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! The Adoption & Foster Care Journey 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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“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See,I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” -Isaiah 43:18-19
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
On this episode, host Sandra Flach, kicks off her 4-part series on Nutrition with Dr. Jerrod Brown. Today Dr. Brown unpacks the vital role nutrition plays in the brain and body of individuals who have experienced trauma.
To view Dr. Brown’s slides for this episode, check out the Justice For Orphans’ YouTube channel HERE.
Listen to Sandra’s conversation with Dr. Brown on Episode 513 wherever you get your podcasts.
Register for your chance to win a free signed copy of Soul Care Saturday—52 Devotions for Foster & Adoptive Moms HERE.
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Links mentioned in this episode:
The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
justicefororphansny.org/hope-community
Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org
Soul Care Saturday—52 Devotions for Foster and Adoptive Moms
Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon
Monday Dec 29, 2025
Monday Dec 29, 2025
"Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. Though you do not now see Him, you believe in Him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,…" -1 Peter 1:8
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
On this episode, host Sandra Flach, talks with Kim Patton. Kim is an adoptive and foster mama living in North Carolina. with her husband and 2 daughters. She writes online, has been the host of the Book Therapy podcast since 2022. Her book, “Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well Through Difficult Seasons” encourages readers to recognize personal growth amidst hard times. She is passionate about depending on God as she takes care of herself and others.
Listen to Sandra’s conversation with Kim Patton on Episode 512 wherever you get your podcasts.
Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.
Links mentioned in this episode:
The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
justicefororphansny.org/hope-community
Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org
Soul Care Saturday—52 Devotions for Foster and Adoptive Moms
Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon
Monday Dec 22, 2025
Monday Dec 22, 2025
"In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another." -1 John 4:9-10
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
On this episode, host Sandra Flach, completes her annual Advent series. Tune in this week as she shares the final Advent message about the arrival of God’s greatest gift of love.
She also shares a Holiday Survival Parenting Tip and a prayer for foster and adoptive parents.
Listen to Sandra’s Advent message—Love Arrives, Shines & Saves on Episode 511 wherever you get your podcasts.
Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.
Links mentioned in this episode:
The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
justicefororphansny.org/hope-community
Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org
Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon
Monday Dec 15, 2025
Monday Dec 15, 2025
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” -Romans 15:13
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
On this episode, host Sandra Flach, continues her annual Advent series. Tune in this week as Sandra shares a message about the arrival of joy.
She also shares a Holiday Survival Parenting Tip and a prayer for foster and adoptive parents.
Listen to Sandra’s Advent message—The Arrival of Joy on Episode 510 wherever you get your podcasts.
Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.
Links mentioned in this episode:
The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
justicefororphansny.org/hope-community
Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org
Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon
Monday Dec 08, 2025
Monday Dec 08, 2025
“Jesus said, I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” -John 16:33
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
On this episode, host Sandra Flach, continues her annual Advent series. Tune in this week as Sandra shares a message about peace—let there be peace at home and let it begin with me!
She also shares a Holiday Survival Parenting Tip and a prayer for foster and adoptive parents.
Listen to Sandra’s Advent message—Peace at Home on Episode 509 wherever you get your podcasts.
Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.
Links mentioned in this episode:
The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
justicefororphansny.org/hope-community
Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org
Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon
Monday Dec 01, 2025
Monday Dec 01, 2025
"Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and throwninto the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." -Mark 11:22-23
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
This week, host Sandra Flach kicks off December with her annual Advent series. Tune in as Sandra shares a message of hope along with a Holiday Survival Parenting Tip, and a prayer for foster and adoptive parents.
Listen in to Sandra’s Advent message on Episode 508 wherever you get your podcasts.
Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.
Links mentioned in this episode:
The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
justicefororphansny.org/hope-community
Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org
Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon
Monday Nov 24, 2025
Monday Nov 24, 2025
"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." -1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
On this Thanksgiving week episode, host Sandra Flach shares a message of gratitude and grief. She walks us through how we can give thanks to God even in difficult seasons.
Listen in to Sandra’s message about heartbreak and hope on Episode 507 wherever you get your podcasts.
Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.
Links mentioned in this episode:
The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
justicefororphansny.org/hope-community
Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org
Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon
Monday Nov 17, 2025
Monday Nov 17, 2025
"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light." -1 Peter 2:9
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
On this National Adoption Month episode host Sandra Flach talks with adoptive dad, Justin Myers. Justin grew up in Arkansas, but has lived in China, Kentucky, and Tennessee over the years. Justin has many passions—the local church, international missions, refugees—but is most excited about investing his working hours in others navigating adoption as the Director of Programs at Show Hope, an organization committed to caring for orphans by engaging the Church and reducing barriers to adoption.
Justin and his wife, Bonnie, are the adoptive parents of two teenagers, Hosanna and Asher. Justin has Masters degrees in Missions and Business Administration, which he has used in retail, church, and nonprofit settings. Justin also holds a TBRI® Practitioner designation, which he is seeking to utilize in all his personal and work relationships. Justin and his family currently live in Nashville, TN.
Listen in to Sandra’s conversation with Justin Myers on Episode 506 wherever you get your podcasts.
Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.
Links mentioned in this episode:
The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
justicefororphansny.org/hope-community
Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org
Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon
Monday Nov 10, 2025
Monday Nov 10, 2025
"Do you not know that your bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
You were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies."
-Corinthians 6:19-20
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
On this episode host Sandra Flach talks with returning guest, Dr. Jerrod Brown about the importance of understanding the Autonomic Nervous System and how trauma and prenatal exposure to substances impact its function.
Listen in to Sandra’s conversation with Dr. Brown on Episode 505 wherever you get your podcasts.
Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.
Dr Jerrod Brown Bio:
Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., M.A., M.S., M.S., M.S., is a professor, trainer, researcher, and consultant with multiple years of experience teaching collegiate courses. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS). Jerrod has also provided consultation services to a number of caregivers, professionals, and organizations pertaining to topics related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), confabulation, suggestibility, trauma and other life adversities, alexithymia, executive dysfunction, criminal recidivism, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and youth firesetting. Jerrod has completed four separate master’s degree programs and holds graduate certificates in Medical Biochemistry, Exercise Prescription, Neuroscience and the Law, Neuropsychology, Dyslexia, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Other Health Disabilities (OHD), and Traumatic-Brain Injuries (TBI). In 2021, Jerrod completed a post-doctoral certificate in Leadership and Organizational Strategy from Walden University and a Professional Certificate in Forensic Psychology from San Diego State University Global Campus. In 2023, Jerrod completed a diabetes care and education certificate from Central Arizona College. Currently, Jerrod is pursuing his fifth master’s degree in Applied Clinical Nutrition from Northeast College of Health Sciences. Jerrod has also conducted over 300 workshops, webinars, and on-demand trainings for various organizations and professional and student audiences. Jerrod has published several articles and book chapters, and recently, co-edited the book Forensic Mental Health: A Source Guide for Professionals (Brown & Weinkauf, 2018) with Erv Weinkauf. Jerrod has also been quoted in various magazines, newspapers, and other professional outlets. Jerrod is also regularly featured on several national and international podcast programs.
Links mentioned in this episode:
The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
justicefororphansny.org/hope-community
Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org
Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon
Tuesday Nov 04, 2025
Tuesday Nov 04, 2025
"And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise." -Deuteronomy 6:6-7
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
On this episode host Sandra Flach talks with adoptive mom, Shannon Iacobacci of Embracing the Brain. Shannon supports parents of children, teens, and young adults with brain-based differences by making the sciences of the brain-body connection simple and practical. Her work is grounded in research, observation, and a deep respect for the individuality of each child and family. She helps parents better understand how their child’s brain works, so they can apply strategies that meet their unique needs and strengthen the parent-child connection along the way.
This same personalized, compassionate approach also guides Shannon’s work in schools. As a non-attorney special education consultant, she parters with families to ensure their child’s educational needs are truly being met. She provides parent coaching and support, reviews educational data and assessments, attends school meetings, and helps develop behavior support plans tailored to each child’s brain and learning profile.
Shannon specializes in supporting families and students living with brain-based differences and behavioral challenges related to trauma, FASD, ADHD, and adoption and foster care.
Listen in to Sandra’s conversation with Shannon Iacobacci on Episode 504 wherever you get your podcasts.
Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.
Links mentioned in this episode:
The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
justicefororphansny.org/hope-community
Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org
Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on Amazon