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ADOPTION STRUGGLES AND SUPPORT | Adoption Trauma, Parenting Guides, Biblical Encouragement, Respite, Anxiety Bible Verses

Tim Maudlin, Adoptive Parent, Adoption Life Coach

The Go-to Podcast for Struggling Adoptive Parents Who Need Biblical Encouragement In Their Parenting Journey!**Top 2% Globally Ranked Podcast****Top 15 Best Adoptive Mom Podcast – MillionPodcasts ****Top 50 Christian Parenting Podcast**Did you finally realize your dream of having a family only to have your happily ever after turn into a nightmare? Are you constantly second-guessing your parenting, anxious about whether your child will make good choices and remain faithful? Have you neglected

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09:11

98 – From Grief to Relief: 5 Steps to Process Loss...

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2023/11/09

Hi Neighbor, In this second of a 3-part series, I want to consider with you an audio clip taken from my interview with Dr. Rick Morton of Lifeline Children’s Services. You can hear that interview in Episode 93. Today, I’m going to share with you a tool that can help adoptees revisit and process their grief. It’s a tool I’ve talked a lot about on this podcast… journaling. We’ll consider 5 steps to apply this tool. I pray this episode blesses you. Hope and healing are on the way. Your

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97 – From Hurt to Hero: 4 Reasons to Encourage...

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2023/11/02

Hi Neighbor, In this first of a 3-part series, I want to consider with you an audio clip taken from my interview with Dr. Rick Morton of Lifeline Children’s Services. You can hear that interview in Episode 93. Today, we’re going to consider adopted children as heroes and 4 different ways to apply this concept. I pray this episode blesses you. Hope and healing are on the way. Your Neighbor, Tim P.S. Would you please consider leaving a review for the show? Here is a short video to show you how.

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96 – Count On Me: Are You an Anchor of Encouragement?

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2023/10/28

Can people REALLY count on you? Hi Neighbor, I want to share with you a bonus episode of Anchors of Encouragement today. You might be able to tell that I’m outside. It’s a fall day. The leaves are falling. It’s raining. I’m one of those individuals who likes to actually walk in the rain. There's something soothing about it. The question I asked at the beginning is based on the song, Count on Me by Jefferson Starship. I pray this episode blesses you. Hope and healing are on the way. Your

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33:27

95 – Who Am I? An Adoption Story of Support,...

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2023/10/26

The ability to have conversations with the different groups that make up the adoption triangle was very beneficial for me in forgiving my birth mom for this initial rejection. I think it also helped us when she did change her mind and we entered reunion. I had a lot of compassion for what she went through. Hi Neighbor, Joining me in this episode is, Julie Ryan McGue. Julie is an American writer, a domestic adoptee, and an identical twin. She explores the topics of finding out who you are, where you

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94 – Because Her Birth Mom Chose Life! An Adoptee’s...

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2023/10/19

Had my birth mother chosen abortion, I would not be sitting here talking to you… the reality is had she gone through with that decision, I would not be here nor would I have a son or a daughter… her decision is a generational decision. Hi Neighbor, Joining me in this episode is, Kathryn Barnhill. Kathryn is a pregnancy counselor at Lifeline Children’s Services, the largest evangelical Christian adoption agency in America. Kathryn has a powerful story to share with us. A story that will inspire you

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93 – International Adoption Support: How to Prepare...

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2023/10/12

I look at my kids and the things that they’ve had to adapt to in culture and learn language. It’s heroic to do what they’ve done. And so as a parent, I really felt our responsibility as parents is to step into that challenge and to just try to help them to negotiate that as much as we possibly can. Hi Neighbor, Joining me in this episode is, Dr. Rick Morton. Rick is the Senior Vice President of Engagement at Lifeline Children’s Services, the largest evangelical Christian adoption agency in

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92 – Foster to Adopt? How to Manage Expectations and...

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2023/10/05

Fostering is not about our own desires, but about serving children in need. How can foster parents manage their expectations and trust in God’s plan when it comes to fostering with the hope of adopting? Hi Neighbor, In this episode, Trish Zenczak returns to the show to share her wisdom, experiences, and insights about navigating the foster system and adopting through it. Whether you’re interested in fostering or adoption, or simply looking for encouragement on your own journey, this episode is for

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91 – Positive Adoption Trauma Responses for Adoptive...

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2023/09/28

How can adoptive parents respond in a positive way to the trauma responses from their children? Hi Neighbor, In this episode, David Dodd returns to the show to discuss ways adoptive parents can navigate some of the challenges parenting their children can present, especially when they are responding to their trauma in negative ways. Sometimes their responses are directed at you and that can hurt. I know. But I also know that if you will put these principles we talk about into play, they will help

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32:37

90 – When Your Day Is Crumbling? How to Navigate...

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2023/09/21

We’ve got to learn to depend on each other. Find those anchors of encouragement that you can turn to when your day is crumbling and you begin to question, is it really me? Or is what they’re saying really true? And how do I do it? We can turn to each other and gain encouragement there. Hi Neighbor, When your day is crumbling, how can adoptive parents effectively navigate trauma-related responses and let them roll off of them like water off a duck's back? I'd like to explore two aspects of this

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89 – From Abuse & Rejection to Hope: The Story of a...

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2023/09/14

It was important to me as a foster mom for my kids, if at all possible, and if it wasn’t dangerous to them to sacrifice my wants, needs, and desires to be able to let them know their story. Hi Neighbor, Today it is my privilege to share with you the story of my friend and neighbor, Trish Zinczak. Trish is a foster child, foster mom, and adoptive mom. Trish has the unique perspective to talk about fostering and adoption from both the child’s and parent’s perspectives. She has lived it and she

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88 – Journaling: A Process for Processing Life to...

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2023/09/07

There have been times when I have said to my husband, I kind of feel like today somebody rubbed sandpaper on my soul. There’s just pain and I don’t always know how to deal with it… This just stands out to me as a way to put balm on that raw soul. Hi Neighbor, Today, I want to share with you a conversation I recently had with my friend Katie Keane. This conversation will be a little bit different than what you’re accustomed to hearing on this podcast. Because I was the one being interviewed. I was

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87 – Tools for Teachers: How to Help Students With...

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2023/08/31

“I try to give them space, especially on a day that they are having a really bad day, that they can’t function in the classroom. Perhaps they’ve thrown a book across the classroom and a teacher calls me to come in. And I need to get that child away from that situation as quickly and as calmly as I possibly can.” Hi Neighbor, Joining me is my neighbor from Indiana, Sherry Green. Sherry is an educator with over 30 years of experience serving junior high students with disabilities. She understands the

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86 – When Friends Fail You! How Adoptive Parents Can...

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2023/08/24

At the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter why, because it doesn’t change the fact that it hurt. I think we do get invested in why people do what they do and why people turn on us… as if we could answer that question. But there’s not an answer to that question or an explanation that’s going to make it hurt less. Hi Neighbor, Joining me again is my neighbor from Alabama, Jane Baker. Jane was one of the individuals responsible for helping my son Johnny navigate the challenges of his adoption

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85 – How Adoptive Parents With Anxiety Can Cultivate...

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2023/08/16

Most people attack things like anxiety or any sort of grief or an adoption process or anything that we’ve all been through. They try to go to the skills first. And that’s what I talk about in Bad Apples, I flip it around. No, we have to work on our anchoring first and get our mindset right before we even think about implementing a skill and hence an anchor. So that’s the importance of it. Hi Neighbor, Joining me again is my neighbor from Hawaii, Dr. Lisa Hartwell. Dr. Hartwell is a licensed

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38:59

84 – What is Secondary Trauma? Exploring the Hidden...

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2023/08/10

“I could not picture myself being exposed to trauma again. I just couldn’t. And you're talking to somebody who was very adept at managing exposure to trauma as an emergency nurse, as a flight nurse, and as a psychologist in prisons… So I’m pretty good and adept at it. But boy, it emptied my cup!” Hi Neighbor, Returning as a guest on this episode of Anchors of Encouragement is my neighbor from Hawaii, Dr. Lisa Hartwell. Dr. Hartwell is trained to identify and help others heal from their trauma. But

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83 – Happy Birthday Anchor! 3 Reasons Why Your Voice...

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2023/08/04

Hi Neighbor, Welcome to Day Four of our birthday celebration for Anchors of Encouragement. This bonus series began in Episode 80. In that episode, I shared with you ten of the more popular episodes from the first year of this podcast. In Episode 81, we talked about the mantra for this podcast… Biblical Mindset Support for Adoptive Parents. In Episode 82, we talked about how you can support yourself through journaling. Today, I want to share with you 3 reasons why your voice matters. I’ll do that

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82 – Happy Birthday Anchor! One of the Best Ways You...

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2023/08/03

You can think a feeling. You can speak a feeling. But if you want to touch a feeling, you need to write. Hi Neighbor, Welcome to Day Three of our birthday celebration for Anchors of Encouragement. In Episode 80, I shared with you ten of the more popular episodes from the first year of this podcast. In Episode 81, we talked about the mantra for this podcast… Biblical Mindset Support for Adoptive Parents. I showed how you can use Psalm 77 to navigate the challenges you face in life. Today, I would

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81 – Happy Birthday Anchor! Support for When You Feel...

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2023/08/02

The adoption journey is very rewarding, but at times, it can be very challenging, especially when you factor in adoption trauma. Hi Neighbor, Welcome to Day Two of our birthday celebration for Anchors of Encouragement. In the previous episode, Episode 80, I shared with you ten of the more popular episodes from the first year of this podcast. In this episode, I would like to look back to the very beginning of this podcast and to the reason and purpose it exists. Please consider with me, Biblical

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80 – Happy Birthday Anchor! 10 of the More Popular...

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2023/08/01

This is the one-year anniversary of this podcast. And because of that, I wanted to do something special for you, Something special for the next few days as we celebrate this one-year anniversary. Hi Neighbor, I want to take a moment to thank those of you who have been here from Day One. There are several of you who encouraged me to do this podcast. You’ve listened to these episodes. You’ve shared them with others, and you’ve even left reviews for the show. Thank you so much. You are true anchors of

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79 – Systems to Help Adopted Families Living With...

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2023/07/29

The reason this is important for us as adopted and foster families is this is so prevalent in our homes. And we don’t talk about it. We don’t know about it. One in twenty children has some form of FASD. That’s a lot of kids. It’s two and a half times more than autism. And we DON’T talk about it! Hi Neighbor, Joining me on this episode of Anchors of Encouragement, is my neighbor from Dallas, Texas, Laura Hernandez. Laura is a wife and mama to ten amazing people. She is the founder of Mama Systems,

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