100 episodes
The Adoption & Foster Care Journey Sandra Flach
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4.9 • 16 Ratings
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Host Sandra Flach is a mom of 8 children, 5 through adoption—one kinship and 4 international. Her youngest 2 are teens diagnosed with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). With over 30 years of parenting experience and 20 plus years as an adoptive and kinship parent, she’s made mountains of mistakes and learned loads of lessons. She understands the difficult road of parenting children with trauma histories—and she is still in the trenches! Orphans No More is a podcast to encourage, educate, and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care, and kinship care. We aim to support adoptive and foster families by sharing encouraging real-life stories and equipping them with modern-day research and parenting techniques.
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Episode 427 - Mother's Day Bonus Episode: Blessed in the Mess with Sandra Flach
“Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: Many women have done excellently, but YOU surpass them all.” -Proverbs 31:28-29
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
On this week’s episode host Sandra Flach shares a Mother’s Day message of encouragement for foster and adoptive moms. Mother’s Day can be triggering for our kids and hard for moms on many levels.
Listen in as Sandra acknowledges the messiness of second motherhood, offers encouragement, and prays for listeners as you navigate your unique parenting journey.
Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.
Links mentioned in this episode:
justicefororphansny.org
justicefororphansny.org/hope-community
Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org
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Episode 426 - Navigating Advocacy in the Public School System with Sandra Flach
"Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people." -Ephesians 6:13-18
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
On this week’s episode host Sandra Flach shares her experience as an adoptive parent of a child with an FASD within the public school system. Once a homeschool parent, she ventured into the world of public education and often found herself educating the educators about her son's specific needs.
Listen in as Sandra talks about the frustrations of navigating the resources and systems in place for special needs children, and what she learned as a fierce advocate for her son and his needs.
Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.
Links mentioned in this episode:
justicefororphansny.org
justicefororphansny.org/hope-community
Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org
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Episode 425 - The First 1,000 Days of Life with Dr. Jerrod Brown
"Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them!" -Psalm 127:3-5a
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
On this episode host Sandra Flach talks with returning guest and resident expert, Dr. Jerrod Brown. Dr. Brown is a professor, trainer, researcher, consultant with multiple years of experience in teaching at the college level. He is the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies. Jerrod has provided consultation services to caregivers, professionals, and organizations on the topics of autism spectrum disorder, fetal alcohol disorder, confabulation, suggestibility, trauma, another life adversities—including alexithymia, executive dysfunction, criminal recidivism, traumatic brain injury, and youth fire setting. Dr. Brown has completed 4 separate master’s degree programs handhelds graduate certificates in neuroscience and the law, neuropsychology, autism, other health disabilities, and TBI. In 2021, Jerod completed his post-doctoral certificate in leadership and organizational strategy and a professional certificate in forensic psychology. In 2023, he competed a diabetes care and education certificate. And, currently he is pursuing his 5th master’s degree in applied clinical nutrition. Jerrod has conducted hundreds of workshops and webinars, published several articles, book chapters and recently co-edited the book, Forensic Mental Health—A Source Guide for Professionals. Dr. Brown has been quoted in various magazine & newspaper articles and is regularly featured on national & international podcasts—like this one. He’s also a foster parent.
Listen in as Sandra and Dr. Brown discuss the importance of the first 1,000 days of life and how prenatal and early childhood trauma impacts the brain and body.
Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.
Links mentioned in this episode:
justicefororphansny.org
justicefororphansny.org/hope-community
sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org
Focus on the Family FASD Resource
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Episode 424 - Hope for the FASD Journey with Debbie Raymond
"We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name.May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you." -Psalm 33:20-22
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
On this episode host Sandra Flach talks with Debbie Raymond, an adoptive mom and co-leader of the Hope for the FASD Journey Support Community. Debbie’s passion lies in being an FASD and brain-based-difference educator, parent advocate, and in supporting other families with individuals prenatally exposed to alcohol, and neurodiversity. She is a trained facilitator of the FASCETS neurobehavioral model, facilitates an adult support group for individuals with an FASD, and is a moderator in Jeff Nobel’s international FASD caregiver group.
Listen in as Sandra and Debbie discuss why education and support are crucial aspects of parenting children who were prenatally exposed to alcohol.
Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.
Links mentioned in this episode:
justicefororphansny.org
justicefororphansny.org/hope-community
sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org
Focus on the Family FASD Resource
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Episode 423 - Lessons Learned with Foster Mom, Autumn McKay
"Cast all your anxieties on Him because He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
On this episode host Sandra Flach talks with foster mom and author, Autumn McKay. Autumn is an author and early childhood educator. She has written a series of early childhood educational books along with a Gratitude Journal for moms. Autumn and her husband are parents to 3 kids and are also foster parents.
Listen in as Sandra and Autumn discuss lessons they’ve learned on their parenting journeys.
Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.
Links mentioned in this episode:
sandraflach.com
justicefororphansny.org
sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org
Focus on the Family FASD Resource
https://renewretreat.org/
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Episode 422 - Unlimited Motherhood with Jessica Hurlbut
"Now all glory to God,who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think." Ephisians 3:20
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
On this episode host Sandra Flach talks with returning guest, Jessica Hurlbut. Jessica is a wife, pastor, writer, podcaster, and mom of five—two autistic, two adopted, and one typical teen boy. She and her husband, Greg, are lead pastors of New Testament Church in Upstate New York. Jessica and her husband also host a weekly podcast, Full Spectrum Parent, the only faith-based autism parenting podcast. And her first book, Unlimited Motherhood: Overcome 12 Limits That Overwhelm & Conflict Our Hearts has just hit the shelves!
Listen in as Jessica shares how she navigates her parenting journey and her faith.
Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.
Links mentioned in this episode:
sandraflach.com
justicefororphansny.org
sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org
Focus on the Family FASD Resource
https://renewretreat.org/
https://www.jessicahurlbut.com/
Customer Reviews
A tireless champion for adoption and foster care
Orphans No More is a faith-led, information and resource packed TREASURE of a podcast! I’ve been listening to Sandra’s podcasts for years and I'm so thankful for her ministry and advocacy! If you want to be a part of the change in advocating and better supporting those children & teens of adoption and foster care....you need to subscribe and learn from Sandra’s podcast!
Amazing content
I love listening to Sandra and her guests.
Absolutely love this podcast!
I absolutely love hearing about others who have been on this journey of foster care and adoption. As an adoptee and advocate for orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC), it is encouraging to know that you are not alone on this. Thank you so much JFO and Sandra for bringing these stories to the church and around the globe!
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