Let's Talk: A Foster Adopt Minnesota Podcast

Let's Talk: A Foster Adopt Minnesota Podcast
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Let's Talk: A Foster Adopt Minnesota Podcast

The Foster Adopt Minnesota podcast features real adoption professionals helping those who are interested in adopting and fostering Minnesota kids in foster care.

  1. 20 HR. AGO

    Let’s Talk – Connections, Compassion and Culture

    Join Rosilynn Morris as she shares her reflections on working as a Therapist in an organization that primarily served Native American children, teens, and adults. Discover how she learned to integrate Indigenous knowledge with evidence-based treatment to create a holistic approach to healing FOSTER ADOPT MINNESOTA Website | Facebook | Youtube

    24 min

  2. NOV 6

    Let’s Talk – Safety and Empowerment Through Attachment

    In this episode, we are joined by Ariana Krecklau, who is a therapist at Empower Counseling in Fargo, North Dakota, and who has experience working as a treatment foster care case manager. She will share with us what attachment is, why it is important, and how we can work to build strong attachments with the…

    28 min

  3. OCT 23

    Let’s Talk – Self Harm, How Do We Help?

    In this episode, we will learn why self-harm, diagnoses, when they should stop, interventions and how understanding is the key.  Guest Bruce O’Leary shares how to be supportive without reinforcing the behavior.  Bruce is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with an MA.  He has been trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), CBT, Internal…

    36 min

  4. OCT 9

    Let’s Talk – From Wounds to Healing

    If you have been brave enough to be a foster or adoptive parent, then you will agree that it comes with a cost. Yet many of us continue to put ourselves back into the battle zones willingly because the children we love desperately need safety and compassion. This hurts and can extract parts of our…

    21 min

  5. SEP 25

    Let’s Talk – Back-to-School Reset with Mya Zavaleta, Nature OT!

    For many, back-to-school means sitting in a classroom for a majority of the day.  Mya Zavaleta is checking in to see how the first few weeks of school are going!  We will dive into the importance of getting children moving and outside. In this episode, Mya will provide practical tips, expert advice about how to…

    26 min

  6. SEP 11

    Let’s Talk – The Experiences of Biological Children in Foster Families

    Daniela Coats, Licensed Masters Social Worker, joins us from Texas to talk about her personal experiences growing up in a home that fostered and adopted as well as her work as a therapist and trainer supporting the entire foster family. She will share about lessons offered in her new book, The Day Lily Turned (Un)Invisible,…

    22 min

  7. AUG 29

    Let’s Talk – Past, Present, Future: Understanding the Laws Surrounding Intercountry Adoption

    Greg Luce is back to share valuable information about intercountry adoption. Hear from Greg how Congress could fix a loophole that denies US citizenship to thousands of intercountry adopted people, what help is available for intercountry adoptees who have no records of entry into the US, and The Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2024. This is…

    46 min

  8. AUG 14

    Let’s Talk – Finding the Joy in Connecting with Children

    In this episode, Meg Flynn joins us to talk about ways to incorporate joy into our family lives. As a therapist and trainer for over twenty-five years, Meg has a vast array of knowledge and experience in working with children and families. We’ll discuss ways parents and caregivers can create delight and find deeper connections…

    29 min
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The Foster Adopt Minnesota podcast features real adoption professionals helping those who are interested in adopting and fostering Minnesota kids in foster care.

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