The Adoption Connection | a podcast by and for adoptive parents
If you鈥檙e an adoptive parent looking for hope, practical tools, and friends who understand, this podcast is for you!Between the two of us, we represent all three parts of the adoption triad. We鈥檝e been around the block a couple times with kids by birth, adoption, and foster care. And lived to tell about it.
Don鈥檛 worry. We get it. And we鈥檙e here for you. Gain confidence in your parenting and hope for your family鈥檚 future. theadoptionconnection.com

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#220: Why Encouragement May Be Better Than Consequences with adoptee, Stephanie Fast
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#218: [mailbag] connection with adult children, older child adoption, hugs and attachment
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#217: [workshop] Explaining Our Families to Others with Beth Smith Feger, PhD

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#216: Breaking Free from the Cycle of Generational Abuse with Former Foster Youth Kristen Thomas
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#215: [mailbag] birth family, psychosomatic symptoms, blocked care for non-parent caregivers

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#212: The World's First Embryo Adoptee Comes Full Circle with Hannah Strege

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#211: Boundaries, structure vs. nurture, separation anxiety, birth family
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#211: [mailbag] Boundaries, structure vs. nurture, separation anxiety, birth family

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#209: [workshop] Connection Matters More than Vegetables with Dr. Rowell

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#208: Using Bibliotherapy to Tackle Tough Topics with Darren and Margie Fink

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#207: How to Help Your Children Navigate Their Identity and Thrive with Jenn and Josh Hook
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#206: [mailbag] the sibling experience, choices, are we making a difference



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#202: Simple Ways to Increase Self-Esteem in Students with Learning Differences with Melissa Corkum
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#198: Staying Connected to Your Spouse When You're Grieving Differently with Lisa Qualls

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#197: Staying Curious About the Adoptee Experience with Jennifer Dyan Ghoston
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#196: [Mailbag] victimhood mentality, lowering the bar, transracial adoption, Job Corps
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#191: [workshop] Why Kids Lie and What the Bible has to Say about It with Greg Lombard Rea


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#187: [workshop] Creating the Best IEP for Your Child with Karen Yingling
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#186: [Summer Swap] How the Enneagram Can Help Us Become Better Parents
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#185: [Summer Swap] Real-life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment
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#182: [workshop] Speech & Language Development After Trauma with Cara Mohundro

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#181: Multi Generations of Adoption from Three Sides of the Triad with Kitty Ravert

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#180: Mistakes You Might Be Making When Giving Consequences with Melissa Corkum
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#179: [mailbag] attachment, felt safety, teens, and praying for our kids
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