You Have What It Takes

You Have What It Takes

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You Have What It Takes episodes

  • Ep 05: Fighting the Lies - Us VS Lies

    This episode is all about the fact that kids believe lies because of what has happened to them in their lives. We will briefly review the 6 lies many kids from trauma backgrounds tend to believe that we will be spending the next six weeks talking about. Then, we will discuss how to invite kids into participating in the fight, how to join them and the value of inviting others to join you. Be sure to also listen to the bonus episode, a Mindfulness Moment: The Boy Who Built A Wall Around Himself. 

    19 min
  • Mindfulness Moment: Letting Go
    In this Mindfulness Moment, we will practice choosing to let go and allow God to take responsibility for our worries - especially our kids. So, find a comfy place to sit back or lay down and process what we just discussed through this exercise. This bonus episode was created to accompany Episode 04: Created For This.
    7 min
  • Ep 04: Created For This

    You were created for this: to love the children in your care. Yet, God chose you knowing He would walk alongside you in the journey. We will talk about the ways God loves to surprise us, how to embrace the way we were uniquely chosen to love the kids in our care & how we can let go and allow Him to be responsible for them. Download a free printable to go along with this episode at www.theEvermoreCollective.com/blog/createdforthis and be sure to follow up with the Mindfulness Moment: Letting Go. 

    24 min
  • Ep 03: Biological Love

    Walking alongside biological families of the kids in your care allows you to bond, connect with, and relate to your child during the transition into foster care and decades after they are adopted. There is great value in taking advantage of the interactions you have with their families & showing the child you love them by caring about those related to them. In this episode we unpack respecting biological parents & practical ways to show your child you care about where they came from. 

    21 min
  • Mindfulness Moment: I See You
    This bonus episode was made to accompany Ep 02: Knowing Your Kid. In this mindfulness moment, we work through the free resource: I See You Profile together & think through what you already know about this child you love. I will also offer strategies on ways to get the missing info you need to love your child well. Free Printable available at www.theEvermoreCollective.com/resources
    18 min
  • Ep 02: Knowing Your Kid

    Knowing the children that God brought into your life biologically verses the way you get to know kids entering your home after years of lived experiences can be very different. We will discuss how to help children feel safe, what you can learn from what they say & behaviors. After you listen to this episode, be sure to follow up with the Mindfulness Moment: I See You. 

    23 min
  • Ep 01: The SeveNgs

    In this episode you will learn all about me, my husband Ben, & how we met. I will share how we built our family through foster care & adoption and ended up as seven Ngs or The SeveNgs. 

    26 min
  • Trailer: You Have What It Takes
    In this trailer, I will share why I decided to start a podcast, my vision & why it is named You Have What It Takes. So grab a cup of coffee, a comfy spot on the couch, and let's hang out and get to know my heart for our time together.
    8 min

About You Have What It Takes

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You were chosen to be a foster or adoptive parent to these kids in your care for days, months or years. You are the one who gets to show them how valuable they are; how deeply they are loved. This podcast is a gift for you in response to your courage to love those who may never love you back. My hope is to remind you: you aren’t alone, but with God by your side - You Have What It Takes.