Foster Parent Well

Moving Towards Regulation with Dana Hargus

Trauma-informed care isn’t a better behavior chart. It’s a whole new way of seeing what’s happening underneath the behavior in the body, the brain, and the nervous system

The Impact of Saying Yes with Judy Wright

“Would you please hold her until she dies?” That question stopped us in our tracks, and it’s where Judy Wright’s story begins. Judy and her husband foster for 12 years, w

Early Childhood Development For Foster And Adoptive Families with Dr. Trevor Carlson

We talk with foster parent and pediatric physical therapist Dr. Trevor Carlson about why early childhood development still affects our kids long after infancy. We walk th

How Foster And Adoptive Parents Can Advocate in the School with Jennifer Jolly

We talk through what it really takes to advocate for foster and adoptive kids at school without turning every meeting into a battle. We share a trauma-informed lens for r

Smoother Transitions For Foster and Adoptive Kids with Dr. Brandy-Lea McCombs

The fastest way to turn a peaceful day into chaos is a simple transition: shoes on, screens off, cleanup time, bedtime. For foster parents and adoptive families, those sm

An Honest Guide To Foster Parenting with Dr. John DeGarmo and Jen Lilley

Foster care is one of those topics people say they care about until the details feel too heavy. That’s exactly why I wanted this conversation with Dr. John DeGarmo and Je

Honest Foster Care Advocacy

The hardest seasons are the ones we want to hide, and they are often the ones other foster parents most need to hear about. We are coming to you from the messy middle, wh

Five Common Parenting Messages That Do Not Fit Foster And Adoptive Homes

Five parenting “truths” get repeated so often they start to sound like gospel: let them be bored, they should sit through church, eat what I make, obey right away, and do

Encouragement for Foster and Adoptive Parents with Pastor James Griffin

Quiet, unseen moments often carry the greatest weight in foster care: packing lunches, sitting in courtrooms, driving to visits, and praying in the dark when no one’s cla

How We Honor Birth Families While Telling The Whole Story

What if the hardest conversation in your home could become one of the most healing? We sat down with licensed clinical social worker and adoptive mom Susan Paa to talk ab

Foster Care, Infertility, And Healing with Cristiana Amato

A tender, necessary conversation about where infertility, foster care, and faith collide—and how to walk that road with honesty and hope. We welcome writer and foster/ado

Why Real Self-Care Is Spiritual Warfare For Foster And Adoptive Parents

Imagine standing shoulder to shoulder with women who carry the same holy weight you do—joy, heartbreak, and the unseen moments that never make a post. That’s the backdrop

Inside A Faith-Driven Boys Ranch Transforming Foster Care

Teen boys who’ve bounced through dozens of placements don’t need another bed; they need a family that endures. We sit down with Stacey Cooper, executive director of Goshe

Basics of Trauma and the Body For Foster and Adoptive Parents

What if the outbursts, shutdowns, or “mixed signals” you see aren’t defiance at all, but a nervous system trying to survive? We pull back the curtain on how trauma reshap

Churches That Really Show Up For Foster Families

What happens when a church stops outsourcing “foster care ministry” and starts treating it as discipleship at the core of its life together? We sit down with Callie Pries

The Hope of the Gospel In Foster Care with Jamie Finn

When foster care gets messy and the case plan keeps shifting, what holds you steady? We sit down with author, ministry leader, and foster mom Jamie Finn to dig into the g

Rhythms For Foster and Adoptive Parents

The hardest part of foster and adoptive parenting isn’t always the paperwork or the appointments- it’s trying to care for everyone while running on fumes. We open up abou

Adoption, Identity, and Belonging with Adoptee, Isaac Etter

What if the most loving thing we can do for our kids isn’t to fix their pain, but to guide them through it? We sit down with Isaac Etter—transracial adoptee, educator, an

Fear, Faith, And Foster Parenting

Fear loves to whisper what if, especially to foster and adoptive parents who carry heavy stories and real responsibilities. We open up about the moments when panic tries

God's Faithfulness in Foster Care and Adoption

Some days the unknowns feel louder than our confidence. So we’re naming the five big seasons of foster care- the call, the waiting, the daily work, the transitions, and t