Lisa and Amber Reynolds (our Director of Communications) chat about the challenges of parenting a young child struggling with mental illness. Amber shares candidly about what she wishes she had done differently, how her son’s mental illness affected her health, and how she’s overcoming blocked care. As an Enneagram 8, Amber loves advocating well for all those in her care. She and her husband, Chris, have been foster parents for seven years and have three children through adoption.
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#224: [Summer Swap] Finding Connection Through Your Adoption Journey
#223: [Summer Swap] Our Enneagram and Blocked Care Journey
#222: [Summer Swap] Healing from Blocked Care
#221: Questions to Ask Yourself
#220: Why Encouragement May Be Better Than Consequences with adoptee, Stephanie Fast
#219: [workshop] Successful Vacation Planning for Adoptive Families
#218: [mailbag] connection with adult children, older child adoption, hugs and attachment
#217: [workshop] Explaining Our Families to Others with Beth Smith Feger, PhD
#216: Breaking Free from the Cycle of Generational Abuse with Former Foster Youth Kristen Thomas
#215: [mailbag] birth family, psychosomatic symptoms, blocked care for non-parent caregivers
#214: Reclaim Compassion Book Preview
#213: [workshop] Attached to God with Krispin Mayfield
#212: The World’s First Embryo Adoptee Comes Full Circle with Hannah Strege
#211: [mailbag] Boundaries, structure vs. nurture, separation anxiety, birth family
#210: Exploring How Your Past Impacts Your Parenting
#209: [workshop] Connection Matters More than Vegetables with Dr. Rowell
#208: Using Bibliotherapy to Tackle Tough Topics with Darren and Margie Fink
#207: How to Help Your Children Navigate Their Identity and Thrive with Jenn and Josh Hook
#206: [mailbag] the sibling experience, choices, are we making a difference
#205: What We Learned in 2022 (reflections)
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