Are you happy with who you are? Or working on becoming that person? Listen in as we dive into self-actualisation, Michelle Obama, trauma and more on this deep exploration of self, freedom and more...

https://www.facebook.com/TriadFamilyServicesAgency

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackalene-kouhi-63920632/

https://www.triadfs.org

Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

Are you waiting for someone else to change? We might be waiting for that forever. Because we have to change first. Listen in as adoptive mom and adoption professional Karen shares her insights into change, humility and grace.

Here's a link to Karen and her daughter Madi's book This I Know For Sure

More about Karen here:

https://www.instagram.com/karen_capson/

https://legacyadoptiontexas.com/

https://dfwchild.com/karen-capson/

Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

Is something that you've not resolved making you uncomfortable? Making you suffer? Our suffering lies in the gap between what we have - like resolution - and what we don't have. Listen in as adoptee Andy explores being ok with matters unresolved and much more.

Here's a bit about Andy

"I'm an adoptee who spent more than five decades wrestling with questions about identity, belonging, and what adoption ultimately means over the course of a lifetime. Like many adoptees, I believed that if I could somehow reconnect with my biological family, I'd finally understand who I was. Ironically, they found me.

For years, I imagined that reunion would answer the biggest questions of my life. It didn't. What I found instead was something far more nuanced. They were kind people. Good people. I'm genuinely grateful to know them, and I believe they're good to their core. But they weren't my people, and they didn't hold the answers I thought they would.

Ironically, the most meaningful part of the reunion wasn't discovering who they were. It was realizing they were never responsible for defining who I was in the first place. My mother was a psychotherapist who encouraged me throughout my life to examine each stage of that journey honestly and put language to what I was experiencing. That became one of the motivating forces behind writing my memoir, Blood = Water: The Search for Identity Beyond Biology.
I think many adoptees quietly wrestle with questions about biology, identity, expectations, forgiveness, and agency, but we don't always give ourselves permission to say those thoughts out loud.

Find out about Andy's book here https://a.co/d/085HEgsk

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Adoption can be a wild ride that takes true grit. Listen in as adoptive mom and adoption professional Nicole shares some of her most powerful learnings on self compassion, grit and more...

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-fowler-3517b594/

https://www.facebook.com/AdoptionsFromTheHeart

https://www.instagram.com/adoptionsfromtheheart

https://afth.org/

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Are we coming from love or fear? Perhaps one of the most profound things we can notice in any moment. Or in any relationship. Loving on our child's birth parents leads to better outcomes for all. Listen in as adoptee and adoption professional Kaici shares how she's empowering adoptive parents with her own learnings growing up.

Find out more about Kaici here:

https://www.facebook.com/kaici.frieze/

https://hopeadoptionagency.org/

https://www.facebook.com/hopeadoptionagency

https://www.instagram.com/hopecenteradoptions

https://www.linkedin.com/company/hope-center-adoptions/

Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

How would a lighter load help you? Your kids? Listen in as adoption professional Joanne talks self care, helping kids carry less baggage and much more...

Here's a bit about Joanne from her organisation's website

"I have over 30 years' social work experience in both local authority and the independent sector, covering child protection, children's care and Adoption and Fostering. I have worked as team manager, service manager and service director and was instrumental in establishing Adoptionplus in 2002 first as an Adoption Support Agency and then in 2006 as a Voluntary Adoption Agency.

I am a qualified social worker and play therapist and have had 9 books published, including the Billy Says series of 6 books; All About Mummies and Daddies; Assessing Adoptive and Foster Parents: Improving Analysis and Understanding of Parenting Capacity; and Supporting Birth Parents of Children who have been Adopted.

I have sat as a Trustee on the CVAA Board, a special adviser on the NICE committee for Quality Standards in Attachment and been invited to give evidence at a number of All Party Parliamentary Committees.

Over the years it has been incredibly rewarding to play a leading role in developing Adoptionplus and to work with our talented team dedicated to improving the quality of life for so many children and families."

Find out more at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-alper-13267a42/

https://www.adoptionplus.co.uk/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/adoptionplus

https://www.facebook.com/Adoptionplus

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Are you going through tough stuff? In need of a break? Inspiration? Listen in adoptive mom, executive director and counsellor Amie shares insights on endurance, flourishing and more...

Amie Cooper is the Founder and Executive Director of Flourishing Families of South Carolina, a nonprofit organization dedicated to offering hope, healing, and holistic support to families impacted by childhood trauma. With both personal and professional experience in foster care, adoption, and kinship caregiving, Amie leads with profound empathy, authenticity, and insight as she walks alongside caregivers raising children from hard places.

Her passion for this work was born from her own family’s journey and a deeply personal understanding of how trauma, isolation, and unmet needs can affect both children and caregivers. In response to the overwhelming lack of support for families navigating these challenges, Amie founded Flourishing Families to be a source of education, encouragement, and enduring connection.

​Under her leadership, the organization provides trauma-informed resources, caregiver coaching, support groups, and strategic community partnerships designed to equip, connect, and sustain families through every season. At the heart of her vision is the belief that no caregiver should walk this road alone—and that healing and wholeness are possible when families are surrounded by the right tools and relationships.

Amie is a TBRI® (Trust-Based Relational Intervention®) Practitioner, trained through the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development, and integrates these principles across all programming to promote safety, attachment, and regulation for children and caregivers alike. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, expanding her capacity to bring both relational and clinical support to the families she serves.

A gifted speaker, trainer, and advocate, Amie is passionate about building trauma-responsive communities and creating spaces where caregivers feel seen, supported, and empowered. Through her leadership, Flourishing Families is not only helping families survive hard seasons—but thrive, heal, and truly flourish.

https://www.flourishingfamiliessc.org/

https://www.instagram.com/flourishingfamiliessc/

https://www.instagram.com/flourishingfamiliessc/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cooperamie/

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Are we focusing on ourselves, others, our kids? Our dreams or theirs? Our expectations or how they are doing? Listen in as single adoptive mom of 3 and adoption professionals shares a lifetime's wisdom...

https://www.homeswithhope.org/

https://www.facebook.com/HomeswithHope

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