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”
🎙️ Behind the Mic: Why I Said Yes to Talking About Foster Care
When I first got the invitation to join Guardian’s Mind, Body, Wallet podcast for an episode about foster care, I felt both excited and humbled. Talking about fostering is something deeply personal to me. It’s not just something we did; it’s something that forever changed who I am and how I see the world. OurContinue reading “🎙️ Behind the Mic: Why I Said Yes to Talking About Foster Care”
How to Manage a Foster Placement: Welcoming, Supporting, and Organizing for Success
Bringing a foster child into your home is both a rewarding and challenging experience. Each child arrives with their own history, emotions, and needs. As a foster parent, your role is to provide stability, comfort, and support while navigating the administrative side of fostering. Here’s a guide to help you manage a foster placement effectively.Continue reading “How to Manage a Foster Placement: Welcoming, Supporting, and Organizing for Success”
What I Wish More People Knew About Foster Care
Foster care is a journey filled with love, heartbreak, hope, and resilience. It’s a system designed not for adoption but for reunification with a child’s biological family whenever possible. As a foster parent, you are committing to being a temporary safe space—a bridge between where a child has been and where they are meant toContinue reading “What I Wish More People Knew About Foster Care”
Our Foster Journey: Answering the Call in Uncertain Times
In 2020, when the world shut down and everything became uncertain, one thing weighed heavily on our hearts—children. Schools closed, which meant that for many kids, the places where they felt safe, received meals, and had caring adults watching over them were suddenly gone. We couldn’t stop thinking about the children who were already inContinue reading “Our Foster Journey: Answering the Call in Uncertain Times”
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