Episode #232 Helping Foster & Adoptive Parents Navigate Covid-19 & Racial Tensions with Tona Ottinger

Adoptive and foster parents must navigate several challenges along their family’s journey. Trauma, mental, emotional, and physical health, and racism are sensitive topics parents tackle on a daily basis. These families need the support of safe people, community members, and professionals. 

 

Tennessee adoptive mom, Tona Ottinger is co-founder of Memphis Family Connection Center—offering holistic care and therapy based on Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) principles. She and her husband, Mark, are also the new directors of Empowered to Connect. Tona understands the unique challenges foster and adoptive parents face, especially in today’s climate of Covid-19 and racial tensions.

 

Listen in as host, Sandra Flach, talks with Tona Ottinger about parenting through these trying times.

 

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