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Foster & Adoptive Dads PodcastEpisode 13 - Fighting For Your Kids (Interview with Glenn Huggins)Sometimes we as foster & adoptive dads need to get involved with the legal system to fight for the best interests of our kids. Listen in as we talk with Glenn Huggins about their crazy case and how they made it through a multi-year legal battle for their kids.Resources:https://www.facebook.com/groups/fabrotherhoodhttps://www.littleslunches.com/30a (Glenn's restaurant)2021-11-0942 minFoster & Adoptive Dads PodcastEpisode 12 - Family Update & Season 2 IntroWe're excited to be back for Season 2! We start out with a family update from Jonathan & Ade, then talk more about our vision for this next season!Resources:The Common Rule bookOur Podcast Facebook Page (we would love to hear from you!)F/A Brotherhood Facebook Page2021-10-0824 minFoster & Adoptive Dads PodcastEpisode 11 - Race & Family (Interview with Alex Blake & Gerald Zgabay)We're back with an episode where we talk about race, family, and doing our part as foster & adoptive dads to show our sons and daughters a better way forward. We get to hear from Alex Blake whose parents adopted 6 boys in addition to his 5 biological siblings as well as Gerald Zgabay who adopted two children with his wife Tabby.Resources:Selma MovieThe Great DebatersThe Falcon and the Winter SoldierCome say hi on our Facebook Page as well! We would love to connect and hear from our listeners.2021-06-2955 minFoster & Adoptive Dads PodcastEpisode 10 - Reframing Foster Care (Interview with Jason Johnson)It's our 10th episode! This may be one of our favorites yet. This episode is jam-packed with encouragement and sincerity from writer and speaker Jason Johnson (author of ReFraming Foster Care and Everyone Can Do Something). We chat about aligning with your spouse and getting on the same page as well as great advice for churches and leaders who wish to better support their foster/adoptive families. We hope you are encouraged!Referenced in the episode:ReFraming Foster Care bookforfosterdads.com - online study group for Foster Dads (coming June 2021)Jason Johnson Blog2021-04-2644 minFoster & Adoptive Dads PodcastEpisode 9 - International Adoption + Trauma and Brain Development (Interview with Dr. Matthew Talley)We have a fully-loaded episode today with Dr. Matthew Talley, a functional neurologist and fellow adoptive dad. You'll enjoy hearing about his family's international adoption of his daughter from Thailand as well as loads of information on trauma, brain development, and retraining kids' brains to help them improve focus, decrease anxiety, and overcome learning/behavior disorders.Resources:- Disconnected Kids by Dr. Robert Melillo- Brain Balance Centers2021-04-0244 minFoster & Adoptive Dads PodcastEpisode 8 - Family News! (Jonathan and Ade)BIG family news for the Williamson household! Hear about our new placement as well as some exciting updates from Ade about the future of the podcast. Thanks for listening!Resources:- "The Haven" (BCS Together College Station, TX)- Black History Month Booklist2021-02-2226 minFoster & Adoptive Dads PodcastEpisode 7 - Supporting Foster Dads (Interview with Chris Breneman)Hey guys, welcome back to the Foster and Adoptive Dads podcast! We're back from the holidays for a special episode with the founder of F/A Brotherhood, Chris Breneman. We get to hear about Chris's personal fostering journey as well as hear him share the backstory and future vision for F/A Brotherhood. You won't want to miss this! Resources:Thoughts Of A Foster Dad by Julian Goodson (https://www.amazon.com/Thoughts-Foster-Dad-Julian-Goodson/dp/069282958X)F/A Brotherhood(https://www.fabrotherhood.com)2021-01-0641 minFoster & Adoptive Dads PodcastEpisode 6 - The Waiting GameToday we wanted to talk a little about all the waiting of foster care & adoption. It's one of the most common and most frustrating parts about the foster/adoptive process and we hope our conversation gives you some ideas for how to cope with the stress and discouragement of waiting for what's next.Link to FA Brotherhood Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fabrotherhood2020-12-1432 minFoster & Adoptive Dads PodcastEpisode 5 - Kinship Care & Family (Interview with Kylar Christison)Join us as we listen to Kylar Christison's story about how he became a kinship & adoptive father for his little boy. It was great to hear Kylar's perspective about how he helped his child transition from living with his grandparents to becoming a member of Kylar's family forever.2020-11-1933 minFoster & Adoptive Dads PodcastEpisode 4 - The Unknown (Interview with Corey Ging)We had a great conversation with Ade’s friend Corey Ging about adoption, the unknown, and the story of how his little boy entered, left, and reentered the foster care system and has now found his forever family with the Gings. 2020-11-0629 minFoster & Adoptive Dads PodcastEpisode 3 - Adopting Teens! (Interview with Scott Strader)Join us as we interview Scott Strader and hear his story about how his family adopted 4 teenage boys in addition to their two bio boys. If you've ever considered fostering or adopting teens, this episode is for you!2020-10-2034 minFoster & Adoptive Dads PodcastEpisode 2 - Finding CommunityJoin Ade and Jonathan as we discuss the importance of finding community for foster & adoptive dads. We will share how we connected with other dads in our areas and some ideas about how you can serve and support other foster families you know.Resources:FA Brotherhood Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fabrotherhood2020-10-0531 minFoster & Adoptive Dads PodcastEpisode 1 - Intro (Jonathan & Ade)Join us as we discuss our families' journeys in the foster care and adoption system. We will talk about how we got started and some of what we've learned along the way.Resources:Reframing Foster Care: http://jasonjohnsonblog.com/reframing-foster-careFA Brotherhood Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fabrotherhoodBCS Together: https://bcstogether.org2020-09-1331 min