Fostering our Faith

Fostering our Faith

por Angela Paganelli
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Christie Wert's Incredible Story
Christy shares her personal journey of growing up in foster care and later becoming a foster parent. She discusses the challenges and anxieties she faced as a child in the foster care system and the importance of providing a safe and nurturing environment for foster children. Christy also talks about her experience of taking in a newborn baby whose mother passed away and the eye-opening moments she had as a foster parent. She emphasizes the need for compassion and understanding towards addicts and the importance of faith in navigating the foster care system. Christy has written a book, 'God's Love Story,' which shares her life story and is available on various platforms.
FASD with Sandra Flach of Justice for Orphans
Sandra Flach, founder of Justice for Orphans, also an FASD Facilitator, shares her deep lived experience and extensive knowledge on this little known spectrum disorder. Listen in as she gives us tools to not only combat it, but how to get a diagnosis and where to go from there!
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Reactive Attachment Disorder with Carrie O'Toole
Carrie O’Toole, M.A. is an Attachment-Based Intervention Specialist, Board Certified Christian Life Coach, Certified Crisis Responder, and founder of Carrie O’Toole Ministries. Carrie uses her coaching, writing, speaking, podcasting, and documentary film to help others overcome issues related to attachment, trauma, and grief. The O’Toole family adopted a child from a Vietnamese orphanage at the age of 3 ½. Even with state-mandated training on attachment, and a previous adoption, Carrie admits they were totally unprepared to raise a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). After 8 years of therapy, special education, prayer, surgeries, and hospitalization, they made the heart-wrenching decision to place their son with a family from their church. Carrie is the author of Relinquished: When Love Means Letting Go, and producer of the documentary film Forfeiting Sanity. http://carrieotoole.com/
The Beauty of Foster Care with Caitlyn Baten
Caitlyn is a foster and adoptive mom who has a heart for seeing communities mobilized and equipped to serve vulnerable people. She is passionate about advocating for and supporting children and families in the foster care system.Caitlyn has been married to her best friend for five years and enjoys traveling, trying new restaurants, and spending time outdoors. Her love for adventure and exploration is matched only by her desire to make a difference through her work as a foster and adoptive parent.becomingbaten.my.canva.site
The Sleep Expert! With Allison Ezelle and Dwell Pediatric Sleep
Allison Ezelle of Dwell Sleep Pediatrics is a certified sleep specialist. She is a biological, foster and adoptive mother who humbly admits that the reason that she started this journey was because she recognized an issue with her child's sleep and couldn't find the answers within her medical community. This sent her on a a quest that has given her an incredible amount of wisdom for her journey (and now ours)! Listen in as she shares some GREAT information on the number one talked about topic.....SLEEP!Website: https://www.dwellpediatricsleep.com/Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/dwellpediatricsleep/
Altered Stories! With Mischelle Saunders-Gottsch
Mischelle Saunders-Gottschis the CEO/Founder of Altered Stories Ministry and Podcast Host of the Altered Stories Show. She is a wife to Mark, mother to her adult daughter, Tawny, Gigi to Bentley Rose, aunt, friend, speaker, ministry andbusiness leader and is passionateabout helping women to sharetheir God stories to help women overcome their struggles.Alteredstories.org
Helping Kids Understand Their Story! With Holly Marlow
With this beautifully illustrated set of series, author Holly Marlow leads you and your child into a world of deeper understanding of their story. With easy to digest words and scenarios, we see how deeply loved the child is, the support system around them, and why safety issues can bring a child into care. You will see not only the support around the child, but the birth family as well, and the wisdom needed from social workers and even the court to keep the child safe. Holly does all of this important work, while struggling with daily pain from fibromyalgia. Join us from the UK in this wonderful conversation! Learn more about Holly and buy the books here! HollyMarlow.com
Foster the Valley! With Josie Anderson
Josie Anderson, is first a believer, and also a wife, foster mother, nurse practitioner, and marketing manager. She was first introduced to foster care as a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) and family nurse practitioner before becoming a foster parent with her husband, Brooks. She is the face behind Foster The Valley, an online community designed to educate on topics such as child development, foster care, and the importance of faith.https://www.instagram.com/fosterthevalley/
Hush A Bye Nursery! With Tara Sundem
As a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Tara has many years of experience working with mothers and collaborating with community partners to improve neonatal outcomes and provide better support for mothers in recovery from opioid use disorders. As a nurse of over 27 years, she has cared for many babies with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and has become an expert in treating them and their families. She has also been able to be a preceptor to staff and students over the years and has been a source of education for many individuals in communities. Listen as she tells her INCREDIBLE story of how Hush A Bye Nursery came to be. INCREDIBLE video of hope and change from Hush A Bye Nursery! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF0WuXGtQP0 Here are the social media links: https://www.Facebook.com/hushabyenursery https://www.instagram.com/hushabye.nursery https://www.twitter.com/HushabyeNursery https://www.linkedin.com/hushabyenursery
The Foster Care Institute! With Dr. John Degarmo
Leading international foster care expert, consultant, and TED Talk speaker, John Degarmo He the author of several foster care books, including the new book, “The Little Book of Foster Care Wisdom: 365 Days of Inspiration and Encouragement for Foster Care Families”, The best selling book, “Faith and Foster Care”, as well as the foster care children's book, “A Different Home: A New Foster Child's Story”. He is the director of The Foster Care Institute, and acts as a consultant to foster care agencies as well as an expert witness to legal agencies across the USA and globe. Dr. DeGarmo and his wife are the recipients of the Good Morning America Ultimate Hero Award, and the Up With People Every Day Hero Award. The two also were honored with their city's Citizens of the Year Award. Dr. DeGarmo has also been honored with a Hero of the Homeless award, the Olivet College Distinguished Alumni Award, as well as an Exceptional People Recipient.Website: https://www.drjohndegarmofostercare.com/home.htmlBooks: https://www.drjohndegarmofostercare.com/store/c2/Books_.htmlTed Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/john_degarmo_ed_d_children_in_need_children_ignored?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
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