Adoption Hacks

Adoption Hacks

By Kandace Lecocq & Callie TroyerParentingKids & Family
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Adoption Hacks episodes

  • 58. Fostering Success with Steven Benedict
    Steven Benedict is a Professional Track Athlete & Olympic Qualifier, Keynote Speaker, the founder of the Fostering Success Project, and Published Health Personality.  In this episode Steven tells his story of growing up in the foster system, how that led to his running career and how he is now using his platform to come alongside foster children. 
    His ongoing determination to his sport and companies runs parallel with his dedication to sharing a story that will inspire and highlight an oftentimes hidden reality. There are hundreds of thousands of adults and children like him who need to know that our experiences are not our finish line. More importantly, there are millions of people that need to hear his message. Resilience and the ability to overcome adversity is not just a story for kids in foster care or adopted homes, it is a story for everyone.
    Check out all that Steven is doing here: 
    https://www.stevieyb.com
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    48 min
  • 57. TBRI in the Home with Brian Troyer

    Welcome to Season 4 of Adoption Hacks! This season the show will be hosted by both Kandace Lecocq and Callie Troyer! We will be taking turns interviewing guests and coming together to discuss topics. 

    This season 4 debut episode features Callie's husband Brian who is a licensed marriage and family therapist and TBRI practitioner and an adoptive dad. He is with us today to discuss practical ways to incorporate TBRI in your home. Trust Based Relational Intervention is an incredible tool especially for parenting children from hard places. But sometimes it can be hard to see how the science and the methods of TBRI translate into everyday life.. in your home.. with your child.  In this episode you'll hear how TBRI comes into play in Brian and Callie's everyday parenting. 

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    42 min
  • 56. Season 4 Trailer

    EXCITING NEWS! Callie Troyer is joining Kandace Lecocq as Co-Host for Season 4! We are coming together to highlight voices in our community and meet you where you are in your adoptive/foster journey! Season 4 Debuts September 22nd! 

    1 min
  • 55. Q&A with Anthony Lecocq
    Kandace and her husband Anthony answer listener questions this week! We discuss what we wish we would've known before adopting, can you begin the adoption journey still having a lot of questions or fears? How to talk with friends or family who are unsupportive, what cocooning was like for us, a message for adoptive dads and more! 
    That's a wrap on season 3! Thank you for your support/listens/messages/reviews! You make this podcast so fun to create!
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    Music: DrummerBoy by Misterwives
    28 min
  • 54. Racial Injustice in Adoption with Sharday Dufresne
    Sharday Dufresne is on the show this week to discuss racial issues inside of adoption. We discuss the history or racial injustices in adoption and agency practices, Saviorism, white privilege and adoptive parent privilege. We urge you to lean in and sit with these difficult topics... these conversations are crucial to our community.
    Sharday is a transracial adoptee who is inviting that voice within to rise up storyteller. She continues to champion and advocate for those in this triad community in hopes of gathering around the table to hear others stories rise up.  She, her husband and two little gents live in Long Beach, Calif.
    You are able to thank Sharday for her time via her Venmo @Sharday-Dufresne
    Race and Adoption Video:
    https://vimeo.com/kneetoknee/review/436426471/d8533345c3. Email us: [email protected] FB/IG @adoptionhacks
    49 min
  • 53. Adoptive Parents Role in the Adoptive Community with Ashley Mitchell (BigToughGirl)
    Ashley Mitchell, owner of Big Tough Girl and Founder + Executive Director of Lifetime Healing Foundation, set out to seek increased care, understanding, and resources for birth mothers.  For over a decade, Ashley has been one of the most consistent and sought after birth mother voices in the nation. 
    Entering in to the adoptive community can be overwhelming to new adoptive parents so on this episode Ashley and Kandace discuss how AP's can find your footing and role in these conversations. Ashley shares how she has seen this community grow through tension and difficult conversations. We discuss Adoptive Parent Privilege and why it is so important for AP's to be listeners and life long learners. And we also discuss how AP's can use their voice and role to support adoptees and birth moms. 
    Find Ashley on Instagram @BigToughGirl  and also: 
    bigtoughgirl.com
    sitkneetoknee.com
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    50 min
  • 52. Navigating Unknowns with Callie Troyer

    Callie Troyer is on the show this week to talk to us about navigating unknowns and possible developmental delays when reviewing a referral and bringing a child home. She shares her adoption story and the importance of surrounding yourself with adoption minded health professionals especially during the attachment season. Callie is an incredibly thoughtful and conscientious adoptive parent and advocate and it is refreshing to hear her perspective on many adoptive issues. You'll want to listen to this one! 

    54 min
  • 51. Post Adoption Depression with Breaunna Stone

    Adoptive Mom Breaunna Stone is on the show this week to walk us through her experience with Post Adoption Depression. While it is becoming more common to hear about or have trainings regarding Post Adoption Depression, there is a huge need for more education and support. Breaunna had never heard of Post Adoption Depression before she adopted her baby, but a lapse in mental health led her to research and counseling to understand more about it. Breaunna tells her experience and offers incredibly practical exercises and tips. Listen to this episode if you are about to adopt, think you might be experiencing Post Adoption Depression, or want to know how to help a friend or loved one through it. 


    Depression and Anxiety Among PostPartum and Adoptive Mothers: 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3433270/

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    Music: 
    DrummerBoy by MisterWives

    50 min
  • 50. Debt Free Adoption + Burundi Adoption with Alison Storm

    When Alison Storm and her husband decided to adopt, remaining debt free was incredible important to them. But how can a family remain debt free with the overwhelming fees of adoption?! Alison is on the show this week to share many of her creative ideas for fundraising and funding an adoption. She also walks us through their Burundi Adoption, what that was like, how they managed being in a pilot program and the unpredictable wait, and what being home together is like now. 


    Check out Alison's Podcast: "My Pleasure: The Unofficial Chick-Fil-A Podcast"

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    Music: 
    DrummerBoy by MisterWives

    44 min
  • 49. Trauma Parenting with Steve Luther

    As adopted and Foster parents we need to be constantly educating ourselves about trauma. Not just in the training or pre-adoption stage. Once we are parenting a child who has had trauma, we are constantly trauma parenting so we need ongoing training and education.


    Steve Luther is the Executive Director and Founder of Grace Wellness Center, a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Therapeutic Parent Coach, a Certified Splankna Trauma Therapist and Trainer AND a foster and adoptive dad. He lives this through and through!

    In this episode he is going to walk us through the helpful trauma parenting model he created called DANCE. That takes you from battling from with your child to dancing with your child.

    He is also offering his 8 module trauma parenting program for a limited time as "Pay What you Want" to Adoption Hacks Listeners! This is an incredible opportunity. See below link to sign up or get more info!

    https://go.traumabasedchristianparenting.com/pandemic-parenting-master-class

    Find about more about Steve's programs here: 
    https://www.traumabasedchristianparenting.com

    Email Steve here: [email protected]

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    Music: 
    DrummerBoy by MisterWives

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    51 min

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There are no shortcuts in adoption but there IS help! The Adoption Hacks Podcast celebrates and educates potential and current adoptive and foster families by sharing stories from the triad.