Latest Fosterparent Podcast Episodes
Episode 59: Adoption Matters. Talk About It!
The Essentials for Adoption Attuned Parenting - November 08, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJoin adoptive parents and adoption coaches, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they discuss observing National Adoption Month. As adoptive parents, we probably already think and talk a lot about adoption. And this month, we might even find ourselves sharing on social media smiling, happy photos. ...
The Last Hug
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - October 24, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsThis is a unique one off episode. It is a conversation with 3 other dads and authors who wrote their story of grief in the book The Last Hug. You can purchase the book Here
The Magic of the Match
Just As Special - September 26, 2023 14:06 - 59 minutesHope felt like she had way more help than she could use as one foster parent which led her to start thinking about how she could help other families who could benefit from even just one more friend. The Neighbor Program has since grown to serve families across the Colorado and even the nation...
Child Welfare from a Case worker and Therapist with Avni Panchal
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - June 20, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsAvni Panchal is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has her own private practice in the Bay Area. In addition to therapy services, she provides training to social workers in the field, teaches at San Francisco State University and is the Clinical Advisor for Kaya. She continues to faci...
Life After Trauma with Phillip Harter
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - May 30, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsI have never told this story in public and I have not told everything that is here, probably ever. I have always felt a pulling to the children and families who are or have been involved in this system, or have suffered in the darkness of our world. I’m going to include a bio that is taken ...
Supporting the Supporters with Nikki Hertzler
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - May 16, 2023 07:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsNikki Hertzler resides in northern Nevada. She and her husband have lived in several states before settling with their three children in Nevada. Nikki is an elementary teacher and as a speaker, she speaks on the importance of early childhood development as well as on foster care. Her family e...
Get Angry & Change It
Just As Special - May 16, 2023 03:17 - 58 minutesA youth who was labeled “a danger to others” by the foster care system shares what that meant for her and what that means for the system as a whole. Learn more at JustAsSpecial.com.
Autistic Me with Christopher Scott Wyatt
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - May 09, 2023 07:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsDr. Christopher Scott Wyatt is an autistic self-advocate and father of two neurodiverse daughters. He earned a doctorate while researching online education for students with autism spectrum disorders. His experiences living with physical and neurological differences shape his parenting. Wyatt co...
Episode 58: A Discovery Episode ...Is Adopting a Child Right for Me?????
The Essentials for Adoption Attuned Parenting - April 21, 2023 16:26 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingListen to excerpts from Growing Intentional Families Together's Discovery Webinar Is Adopting a Child Right for Me? Hosts, adoptive parents, and adoption coaches, Susan David and Gayle Swift, continue their hiatus 'til June. Meantime, they've been busy working with their colleagues and ha...
Your Trauma is NOT My Trauma with Maccabee Griffin
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - April 11, 2023 23:33 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsImagine the stage is set, the lights are dimmed, and the audience is waiting with bated breath. This is where my journey began - in the theater. I spent over two decades honing my craft, perfecting my skills, and pouring my heart and soul into every performance. But in 2005, I knew it was t...
Complex Trauma with Andrea Hanson
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - March 28, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsAndrea has worked with clients across the globe who are seeking a deep recalibration from a state of trauma response to a state of self-love, creativity, wholeness, and flow. Andrea has dedicated years training to become highly specialized and effective in artfully blending a mosaic of tec...
Walking Out of The Sex Trafficking Industry with Hannah Spanke
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - March 21, 2023 07:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsHannah is a passionate advocate for authentic happiness, and sustainable healthy relationships, starting with the one we have with ourselves. She is a Licensed Authentic Tantra Practitioner, Board Certified Clinical Sexologist, and Relationship & Life Coach specializing in helping individuals be...
Episode 57: Is Adopting a Child Right for Me?
The Essentials for Adoption Attuned Parenting - March 16, 2023 14:45 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJoin hosts, adoptive parents, and adoption coaches, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they discuss their upcoming course, Is Adopting a Child Right for Me? Child-centric and adoption attuned, it’s a six-module, on-demand course that offers information, preparation, and competency to make that impo...
Growing Through Unhealthy Adoption with Michelle McGough
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - March 14, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsMichelle McGough is an adoptee and individual who survived the foster care system as an infant. After being placed with a family she endured constant abuse until she reached adulthood. Left with only the coping mechanisms she developed to survive, she entered the military followed by the private...
Foster and Adoptive Mom Angie Grandt
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - February 21, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsI am a mom of 2 very different children – in regard to their biology, their needs, their attachment, their experiences. I have worked in the special education field for more than 2 decades intimately hearing, seeing, and feeling parents struggle to connect with their children who have devel...
Episode 56: Sharing Heart to Heart Conversations
The Essentials for Adoption Attuned Parenting - February 17, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTaking a break is an opportunity to catch a breath, reassess, and tweak ... SO this episode is a rebroadcast as your hosts take a winter-into-spring hiatus. Join us for new episodes in June! A desire to connect with another person is at the heart of every conversation. Too often our words l...
Interracial Adoption with Zachary Daniel
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - February 14, 2023 06:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsZachary Daniel is a Midwest native. He comes to Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey to discuss how his adoption experience shaped himself and his family. He graduated with a degree in Nuclear Medicine but eventually founded his own investment firm Digital Edge Wealth Management. He draws his en...
Episode 55: 4 EASY Things to Resolve to Do in the New Year
The Essentials for Adoption Attuned Parenting - January 26, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJoin adoptive parents and adoption coaches, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they discuss 4 EASY things to do as resolutions for the year ahead. These suggestions were designed with the holiday weary listener in mind. They remain applicable as we move further along in the coming year. Like all pa...
Heal Thrive Dream with Karen Robinson, LCSW
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - December 27, 2022 08:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsKaren Robinson, MSW, ACSW, LCSW Trauma Recovery Expert I'm a licensed therapist with 24 years of clinical experience specializing in trauma recovery, anxiety, and depression. I provide holistic care to create transformation and healing for trauma survivors. https://www.Karenrobinson360...
Episode 54:Let's Explore How to Build an Adoption Attuned Library
The Essentials for Adoption Attuned Parenting - December 21, 2022 10:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJoin adoptive parents and adoption coaches, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they discuss how to go about building an Adoption Attuned Library. Last month they discussed "The Top Six Reasons You Want an Adoption Attuned Library." And now in this follow-up episode, 3 types of readers are addressed...
Foster Care to Prison to Redemption with Steven Snook
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - December 20, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsFoster care is truly an unparalleled experience. This is our journey as a foster and adoptive family that has seen and experienced a lot! We want to share our joy and heartbreak with the world to inspire others to join in our mission of providing strength to the weakest among us. We are sharing...
Digital Detox with Molly DeFrank
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - December 12, 2022 12:09 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsI’m a former politico-turned stay-at-home mom. I married my college sweetheart and a week later began working for an actor-turned-Governator. After a few years, I put that life on hold to raise several amazing tiny people. I assumed stay-at-home mom life would prove easier than the fast pace a...
Advocating for Foster Youth with Shalamar Parrish
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - December 06, 2022 08:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsFoster care is truly an unparalleled experience. This is our journey as a foster and adoptive family that has seen and experienced a lot! We want to share our joy and heartbreak with the world to inspire others to join in our mission of providing strength to the weakest among us. We are sharing...
A Place to all Home with David Ambroz
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - November 29, 2022 08:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsDavid Ambroz is a national poverty and child welfare expert and advocate. President Obama recognized him as an American Champion of Change. He currently serves as the Head of Community Engagement (West) for Amazon, coordinating with non-profits and community leaders for social good. Previously h...
A Foster Care Journey with Darren and Theresa Carter
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - November 21, 2022 23:34 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsDarren W Carter and Theresa Carter join us in this episode to talk about their lives, struggles, and joys through the lens of being foster parents. They are both strong parents and business owners located in Cleveland, Ohio. We talked all about bio kids, adopted kids, foster kids, and godchild...
Episode 53:6 Reasons to Build Your Adoption Attuned Family Library
The Essentials for Adoption Attuned Parenting - November 16, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJoin adoptive parents and adoption coaches, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they discuss why its important to develop a family library that is Adoption Attuned. Books serve as an immensely valuable tool for helping families address adoption complexity. And, a loving parent’s lap offers the pe...
Understanding Attachment in Foster Care with Sarah Salisott
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - November 08, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsFoster care is truly an unparalleled experience. This is our journey as a foster and adoptive family that has seen and experienced a lot! We want to share our joy and heartbreak with the world to inspire others to join in our mission of providing strength to the weakest among us. We are sharing...
Faith Finds Hope Through Adoption with Faith Ehiozuwa Rebroadcast
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - November 01, 2022 22:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsFoster care is truly an unparalleled experience. This is our journey as a foster and adoptive family that has seen and experienced a lot! We want to share our joy and heartbreak with the world to inspire others to join in our mission of providing strength to the weakest among us. We are sharing...
Episode 52: Hope for the Best Yet Prepare for the Worst
The Essentials for Adoption Attuned Parenting - October 26, 2022 09:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDid you realize that adoptive parenting and hurricane preparedness have a lot in common? Think of it as “hope for the best yet prepare for the worst.” Join adoptive parents and adoption coaches, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they discuss how preparing to be an adoptive parent is like storm ...
From Foster Kid to a Helping Hero with Patty Waters
Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey - October 25, 2022 23:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsPatty Waters enjoys bringing people, ideas, and inspiration together and hopes to form a dialogue that shares a unique perspective from an adopted teenager. Patty and her 3 siblings were adopted by the Waters family at the age of 13 and grew up in Austin, Texas. Patty and her siblings were in th...
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