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The Tenacious Mama: Confessions of An Adoptive Mother
I’m currently on the roller-coaster ride of single parenting an adopted teenage son. Join me each week as I share my lived experience by starting with a confession, in the hopes of normalizing the complex issues that often come with parenting an adopted child.
The Tenacious Mama: Confessions of An Adoptive Mother
Overview + Confession: Raising You Is Killing Me
In this first episode, I share an overview of my parenting journey as an adoptive mother thus far. Additionally, I go into detail about my first confession: I used to say that I should write a book about my parenting journey. I joked that the title would be, “Raising You Is Killing Me”. It was funny. Until I truly started to imagine taking my leave of this world.
**It is crucial to note that I did NOT say this to my son, but to my close circle of trusted friends.
Included in this episode:
* brief overview of foster>adopt journey
*initial concerning behaviors
*brief overview of the middle school years
*lists of books on my nightstand
*my mental health crisis
*why I chose the podcast title
My audacious intent for this podcast is to be a beacon of hope for parents and guardians like me, who are raising wounded children and doing their best to stay afloat. I have found my way from surviving to thriving and you can, too!
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Thanks for listening, Beloveds. Please take care of yourselves; if you don’t do it, who will? Keep advocating for your child. And, most importantly, stay tenacious!
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Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development
BOOK RECOMMENDATION:
The A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting Strategies and Solutions by Sarah Naish
Resources on suicide prevention:
Contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline if you are experiencing mental health-related distress or are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support.
- Call or text 988
- Chat at 988lifeline.org
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