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20 THINGS ADOPTION PODCAST with Sherrie Eldridge and Bronwen Smith

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20 THINGS ADOPTION PODCAST with Sherrie Eldridge and Bronwen Smith

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Parenting an adopted child may be the greatest life challenge for adoptive parents. In the midst of the challenges, it's easy for parents to conclude there's something wrong with their parenting techniques or that they don't have what it takes to meet the needs of a special needs child. Learn from Sherrie and Bronwen:~how to proactively prepare for adoption (what to ask professionals)~you are not alone in your challenges and struggles (listen to the voices of other parents here)~you can be f ...
 
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20 THINGS ADOPTION PODCAST with Sherrie Eldridge and Bronwen Smith

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Ron Nydam Ph.D. Revisits Adoption and Relinquishment 22:27

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Ron Nydam, Ph.D., is a highly respected and beloved pastor, speaker, author, counselor, and teacher in the field of adoption. For the last two decades, he educated international audiences about relinquishment and adoption. These two topics are his specialty and he addresses them with the finesse of a skilled surgeon. His main audiences are: Adoptee…
 
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20 THINGS ADOPTION PODCAST with Sherrie Eldridge and Bronwen Smith

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Derek Clark Urges Fostered Teens to Never Give Up 34:54

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Derek Clark’s life is one of resilience and redemption. As a child he suffered unthinkable child abuse, abandonment and emotional distress before being turned over to the psychiatric hospital at age five. His 13 years in the San Francisco bay area foster care system reflected an early life of humiliation, aggression, emotional distress, overwhelmin…
 
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20 THINGS ADOPTION PODCAST with Sherrie Eldridge and Bronwen Smith

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The Hot Potato of Adoptee Anger 17:35

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Bronwen interviews Sherrie on a rare topic--adoptee anger. They discuss the two kinds of anger and emphasize the fact that anger itself is good--its a God-given emotion that warns us if something is wrong, like the red light on a dashboard. Anger can become toxic when anger is stuffed and turns into bitterness and hate. The unintentional adversaria…
 
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20 THINGS ADOPTION PODCAST with Sherrie Eldridge and Bronwen Smith

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One Mom's Story about Adopting Internationally 22:11

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Bronwen Smith, a mom who adopted from Korea, shares the real-life struggles and joys of adopting internationally. Learn how she and her husband decided to adopt, how they chose the country to adopt from, what it was like to take off in the plane with the knowledge that their son was leaving his entire home behind, and how they juggle joy and peace …
 
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The Trauma Wound of Adoptive and Foster Moms 16:44

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Not only must adoptive and foster moms understand the depth of their child’s pre-adoption pain, but also their own trauma wound. “What wound?” they may say. “My child is the one with the deep wound, not me. Don’t be ridiculous.” Adoptive moms may be offended or defensive when told they have a trauma wound. Adoptive mom says—I think many people can …
 
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Adopted Kids May See Adoptive Mom As An Enemy 19:58

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Sometimes, adopted kids see their adoptive moms as an enemy. Does that mean there's something wrong with them? Bad genes? Bad character? A million times, no! Adoptees have been deeply wounded, first through the loss of their first mothers, and second, by being placed into the arms of strangers. Learn four reasons adoptees see their moms like this a…
 
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What Kind of Love Adoptees Really Need 21:41

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This podcast reveals how adoption's parent/child relationships oftentimes become strained and explains that the strain is not the fault of parent nor child. Five adoptive moms give real-life examples of strain. Sherrie Eldridge reveals the greatest gift parents can give their kids in every situation--the gift of a non-abandoning heart. The pre-requ…
 
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Preparing for Adoptee Push Back 26:44

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Relationships between adoptive moms and their kids will involve more stress than bio kids and parents. If an adoptive mother isn't educated about this reality, she may conclude that her parenting is inferior--"I thought it was me and my inability to nurture and support them properly." Sherrie Eldridge proposes a bootcamp within her new book that wo…
 
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The Dance of Adoption 19:47

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There are many adoptive parents whose adopted children can't receive their love. If we liken it to a dance, the adopted child may delight in stepping on the parent's toes. Sherrie Eldridge explains why this happens from an adoptee perspective, as well as sharing adoptive parent thoughts about the rejection they experience. Hopefully, parents will c…
 
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Junk Transforms to Treasure 19:54

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Podcast #2 Many adoptees and foster children haven't been told that it's possible to find freedom from their painful past. Sherrie reviews the literature that's been available, especially that of Nancy Verrier's THE PRIMAL WOUND. The case is made that in physical healing, validation of the wound is just the beginning. Most adoptees want more--more …
 
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Good News for the World of Adoption! 8:52

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Sherrie Eldridge introduces herself as a veteran adoptee and adoption author, but enthusiastically invites adoptive, birth, foster, step parents and her fellow adoptees to join her in discovering wonderful new research and experience in the world of adoption: 1. The child's brain records parental acts of love even though child's level of receptivit…
 
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