FASD Hope is a podcast series about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), through the lens of parent advocates with over eighteen years of lived experience.
On the 14th episode of FASD Hope, Natalie Vecchione (Podcast Host) speaks with Mike and Kristin Berry, founders of Honestly Adoption and authors of the new book, "Securely Attached: How Understanding Childhood Trauma Will Transform Your Parenting". Mike and Kristin are authors, bloggers, podcasters, speakers, parent coaches, former foster parents. They have had the joy of adopting 8 children. They are passionate advocates in the foster / adoption communities, sharing a message of hope and transformation. They have been married for 21 years and they have 8 children, all of whom are adopted. They live on a farm in Indiana. Mike and Kristin truly are trailblazers, fierce advocates and the GO-TO resource for adoption / foster care / trauma!
In this highly informative and insightful episode, Mike and Kristin discuss a number of topics, including the following: their parenting / adoption journey, their experiences with FASD with their children, when they started becoming advocates in the foster care / adoption / trauma communities, how "Honestly Adoption" became the online resource for adoptive and foster parents, their newest book "Securely Attached", trauma and their hopes for the FASD / Foster / Adoption Communities.
"...but there is HOPE! The storm is temporary, the sun is permanent. The sun is ALWAYS shining just beyond the clouds." - Mike and Kristin Berry
Resources -
The Honestly Adoption Company
https://honestlyadoption.com/
"Securely Attached: How Understanding Childhood Trauma Will Transform Your Parenting" by Mike and Kristin Berry. Moody Publishers; Chicago (2020).
FASD Hope -
http://www.fasdhope.com/
info@fasdhope.com
Instagram - @fasdhope
Facebook - @fasdhope1
Pinterest - @fasdhope1
179 - Three Years Later and a Plot Twist with John and Natalie Vecchione
178 - Tinderbox - A Conversation with Lynn Alsup
177 - Sip By Sip - A Candid Conversation with Patti Kasper
176 - FASD Legislative Update and Run FASD 2023 with Jenn Wisdahl and Rebecca Tillou
175 - All About FASD - FASD and Neurocounseling with Dr. Jerrod Brown
174 - An Update from the UK and Scotland with Jessica Rutherford, Ph.D. and Ailsa Clarke
173 - Dream Acres FASD Community - A Conversation with Kathryn Meinhardt
172 - FASD North Dakota - A Conversation with Carl Young
171 - A Journey of Faith and Strength - A Conversation with Liz Kulp
170 - All About FASD - Energy Drinks and FASD with Dr. Jerrod Brown
169 - FASD Legislative Update and Upcoming FASD United Events with Jennifer Wisdahl
168 - CAMP FASD - A Conversation with Nicholas Tassone and Emma Melendez-Scherer
167 - FASD Legislative Update AND Run FASD 2023 with Jennifer Wisdahl and Rebecca Tillou
166 - All About FASD - Excessive Sugar Consumption and FASD with Dr. Jerrod Brown
165 - Mom, Author and Navigator - A Conversation with Laura Bedard
164 - Welcome Back - We Need More Hope! A Conversation with Jennifer Wisdahl and Natalie Vecchione
163 - Be Still - Our Final Episode
162 - The Families and The Kids That We’ve Left Behind - A Conversation with Best Selling Author, Andrew Bridge
161 - FASCETS Friday - A Family’s Transformation with Lynn and Clare Alsup
160 - The Fellowship of Rural FASD - A Conversation with Rob More
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