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. But the good news is you are not a bad parent. You can heal from blocked care, and compassion can be rekindled in your heart.
Written by @lisacqualls and @melissacorkum_ who have themselves overcome blocked care, the book, Reclaim Compassion, answers the questions, “How did this happen, and will it ever get better?” You’ll recognize yourself in the honest stories from the authors and other parents and come to realize that you’re not at all alone.
Rooted in faith and backed by neuroscience, this practical and powerful guide offers a simple step-by-step process for reclaiming compassion for your child and yourself.
This week, enjoy an audio preview of Chapter 1.
Click here to download a transcript for this episode.
Relevant LinksReclaim Compassion Website
#245: The Science of Caring with Dr. Jon Baylin and Jessica Sinarski
#244 When Blocked Care Affects Your Marriage
#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
#230: Blocked Care 101
#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
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