Can My Family’s Journey Really Tell The World A Story Of Hope? [Podcast]

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We believe in foster and adoptive parents. While you may never be applauded, nor recognized, what you are doing has a profound impact on the world.

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It took a long time for us to believe in our story. More than a decade, in fact. We couldn’t figure out how anything good could come out of all the wounds we had sustained as parents, not to mention the trauma our children had gone through. It seemed our circumstances were never going to change. We often asked ourselves…”Is there any way to find hope in the middle of this?”

When we least expected it, we did find hope. More than that, we discovered the powerful story of hope that our family was telling the world. It’s hard to see how this could be possible, especially when you’re smack in the middle of a dark and hopeless trench, but what we do as foster and adoptive parents is telling the world a bigger story. On today’s episode we’re sharing the audio from a recent session we did on the story your family is telling the world…

Listen To The Podcast.

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Notes and Quotes from the Show.

It may be hard to see in the middle of your circumstances, but your family is telling the world a story that is beyond your imagination. It’s a story of…

  • Hope.
  • Legacy.
  • Influence.
  • Future.

Here are some take-aways from the recording….

[shareable]Sometimes you must choose to have hope, even when it seems there is no hope.[/shareable]

We believe in the influence that foster and adoptive parents have over the children they are caring for. It’s profound and it will manifest itself in their life down the road…

[shareable]Your simple acts of love and compassion will repeat themselves in your child’s life.[/shareable]

Resources and Links.

Yesterday we opened up registration to our brand new parenting experience, The Resting Place. We are so excited to share this course because it’s built on one thing: finding hope! The Resting Place exists to help weary, defeated parents overcome exhaustion and finally find the rest they’ve been looking for.

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Over the course of 9 audio sessions we will show you how to build a plan to find rest as a parent, even in the middle of difficult life circumstances. Over our 14-year parenting career we have felt exhaustion to the highest level. We know the uphill battle you fight everyday. The Resting Place is a proven plan to help you escape the exhaustion you are dealing with.

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Registration is now open but only for a limited time. We’re starting the first module next Wednesday, May 18th at 7 am so we have to close things down the night before. Registration ends at 11:59pm on Tuesday night, May 17th. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to find the rest you’ve been looking for!

We hope that today’s podcast has been an encouragement for you on the foster and adoptive journey. Even though it doesn’t seem like it, your life and your choice to be love is telling the world a bigger story than you can begin to imagine.

[reminder]Have you struggled to see how your life can tell the world a bigger story? Share your story with us.[/reminder]

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Mike and Kristin Berry are the Co-Founders of The Honestly Adoption Company and have been parents for nearly two decades. They are the authors of six books, and the host of The Honestly Adoption Podcast.

Sarah Gray

Sarah Gray is the executive assistant to Mike and Kristin Berry. And she is the best in the land. In addition to providing a warm and friendly response to the many emails our company receives on a weekly basis, she also manages Mike and Kristin’s speaking and meeting schedules, and makes sure that team events go off without a hitch.

Nicole Goerges

Nicole Goerges is a Content Contributor & Special Consultant for The Honestly Adoption Company. She works with Mike and Kristin as a recurring co-host for the Honestly Adoption Podcast, and co-host of Kitchen Table Talks, exclusive video content for Oasis Community, along with Kristin. She is a fellow adoptive mom, and former foster parent.

Matt McCarrick

Matt McCarrick is the Content Production Specialist for The Honestly Adoption Company. If you’ve loved listening to our podcast, or enjoyed any of the videos trainings we’ve published, you have Matt to thank. He oversees all of our content production, from video edits, to making sure the tags are correct on YouTube, to uploading new videos to Oasis, to hitting publish on a podcast episode, he’s a content wonder!

Karen Anderson

Karen Anderson is the Community Engagement Specialist for The Honestly Adoption Company. She spends the bulk of her time interacting with, and helping, people through our various social media channels, as well as providing support for Oasis Community members through chat support or Zoom calls. In the same spirit as Beaver, Karen is also passionate about connecting with parents and making them feel loved and supported. Karen is also an FASD trainer and travels often, equipping and encouraging parents.

Beaver Trumble

Beaver Trumble is the Customer Care Specialist for The Honestly Adoption Company. Chances are, if you have been in need of technical support, or forgotten your password to one of our courses, you have interacted with Beaver. He is an absolute pro at customer care. In fact, he single-handedly revolutionized our customer care department last year. Beaver is passionate about connecting with parents and making them feel loved and encouraged.

Kristin Berry

Kristin Berry is the co-founder of, and Chief Content Specialist for, The Honestly Adoption Company. She spends most of her time researching and connecting with guests for our podcast, as well as direction, designing and publishing a lot of the content for our social media channels, blog and podcast. She loves to connect with fellow parents around the world, and share the message of hope with them.

Mike Berry

Mike Berry is the co-founder of, and Chief Marketing Specialist for, The Honestly Adoption Company. He spends the bulk of his time and energy designing and building many of the resources you see within our company, as well as social media and email campaigns. His goal is to use media as a means to encourage and equip parents around the world. He is also the co-host of The Honestly Adoption Podcast.