Is your adoption journey turning out differently than you imagined? You had so much love to give, but now you feel ashamed and bewildered by your lack of compassion.
You may be experiencing blocked care—a self-protective mechanism in your nervous system that makes it difficult to connect with your child and maintain compassion. When it happens, it’s like your heart seems to have left the relationship.
In this episode, we identify the ten signs of blocked care and how to overcome them. It is never too late to reclaim compassion for yourself and your kids!
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Relevant LinksOur new Adoption Wise website
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Reclaim Compassion: The Adoptive Parent’s Guide to Overcoming Blocked Care with Neuroscience and Faith* by Lisa C. Qualls and Melissa Corkum
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Music for the podcast was composed by Oleksandr Oleksandrov on Pond5.
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#243: The Power of Community when Reclaiming Compassion with Kayla North
#242: How a Child’s Mental Health Impacts the Family with Amber Reynolds
#241: [workshop] What Shapes You: Unlocking Your Family System for Hope
#240: Tangible Ideas for Processing Grief
#239: Fostering Children of Incarcerated Moms with Rebekah Cook
#238: Finding Life-Giving Connection
#237: [mailbag] PDA, teen borderline personality disorder, despair
#236: [workshop] Supporting Kids with FASD Part 2 with Sandra Flach
#235: [workshop] Supporting Kids with FASD Part 1 with Sandra Flach
#234: What We Learned in 2023
#233: Maintaining Compassion as a Kinship Provider with Nakole Wooley
#232: Navigating Blocked Care When Your Community is Watching
#231: [workshop] Calm Your Child’s Stress Response Using Neurodevelopmental Movement with Sonia Story
#229: Honoring the Mystery in Adoption Stories with Suzanne Stabile
#228: [workshop] Helping Kids Who Live in La-la Land with Robyn Gobbel, MSW
#227: [mailbag] preparing for a placement, young adult rejection, spouses with blocked care, choices for child with FASDs
#226: Navigating the Emotions of Special Needs Parenting with Amy J. Brown
#225: [workshop] Using the TBRI® Nurture Group as a Family with Tristen McGhee
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