Not a Throwaway

Not a Throwaway

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Not a Throwaway episodes

  • Reconnecting With Birth Families
    Joy sits down with her nephew Josh to talk about his journey through adoption and how his adoptive family encouraged him to find and reconnect with his birth family, none of whom he had ever seen or met since he was born.
    32 min
  • Trust
    Joy shares some helpful tools to implement when it comes to building the bridge of trust with your foster/adopted child.
    18 min
  • Adopting a Teen
    What does it look like when foster parents give the gift of persistent patience to that teen being fostered or adopted? Imagine the walls that could start to come down! Bob and Sami Hoeller join the podcast to talk about the dynamics of adopting a teenager… The obstacles they had to overcome, the breakthroughs they […]
    1 hr 13 min
  • Heartbreaks & Goodbyes
    Joy has a conversation with Molly – a foster mom in Arizona – about her experience with foster care. The heartbreaks that come with having to say goodbye are one of the hardest things about foster care, but Molly tells us why it serves a much bigger purpose: it builds strength in yourself and resilience […]
    38 min
  • Almost Adopted
    In this episode, Joy talks about some of the most difficult decisions that adoptive and foster parents have to make on their journey. When she was in foster care growing up, her foster parents had to make a difficult decision themselves… Which led to her not being adopted by them. Decisions like this can often […]
    19 min
  • Birth Moms: Part 2
    Sarah MacDonald is a wife, adoptive mom, blogger and executive pastor. She joins Joy for this episode to talk about her experience with her adopted child’s birth mom, and why it was so important in her case not to leave her out – but to build her up. Visit Sarah MacDonald’s blog at www.organize2prioritize.com!
    28 min
  • Birth Moms: Part 1
    Joy recounts her relationship with her birth mother while she was in foster care. She also discusses the impact that her foster mom and adoptive mom had on her when bringing up the topic of her biological mother. In this episode you’ll learn some important things to remember when addressing that relationship with your foster […]
    18 min
  • Birth Moms: Part 1
    Joy recounts her relationship with her birth mother while she was in foster care. She also discusses the impact that her foster mom and adoptive mom had on her when bringing up the topic of her biological mother. In this episode you’ll learn some important things to remember when addressing that relationship with your foster […]
    18 min
  • Introduction
    Welcome to “Not a Throwaway!” Meet Joy Roberts, the host of this podcast and a passionate advocate for foster families. We hope you are blessed by the things you hear and the stories that are told along this journey. And be sure to subscribe so you’ll be notified when new episodes release!
    2 min
  • Introduction
    Welcome to “Not a Throwaway!” Meet Joy Roberts, the host of this podcast and a passionate advocate for foster families. We hope you are blessed by the things you hear and the stories that are told along this journey. And be sure to subscribe so you’ll be notified when new episodes release!
    2 min

About Not a Throwaway

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Not a Throwaway is a podcast for foster families - aiming to encourage and empower them to build a home where hope and love prevail. This podcast is hosted by Joy Roberts, who experienced a childhood…