Safe to Hope

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In response to our last episode featuring foster mom Caroline, Dr. Ann Maree Goudzwaard interviews the Founder and Executive Director of Fieldstone Counseling in Akron, Ohio, Jonathan Holmes. Jonathan is not only a biblical counselor but he is also an adopted child with deep insight to share about how the church can come alongside adopted and foster children and the families who have chosen to adopt and foster them.

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Visit your county’s dept. of social services website for foster parent info.

Click here to learn more about Jonathan Holmes of Fieldstone Counseling.

Jonathan is the author and contributor to a number of books:

• The Company We Keep, 
• Counsel for Couples, 
• Rescue Skills
• Rescue Plan. 

Jonathan 

• teaches in the MAC program at Westminster Theological Seminary, 
• and he serves as a visiting faculty member for CCEF.

If you are a foster parent looking for a support group in your area please visit Foster the Family support groups.

Alongside Families alongsidefamilies.org. If you don't live in NC upstreamcollab.org

Safe To Hope is one of the resources offered through the ministry of Help[H]er, a 501C3 that provides advocacy for women in crisis in the church, and training and resources for those ministering in one-another care. Your donations make it possible for Help[H]er to serve as they navigate crises. All donations are tax-deductible.

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We value and respect conversations with all our guests. Opinions, viewpoints, and convictions may differ so we encourage our listeners to practice discernment. As well, guests do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of HelpHer. It is our hope that this podcast is a platform for hearing and learning rather than causing division or strife. 

Please note, abuse situations have common patterns of behavior, responses, and environments. Any familiarity construed by the listener is of their own opinion and interpretation. Our podcast does not accuse individuals or organizations.

The podcast is for informational purposes and is not a substitute for professional care, diagnosis, or treatment.

Caroline continues her story as she describes the second-hand trauma she experienced as a foster mom of traumatized children. She and Dr. Ann Maree Goudzwaard discuss how the church can better minister to foster families. Season 4 will continue our format of 3 storyteller episodes and 3 expert contributor episodes.

Visit your county’s dept. of social services website for foster parent info.

Foster care  books:

• Reframing Foster Care  by Jason Johnson.
• Foster the Family  by Jamie Finn

Resources about connecting with traumatized children:

• The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siege MD,
• When Children Experience Trauma  by Dark Strickland.

Foster parent support group: Foster the Family.

Link to Help[H]er’s own: H Institute

Bible study: Second Mother: A Bible Study Experience for Foster and Adoptive Moms

Alongside Families alongsidefamilies.org. If you don't live in NC upstreamcollab.org

Safe To Hope is one of the resources offered through the ministry of Help[H]er, a 501C3 that provides advocacy for women in crisis in the church, and training and resources for those ministering in one-another care. Your donations make it possible for Help[H]er to serve as they navigate crises. All donations are tax-deductible.

Help[H]er website                         
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We value and respect conversations with all our guests. Opinions, viewpoints, and convictions may differ so we encourage our listeners to practice discernment. As well, guests do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of HelpHer. It is our hope that this podcast is a platform for hearing and learning rather than causing division or strife. 

Please note, abuse situations have common patterns of behavior, responses, and environments. Any familiarity construed by the listener is of their own opinion and interpretation. Our podcast does not accuse individuals or organizations.

The podcast is for informational purposes and is not a substitute for professional care, diagnosis, or treatment.

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In response to our last episode featuring foster mom Caroline, Dr. Ann Maree Goudzwaard interviews licensed professional and biblical counselor Jessica Gallina with Fieldstone Counseling in Akron, Ohio. In this episode, we try to answer the question, “How can the church come alongside and care for the very unique needs of both the parents and the biological children and the foster or adopted children in these families?”

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• Click here to learn more about Jessica Gallina and her colleague Jonathan Holmes (who will be on a future Safe to Hope podcast).
• Here’s a link to the ministry Alongside Families for those in NC and Upstream Collaborative for those in other states.
• Here’s more information about the ACE’s study: ACEs stands for: Adverse Childhood Experiences.
• Jessica mentioned the seminal book about trauma: The Body Keeps the Score.
• If you are a foster parent looking for a support group in your area please visit Foster the Family support groups.

Safe To Hope is one of the resources offered through the ministry of Help[H]er, a 501C3 that provides advocacy for women in crisis in the church, and training and resources for those ministering in one-another care. Your donations make it possible for Help[H]er to serve as they navigate crises. All donations are tax-deductible.

Help[H]er website                         
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Shop              

We value and respect conversations with all our guests. Opinions, viewpoints, and convictions may differ so we encourage our listeners to practice discernment. As well, guests do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of HelpHer. It is our hope that this podcast is a platform for hearing and learning rather than causing division or strife. 

Please note, abuse situations have common patterns of behavior, responses, and environments. Any familiarity construed by the listener is of their own opinion and interpretation. Our podcast does not accuse individuals or organizations.

The podcast is for informational purposes and is not a substitute for professional care, diagnosis, or treatment.

In this episode, Dr. Ann Maree Goudzwaard interviews Caroline, a foster mom who has experienced trauma in a very different way. Season 4 will continue our format of 3 storyteller episodes and 3 expert contributor episodes.

• Visit your local county’s department of social services website for info about becoming a foster parent. 
• Alongside Families: alongsidefamilies.org and upstreamcollab.org
• Foster care  books: 
  • Reframing Foster Care  by Jason Johnson. 
  • Foster the Family  by Jamie Men 
• Here are resources about trauma and connecting with traumatized children: 
  • The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siege MD, 
  • The Connected Parent  by Dr. Karyn Purvis, 
  • When Children Experience Trauma  by Dark Stickland. 
• Here's a foster parent support group Foster the Family. 

Safe To Hope is one of the resources offered through the ministry of Help[H]er, a 501C3 that provides advocacy for women in crisis in the church, and training and resources for those ministering in one-another care. Your donations make it possible for Help[H]er to serve as they navigate crises. All donations are tax-deductible.

Help[H]er website                         
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Shop              

We value and respect conversations with all our guests. Opinions, viewpoints, and convictions may differ so we encourage our listeners to practice discernment. As well, guests do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of HelpHer. It is our hope that this podcast is a platform for hearing and learning rather than causing division or strife. 

Please note, abuse situations have common patterns of behavior, responses, and environments. Any familiarity construed by the listener is of their own opinion and interpretation. Our podcast does not accuse individuals or organizations.

The podcast is for informational purposes and is not a substitute for professional care, diagnosis, or treatment.

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Today, we have the second installment where Help[H]er board member Julia Fillnow, a licensed therapist, interviews Dr. Ann Maree Goudzwaard, the executive director of Help[H]er. This final installment of the 2-part series concludes with more information to help our audience become better acquainted with Help[H]er ministry.

 SHOWNOTES

• Ann Maree mentioned Diane Langberg as one of her mentors as an advocate.
• Here’s a link to the PCA DASA Report (the Domestic Abuse Sexual Assault Report). 
• Other resources who network with Help[H]er include Beth Broom, Chris Moles, Joy Forrest, Eliza Huie, Melissa Affolter, and Nate Brooks. 
•  For information on Ann Maree’s trauma training, check out Global Trauma Recovery Training.

Safe To Hope is one of the resources offered through the ministry of Help[H]er, a 501C3 that provides advocacy for women in crisis in the church, and training and resources for those ministering in one-another care. Your donations make it possible for Help[H]er to serve as they navigate crises. All donations are tax-deductible.

Help[H]er website                         
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Shop              

We value and respect conversations with all our guests. Opinions, viewpoints, and convictions may differ so we encourage our listeners to practice discernment. As well, guests do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of HelpHer. It is our hope that this podcast is a platform for hearing and learning rather than causing division or strife. 

Please note, abuse situations have common patterns of behavior, responses, and environments. Any familiarity construed by the listener is of their own opinion and interpretation. Our podcast does not accuse individuals or organizations.

The podcast is for informational purposes and is not a substitute for professional care, diagnosis, or treatment.

Today, we're going to turn the tables a bit here at Help[H]er and have someone else handle the interview for our Safe to Hope podcast. The idea for this podcast materialized when several of the Help[H]er board members asked Help[H]er Executive Director Dr. Ann Maree Goudzwaard to be interviewed so that she could introduce the audience more fully to the Help[Her] ministry with details of what they do. 

• Here are Ann Maree’s favorite memoirs: The Glass Castle, Educated, Unbroken, All the Light We Cannot See, All My Knotted-Up Life, and an autoethnographic account, No Love in War.
• Ann Maree received her trauma training from Dr. Heather Evans and Dr. Phil Monroe at the Global Trauma Recovery Institute, and her advocacy training from Called to Peace.
• She mentioned the beautiful hymn by Wendell Kimbrough, Eternal Weight of Glory.
•  And she referred to Question 109 of the Westminster Larger Catechism.

Safe To Hope is one of the resources offered through the ministry of Help[H]er, a 501C3 that provides advocacy for women in crisis in the church, and training and resources for those ministering in one-another care. Your donations make it possible for Help[H]er to serve as they navigate crises. All donations are tax-deductible.

Help[H]er website                         
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Shop              

We value and respect conversations with all our guests. Opinions, viewpoints, and convictions may differ so we encourage our listeners to practice discernment. As well, guests do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of HelpHer. It is our hope that this podcast is a platform for hearing and learning rather than causing division or strife. 

Please note, abuse situations have common patterns of behavior, responses, and environments. Any familiarity construed by the listener is of their own opinion and interpretation. Our podcast does not accuse individuals or organizations.

The podcast is for informational purposes and is not a substitute for professional care, diagnosis, or treatment.

A letter from our story-teller and survivor to her daughters. Words cannot do this heartfelt, gripping outpouring justice. Worthy of a repeat listen and study!

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Safe to Hope is a production of HelpHer. Our Executive Producer is Ann Maree Goudzwaard. Safe to Hope is written and mixed by Ann Maree and edited by Ann Maree and Helen Weigt. Music is Waterfall by Roman Senyk Music from Pixabayand and is licensed by Pixabay. 

Safe To Hope is one of the resources offered through the ministry of Help[H]er, a 501C3 that provides advocacy for women in crisis in the church, and training and resources for those ministering in one-another care. Your donations make it possible for Help[H]er to serve as they navigate crises. All donations are tax-deductible.

Help[H]er website                         
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Shop              

We value and respect conversations with all our guests. Opinions, viewpoints, and convictions may differ so we encourage our listeners to practice discernment. As well, guests do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of HelpHer. It is our hope that this podcast is a platform for hearing and learning rather than causing division or strife. 

Please note, abuse situations have common patterns of behavior, responses, and environments. Any familiarity construed by the listener is of their own opinion and interpretation. Our podcast does not accuse individuals or organizations.

The podcast is for informational purposes and is not a substitute for professional care, diagnosis, or treatment.

We are blessed to hear wisdom, hope, and solid counsel from Joy Forrest. She is the Executive Director of Called to Peace ministry. Joy’s personal story has equipped her for this far-reaching and complicated endeavor.

Resources mentioned:

• Joy’s website Called to Peace ministry. Books Called to Peace and Workbook.
• Is It Abuse?   and Something Scary Happened 
•  The Christian Trauma Healing Network
•  Making Sense of Forgiveness
•  Caring for Families Caught in Domestic Abuse
• When Home Hurts 

Safe To Hope is one of the resources offered through the ministry of Help[H]er, a 501C3 that provides advocacy for women in crisis in the church, and training and resources for those ministering in one-another care. Your donations make it possible for Help[H]er to serve as they navigate crises. All donations are tax-deductible.

Help[H]er website                         
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Shop              

We value and respect conversations with all our guests. Opinions, viewpoints, and convictions may differ so we encourage our listeners to practice discernment. As well, guests do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of HelpHer. It is our hope that this podcast is a platform for hearing and learning rather than causing division or strife. 

Please note, abuse situations have common patterns of behavior, responses, and environments. Any familiarity construed by the listener is of their own opinion and interpretation. Our podcast does not accuse individuals or organizations.

The podcast is for informational purposes and is not a substitute for professional care, diagnosis, or treatment.

Today, Anna gives us insight into how God was with her during this difficult
time, some of the ways that she found comfort, and what hope she would convey to pastors, leaders, and counselors who might be listening.

Join us on November 28, Episode 6 with Expert Contributor, Joy Forrest, Executive Director of Called to Peace. 

Darby Strickland's book Is It Abuse? : A Biblical Guide to Identifying Domestic Abuse and Helping Victims  is excellent for both victims and church leaders for identifying the patterns of abuse. 

Dr. Jeremy Pierre and Dr. Greg Wilson's book When Home Hurts is particularly helpful for church leaders. 

Trevor Laurence's book Cursing with God: The Imprecatory Psalms and the Ethics of Christian Prayer

Diane Langberg's full talk of excerpts played in today's episode. 

Safe to Hope is a production of HelpHer. Our Executive Producer is Ann Maree Goudzwaard. Safe to Hope is written and mixed by Ann Maree and edited by Ann Maree and Helen Weigt. Music is Waterfall by Roman Senyk Music from Pixabayand and is licensed by Pixabay.

Safe To Hope is one of the resources offered through the ministry of Help[H]er, a 501C3 that provides advocacy for women in crisis in the church, and training and resources for those ministering in one-another care. Your donations make it possible for Help[H]er to serve as they navigate crises. All donations are tax-deductible.

Help[H]er website                         
Give    
Shop              

We value and respect conversations with all our guests. Opinions, viewpoints, and convictions may differ so we encourage our listeners to practice discernment. As well, guests do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of HelpHer. It is our hope that this podcast is a platform for hearing and learning rather than causing division or strife. 

Please note, abuse situations have common patterns of behavior, responses, and environments. Any familiarity construed by the listener is of their own opinion and interpretation. Our podcast does not accuse individuals or organizations.

The podcast is for informational purposes and is not a substitute for professional care, diagnosis, or treatment.

We are delighted to sit at the feet of Beth Broom as she shares a wealth of insights, practical helps, and recovering identity beliefs for abuse survivors. Beth interacts with Anna's story with compassion and a perspective of whole person care.

Beth Broom's website.

If you want to know more about the dynamics of domestic abuse go to Called to Peace.org. Darby Strickland's book Is It Abuse? is excellent for both victims and church leaders in identifying the patterns of abuse. 

Dr. Jeremy Pierre and Dr. Greg Wilson's book, When Home Hurts is particularly helpful for church leaders and make sure well first of all.

Christian Trauma Healing Network is the organization that we lead and you can go to CTHN.org or find us through Instagram and Facebook.

Make sure to preorder or put on your wish list the book called Caring for Families Caught in Domestic Abuse: A Guide toward Protection, Refuge, and Hope  which is releasing September 14 of this year. And that's written edited by Chris Moles and written by Darby Strickland, Joy Forrest, Greg Wilson, Kirsten Christiansen and Beth Broom. So we'll be excited to see that resource come out.

Safe To Hope is one of the resources offered through the ministry of Help[H]er, a 501C3 that provides advocacy for women in crisis in the church, and training and resources for those ministering in one-another care. Your donations make it possible for Help[H]er to serve as they navigate crises. All donations are tax-deductible.

Help[H]er website                         
Give    
Shop              

We value and respect conversations with all our guests. Opinions, viewpoints, and convictions may differ so we encourage our listeners to practice discernment. As well, guests do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of HelpHer. It is our hope that this podcast is a platform for hearing and learning rather than causing division or strife. 

Please note, abuse situations have common patterns of behavior, responses, and environments. Any familiarity construed by the listener is of their own opinion and interpretation. Our podcast does not accuse individuals or organizations.

The podcast is for informational purposes and is not a substitute for professional care, diagnosis, or treatment.