Fostering Voices Podcast

This week we are so pleased to have Dr. Dayna Harris - a Child Psychologist, with us on the podcast! She has an Educational Specialist Degree and a Doctor of Education Degree, and she truly loves to work with kids. In fact we met because she was the Child Psychologist at our kids' school! And her son is one of my son's best friends! Dr. Harris shares with us how to help our kids to think about wha...

This week we are so pleased to have Dr. Dayna Harris - a Child Psychologist, with us on the podcast! She has an Educational Specialist Degree and a Doctor of Education Degree, and she truly loves to work with kids. In fact we met because she was the Child Psychologist at our kids' school! And her son is one of my son's best friends! Dr. Harris shares with us how to help our kids to think about wha...

Marriage is something we love to talk about, because it truly does help foster kids, and adoptive kids, and your bio kids to feel like they are in a safe and healthy home. The things that make marriages awesome are great communication and even great community! We are happy to have been able to host a Marriage Shower for Cate and Josh this week, and that's what prompted this episode. We start with...

This is a great episode featuring an interview with our sweet friend, Dee Lavigne, of Queen Dee Fitness, and The Lavigne life on YouTube and beyond. She shares some simple tips for us all to stay fit and healthy! Give her a follow on social media and YouTube to be entertained, and inspired! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro  5:15 - Welcome To The Pod, Dee!! 10:11 - How Long Have The LaVignes Been YouTubers?...

Starting off the new year with goal setting is our favorite way to start the year! This helps us to set up ourselves, and our kids, to accomplish things! Accountability is a big piece of the goal setting puzzle, especially because it helps us to remind the kids of the work they need to put in to make sure they accomplish their goals too. We also use the goal setting time to pause and reflect on th...

Starting off the new year with goal setting is our favorite way to start the year! This helps us to set up ourselves, and our kids, to accomplish things! Accountability is a big piece of the goal setting puzzle, especially because it helps us to remind the kids of the work they need to put in to make sure they accomplish their goals too. We also use the goal setting time to pause and reflect on th...

Here are our top 5 books from 2021 with honorable mentions of the other 40+ books we read this year. We love to read as a way to grow our minds to different ideas and perspectives and we hope you enjoy these books as much as we do!  Chapters: 0:00 - Intro  2:46 - Intro to High and Low from 2021 6:47 - Actual(!) High and Low from 2021 11:44 - The Books of 2021 13:28 - Quick Thank You to Our Sponsor...

Becky Goodson, Nurse Practitioner extraordinaire shares with us the 3 things that she tells almost every single one of her patients to be healthy and to operate at their best. Listen in to see how you are faring with these 3 simple things you can be doing every single day! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro  0:56 - It's 'Gee-Hey!!' 1:14 - Health and Wellness 2:39 - Three Health Recommendations – Vitamin D,  8...

We know misery loves company - so join us as we talk about some of the challenges we have been facing in the parenting front lately. Let us commiserate together, but also encourage one another - cause we are all in this together! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro  2:16 - Talking About The B-Word....Balance 6:09 - The Current Season of Life 10:38 - The One Device-Related Rule 26:09 - Reasons For Serving 31:39...

We know misery loves company - so join us as we talk about some of the challenges we have been facing in the parenting front lately. Let us commiserate together, but also encourage one another - cause we are all in this together! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro  2:16 - Talking About The B-Word....Balance 6:09 - The Current Season of Life 10:38 - The One Device-Related Rule 26:09 - Reasons For Serving 31:39...

We know misery loves company - so join us as we talk about some of the challenges we have been facing in the parenting front lately. Let us commiserate together, but also encourage one another - cause we are all in this together! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro  2:16 - Talking About The B-Word....Balance 6:09 - The Current Season of Life 10:38 - The One Device-Related Rule 26:09 - Reasons For Serving 31:39...

Cindy Branton is a teacher, mom, wife, church worker, Jesus lover, friend, sister, daughter, bunny-owner, sugar inhaler, and now Author. She shares her new book 'Words to Jesus: Children's Litanies to Pray as a Family' with us in this episode. This is an incredible resource to have to help you and your family to draw nearer to God's truths and goodness, in a way that is simple enough for your kids...

In this episode, we share some simple tips that have been helping us to be more successful in the Watson household of 9. From making the bed to doing the cross crawl, we think you will be encouraged to do little things that will make a big impact. Our kids have already been experiencing some bigs wins at school because of these exercises! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro  3:30 - Thank you to our Sponsors!!...

Join us for a great interview with Rayetta Sanchez, the Department of Child Safety's Community Liaison. She shares all the ways that we can all be involved in helping kids in foster care here in Arizona. We also discuss the big initiative they are working on right now called The Giving Tree. If you are a business, church, organization, or even a very generous person, you can get involved to make a...

This episode touches upon staying up on your mental, spiritual, and physical health - especially when things don't go as planned! But set backs don't need to be that serious if you can get back on track as soon as possible!   Chapters: 0:00 - Intro  1:24 - Lesson Of The Day 6:50 - "Sometimes You Just Can't Trust Your Toots" - Chris Watson 7:04 - Trusting Yourself to Not Overanalyze 9:56 - Best Lai...

This episode touches upon staying up on your mental, spiritual, and physical health - especially when things don't go as planned! But set backs don't need to be that serious if you can get back on track as soon as possible!   Chapters: 0:00 - Intro  1:24 - Lesson Of The Day 6:50 - "Sometimes You Just Can't Trust Your Toots" - Chris Watson 7:04 - Trusting Yourself to Not Overanalyze 9:56 - Best Lai...

This episode features an interview with Kate Somerville, the founder of Kate Somerville Skin Health Experts, and Maggie Lin, co-founder of Foster Nation. These two powerful women have overcome hard beginnings and started their own companies, all in the name of being able to help others. Especially foster youth. We hope you are inspired by this interview as much as we were! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro ...

Episode 122 features an interview with Ryan Moore, director of Community Partnerships at Ohana. Ohana is an organization here in Arizona that creates safe, faith-based and loving family environments for foster youth and adults with special needs. They strive to create dignified environments through love and family. Chapters: 0:00 - Welcome to our guest, Ryan Moore! 1:29 - Ryan's 2-minute....no, 5-...

Episode 122 features an interview with Ryan Moore, director of Community Partnerships at Ohana. Ohana is an organization here in Arizona that creates safe, faith-based and loving family environments for foster youth and adults with special needs. They strive to create dignified environments through love and family. Chapters: 0:00 - Welcome to our guest, Ryan Moore! 1:29 - Ryan's 2-minute....no, 5-...

Episode 122 features an interview with Ryan Moore, director of Community Partnerships at Ohana. Ohana is an organization here in Arizona that creates safe, faith-based and loving family environments for foster youth and adults with special needs. They strive to create dignified environments through love and family. Chapters: 0:00 - Welcome to our guest, Ryan Moore! 1:29 - Ryan's 2-minute....no, 5-...

Episode 122 features an interview with Ryan Moore, director of Community Partnerships at Ohana. Ohana is an organization here in Arizona that creates safe, faith-based and loving family environments for foster youth and adults with special needs. They strive to create dignified environments through love and family. Chapters: 0:00 - Welcome to our guest, Ryan Moore! 1:29 - Ryan's 2-minute....no, 5-...

Episode 122 features an interview with Ryan Moore, director of Community Partnerships at Ohana. Ohana is an organization here in Arizona that creates safe, faith-based and loving family environments for foster youth and adults with special needs. They strive to create dignified environments through love and family. Chapters: 0:00 - Welcome to our guest, Ryan Moore! 1:29 - Ryan's 2-minute....no, 5-...

Episode 122 features an interview with Ryan Moore, director of Community Partnerships at Ohana. Ohana is an organization here in Arizona that creates safe, faith-based and loving family environments for foster youth and adults with special needs. They strive to create dignified environments through love and family. Chapters: 0:00 - Welcome to our guest, Ryan Moore! 1:29 - Ryan's 2-minute....no, 5-...

Episode 122 features an interview with Ryan Moore, director of Community Partnerships at Ohana. Ohana is an organization here in Arizona that creates safe, faith-based and loving family environments for foster youth and adults with special needs. They strive to create dignified environments through love and family. Chapters: 0:00 - Welcome to our guest, Ryan Moore! 1:29 - Ryan's 2-minute....no, 5-...

Welcome to Season 8 of Fostering Voices. We are thrilled you are here for this season opening episode. Jihae and Chris talk all about their highs and lows of the summer, including how some of our kids learned to fly - metaphorically and literally.  Welcome to Season 8 of Fostering Voices. We are thrilled you are here for this season opening episode. Jihae and Chris talk all about their highs and l...