If you’ve ever tried to talk through behavior or feelings with a child who is clearly dysregulated, you already know this truth: You can’t reason with a nervous system that feels unsafe. Before kids can reflect, apologize, problem-solve, or even name a feeling, their bodies have to calm first. In our home, especially with theContinue reading “Helping Kids Regulate Their Bodies: Proprioceptive, Vestibular, and Rhythmic Input Explained”
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Anchored in Love: Why I Started This Podcast
Anchored in Love is a new podcast rooted in real-life experiences with foster care, blended family life, healing, and boundaries. In this post, I share why I started the podcast and how it connects to the stories already shared here on the blog, now spoken out loud and available on Apple Podcasts.
For a Little While: Our Foster Care Journey – As Featured on the Mind, Body & Wallet® Podcast
Curious about what foster care actually looks like? I sat down with Mind, Body & Wallet® to share our story, from pandemic fostering to adopting our son AJ.
We talk treatment-level foster care, aging out, family transitions, and the power of showing up even when you don’t know how the story ends.
Aging Out of Foster Care: What Happens When the System Stops at 18
When people think of foster care, they often picture little kids waiting for homes. But there’s another side of the story that rarely gets told, what happens when those kids grow up and the system lets go. Every year in the United States, more than 20,000 young adults “age out” of foster care when theyContinue reading “Aging Out of Foster Care: What Happens When the System Stops at 18”
The Truth About Fostering Teens: What I Wish More People Knew
When most people think of foster care, they picture toddlers or young children, but the reality is that nearly one in three kids in foster care is a teenager. Despite that, teens are often the least likely to find stable placements or permanent families. According to national data, over 20,000 youth age out of fosterContinue reading “The Truth About Fostering Teens: What I Wish More People Knew”
Life Lately: A Family Update from the Heart
It feels like life has been moving at full speed lately, the kind of season where every time I blink, another milestone has passed. I’ve been meaning to sit down and share what’s been going on with our family, but between work, school, travel, and all the transitions, time has had a way of slippingContinue reading “Life Lately: A Family Update from the Heart”
Redefining Happiness: Trading the Corporate Climb for a Simpler Life
For a long time, I thought happiness meant success—climbing the corporate ladder, gaining influence, proving my worth through promotions and power. I used to chase the idea that the more important I was at work, the more fulfilled I would feel. I measured my value in deadlines met, emails answered, and how many people lookedContinue reading “Redefining Happiness: Trading the Corporate Climb for a Simpler Life”
Moving Forward: A New Beginning I Didn’t See Coming
A year ago, I had the idea to start this blog. I set it up, picked a name, and then… nothing. Every time I sat down to write, I got stuck. I didn’t know where to begin, what to say, or if my words would even matter. So, I left it empty, waiting for theContinue reading “Moving Forward: A New Beginning I Didn’t See Coming”
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