Shows
Real TalkJennifer Hamilton part 1 Adopting 3 Native American girlsJennifer Hamilton shares their story of having the privilege of adopting a sibling group of three Native American girls. Jennifer is an amazing artist: website foxartandsoulstudio.com2022-10-0514 min
Real TalkStephanie Duensing gives us a reality check and shares that there’s Hope!Stephanie Duensing Adoptive mom. “ adoption and having our son in our life was the most important spiritual growth journey” Hear her story and be blessed.2022-10-0515 min
Real TalkCindy Schulze part 2 Journey through the death of a child.Cindy Schulze : mama to 10, 8 adopted. She Real Talks with us about their families journey through the death of one of their children.2022-10-0516 min
Real TalkCindy Schulze part 1Cindy Schulze on Delighting in our children. @nevereasyalwaysgood2022-10-0516 min
Real TalkMy two crazy kids… Lenny and SofiaMy kids (Lenny 11 and Sofia 10) share their birth stories (with some help from me). They give us their safe wisdom. They’re cute and a little annoying:)2022-10-0514 min
Real TalkLara Stafford part 2 we talk TBRI… Trust Based Relational InterventionLara Stafford part 2 … TBRI talk: Trust Based Relational Intervention. If you DON’T know -you NEED to know!2022-10-0515 min
Real TalkLara Stafford part 1 … reluctant Foster momLara Stafford went into her foster care journey kicking and screaming, she liked the life she had. Hear how life changed when she looked at her home through the eyes of an orphan.2022-10-0515 min
Real TalkAmie Putnam part 2 15 years of fostering…Amie Putnam … foster mama for 15 years, adopted 6 and 30 + kids in her home and in her heart. Here is some wisdom from Amie 💕2022-06-1715 min
Real TalkJackie and Jessica Boyd part 2Raising a child with a rare chromosome disorder and non verbal. “What we think we can’t handle, God really knows better. We would have said NO had we had known before and missed the blessing.”2022-06-1717 min
Real TalkAmie Putnam… desperately wanted a baby girl but had a hysterectomy at age 33…Amie Putnam had to have a hysterectomy at age 33. She believed God was telling her she was a terrible mother and should not have more children. She had 2 boys but desperately wanted a girl. This is her adoption story.2022-06-0215 min
Real TalkJackie and Jess Boyd part 1. Everyone can do something… cancer wasn’t going to stop them!Jackie and Jess Boyd. Military family, local pastor, cancer survivor and adoptive parents. “We weren’t going to let Satan stop us from doing what God showed us to do”2022-05-1815 min
Real TalkJen Freeman(part 2) how hard foster/ adoption vs. what a blessing it is…Jen Real Talks about how hard it is versus what a blessing fostering and adoption is at the same time… she does it, she shares both!2022-02-1615 min
Real TalkJen Freeman (part 1 episode 53)”kids should never go to bed wondering if they are loved” …Jen was adopted. Her up bringing nurtured a passion to make sure kids did not go to bed wondering if they are loved. She adopted 2 making her mama to 6!2022-02-1615 min
Real TalkChris Wilson… giving up the empty nestChris Wilson (episode 52) Married 29 years- has given up an empty nest to love on a little person in foster care. “I wouldn’t trade it for anything even with the loss of sleep”2022-02-1615 min
Real TalkJodi Randolph:Real Talk about FASDJodi and I Real Talk about resources for those of us living and/or working with kids with Fetal Alcohol syndrome or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder. @creatinghealthyfamiliesnaturally2021-10-2615 min
Real TalkJodi Randolph: @creatinghealthyfamiliesnaturallyJodi Randolph, my friend, a sponsor and regular on the show… we Real Talk about raising kids that have fetal alcohol diagnosis. it’s always a joy to have Jodi on the show! @creatinghealthyfamiliesnaturally2021-10-2615 min
Real TalkDarcy Razo (part 2) 264 foster kids in her home and heart 💜Darcy Razo … the Yoda of fostering kids from hard places! Over 25 years of experience. 264 foster kids in her home and her heart. They adopted 9 children having 11 in total! She gives us encouragement. She gives us advice. “The more you know, the easier it is to understand what’s happening.”2021-09-1415 min
Real TalkDarcy Razo part 1 Foster Mama ExtraordinaireDarcy Razo… licensed foster mama for over 20 years. She worked for Child Protective Services. She has been a CASA volunteer and has worked in the justice system. 264 foster kiddos in their home and hearts! I think she can teach us a think or two 😉2021-09-1414 min
Real TalkKimberly Langford MA, LASAC, CCTS-l My trauma guru 💕Kimberly Langford. We talk trauma! “It’s common to think of trauma as an event but when we peel back the layers on trauma it’s important to think of it more as a psychological change that’s taking place within the body.” *AZ Trauma Institute2021-09-1415 min
Real TalkLori HernandezLori and family adopted a 13 year old girl. Their now daughter had been adopted at age 5 from China by another family but put back up for adoption at age 13. Friends said “don’t do it!” Friends are over rated … they did it anyway… here’s their story 😉2021-08-1815 min
Real TalkLauren HernandezLauren was found on a train station as an infant in China. She was taken to a Chinese orphanage. She was adopted by an American family at age 5. At age 13 she was put up for adoption again. She was then adopted by her now forever family… we are privileged to have her in our families life… listen to Lauren’s story ❤️2021-07-2915 min
Real TalkMark Stafford Foster DadMark Stafford: hubby, dad, Pastor, awesome bass player, owner and creative genius of Ablaze Media, podcaster AND foster dad. He admits it took him more than 7 years to say ‘yes’ to fostering! But he did, eventually 😉@markstafford @ablazemedia @atriskradio2021-03-2315 min
Real TalkJodi Randolph:Adoption AdviceJodi Randolph and friends give us adoption advice... words of wisdom for future adoptive parents: “sometimes no matter what you do, the result is the result” other advice:”grieve your expectations”! There’s good stuff in this episode... share it with those who are getting ready to adopt. Thank you to Tiffany Upton, Jeff Rich, Wade Randolph and Cindy Schulze @nevereasyalwaysgood and to Jodi@jodirandolph.com2021-03-2315 min
Real TalkCharity Brock... after 4 kids they thought they were done HA!Charity Brock: Mark and Charity shepherd the flock at Crossway Baptist on Bakersfield, CA. They pursue parenting with intention. After 4 kids they thought they were done but God... He thought differently. After being challenged on contentment and comfort, the door to foster care opened! Quite the journey. @brockcharity @crossway.baptist crosswaybaptist.org2021-03-0916 min
Real TalkRay and Misty Aguilar: 13 + years of Foster CareRay and Misty Aguilar: 13 + years of Foster Care. They consider foster care their mission field. Listen to hear how God provides!!2021-03-0915 min
Real TalkCindy and Kevin Schulze part 2... 10 kids!Cindy and Kevin Schulze... 10 kids Real family, real hopes and real hurts. They share their journey into foster care/adoption AND life with Down Syndrome. @nevereasyalwaysgood. Nevereasyalwaysgood.com Twitter:4evrmom2021-03-0915 min
Real TalkCindy and Kevin Schulze part 1Cindy and Kevin Schulze... 10 kids Real family with Real hopes and Real hurts. They share their journey into foster care/adoption and life with Down Syndrome. Nevereasyalwaysgood.com @nevereasyalwaysgood Twitter: 4evrmom2021-02-2315 min
Real TalkJessica Parker part 2Jessica Parker... Loves the Lord,LEO wife, mom to 6, Adoptive/Foster mom, Foster Care Advocate and living the homeschool life. Daily Grace Affiliate. Thedailygraceco.com2021-02-2315 min
Real TalkJessica Parker part 1Jessica Parker’s Instagram bio says: Loves the Lord, LEO wife, mom to 6, Adoptive/Foster mom, Foster Care Advocate and living the homeschool life. She is also a Daily Grace Affiliate. She’s all this and ... my friend. We talk and talk and talk ... listen and then learn more about Jessica at @simplyjessicaparker thedailygraceco.com2021-02-1615 min
Real TalkDave Huss: Adoptive dad of 8Dave Huss and his wife Sylvia(yes Mickey?) Have 8 children through adoption. Dave shares that story with us. They are empty nesters now so he gives back by volunteering for one of the agencies that helped create their family. It’s quite the story! He mentions holtinternational.org and cfcare.org2021-02-1616 min
Real TalkJosette Kehl: Adoption SpecialistJosette Kehl is an adoption specialist and a Trust Based Relational Intervention practitioner who specializes in foster and adoptive family relationships. Arizonafamilycounseling.org cfcare.org2021-02-1615 min
Real TalkJen Whittemore on adopting a teenJen got a call to take a teen- She said “ if this is what you want us to do God let Dave bring it up”... you know what happened ☺️ beyondmyplan.Wordpress.com2021-01-2016 min
Real TalkPrescott AZ’s Mayor Greg and Sheila Mengarelli part 2... sharing the ups and downs of adoption.Team Mengarelli share the ups and downs of adoption. They Real Talk about how God used the TV show Extreme Home Makeover to inspire them to adopt. “ we may not feel like their best option but we may be the best option they’re gonna get” Sheila M. “We thought we had a handle on how to parent with our bios and then... enter trauma!” Mayor Greg M. It’s Real Talk with Real People 😉2020-09-2919 min
Real TalkPrescott AZ’s Mayor Greg and Sheila Mengarelli: foster and adoptive parentsTeam Mengarelli, Prescott royalty ☺️they share their love story with us- they are so cute, so in love and so passionate about loving others.2020-09-2913 min
Real TalkDon Biele: CASA Volunteer and all round nice guyDon Biele is a retired businessman that didn’t retire 😉 He volunteers as a CASA for kids from hard places. He walks us through what a CASA volunteer is. He shares his thoughts on why one should consider becoming a ‘CASA’. He also shares some pretty RAD stories with us. I like him, you will too! @casaofyavapaicounty2020-09-1517 min
Real TalkShelly Utzke: Foster Care Supervisor for Christian Family Care AgencyShelly is a foster/adoptive mama with TONS of experience- even ran a group home! She now brings all that experience to @christianfamilycare as Foster Care Supervisor. Shelly shares what makes a good foster family, in her expert opinion. She’s a friend, a co- worker and sister in Christ! And she knows about stuff 😉 ChristianFamilycare.org2020-09-1514 min
Real TalkJudge Young part 2... Presiding Juvenile Judge of Yavapai County.Judge Young part 2 from lawyer to Judge. We Real Talk about foster care and the Court. Judge Young is Real, open and honest. I like her, think you will too.2020-09-0817 min
Real TalkJudge Young: Presiding Juvenile Judge of Yavapai CountyJudge Young. She is the Presiding Juvenile Judge of Yavapai County. Find out about the amazing woman behind the gavel. (Did you know she was born in merry ole England?)2020-09-0815 min
Real TalkLauren Shephard part 2 Infertility. Private adoption. Brave bio mamas.Real Talk with Lauren about Infertility. Private adoption. Brave bio mamas. Lauren is passionate and honest! You’re gonna dig her 😉2020-09-0716 min
Real TalkLauren Shephard Real Talk about infertility and private adoptionLauren and hubby Shaun have privately adopted four sweet kids. Lauren shares that journey with us. We Real TAlk about infertility, using resources for adoption and Gods’ goodness! Lauren’s honest. We like that at Real Talk 😉2020-09-0617 min
Real TalkOur story part 2Part 2 of our foster care to adoption journey. We never desired children. I felt my barrenness was actually a blessing. God had other plans... better plans! He also allowed us the best adventure of our lives this far(not including parenting)- life in the inner city of Milwaukee! Nothing has been as fulfilling or as thrilling as life with our friends in the ‘hood’. It was a gift! But everything has its season... and in His infinite wisdom He brought us to where we are now. It’s a joy to share the story of our wandering with you❤️2020-09-0615 min
Real TalkOur story: part 1 of our journey through foster care from the burbs to the hood!No interview- just Real Talk with me, the host, about how God used our relationship with our first foster kids and their bios to move us from the burbs to live in the ‘hood’, the inner city of Milwaukee. Oh! And I ugly cry at the end, so glad it’s not TV 😉2020-09-0616 min
Real TalkKrystal Koons: mastermind behind Teens’ Closet Prescott AZ @northstaryouthpartnershipTeens’ Closet provides free, quality clothing to our vulnerable youth. Krystal has a heart for teens from hard places. Teens’ Closet is a result of her tender heart towards these youth. Listen to her story and how God has used her in such a creative way.2020-09-0213 min
Real TalkEmily Schmidt: Founder & Executive Director of The Cracked Pot Coffee ShopEmily shares with us Real Talk listeners about how the Lord uses lattes to help and heal kids from hard places... The Cracked Pot Coffee Shop is so much more than JUST a coffee shop. Just listen ... thecrackedpotcoffeeshop.com2020-09-0217 min
Real TalkQuincy Castleberry Program Manager for CASA: Court Appointed Special AdvocateQuincy Castleberry: hear her passion for what she gets to do... keeps the CASA program running! CASA volunteers are amazing people, coming alongside our foster youth. Listen to Quincy... she explains it all so well :) azcourts.gov2020-09-0216 min
Real TalkGlenn Ellison Part 1 The Parent Help CenterGlenn Ellison: Marine, Pro-Football walk on for the Oakland Raiders but found his calling ... The Parent Help Center! Non- confrontational behavior modification program. Theparenthelpcenter.com2020-09-0215 min
Real TalkJamie Procknow mama to 8+ ... with great hair ☺️Jamie Real Talks with us about Relational Equipping and vulnerable youth.2020-09-0215 min
Real TalkGlenn Ellison part 2 The Parent Help CenterNon confrontational behavior modification program. Theparenthelpcenter.com2020-09-0215 min
Real TalkAdriana Hayes...shares, what she can, of their fostering and COURT journey.Have you lost a jury trial? The Hayes family have... Adri walks us through their foster care experience and how it feels to loose a jury trial. She speaks to us about learning to wait ... and how God is in the waiting. Adri writes for the woman’s magazine:justbetweenus.org or you can find her on Instagram @madebyadri2020-08-2131 min
Real TalkAdriana Hayes Foster mama and kicking Spina Bifida’s Butt!Adriana and Chris Hayes... the people we prayed for to take up the fostering torch for us when we left Milwaukee. They did and they are running with IT!! Adri is mom to her bio daughter and a foster mama. Adri also lives with Spina Bifida. In this episode she shares her journey with pain and how she has chronic HOPE! Reach out to her at: justbetweenus.org or read her blog: chronichopeblog.wordpress.com or find her on Instagram: @madebyadri2020-08-2116 min
Real TalkDallas Henderson Therapeutic Foster CareMy boss and brother in Christ... Dallas Henderson. He’s the Family Recruiter and Community Engagement Manager for Christian Family Care. He talks to us about seeing Foster Care as a mission field... “a call to sow into generations of children” He says “if you don’t know the need and aren’t exposed to it, it stays hidden” well, if you’re listening... you’ve been exposed to the need! ;) cfcare.org2020-08-2113 min
Real TalkJodi Randolph... international adoption, trauma, fetal alcohol syndrome AND essential oils!!Yes, essential oils! We love them!! God’s gift to us in this fallen world! My friend Jodi, who adopted internationally, schools us on the benefits of essential oils. She shares her story of adoption and fetal alcohol syndrome. She cried out to God for help! Kids with chronic health issues and behaviors - she needed answers! God heard her cries and ... enter Essential Oils! Listen to our time together... you will be blessed. Reach out to Jodi for more info about the benefits of Essential Oils! http://www.mydoterra.com/jodirandolph2020-07-2214 min
Real TalkKen and Lisa May part 2...marriage, family and Reactive Attachment DisorderKen and Lisa give us resources to help us not only survive but thrive with our kids living with Reactive Attachment Disorder. They tell us about The Parent Help Center (theparenthelpcenter.com) and Glen Ellison. Check them out as a resource for kids from hard places dealing with behavioral issues. Their heart for the Lord, each other and their kids breaks through the airwaves... you’re gonna dig them2020-07-2215 min
Real TalkKen and Lisa May... we talk about RAD, the hard kind...Reactive Attachment Disorder.Team May gets Real with us and graciously gives us a glimpse of living with a kiddo with Reactive Attachment Disorder. They explain that loving someone with RAD is like “hugging someone wrapped in shards of glass” but “we still hug” and THAT’S why Team May is one of my favs! Their story has Gods fingerprints all over it... PrescottChristian.com2020-06-2914 min
Real TalkAlisa Cool... lovin the bios!“Their tummy mommy is a child of God, valued and full of potential...” Yeah, we go there- seeing bios as God sees them. It’s good stuff but Real and kinda in your face 😉2020-06-2214 min
Real TalkLindsay Winfrey, part 2 getting Real again on Real Talk about foster care and adoptionThis one was fun guys... Lindsay is a straight shooter - Real Talker, that is to say “honest”. She walks us through their infertility to placement of their first sibling group. She’s great and has great hair too! @lindsay.kulturesalon2020-06-1714 min
Real TalkLindsay Winfrey: wife, salon owner and first time foster mama...This one was fun guys... Lindsay is a straight shooter - Real Talker, that is to say “honest”. She walks us through their infertility to placement of their first sibling group. She’s great and has great hair too! @lindsay.kulturesalon2020-06-1713 min
Real TalkJon Rocha part 2 ... Dad to 6 little humans...Jon schools us on LOvE... “ love does surrender” what does THAT mean? Give us a listen :)2020-06-1714 min
Real TalkJon Rocha ... He gets things done! But now he’s tired, so very tired... Dad to 6!Jon Rocha : pilot, firefighter, Real estate mogul, hubby and dad. Is there anything he CAN’T do? Yes, sleep! He and Heather’s adoption journey is straight up Faith guys!! Enjoy2020-06-1714 min
Real TalkAmy Campos part 2...Amy continues sharing her foster to adopt story ... she shares the hardships and joys of letting bio family in...2020-06-1714 min
Real TalkAmy Campos. Queen of the airwaves...Amy tells her foster care adoption story with us... Dinner at Denny’s ends up in adoption, whaaat? Yep. Cuz God does things like that.2020-06-1715 min