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Keep Ahold of Their Hearts

Keep Ahold of Their Hearts

Episode 10 · · 18:58

Struggling to build or maintain a strong relationship with your adopted child during their challenging pre-teen and teen years? Let's talk about the importance of connection, underst...

Overcoming Powerlessness

Overcoming Powerlessness

Episode 9 · · 13:09

You've been told that the key to helping your adopted children thrive is to exert control over their every move. But instead of empowering them, it leaves them feeling powerless and ...

What Is Resilience?

What Is Resilience?

Episode 8 · · 13:44

Welcome back to another episode of the Living with Joy Renewed podcast! This episode is the first in a series all about "resilience" — not the grit-your-teeth-and-bear-it kind of str...

Understanding Attachment Theory

Understanding Attachment Theory

Episode 7 · · 07:59

In this episode, we learn the basics of Attachment Theory: the exploration of how relationships shape our brain's ability to participate in close relationships and regulate emotions....

Responding To Your Child’s Behavior

Responding To Your Child’s Behavior

Episode 6 · · 11:08

It's the moment every parent hopes will never happen: that deeply emotional moment when our child screams that they hate us. In this episode, we explore the two ways we can choose to...

Understanding How Your Adopted Child Thinks

Understanding How Your Adopted Child Thinks

Episode 5 · · 19:07

Where does our kids' anger come from? What do we need to understand about them in order to respond with love and understanding? In this episode, I'll attempt to answer those question...

Called To A Higher Standard

Called To A Higher Standard

Episode 4 · · 14:17

In this episode, I share the details of our adoption journey, from unexpected challenges to beautiful moments of connection. We discuss the deep emotional impact adoption has on chil...

Why It's Okay To Be A Nontraditional Parent

Why It's Okay To Be A Nontraditional Parent

Episode 3 · · 17:11

Join me as I share our family's story and the realization that led us to embrace non-traditional parenting, focusing on our children's unique needs and experiences rather than societ...

Adoption Sensitivity: How To Understand What Your Child Is Feeling

Adoption Sensitivity: How To Understand What Your Child Is Feeling

Episode 2 · · 11:40

My Family Story

My Family Story

Episode 1 · · 15:19

At Joy Renewed, we want to help families create a home environment that's a safe haven for their children as they navigate their world and what it means to be an adoptee in this worl...