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Being an Adoptee: What Itโs Like to Grow Up Adopted | Ep. 204
Today we chat with Leah Sutterlin, an adoptee, adoptive mom, and adoption advocate, about being an adoptee. Leah shares how early separation affected her later relationships and attachment style and discusses the identity struggles she experienced growing up. She alsoโฆ
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Help! My Child Is Defiant and Disrespectful
You probably know the signs of your childโs defiance or disrespect a few seconds before it lands. You see it in their body language, and you feel it in your own body as you try to prepare. If youโve gotโฆ
My Misconceptions About AdoptionโAnd, Well, All Parenting
In honor of National Adoption Awareness Month, Jen Berge, a mom of six through birth and adoption, and our content manager, shares her insight on some common misconceptions about adoption. But we believe what sheโs learned applies to all parents!โฆ
A Parenting Framework for Adoption and Fostering? Yes! | Ep.157
Listen in as Lynn Beckett, Chad Hayenga, and Stacy unpack a grace-filled lens for navigating parenting and discipline in adoptive and foster care families. These creative and compassionate ideas can benefit any parent! When families grow through adoption or fosterโฆ
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Blocked Care: Rekindle Compassion in Your Heart | Ep. 155
In todayโs episode on blocked care, Stacy talks with author Melissa Corkum about her book Reclaim Compassion. โBlocked care (also known as compassion fatigue) is when a parent becomes emotionally unavailable following repeated rejected attempts to support their child. Theโฆ
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Trust Expert Dr. Henry Cloud Chats With Us About Parenting | Ep. 146
According to todayโs guest and trust expert, Dr. Henry Cloud, trust is fuel for all of life. Humans are hard-wired to trust, yet we still have to earn our childrenโs trust over and over again. Trust is sometimes a challengeโฆ
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Our Top Podcast of 2022 | Ep. 120
The Connected Families Podcast continues to encourage and equip parents all over the world. Did you know we recently exceeded 1 million listens? THANK YOU! As we head into another year of podcasting, we thought it would be fun toโฆ
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When Parenting Is Harder Than You Thought It Would Be | Ep. 115
Before you had children you may have held idealistic visions of what family life and parenting would be like someday. For some parents, as their hopes and expectations meet the realities of daily life, they begin to feel disillusioned. Insecuritiesโฆ
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Navigating Compassion Fatigue | Ep. 105
Not all families who have been formed through adoption have experienced what is discussed on this podcast. Regardless of how your family was formed, or the challenges you have in your home, there is a wide range of experiences whenโฆ
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Childhood Wounds: What They Are & How To Free Your Parenting of Them
Are you struggling to experience joyful, connected, authentic relationships with your loved ones? Is it possible that childhood wounds are keeping you stuck? Hereโs a story you may relate to: She sat right in the front row of a Connectedโฆ