Latest Trauma-informed Podcast Episodes
Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 24, 2024 06:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsJoin us to talk about the very important topic of youth suicide. Our guest will be Dr. Angela Tunno, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor at Duke University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science. One of her areas of specialty is trauma-informed suici...
I Feel Awful, But I Wish We Hadn't Adopted - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 21, 2024 06:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: I was the one who wanted to adopt. My husband agreed because I wanted it so bad, but now, I’m the one who wishes we hadn’t done it. We adopted a 5-year-old little girl, who is now 7. The awful truth is that I don’t love this child. I don’t even like her very much. I wish I could turn...
Should I Use a Public or Private Agency to Get My Foster Parent License? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 14, 2024 06:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: Hubby and I are finally ready to take the plunge and become foster parents. We wanted to wait until our youngest was in high school. We’ve started listening to your podcast, and you’ve mentioned on several of the shows that we would likely have a choice between the local county child w...
Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 10, 2024 06:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsDo you worry about applying the Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard as a foster parent? Check out this interview with Rhonda Serrano, a senior attorney at the ABA Center on Children and the Law, and Kate Schultz, the Deputy Director at Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina and a licensed f...
Will I Be Ruining My Life If I Accept This Adoption Match? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 07, 2024 06:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: We’ve been waiting for 15 months for an expectant mom to choose us to adopt her baby. We finally got chosen, but I’m filled with fear. Are we the right family for this baby? Are we up to parenting her? Will we be ruining our lives and maybe hers? Resources: Evaluating Risk Factors i...
Navigating the Important Conversations With Your Adopted Teen or Young Adult
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - April 03, 2024 06:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsAre you parenting an adopted teen or young adult? Check out our interview about important conversations we need to make sure we have. Our guest is Katie Naftzger ,an LICSW, an adult adoptee, and the author of Parenting in the Eye of the Storm: The Adoptive Parent’s Guide to Navigating the Teen Y...
Is It Worth It To Apply For An Adoption Grant? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 31, 2024 06:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: My husband and I are seriously considering domestic infant adoption. In my research I have found grants are available for people who want to adopt. We make decent money, but do not want to spend all of our savings on adoption fees when we know expenses will only go up when we have a ch...
Protecting Our Kids From Sexual Exploitation
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 27, 2024 06:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsFoster youth or children who have been in the foster care system make up over 80% of children being sexually exploited. What can you do to prevent this from happening to your child? We talk with Audrey Morrissey, Co-Executive Director of My Life My Choice, a survivor-led nonprofit fighting sexua...
Can I Breastfeed My Adopted Baby? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 24, 2024 06:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: I am a nurse and am very aware of the benefits of breast milk. I always imagined I would get breast milk from a milk bank if I adopted. Just recently, I read there aren’t many milk banks around, and they can have a supply issue and be very expensive. I then stumbled upon adoptive paren...
Getting a Diagnosis for Prenatal Alcohol or Drug Exposure
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 20, 2024 06:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsDo you think your child was exposed to alcohol or drugs during pregnancy? If so, a diagnosis can help your child access services and support. Check out this show with Dr. Yasmin Senturias, a developmental-behavioral pediatric specialist with 28 years of experience in developmental pediatrics and...
Teacher Doesn't Believe My Child Has Experienced Trauma - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 17, 2024 06:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: We adopted our son at two, but we were his foster parents since he was three months. He is now in second grade and is really struggling in school both academically and with bad behaviors. His teacher is not open to hearing me talk about trauma and how his trauma is impacting his learni...
Understanding and Overcoming Blocked Care
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 13, 2024 06:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsAre you struggling to feel connected to your child? Do you sometimes wish you could turn the clock back and not be parenting this child? If so, you need to listen to this interview with Melissa Corkum, adoptee, adoptive mom, and co-author of Reclaim Compassion: The Adoptive Parent’s Guide to Ove...
What to Ask For In Adoption Assistance When Adopting From Foster Care - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 10, 2024 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: We are close to adopting two kids from foster care. Is there somewhere that shows the possible options for things we should ask for in adoption assistance? I don’t want to rely just on the child welfare office to hopefully tell us all the possible options. Resources: Josh Kroll, Ad...
Evaluating Risk Factors in Domestic Adoption
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 06, 2024 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsAre you thinking about domestic infant adoption? This is an interview you must listen to! We talk with adoption medicine pediatrician, Dr. Todd Ochs, about common risk factors you should know about before adopting an infant. In this episode, we cover: Common Risk Factors in Domestic Infant Ado...
Dealing with the Emotional Roller Coaster of Trying to Adopt - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - March 03, 2024 07:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsListener Response: An aspect of adopting that we didn’t hear about was how your mental health is challenged throughout the process. It’s a roller coaster of emotions, and this isn’t discussed as often as organic issues such as drug or alcohol use. Resources: Creating a Family Online Support G...
Building Resilience In Our Kids
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - February 28, 2024 07:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsDo you want to raise a child that can bounce back from all the hard stuff life throws at them? Join us to talk about this with Dr. Caroline Leaf, a communication pathologist and clinical and cognitive neuroscientist. She is the author of several books, including Switch on Your Brain, Think Learn...
Is Our Adoptive Parent Profile the Reason We Aren't Getting Picked? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - February 25, 2024 07:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: We’ve been waiting for a little over a year, and so far, no birth mom has asked to meet with us. I think we need to revamp our profile book. Resources: What is an Adoptive Parent Profile? (Resource page) Understanding the Birth Parent's Experience (Resource page) Adoption Process &...
An Interview with Author Nicole Chung
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - February 21, 2024 07:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsNicole Chung, author of All You Can Ever Know, has done it again with another wonderful memoir about growing up as a transracial adoptee and then losing both her adoptive parents. A Living Remedy is a story about family love and loss, regardless of how the family is formed. In this episode, we ...
Establishing Attachment With a Non-English Speaking Child - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - February 18, 2024 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: We are adopting an 8-year-old little girl from the country of Georgia. I would love some concrete tips on how our family (four bio kids) can best communicate with her and foster attachment despite the language barrier. Are there any tools you can recommend or strategies to help non-Eng...
The Art of Talking With Kids
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - February 14, 2024 07:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsWe talk to our kids all day, but how can we use these conversations to help them reach their full potential? Our guest is Rebecca Roland, a speech pathologist, Harvard lecturer, and author of the book The Art of Talking with Children. In this episode, we discuss: What is rich talk, and why is ...
How Common Are Failed Adoption Matches? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - February 11, 2024 07:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: Last week my husband and I flew across the country to meet our potential adoptive baby. We had been matched 5 weeks earlier and were full of happiness. We’ve always known the risks of having a fall through but based on the case, we didn’t think it would be the case. It was. Despite be...
Can You Adopt Out of State? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - February 04, 2024 07:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: Is it possible to adopt a child from another state, provided that all parental rights were terminated on both mother and father’s sides? What extra complications or legalities do families adopting out of state face? Resources: Adopting a Child Out of State (Parent Training Educatio...
How Are Foster Care Adoption Matches Made? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - January 28, 2024 07:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: How are pre-adoptive matches made in foster care? I’ve heard that families may even need to network with social workers to be noticed when possible matches come up, but I’m not sure how matches are made. Resources: Working as Part of a Foster Care Team Foster Care Adoption Practi...
An Adoption Memoir with Susan Ito
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - January 24, 2024 07:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsJoin us for a wonderful discussion with author and performer Susan Kiyo Ito about her new memoir, I Would Meet You Anywhere. This is a book adoptive parents should read! In this episode, we cover: It felt like much of the tension between you and your birth mother was due to her desire to keep ...
What Do You Wish You Had Known Before You Adopted? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - January 21, 2024 07:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: We are in the process of deciding whether to adopt, we have decided to give up on fertility treatment. As I listened to your podcast, I thought it would be good to ask you what you wish you had known before you had adopted? Resources: Creating and Cultivating Attachment Helping a Ch...
Adoption Tax Credit 2023
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - January 17, 2024 07:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsCould you qualify for the Adoption Tax Credit? Find out by listening to this podcast with Becky Wilmoth, an Enrolled Agent and Adoption Tax Credit Specialist with Bill’s Tax Service, and Josh Kroll, the Adoption Subsidy Resource Center coordinator at Families Rising (formerly the NACAC). In thi...
What Questions to Ask Before Adopting From Foster Care - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - January 14, 2024 07:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsQuestion: What questions should a pre-adoptive family ask about a possible match when adopting from foster care to determine whether the match would be a good fit for the family? Resources: Adopting from Foster Care Foster Care Resource Guide for Parents Creating a Family Facebook Support...
How to Adopt in 2024
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - January 10, 2024 07:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsAre you considering adopting this year? Don't miss this podcast on how to adopt in 2024. Our guests are Teresa Bernu, the Associate Director at the Adoption Center of Illinois, and Steve Valdez, the Chief Operating Officer at Hand in Hand International Adoptions. Teresa Bernu has over 13 years o...
How Does an Average Person Pay for Adoption?!? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - January 07, 2024 07:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsAdoption: Cost of Adoption: How Much? How Long? Adoption Comparison Charts We surveyed our Facebook community, and we discuss how our members paid for their adoptions. How to Save for Adoption the Dave Ramsey Way This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-pro...
Fostering or Adopting as a Single Person
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - January 03, 2024 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsHave you thought about adopting or fostering as a single parent? Join us to listen to a panel of single adoptive parents share the joys and challenges of this option. In this episode, we cover: What were your biggest worries when you were thinking about fostering or adopting as a single person...
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