The Dr. Jana Podcast

Dr. Jana Hunsley
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The Dr. Jana Podcast, hosted by adoption expert Dr. Jana Hunsley and her co-host Beth Cook, an adoptive mom full of wisdom and warmth, explores the realities of life after adoption. Each episode offers honest conversations, practical tools, and encouragement to help adoptive families and their communities. Because life after adoption is complex—but it’s better when we navigate it together.

Episodes

  1. Episode 6: Truth for Professionals

    4D AGO

    Episode 6: Truth for Professionals

    This episode is the final episode in a five-part series where we share the truth we want each group of people who are involved in life post-adoption to hear. Today Dr. Jana and Beth are discussing the important role professionals play for adoptive families and the challenges that professionals can face. They discuss the realities of complex trauma being at the center of one's daily work and the important habits professionals need to have to do this work well.

    27 min
  2. Episode 5: Truth for Extended Family

    FEB 9

    Episode 5: Truth for Extended Family

    This episode is the fourth episode in a five-part series where we share the truth we want each group of people who are involved in life post-adoption to hear. Today Dr. Jana and Beth are discussing the important role extended family and support systems can play for adoptive families. They discuss why this relationship can sometimes be challenging for both parties, what families really need, and how extended families can be the greatest assets to meet those needs well.

    27 min
  3. Episode 4: Truth for Siblings

    FEB 2

    Episode 4: Truth for Siblings

    This episode is the third episode in a five-part series where we share the truth we want each group of people who are involved in life post-adoption to hear. Today we are discussing adoptive siblings - or the children in families who can sometimes feel invisible or pushed aside while their parents are caring for the more immediate needs of other children in the home. We discuss some of the most common patterns siblings can face from Dr. Jana's research and clinical work, the personal experiences of both Dr. Jana and Beth as adoptive siblings, and how to best support siblings.

    27 min
  4. Episode 3: Truth for Adoptees

    JAN 26

    Episode 3: Truth for Adoptees

    This episode is the second episode in a five-part series where we share the truth we want each group of people who are involved in life post-adoption to hear. We discuss some of the most common patterns adoptees can face in Dr. Jana's clinical experience, why those patterns exist, and how to improve these patterns.

    28 min

  5. JAN 19

    Episode 2: Truth for Caregivers

    This episode is the first of a five-part series where we share the truth we want each group of people who are involved in life post-adoption to hear. We discuss some of the most common experiences for caregivers, why the complexity can feel so hard sometimes, and what to do about it.

    28 min

  6. JAN 17

    Episode 1: Who Are Dr. Jana and Beth?

    In this first episode, Dr. Jana and Beth introduce themselves, how they connected over a shared passion, and why they are doing this podcast now. For those who don't know them, this first episode serves as a helpful introduction to better understand the lived experiences, educational backgrounds, and professional experience that shapes their conversations each week.

    22 min

  7. TRAILER

    Trailer

    The Dr. Jana Podcast is a space for caregivers, helping professionals, and anyone involved in adoption who is navigating the complexities of trauma, adoption, neurodiversity, and relational healing. With compassion, honesty, and clinical insight, Dr. Jana and her co-host Beth offer practical tools, fresh insights, and hope for families navigating complexity. This isn’t about quick fixes—it’s about understanding what’s really going on beneath the behavior and learning how healing happens in relationship.

    2 min

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The Dr. Jana Podcast, hosted by adoption expert Dr. Jana Hunsley and her co-host Beth Cook, an adoptive mom full of wisdom and warmth, explores the realities of life after adoption. Each episode offers honest conversations, practical tools, and encouragement to help adoptive families and their communities. Because life after adoption is complex—but it’s better when we navigate it together.

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