Jonathan McGuire 7/1/19 Jonathan McGuire 7/1/19

Episode 6 – "Born Broken: An Adoptive Journey" An Interview With Kristin Berry

When we are raising a child who we know will have a disability the rest of their life, we have to look for the hopeful moments within that. ~ Kristin Berry

“When we are raising a child who we know will have a disability the rest of their life, we have to look for the hopeful moments within that.”

— Kristin Berry

Kristin is a foster to adopt Mom, national speaker, co-founder of Confessions of an Adoptive Parent, author of Born Broken: An Adoptive Journey. In this interview, she shares her family’s adoption story and the lessons she has learned along the way. Even if you are not an adoptive parent, what she has to say in this interview will resonate with you.

Resources

https://confessionsofanadoptiveparent.com/

https://www.facebook.com/confessionsofanadoptiveparent/

http://honestlyadoption.com/

Buy on Amazon

As an Amazon Associate, Hope Anew earns from qualifying purchases.

Closing song is Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400054

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Jonathan McGuire 6/3/19 Jonathan McGuire 6/3/19

Episode 5 – "Embracing The Messy" An Interview With Mike Berry

Life as a family impacted by special needs can be “messy.” There are many aspects that are hard and create extra stressors. In this episode, Mike Berry, the founder of Confessions of an Adoptive Parent offers hope in the midst of the hard and the “messy.”

“When I use the word joy, I’m not talking about happy go lucky. I’m talking about the sustaining belief that even through the storm you are held and you are with hope. That’s what joy is.”

— Mike Berry

Life as a family impacted by special needs can be “messy.” There are many aspects that are hard and create extra stressors. In this interview, Mike Berry, Founder of Confessions of an Adoptive Parent, shares about finding hope in the storm and lessons we can apply from his most recent book Winning The Heart Of Your Child that will help us navigate this journey.