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.
Episodes
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
“These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” Deuteronomy 6:6
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 adoptive mom and IEP Master Coach, Shannon Iacobacci. Shannon specializes in FASD as an educator, trainer, advocate, Certified Facilitator of the FASCETS Neurobehavioral Model, and is an expert on IEPs.
Listen in as Shannon shares her years of experience navigating the public school special education system and homeschooling her children with FASD.
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Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
“Do you not know that in a race all runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.” 1 Corinthians 9:24
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 Rebecca Tillou. Rebecca is an adult adoptee with FASD, she’s also a wife, mother, author, advocate, and runner - AND the visionary of Run FASD.
Run FASD is a virtual 5K event that can happen at your own pace wherever you are anytime from September 9th-25th, 2022. Run FASD brings awareness to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and encourages people with FASD, their families, and supporters to make this invisible disability, visible.
Listen in as Rebecca shares her inspiration to Run FASD and how you can participate in the virtual 5K. Sandra and Rebecca will also be hosting an in-person meet up for the 5K in Voorheesville, NY. Follow the links in the show notes for details.
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Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
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 adoptive mom, Lindsey Munns—mom of 4, including adopted twins both with FASD. Lindsey is also a TBRI practitioner and soon to be Facilitator of the FASCETS Neuro-behavioral model.
Listen in as Lindsey shares some of the challenges her family struggles with on their adoption journey—including school, sleep, and so much more.
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Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.” Isaiah 43:2
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 Susan Elsworth. Susan is a mom of 13 children—9 adopted thought foster care and 5 with FASD. She is founder and executive director of Indiana Alliance on Prenatal Substance Exposure and the FASD United Affiliate Director.
Listen in as Susan transparently shares the challenges, grief, and hope from her twenty year foster and adoption journey.
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Monday Jul 04, 2022
Monday Jul 04, 2022
“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7
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 encourages listeners to press in to press on. Listen in as Sandra shares how she’s navigating recent challenges including the passing of her dad, her newborn grandson’s heart surgery, and a son’s broken collar bone—all in the span of two weeks!
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Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
"From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be expected." Luke 12:48
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey (formerly Orphans No More) - a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
This is the 4th and last episode of our Dad Series for the month of June where we have been featuring adoptive and foster dads.
On today’s show we are thrilled to bring you our conversation with foster and adoptive dad, Peter Mutabazi. Born in Uganda, Peter survived on the streets of Kampala as a kid until one man saw potential in him. Since then, Peter has served as a relief coordinator during the Rwandan genocide, worked for the Red Cross, World Vision, and Compassion International.
After becoming a U.S. citizen, Peter learned he could also be a foster parent. Today, he’s fostered countless children and is a single adoptive parent. Peter is also author of the of the soon to be released book, Now I Am Known—How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth.
Listen in as Peter shares his foster and adoptive parenting journey and offers advice to fellow dads.
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@FosterDadFlipper (Instagram)
@Peter Mutabazi (FB)
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
“But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve,…But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua 24:15
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey (formerly Orphans No More) - a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
This is the 3rd episode of our Dad Series for the month of June where we will feature special adoptive and foster dad guests.
Today’s show features adoptive dad, Tom Mollo. Tom and his wife Kendra are parents to 7 children—4 adopted through foster care. Tom is a pastor and oversees children’s ministry at Rock Solid Church in Hudson, NY. He is also employed by New York State’s Office of Children and Family Services.
Listen in as Tom shares his foster care and adoptive parenting journey and offers advice to fellow dads.
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Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters…” Colossians 3:23
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey (formerly Orphans No More) - a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
This is the 2nd episode of our Dad Series for the month of June where we will feature special adoptive and foster dad guests.
Today’s show features adoptive dad, Darren Washausen. Darren and his wife Stacia are parents of 1 adult biological daughter and 2 young adult sons adopted internationally. Darren is also Executive Director of Orphan Care Alliance —a nonprofit on mission to equip, connect and mobilize churches to see vulnerable children in families.
Listen in as Darren shares his often challenging adoptive parenting journey and offers advice to fellow foster and adoptive dads.
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Monday Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
“Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” Romans 5:3-4
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey (formerly Orphans No More) - a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
This episode kicks off our Dad Series for the month of June where we will feature special adoptive and foster dad guests.
Today’s show features adoptive dad, John Vecchione. John and his wife Natalie are parents of two children—one with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. They are fierce FASD advocates. Natalie, a frequent guest on this podcast, is host of the FASD Hope podcast.
Listen in as John shares his experience of parenting a son with FASD and offers advice to fellow foster and adoptive dads.
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Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18
Welcome to Orphans No More - a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
*As of June 1, 2022 this podcast will have new name: The Adoption and Foster Care Journey. Same host, same great content, just a more relevant name.
Our 5th and final May episode in honor of National Foster Care Month features host Sandra Flach talking with adoptive mom Jodi Thomas.
Jodi is familiar with life’s challenges through her experiences with infertility, adoption, and the incarceration of her adopted son. Despite life not working out the way she planned, Jodi is passionate about sharing God’s hope, health, and the abundant life available to women.
Listen in as Jodi shares her journey and be encouraged to not give up when the road is hard.
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