the artificia...
The Hot Potato of Adoptee Anger
January 17, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBBronwen interviews Sherrie on a rare topic--adoptee anger. They discuss the two kinds of anger and emphasize the fact that anger itself is good--its a God-given emotion that warns us if something is wrong, like the red light on a dashboard. Anger can become toxic when anger is stuffed and turns into bitterness and hate. The unintentional adversarial relationship that often occurs between adoptive moms and their children is common, but its a topic that hasn't be addressed by adoption profes...
One Mom's Story about Adopting Internationally
November 05, 2022 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBBronwen Smith, a mom who adopted from Korea, shares the real-life struggles and joys of adopting internationally. Learn how she and her husband decided to adopt, how they chose the country to adopt from, what it was like to take off in the plane with the knowledge that their son was leaving his entire home behind, and how they juggle joy and peace on a daily basis. All Rights Reserved. @sherrieeldridge
The Trauma Wound of Adoptive and Foster Moms
September 08, 2022 19:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBNot only must adoptive and foster moms understand the depth of their child’s pre-adoption pain, but also their own trauma wound. “What wound?” they may say. “My child is the one with the deep wound, not me. Don’t be ridiculous.” Adoptive moms may be offended or defensive when told they have a trauma wound. Adoptive mom says—I think many people can experience defensiveness or protectiveness about our woundedness. To be comfortable disclosing ourselves authentically requires safety. Safe peo...
Adopted Kids May See Adoptive Mom As An Enemy
August 03, 2022 14:00 - 19 minutes - 13.8 MBSometimes, adopted kids see their adoptive moms as an enemy. Does that mean there's something wrong with them? Bad genes? Bad character? A million times, no! Adoptees have been deeply wounded, first through the loss of their first mothers, and second, by being placed into the arms of strangers. Learn four reasons adoptees see their moms like this and what moms can do to gain hope and endurance. All Rights Reserved. @sherrieeldridge
What Kind of Love Adoptees Really Need
June 28, 2022 18:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBThis podcast reveals how adoption's parent/child relationships oftentimes become strained and explains that the strain is not the fault of parent nor child. Five adoptive moms give real-life examples of strain. Sherrie Eldridge reveals the greatest gift parents can give their kids in every situation--the gift of a non-abandoning heart. The pre-requisite to a non-abandoning heart is "risky love"--choosing to remain in the meltdown with the child, trace current-day strain to perceived abando...
The Greatest Gift Adoptive Parents Can Give Their Kiddos
June 28, 2022 18:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBThis podcast reveals how adoption's parent/child relationships oftentimes become strained and explains that the strain is not the fault of parent nor child. Five adoptive moms give real-life examples of strain. Sherrie Eldridge reveals the greatest gift parents can give their kids in every situation--the gift of a non-abandoning heart. The pre-requisite to a non-abandoning heart is "risky love"--choosing to remain in the meltdown with the child, trace current-day strain to perceived abando...
What Kind of Love Adoptees Need
June 28, 2022 18:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBThis podcast reveals how adoption's parent/child relationships oftentimes become strained and explains that the strain is not the fault of parent nor child. Five adoptive moms give real-life examples of strain. Sherrie Eldridge reveals the greatest gift parents can give their kids in every situation--the gift of a non-abandoning heart. The pre-requisite to a non-abandoning heart is "risky love"--choosing to remain in the meltdown with the child, trace current-day strain to perceived abando...
Boot Camp for Adoptive Parents
May 12, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBRelationships between adoptive moms and their kids will involve more stress than bio kids and parents. If an adoptive mother isn't educated about this reality, she may conclude that her parenting is inferior--"I thought it was me and my inability to nurture and support them properly." Sherrie Eldridge proposes a bootcamp within her new book that would prepare parents well. As a result, they won't enter the battlefields without being seasoned warriors. The first step is to learn what a "non-...
Preparing for Adoptee Push Back
May 12, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBRelationships between adoptive moms and their kids will involve more stress than bio kids and parents. If an adoptive mother isn't educated about this reality, she may conclude that her parenting is inferior--"I thought it was me and my inability to nurture and support them properly." Sherrie Eldridge proposes a bootcamp within her new book that would prepare parents well. As a result, they won't enter the battlefields without being seasoned warriors. The first step is to learn what a "non-...
The Dance of Adoption
January 13, 2022 10:00 - 19 minutes - 27.2 MBThere are many adoptive parents whose adopted children can't receive their love. If we liken it to a dance, the adopted child may delight in stepping on the parent's toes. Sherrie Eldridge explains why this happens from an adoptee perspective, as well as sharing adoptive parent thoughts about the rejection they experience. Hopefully, parents will come away with new ideas about how to dance effectively with their adopted children. All Rights Reserved. @sherrieeldridge
Junk Transforms to Treasure
September 08, 2021 22:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBPodcast #2 Many adoptees and foster children haven't been told that it's possible to find freedom from their painful past. Sherrie reviews the literature that's been available, especially that of Nancy Verrier's THE PRIMAL WOUND. The case is made that in physical healing, validation of the wound is just the beginning. Most adoptees want more--more growth, more steps to take toward freedom, and more self-worth. Sherrie shares her story of how this reality transpired in her life. All Rights ...
Good News for the World of Adoption!
July 18, 2021 19:00 - 8 minutes - 6.14 MBSherrie Eldridge introduces herself as a veteran adoptee and adoption author, but enthusiastically invites adoptive, birth, foster, step parents and her fellow adoptees to join her in discovering wonderful new research and experience in the world of adoption: 1. The child's brain records parental acts of love even though child's level of receptivity is low. 2. Parents can be assured through brain research that their acts of love won't be forgotten. 3. Adoptees can be free from their painful...