In this week’s Safe Home Podcast, Beth talks with one of Joey’s friends, 19yo Cheyanne Alsop. Like Joey, Cheyanne was adopted, her adoptive parents later got divorced, and she struggled with mental health issues throughout her adolescence. Cheyanne’s harrowing childhood would leave most people completely paralyzed emotionally. But because of her willingness to get help and to work on her own emotional toolbox, Cheyanne has graduated high school, she’s got a job, and she’s on her healing path. Her story gives us all hope for our struggling kids, and she and Joey give some great advice to teens and parents at the end of the episode.

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RESOURCES:

Cheyanne's contact info: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheyanne_autumn1618

Other Episodes mentioned during this episode:

• Our CHS episode - #22
• Our episode about psych hospitals: #16
• Brenda's Adoption Story episode: #21

Other Resources:

• Other Parents Like Me -  https://www.facebook.com/other.parents.like.me
• Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/
• Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

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Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and Beth Syverson

Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson

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TIME STAMPS:

0:30 A little update with Joey

3:17 Cheyanne’s infancy and first relinquishment at age 3

4:42 Cheyanne’s childhood trauma with her grandparents

11:15 Moving to her aunt’s in foster care system

13:45 Getting matched with Cheyanne’s adoptive parents

16:55 Cheyanne and Joey talk about adoption trauma

22:20 Adoptive parents’ divorce created more pain and caused first hospitalization

25:00 Cutting and self-harm, Cheyanne’s rock bottom

27:58 Cheyanne and Joey’s advice to teens considering going to residential treatment programs

29:25 DBT - Dialectial Behavior Therapy, working hard in treatment

34:37 Things that have helped Cheyanne survive

36:38 How Cheyanne’s steered clear of the addiction route

41:23 Cheyanne’s plans for the future

44:13 Cheyanne’s advice for adoptive & foster parents

46:25 Cheyanne’s advice for teens

47:30 What Joey admires about Cheyanne

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