Mangled Spaces

The primary goal of foster care is to preserve families and to reunify kids back home as often as is possible. In cases where adoption becomes the best option, first families are still an vital and valuable part of each child's life. As parents and communities surrounding kids in the foster care/adoption space, it is our duty to honor, nurture, and preserve these relationships. This week we are diving into why and how we do that!

Thank you. All of you. We see you.
- Love, Tash & Mel

It's that time of year....Mel's and Tash's least favorite holiday: Mother's Day. It can be such a tricky one for mamas in the margins. This week we'll try to reframe it into a space where mamas of ALL kinds feel seen.

The call to love doesn't come with a caviat about the outcome. We are called to love; whether or not our neighbor will acknowledge our interpretation of salvation. This is true with strangers, with neighbors, and with our kids.

We often fear what we don't understand. Our words have power, and using them incorrectly can cause damage and barriers in community and relationship. Today's episode is intended to educate and empower us all to build meaningful connections with our fellow image-bearers of Christ--specifically those identifying within the LGBTQ+ community.

Trauma gets stored in the body. It's a concept that is becoming more and more widely accepted in therapeutic, care-giving, and wellness communities accross the world.

This week is a bit of a "heart dump" as Tash and Mel process what it's like to feel and heal trauma in the body.

This week Tash and Mel share a recap of the conference they attended last week: Exiles in Babylon. Listen in to hear about what they loved and learned--specifically, how to hold differing opinions without losing sight of respect.

Look, friends. Sometimes we get a little ranty. It's just the burnout talking. Listen in and laugh with us if you'd like.

Holding space for someone's grief is hard stuff, and honestly....it's awkward. Too often, we don't know what to say, so we just start rambling--but that isn't usually all that helpful. This week, as we wrap up our series on grief, we are talking through some practical examples of how to show up for a grieving person.

In this episode, Tasha tells her story of grief, and how she navigates a history of miscarriages and infertility.

**Infertility and infant loss touches so so so many lives. We recognize that this episode may be triggering to those processing similar loss. We encourage you to create the space to digest Tasha's story with whatever time and support you find necessary. We trust this can be an aid to your process of healing.**