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A podcast community focused on supporting and discussing foster care, adoption and ALL things parenting - even the sticky stuff. Hosted by Alex Ellis.... more
FAQs about Barely Braided: A Disorderly Parenting Podcast:How many episodes does Barely Braided: A Disorderly Parenting Podcast have?The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.
May 24, 2020Episode 14: Interview with Treatment Foster Care Mama Stacy RoofIn this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Stacy Roof, the mama of a treatment foster care home. She explains the difference between treatment foster care vs. traditional foster care, and tells her story as both a bio and foster mama....more47minPlay
May 19, 2020Episode 13: Pregnancy, Infant Loss and New Foster Parent Life w/Lydia GerberIn this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing the beautiful Lydia Gerber, a bio mama, NICU mama and a (fairly) new foster mama from the Minnesota/North Dakota area. She shares her journey about infant loss and entering the fostercare world....more49minPlay
May 12, 2020Episode 12: Foster Daughter Updates, (Not Funny) Jokes & Weeknight Chats w/Joel EllisIn this episode, Joel and I have a casual chat about our foster daughter, our adopted son and what's going on this week!...more42minPlay
April 24, 2020Episode 11: Interview with 22 Year Old, Single Foster Dad Corey TaylorCorey Taylor was an absolute pleasure to speak with. He talks about his journey becoming an approved foster dad at only 22 years old, his current placement, and his experience on this crazy rollercoaster....more35minPlay
April 16, 2020Episode 10: Parenting During COVID, Isolation, Foster Update, Kentucky Bourbon & Random Chats w/Joel EllisIn this episode, Joel and I sit down for a casual chat about what's going on in our world right now. Big thanks to Reuben Andrews for editing this weeks episode!...more48minPlay
March 18, 2020Episode 9: Interview with Adoption Attorney Anne Austin - Expert in DCS/Private Adoptions, Adoption Assistance, Juvenile Law, TPRThis episode is jam-packed with information about DCS/private/independent/agency adoptions in Tennessee. I had the honor of interviewing the lovely Anne Austin, who provided loads of information based on her decades of expertise....more1h 12minPlay
March 11, 2020Episode 8: Nashville/Mid-TN Tornado, Our Current Foster Placement, We're being put on a PIP!, Continuing Education for Foster ParentsIn this episode, I recap recent events like the Nashville/Mid-TN tornado and the Evelyn Boswell case. I also tell the story about DCS threatening to put our foster family on a PIP (personal improvement plan), as well as discuss our current foster daughter placement....more36minPlay
March 04, 2020Episode 7: Interview on Adoption, Infertility, Pregnancy Loss & Foster Parenting w/Guest Barbara GoodmanIn this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Barbara Goodman. This amazing mama was adopted as a child and tells her story of adoption, infertility, pregnancy loss and foster parenting....more52minPlay
February 18, 2020Episode 6: Really Irritating Things, Holiday ChatsIn this impromptu, casual episode, join me in discussing the things that are really irritating to me these days (long Starbucks orders, bad drivers and unclear packaging just to name a few), as well as a few things that I'm really loving....more29minPlay
February 09, 2020Episode 5: Adoption Day!In this short bonus episode, we discuss all that happened during our recent adoption day! Big thanks to this weeks editor, Reuben Andrews....more22minPlay
FAQs about Barely Braided: A Disorderly Parenting Podcast:How many episodes does Barely Braided: A Disorderly Parenting Podcast have?The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.