Escaping Hurt and Finding Hope in Foster Care and Adoption [Podcast]

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Today we’re launching Season 2 of The Honestly Speaking Parent Podcast and we are so excited. We have so many great things planned over the next few months. Today, we’re talking about escaping hurt and finding hope as a foster or adoptive parent.

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It’s a big question moving into a brand New Year: How can you move past pain and defeat and into a season of hopefulness? Today, we’re sharing a recap of Monday’s blog post, 5 Ways To Find Hope In The New Year, and we’re also excited to share a excerpt from last month’s webinar with The Refresh Conference founders, Andrew and Michele Schneidler. 

The Refresh Conference was started from one single dream: foster and adoptive parents need to know they are not alone and there is hope. To hear Andrew and Michele’s story and the reasoning behind why they do what they do, is a powerful message of hope!

Listen To The Podcast.

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Notes and Quotes from the Show.

As we started off the show, we mentioned a few big things that you need to know as we get the new season gets underway…

  • Season 2 line-up. We have some amazing topics lined up for this brand new season of Honestly Speaking. We will be talking about everything from Breaking The Cycle of Foster Care to What Local Law Enforcement Misunderstand About Special Needs, to Fighting The Lonely Battle Of Special Needs. We have some amazing guests lined up. We can’t wait for you to tune in! Click here to see the full line-up.
  • New Show Format. In this new season we will begin co-hosting most of the episodes with our good friend Nicole Goerges. We love the discussions that the three of us have, but especially the insight and wisdom that Kristin and Nicole combined share.
  • 5 Ways to Find Hope in the New Year. This past Monday, we posed a big question with our post, 5 Ways To Find Hope In The New Year. But when it comes to foster and adoptive parenting, this is easier said than done.

Resources and Links.

Here are some of the resources and links that we mentioned during the show…

Andrew and Michele from Refresh shared some amazing content during the portion of the show where we shared their recording from a recent webinar we did with them. Below is a PDF download of their points…

Thanks for tuning in to today’s episode. If you’re a subscriber on iTunes we would love to hear your feedback and your review of the show. Click here to visit our iTunes page.

[reminder]What’s one thing you are going to do in the New Year to move past hurt and find hope?[/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.