Parents Speak Up for Kids

Healing Hearts: Parenting with Purpose-Support for Resilient Families, Support for Parents, Childhood Trauma Advocacy

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Healing Hearts is a podcast aimed to help others parent with purpose.  We offer support for resilient families  as a beacon of hope and understanding for parents of vulnerable youth. Our commitment is to serve as an empathetic yet empowering guide for parents through the complex journey of raising children who face emotional, developmental, or behavioral divergence.   We create dialogues that inspire, providing practical solutions and unwavering support for parents seeking strength and compassion in the areas of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), childhood trauma, and the spectrum of develo...

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Parents Speak Up for Kids

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Kids

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Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Season 1, Episode 10: Let's Talk About Mental Health 05.04.2023

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, Sophia Mills and Tonya Cajuste are talking with Michelle Cook. Michelle is a Registered Mental Health Intern and Generations Counseling Program Manager at Urban Youth Impact.  Michelle has agreed to share her knowledge and mental health resources for both foster youth and parents.

Season 1, Episode 9: No Child Left Behind - Part Two 05.03.2023

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, Sophia Mills and Tonya Cajuste are talking with Savatrie Forbes, a registered medical foster parent in Palm Beach County.  Savatrie has agreed to share her journey and experiences as a foster parent for medically complex youth. This is Part Two of a two-episode panel.

Season 1, Episode 8: No Child Left Behind - Part One 07.02.2023

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, Sophia Mills and Tonya Cajuste are talking with Savatrie Forbes, a registered medical foster parent in Palm Beach County.  Savatrie has agreed to share her journey and experiences as a foster parent for medically complex youth. This is part one of a two-episode panel.

Season 1, Episode 7: Foster Care is Not a Monolith - Part Two 22.01.2023

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, Sophia Mills and Tonya Cajuste are talking with two former foster youth, Acoya Cajuste and Lisa Gisiger, who have agreed to share their journey and experiences through the foster care system as well as their tips for foster parents and kids. Please note that we may be discussing some topics that may be sensitive for younger listeners. This is Part Two of a two-...

Season 1, Episode 6: Foster Care is Not a Monolith - Part One 08.01.2023

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, Sophia Mills and Tonya Cajuste are talking with two former foster youth, Acoya Cajuste and Lisa Gisiger, who have agreed to share their journey and experiences through the foster care system. Please note that we may be discussing some topics that may be sensitive for younger listeners. This is Part One of a two-episode panel. 

Season 1, Episode 5: Navigating the Holidays 19.12.2022

Send us Fan Mail This episode introduces another co-host, Tonya Cajuste: an experienced Guardian Ad Litem and Child Advocate with wisdom to share. It discusses tips for navigating the holidays, regarding communicating, family connections, gift-giving, and more.

Season 1, Episode 4: A House vs. A Home and Words of Affirmation 23.10.2022

Send us Fan Mail This episode introduces our new host, Sophia Mills, and a brief background about her time.  It explores the difference between a house and a home and how you can create a home for your foster child. This episode also talks about the importance of self-affirmations and some ideas to implement this practice into your lifestyle. The two links are below: https://www.focusonthefamily.c...

Season 1, Episode 3: Every Reaction has a Reason 18.02.2022

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Sophia Mills and Sofia Scher explore the idea that foster care children are not misbehaving when they act out and also advise on how to deal with different expressions of feelings. 

Season 1, Episode 2: Get to know the Founder! 20.10.2021

Send us Fan Mail This episode introduces the founder of Parents Speak Up for Kids, Alisha Motiwala. Hear about her passion and why this is important. 

Season 1, Episode 1: Introduction to Parents Speak Up for Kids 07.10.2021

Send us Fan Mail This episode introduces the Parents Speak Up for Kids program.  Intro and Outro Background Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/ben-johnson/some-kind-of-feelin License code: GUUI6IKHENJXHWXN

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