The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
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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Episode 352 - The Legend of Christmas with Adoptee Rhonda Robinson
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About the Effects of Sugar on the Brain Function
Episode 351 - Primary Characteristics of FASD—Impulsivity with Sandra Flach
Episode 350 - Finding Hope with Former Foster Youth, Amber Jewell
Episode 349 - Primary Characteristics of FASD - Slow Processing Pace with Sandra Flach
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About Planning & Organizing
Episode 348 - Primary Characteristics of FASD: Dysmaturity with Sandra Flach
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About Trauma & Information Processing
Episode 347 - Foster Parents—Planting Seeds of Hope with Melissa Smallwood
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About Trauma & Cognitive Flexibility
Episode 346 - I Love You to the Sun and Beyond with Adoptive Dad Cecil Stokes
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About Trauma & Working Memory
Episode 345 - Caution—Rough Road Ahead: Parenting Teens with Trauma & FASD
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About Trauma & Metacognition
Episode 344 - FASD Global Podcaster Panel with Dr. Jerrod Brown
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About Trauma & Self-Regulation
Episode 343 - Living Proof—From Foster Care to the White House to the NBA with Lucas Boyce
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About Executive Dysfunction
Episode 342 - Finding Community on the FASD Journey with Kathryn Meinhardt
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About FASD & Inappropriate Sexual Behavior
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