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We’re kicking off a brand new season of The Honestly Speaking Parenting Podcast. We are so excited to introduce Season 3 to all of you. This is going to be a fun season. We have so many great topics we’re covering. It begins today, with Dads and Adoption…

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Our guest today is Andrew Schneidler, founder of The Permanence Project, an organization dedicated to being a voice for the vulnerable children in the state of Washington. He is also co-founder of The Refresh Conference along with his wife, Michele, who serves as Orphan Care Pastor at Overlake Christian Church in Redmond, Washington.

Andrew has an amazing perspective, and valuable wisdom to share, when it comes to helping men on the adoption journey. Specifically, men who are questioning their identity or feeling resentful toward the adoption decision. In this episode he shares some powerful truth in finding strength and hope as an adoptive father.

Listen to the Podcast.

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Notes and Quotes from the Show.

Andrew shared so many “truth-bombs” and valuable wisdom that any man who is struggling can take away. Here are some of our favorite quotes…

[shareable]Men, you need a circle of guys around you to hold you up.[/shareable]

We talked very openly about the misconceptions our society has when it comes to masculinity, and how prevalent that misunderstanding is in the adoptive community. Here are two powerful truths that Andrew shared concerning this topic…

[shareable]The idea that men need to ‘man up’ to do this, is dangerous.[/shareable]

[shareable]Attacking a mans masculine identity is about as low a blow as you can do.[/shareable]

Finally, Andrew summed up this episode’s topic perfectly when he shared this…

[shareable]We want people walking down this adoption road who believe they’re supposed to do this.[/shareable]

Resources and Links.

As we often do, because are such big believers in this event, we are sharing the link to The Refresh Conference main site. Below that are links to The Permanence Project and The Children’s Law Center of Washington’s main Facebook page…

We hope you enjoyed the season debut of Season 3 of The Honestly Speaking Parenting Podcast. Feel free to leave a comment below or visit our iTunes page and leave a review. We’d love to hear from you!

[reminder]Are you an adoptive father? What have you struggled with the most on this journey?[/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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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