239 – Sometimes the Healthiest Thing You Can Do as an Adoptive Parent is Pause
238 – When Your Adopted Child Explodes: What Took Me 18 Years to Understand
237 – The Prodigal Principle: What to Do When Your Adopted Child Walks Away
236 – The 10-Second Biblical Plan to Stop You From Snapping at Your Child
235 – 7 Ways to Reset When You’re About to Lose It as an Adoptive Parent
234 – Feeling Like a Bad Adoptive Parent? 3 Truths to Remember When Criticism Hits
233 – Remember, Ponder, Reflect: 3 Words To Anchor Parents on Hard Adoption Days
232 – Tears as Prayers: Comfort for Struggling Adoptive Parents
231 – Is Your Adoption Journey Lonely? The 3 Words Adoptive Parents NEED to Hear
230 – Let Go of Regret and Reflect: The Mindset Shift Adoptive Parents Need
229 – Permission to Pause: Stillness for Adoptive Parents in the Psalms
228 – Life Is More Interesting When You’re Happy — Even With Cancer!
227 – Drowning as an Adoptive Parent? Simple Tools to Regulate Yourself (with Crystal Luke Worrall)
226 – The Dangerous Lie Adoptive Parents Believe — 7 Truths That Change Everything
225 – Calm in the Chaos? A Hope-Filled Practice for Anxious Adoptive Parents
224 – Does God Really Want You to Adopt? How to Trust Him When You’re Not Sure
223 – Can Listening Really Bring Peace to Adoptive Parents?
222 – Is Attachment Really the Root Issue in Adoption? (with Dr. Ray Guarendi)
221 – How to Stay Hopeful When Adoption Feels Overwhelming (with Dr. Ray Guarendi)
220 – How the Psalms Help Adoptive Parents Process Their Anxiety and Struggles
219 – Tim’s Adoption Struggle: The Hidden Pain and Unexpected Hope
218 – Sitting With Your Child’s Pain: The Power of Empathy for Adoptive Parents (with Jane Baker)
217 – The Potential Pain of Adoption Reunions and How to Support Your Child (with Jane Baker)
216 – 5 Anxiety Bible Verses for Adoptive Parents in the Fog of Uncertainty
215 – Can a Story That Begins in Loss Still End in Hope? (with Adoptee Ayden Lincoln)
214 – When Faith Feels Distant and Parenting Feels Heavy: Can Journaling Help You Hear God? (with Jenny Fulford)
213 – Will My Adopted Child Ever Heal? Wisdom from Adoptee Jackson TerKeurst
212 – When Adoption Stories Hurt: Helping Your Child Through the Hard Moments (with Jane Baker)
211 – BONUS Minisode: You’re Not Alone! Compassion, Connection & Community for Adoptive Parents
210 – How to Tell Your Child the Truth About Their Adoption (with Jane Baker)
209 – 3 Biblical Steps to Eliminate Hurry and Find Peace, Calm, and Rest
208 – Finding Peace in Pain No One Understands: Psalm 3 for Adoptive Parents
207 – Encouraging Bible Verses to Help Adoptive Parents Partner with God and Keep Going
206 – The Worst Advice for Adoptive Parents? And Why It Turned Out to Be the Best
205 – If You’re Feeling Lost as an Adoptive Parent? THIS Could Be Your Lifeline!
204 – 5 Encouraging Bible Verses to Guide Adoptive Parents Through Life’s Fog
203 – Why Do Good People Suffer? 3 Hidden Benefits for Adoptive Parents
202 – Struggling with Conflict? Here’s a Simple Tool to Empower Your Adopted Child with Erich Nelson
201 – How Do You Love an Adopted Child Who Won’t Let You In? Jackson TerKeurst’s Story of Survival, Hope, and Healing
200 – Feeling Alone in Your Adoption Journey? You’re Not the Only One
199 – Is Frustration Stealing Your Joy? 3 Ways to Get It Back
198 – Anxiety Management for Adoptive Parents: 3 Write Ways to Find Calm in the Chaos
197 – Feeling Alone as an Adoptive Parent? 7 Anchors to Offer Hope
196 – Parenting a Child with RAD: An Adoptive Mom’s Story of Heartbreak and Strength
195 – Are You a Struggling Adoptive Parent? 3 Ways To Restore The Sparkle In Your Eyes
194 – How Music Therapy Can Make a Difference for Your Adopted Child
193 – Reflections on Losing My Friend and Anchor of Encouragement
192 – How to Help Your Adopted Child Out of a Ditch Without Falling in Yourself?
191 – Phone Calls, Police, and Pizza: Navigating Crisis as an Adoptive Parent
190 – A Hero Who Never Experienced the Joy of Being Called Daddy
189 – Why Should Adoptive Parents Nurture Their Relationships?
188 – Family-Time Matters! The Importance of Slowing Down and Making Memories for Adoptive Families
187 – Adoptive Parents: Don’t Be Afraid to Go to Therapy
186 – Manifestations of Unresolved Grief in Adopted Children: The Signs to Look For
185 – Understanding the Hidden Struggles of Adopted Children
184 – When Adoption is Like a Car Accident
183 – Adoption Struggles: Wisdom I Wish I Had Known with Jane Baker
182 – Would He Hate Us for Loving Him This Much? The Struggles of an Adoptive Parent
181 – When Adoption Feels Overwhelming! Practice the Respite Principle
180 – EMDR Therapy: A Powerful Tool for Adoptive Parents Navigating Trauma with Crystal Luk-Worrall
179 – I Thought I Had Just Killed My Boys
178 – You’re Not Alone! 3 Stories That Shape Adoption Struggles and Support
177 – How to be Okay Even When Your Kids Aren’t: Anchor Points for Adoptive Parents
176 – Adoption Struggles and Support: Navigating Hard Conversations
175 – Feeling Like a Wreck as an Adoptive Parent? How Practice Leads to Peace
174 – Practical Techniques to Manage Triggers: Empty Mental Garbage
173 – Feeling Compassion: The Good Samaritan and the Invisible Wounds of Adoption
172 – From Anxious to Intentional: 4 Strategies for Adoptive Parents
171 – Words Like Honey: The Impact of Kind Words on the Adoptive Journey
170 – The Principle of Generosity: Practical Tips to Refresh and Enrich Adoptive Parents
169 – Embracing Stillness to Self-Regulation and Inner Calm
168 – Support for Adoptive Parents: 2 Are Better Than 1 But 3 Is Even Better!
167 – Affirmations for Adoptive Parents in the New Year
166 – What’s Your Word? How to Navigate the Challenges of Adoption with a Guiding Word for the New Year
165 – 3 Steps to Help Adoptive Parents See the Silver Linings in Adoption Challenges
164 – Journaling Prompts: How Adoptive Parents Can Partner With God to Persist in Life
163 – How to Support Struggling Adoptive Parents with Compassion
162 – Embracing the Gift of Time With Journaling
161 – Feel Alone as an Adoptive Parent? 7 Benefits to Embrace an Anchor of Encouragement
160 – 7 Ways for Adoptive Parents to Find Support and Achieve Respite
159 – 3 Ways to Acknowledge an Adoptive Parent and Be Their Umbrella of Encouragement
158 – Are You Struggling To Trust If God Wants You To Adopt? This 1 Thing Will Help!
157 – How to Navigate Adoption Struggles with the Anchor of Stillness
156 – Are You an Overwhelmed Adoptive Parent? Regulate Yourself With the Anchor of a Pause
155 – How Can Adoptive Parents Regulate Themselves? Retreat and Recharge!
154 – Anxious Adoptive Parent? Discover This Simple Way to Regulate Yourself
153 – Why Can’t We Be Like Other Families? A 4-Step Principle to Experience Peace of Mind for Adoptive Parents
152 – Serenity in the Struggle? Anchors of Support for Adoptive Parents
151 – How to Navigate the Challenges of International Adoption With Brandon Stiver
150 – How Adoptive Parents Can Navigate the Struggles of Adoption with Journaling
149 – Ever Feel Like You’re Not Good Enough as an Adoptive Parent? Put This Principle in Play
148 – Encouraging Bible Verses to Help Adoptive Parents Persist in Their Adoption Journey
147 – Sit With the Text? How the Psalms Help Adoptive Parents Navigate the Adoption Journey
146 – 3 Affirmations When You Feel Like a Failure as an Adoptive Parent
145 – A Story of Redemption Founded From a Tragic Decision with Jeff Bradford
144 – 7 Benefits of Journaling: Your Path to the Self-Help Jackpot
143 – How to Purge Negative Thoughts with 2 Powerful Journaling Prompts
142 – Journaling Prompts to Turn Obstacles Into Opportunities for Personal Transformation
141 – How to Use Journaling Prompts to Clear Mental Logjams
140 – How to Tap Into the Power of Affirmations Journaling Prompts
139 – Are You a Struggling Adoptive Parent? How to Restore the Sparkle In Your Eyes In 3 Steps
138 – Do You Relive Reruns in Your Life? Journaling Prompts
137 – How to Unplug to Unlock Mental Blocks Journaling Prompts
136 – The ONE Thing Adoptive Parents NEED to Know!
135 – Stuck in Survivor Mode? What It Looks Like for Adoptive Parents and Adopted Children
134 – Real, Raw and Emotional! A Must-See for Foster and Adoptive Parents
133 – Adoptive Parents: How Can I Serve You Better?
132 – The Children From Her Heart: A Story of Adoption and Foster Care with Dr. Kimberly Offutt
131 – Adoptive Parent Needing Respite? 3 Ways To Embrace the Anchor of Retreat?
130 – Remembering Amp: The Impact of Pets on Our Hearts
129 – The Unexpected, Positive Benefits of Embracing the Anchor of Solitude
128 – 4 Simple Tips To Find Peaceful Sleep as an Adoptive Parent
127 – 5 Ways to Help Adoptive Parents Navigate the Anxiety of the Adoption Journey
126 – I See You! 3 Simple Words To Encourage Adoptive Parents To Never Give Up (ENCORE EPISODE)
125 – Anxious, Adoptive Parent? 5 Ways To Love a Child of Adoption Trauma (ENCORE EPISODE)
124 – Journaling: How Journaling Prompts Helped My Son Like Himself Again (ENCORE EPISODE)
123 – Insensitive, Hurtful Comments? 3 Benefits of Taking Your Frustrations Out On Paper (ENCORE EPISODE)
122 – Hope for Adoptive Parents? Try 10-10-10 a Powerful Coping Tool for Struggling Adoptees (ENCORE EPISODE)
121 – Solar Eclipse: A Story of Faith, Family and Encouragement
120 – Are You in Pain? 3 Reasons to Walk for Wellness
119 – Biblical Encouragement From the Anchor of Promise
118 – Struggling To Understand a Bible Verse? 3 Ways To Understand and Anchor to the Text
117 – Does God Hear Your Tears? 3 Biblical Encouragement Truths From Psalm 56
116 – How To Support Adoptive Parents: Biblical Encouragement and Prayer
115 – Remember: Experience Hope and Healing After Tragedy
114 – Are You Heartbroken and Overwhelmed in Your Adoption Journey? Tomorrow Is a Brand New Day
113 – Anxious? Try This Simple Anxiety Grounding Technique
112 – 5 Ways To Get Unstuck and Start Journaling Today
111 – Journaling Anxiety? 5 Ways to Journal the WRITE Way
110 – 3 Writing Prompts To Make Journaling Easy and Doable
109 – Don’t Have Time to Journal? Try a 5-Minute Process
108 – Anxious, Overwhelmed, or Angry? 3 Journaling Benefits for Adoptive Parents
107 – 3-Step Parenting Guide for Overcoming Criticism and Self-Doubt
106 – Worried About Your Children’s Future? Biblical Encouragement for the Adoption Journey
105 – Healthy Relationships of an Open Adoption With Terri Marcroft
104 – The Worries, Wishes and Desires of Adoptive Parents
103 – An Adoption Story About His Teddy Bear: From Trauma Trigger to Symbol of Love With Simon Benn
102 – POOF! How to Clear Your Mind of Negative Thoughts
101 – Every Adoption Begins With Trauma, Loss, and Grief! With Author Anna Maria DiDio
100 – Are Your Holidays Sad? Remember God’s Faithful Love Endures Forever
99 – From Hard to Hope: 4 Ways to Find Help in the Adoption Journey
98 – From Grief to Relief: 5 Steps to Process Loss Through Journaling
97 – From Hurt to Hero: 4 Reasons to Encourage Adopted Children
96 – Count On Me: Are You an Anchor of Encouragement?
95 – Who Am I? An Adoption Story of Support, Forgiveness & Compassion
94 – Because Her Birth Mom Chose Life! An Adoptee’s Story of Love and Purpose
93 – International Adoption Support: How to Prepare for Your Journey with Dr. Rick Morton
92 – Foster to Adopt? How to Manage Expectations and Trust God’s Plan with Trish Zenczak
91 – Positive Adoption Trauma Responses for Adoptive Parents with David Dodd
90 – When Your Day Is Crumbling? How to Navigate Adoption Trauma Responses with David Dodd
89 – From Abuse & Rejection to Hope: The Story of a Foster & Adoptive Mom with Trish Zenczak
88 – Journaling: A Process for Processing Life to Find Support & Respite
87 – Tools for Teachers: How to Help Students With Trauma Feel Safe? A Conversation With Sherry Green
86 – When Friends Fail You! How Adoptive Parents Can Heal From Betrayal? With Jane Baker
85 – How Adoptive Parents With Anxiety Can Cultivate Calm, Ease & Grace
84 – What is Secondary Trauma? Exploring the Hidden Effects and Finding Hope with Dr. Lisa Hartwell
83 – Happy Birthday Anchor! 3 Reasons Why Your Voice Matters?
82 – Happy Birthday Anchor! One of the Best Ways You Can Support Yourself?
81 – Happy Birthday Anchor! Support for When You Feel God Has Abandoned You?
80 – Happy Birthday Anchor! 10 of the More Popular Episodes of The Year
79 – Systems to Help Adopted Families Living With FASD: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders with Laura Hernandez
78 – Chaos to Calm? A Systemized Solution to Overwhelm for Special Needs Parents with Katie Keene
77 – Help Please: How You Can Be an Anchor for Struggling Adoptive Parents?
76 – When to Ask For Help? Support and Guidance for Struggling Adoptive Parents with Herbie Newell
75 – The Wrong Thing to Say? Husbands Please Don’t Do What I Did!
74 – Feeling Out of Sorts? 5 Ways to Show Yourself Grace After Trauma
73 – The Power of Letters: 5 Stories of Adoption, Love, and Encouragement
72 – Walking in the Rain? One of My Favorite Ways to Find Respite
71 – How to Sit With the Text? How the Psalms Help Adoptive Parents Overcome Life’s Storms
70 – Honoring a Hero Who Never Experienced the Joy of Being Called Daddy
69 – How Can I Reduce Anxiety & Overwhelm In My Home? Interview With Emily McDermott
68 – The Power of a Mother’s Love: Live Coaching with Tim Maudlin
67 – Developing Trust Out of Trauma? A Story of Love, Compassion and Grace
66 – Tender, Warm and Loving: A Story of Encouragement From a Feral Cat?
65 – Pushy or Supportive? Navigating the Fine Line When Offering to Help Others
64 – Anchored in Good Choices! How to Build a Meaningful Life
63 – A Personal Story of Loss and How It Can Bless Those Hurting
62 – Exhausted and Stressed Out? One Way You Can Feel Comfort and Support
61 – 3 Simple Ways You Can Show Compassion and Care to Adoptive Parents
60 – Life Out of Control? 3 Reasons Why You Should Surrender Control to God!
59 – 3 Ways to Offer Safety, Security and Support With One Simple Act?
58 – When Life Falls Apart: How to Heal from Hurt, Pain, and Trauma Part 2 with Keisha Wright
57 – When Life Falls Apart: How to Heal from Hurt, Pain, and Trauma Part 1 with Keisha Wright
56 – 3 Ways You Can Turn Your Brokenness Into Something Beautiful?
55 – Anxious Adoptive Parent? Why You Need to Accept and Embrace Your Anxiety
54 – Remember! 3 Ways It Can Help You Ease Uneasiness, Anxiousness, and Grief
53 – Want to Resolve Conflict? Empower Your Adopted Child With This Simple Tool with Erich Nelson
52 – 14 Easy Ways You Can Make Reflection a Profitable Use of Your Time
51 – How a Cartoonist and a Baseball Hat Saved My Life? Really!
50 – How to Understand Grief In Your Adopted Children and How To Love Them with Dr. Lisa Hartwell
49 – Life Can Be Messy! 5 Ways To Consider MESSY In a Positive Way?
48 – It’s Easy to Control Tomorrow But Only if You Do This ONE Thing Today?
47 – How Journaling Helped My Son Like Himself Again with Jonny Maudlin
46 – Sit in Solitude and Silence? The Benefits of Leading a Quiet Life
45 – What is Open Adoption? Could it be the Best Choice for Your Family? With Sasha Starr Robertson
44 – The Patience of Love? An Ideal Worth Pursuing for Adoptive Parents
43 – Adoptive and Foster Parenting: How To Be Your Child’s Best Advocate
42 – How to Listen In Order to Experience and Realize Peace In Your Life
41 – How You Can Channel Your Frustrations to See Something Positive?
40 – 7 Ways for Adoptive Parents to Find Support and Achieve Respite
39 – Is Money and Mental Peace Really Possible for Adoptive Parents?
38 – Is Peace After Betrayal Possible? Psalm 3 and the Story of Hope
37 – What Would Peace of Mind Mean In Your Life? It’s Possible to Experience!
36 – Be There... How To Comfort a Hurting Friend Without Saying a Word?
35 – Remember The Last Kid Picked At Recess Feeling? It NEVER Goes Away!
34 – How You Can Be The Kind of Friend Your Friend REALLY Needs?
33 – How to Have Wings Like a Dove and Fly to Your Safe Place?
32 – 3 Journaling Prompts to Help Adoptive Parents Become a Conduit for Kindness
31 – Deliberate Acts of Kindness? Our Broken World Could Use More of Them
30 – 3 Journaling Prompts To Help Adoptive Parents Surrender To God
29 – Does God Want You To Adopt? Don’t Struggle, Surrender
28 – Want Hope & Healing? 2 Journaling Prompts for Struggling Adoptive Parents
27 – Why Do Good People Suffer? 3 Benefits Why Adoptive Parents Suffer
26 – I See You! 3 Simple Words To Encourage Adoptive Parents To Never Give Up
25 – Journaling Prompts for Adoptive Parents – 3 Ways to Count Your Blessings
24 – Struggling To Trust If God Wants You To Adopt? This 1 Thing Will Help!
23 – Feeling Overwhelmed? Simple Steps You Can Take Today To Feel Better
22 – Too Much Noise In Your Life? 5 Ways To Neutralize Noise Today
21 – 5 Bible Verses to Help Adoptive Parents Navigate Through the Fog of Life
20 – When Adoptive Parents Feel All Alone? 7 Reasons Why To Grab An Anchor
19 – How Adoptive Parents Can Use the Psalms for Healing, Comfort, and Encouragement
18 – Adoption Trauma and Sugar Addiction? An Interview With Dr. Joan Kent
17 – Struggling Adoptive Parents? 3 Ways To Restore The Sparkle In Their Eyes
16 – The $89,000 T-Shirt: How One T-Shirt Inspired and Healed a Broken Community
15 – Can You Be Okay Even If? A Difficult Adoption Conversation
14 – Hope for Adoptive Parents? Try 10-10-10 a Powerful Coping Tool for Struggling Adoptees
13 – Journaling Prompts – How to Partner With God to Persist in Life?
12 – 3 Ways Adoptive Parents Can Find Support and Peace in the Storms of Life?
11 – Adoption Life Chaotic? 3 Ways Adoptive Parents Can Find Calm In the Chaos
10 – 3 Reasons Why It’s Good to Reach Out to a Nocturnal Anchor?
9 – Adoption Trauma Defined! Part 2: How to Find Help and a Good Therapist with Jane Baker
8 – Adoption Trauma Defined! Part 1: How to Understand Its Causes and Effects with Jane Baker
7 – 2 Stories On Why I Created the Podcast Anchors of Encouragement?
6 – 3 Ways to Face Adversity with Courage and Confidence? Admit, Ask & Accept
5 – 3 Benefits of Walking to Overcome Overwhelm and Stress
4 – Insensitive, Hurtful Comments? 3 Benefits of Taking Your Frustrations Out On Paper
3 – 3 Ways You Can Realize Your Potential? Anchors of Encouragement
2 – 3 Ways You Can Acknowledge a Friend and Be Their Umbrella
1 – 5 Ways to Love a Child of Adoption Trauma | Anchors of Encouragement
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