The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
What do you do when you are on the mission field in Brazil with a 3 year old and a 10 month old? You adopt of course! That’s what Ashely Whittemore and her husband, Richard did.
Here in the U.S. adoptive parents have access to a plethora of resources to guide us along the journey of parenting children with trauma histories. But living in the Amazon is much different than having access to Amazon - you can’t just order help online and have it delivered to your jungle doorstep. Ashley and her family felt isolated and alone at the beginning of their adoption journey which took them along the path of the beautiful and the ugly.
Ashely Whittemore is one of 28 adoptive mom’s who share their story in the book, Hope For the Adoption Journey, by Katherine Piper. She penned chapter 6, The Beautiful Ugly.
Episode 427 - Mother's Day Bonus Episode: Blessed in the Mess with Sandra Flach
Episode 426 - Navigating Advocacy in the Public School System with Sandra Flach
Episode 425 - The First 1,000 Days of Life with Dr. Jerrod Brown
Episode 424 - Hope for the FASD Journey with Debbie Raymond
Episode 423 - Lessons Learned with Foster Mom, Autumn McKay
Episode 422 - Unlimited Motherhood with Jessica Hurlbut
Episode 421 - Attachment-Informed Parenting with Dr. Jerrod Brown PhD
Episode 420 - My FASD Feelings with Laura Bedard
Episode 419 - Formed Families Forward with Kelly Henderson
Episode 418 - Second Chances with Adoptive Mom Pam Willis
Episode 417 - Gut-Brain Health Axis Dysfunction: Why Foster & Adoptive Parents Need to Be Informed with Dr. Jerrod Brown
Episode 416 - Plug-In for Your Parenting Journey with Sandra Flach
Episode 415 - Navigating FASD with Kristen Eriksen
Episode 414 - Safe Relationships with FASD Mentor & Coach, Laurie Anderson
Episode 413 - Seas the Connection with Adoptive Mom, Sindy Ost
Episode 412 - Inspired By Love with Anna Maria Di Dio
Episode 411 - Intro to FASD with Sandra Flach
Episode 410 - Advent: Setting Goals with Sandra Flach
Episode 409 - Advent: Peace with Sandra Flach
Episode 408 - Advent: Rejoice! with Sandra Flach
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