Episodes

Let’s Talk – Conversations with the HELP Program (Part 1)- Services to Strengthen Your Family 16.11.2021 12:46

Description: We kick-off the HELP Program Podcast Series by bringing you part 1 of Conversations with the HELP Program. Program Manager Heather Van Brunt joins us to provide an intro regarding the HELP Program and its services to strengthen your family. Foster Adopt Minnesota Website: fosteradoptmn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fosteradoptmn Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@fosteradop...

Let’s Talk – Foster Care 101 – Part 4: Current Foster Care Need 10.11.2021 13:20

On today’s podcast, Jessica Brogger from DHS joins us to have a conversation about the need of foster care in MN. Jessica will share with us the common reasons youth come into care, the need for more foster families across the state, and how you can help meet that need.   MN ADOPT Website: fosteradoptmn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mnADOPT Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MNA...

Let’s Talk – The 30 Days After: Adjusting to Life and Family After Placement 13.10.2021 21:59

In this podcast, we’ll discuss the first thirty days following an adoptive or foster placement. What happens when your best laid plans get torn up and tossed to the wind? Join us for the second part of this two-part series to discuss crisis, adjustment, and adaptation.   MN ADOPT Website: fosteradoptmn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mnADOPT Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/use...

Let’s Talk – The 30 Days Before: Counting Down to Adoptive/Foster Placement 29.09.2021 28:30

In this podcast, we’ll discuss the final stages of preparing for a foster/adoptive placement. We’ll explore some of the most common hopes, fears and questions families have, as well as the conversations, reflections and preparations that can best support you and your growing family.   MN ADOPT Website: fosteradoptmn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mnADOPT Youtube: https://www.y...

Let’s Talk – Anxiety! 15.09.2021 11:25

Join in this podcast to learn more about what contributes to your toxic stress and how it impacts you. Dr. Tami DeCoteau, Ph. D. (she/her/hers) will share strategies for self-care and managing stress. If you like this podcast, consider joining Dr. DeCoteau for a live webinar on this same topic!   MN ADOPT Website: fosteradoptmn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mnADOPT Youtube: http...

Let’s Talk – Back to School: Ideas to Create Your New Normal 01.09.2021 21:50

Join Christina Haddad Gonzalez and Chantelle Vaughn, education professionals experienced with supporting children and families, for a conversation filled with ideas and strategies to smooth back to school stress in these challenging and unprecedented times. MN ADOPT Website: fosteradoptmn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mnADOPT Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MNAdopt The post Let&#8...

Let’s Talk – Foster Care 101 – Part 3: Q & A 18.08.2021 27:22

We are finishing our Foster Care 101 podcast series with Kim Young and Brenda Sandquist. If you missed Part 1 and 2, we encourage you to listen. We are going to finish our conversation with Kim & Brenda by answering questions that were submitted by potential & current foster providers. MN ADOPT Website: fosteradoptmn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mnADOPT Youtube: https://www.y...

Let’s Talk – Foster Care 101 – Part 2: Licensing 04.08.2021 23:58

We are continuing our Foster Care 101 podcast series with Brenda Sandquist & Kim Young. if you missed the Foster Care 101: Part 1, we highly encourage you to check out Part 1 from July 21. If you have already listened to Part 1, welcome back! We’ll continue our conversation with Kim and Brenda. Today we focus on what it looks like to be a licensed foster provider. MN ADOPT Website: foster...

Let’s Talk – Foster Care 101 – Part 1: The Need 21.07.2021 28:03

In this episode we are joined by Brenda Sandquist and Kim Young to learn what it means to be a foster parent. They help us answer the most commonly asked questions about starting the licensing process.   MN ADOPT Website: fosteradoptmn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mnADOPT Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MNAdopt The post Let’s Talk – Foster Care 101 – Part 1: The...

Let’s Talk – All Behavior Has Meaning with Adrian McLemore 25.01.2021 5:10

Adrian McLemore is back with us! He highlights strategies & techniques parents can use who are struggling with behavior at home and ways to communicate with youth.     MN ADOPT Website: fosteradoptmn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mnADOPT Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MNAdopt The post Let’s Talk – All Behavior Has Meaning with Adrian McLemore appeared f...

Let’s Talk – Help for Your Child with Sensory Processing Challenges – 4-part Series 08.10.2020 13:20

A conversation with Maude Le Roux on her upcoming series, describing OT and the impact of the senses on life skills and attachment. Maude Le Roux, OTR/L, an internationally acclaimed occupational therapist and expert on sensory integration and human development.   MN ADOPT Website: fosteradoptmn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mnADOPT Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MNAdopt Th...

Let’s Talk – De-Bunking the Myths of Foster Care 22.09.2020 4:21

Common myths can make the prospect of fostering/adopting more intimidating than it should be. We go over 5 common myths about foster care. If you are interested in fostering, complete our foster care inquiry form: https://fostercare.mnadopt.org/v2/?c=fc_inquiry Foster Care information: https://fosteradoptmn.org/fostering-network/ MN ADOPT HELP Program : https://fosteradoptmn.org/help-prog/ MN...

Let’s Talk – Interview with a Foster Mom: Back-To-School Shopping Experience 22.06.2020 7:41

We chat with Lisa, a foster & adoptive mom, about her and her children’s experience with the Back-to-School Shopping Event last year!     MN ADOPT Website: fosteradoptmn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mnADOPT Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MNAdopt The post Let’s Talk – Interview with a Foster Mom: Back-To-School Shopping Experience appeared first on Foste...

Let’s Talk – The Reel Hope Project 13.05.2020 12:46

Description: Kaycee Stanley joins us! Kaycee is an adoptive mom and founder & director of The Reel Hope Project. Reel Hope makes videos of kids in foster care in MN who are waiting to be adopted, partnering with counties and faith communities to help MN kids find forever families. Find them on social media! Facebook: @thereelhopeproject Instagram: @reel_hope MN ADOPT Website: fosterado...

Let’s Talk – MN ADOPT’s Fostering Network Program 07.05.2020 6:21

We chat with Kim Young: our Foster Care & Kinship Specialist. In honor of National Foster Care Month, we wanted to have Kim on to tell us more about our Fostering Network program and how families can get started with becoming foster parents even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn about our 2021 Back To School Shopping Event to help Minnesota kids in Foster Care. You can contact Kim by calli...

Let’s Talk – Sensory Interventions to assist children in achieving greater regulation 29.04.2020 18:22

Amie Summers, LGSW, SEP will introduce Sensory Motor Arousal and Regulation Treatment, a technique that teaches caregivers how to use sensory interventions to help children regulate, create stronger attachment bonding and heal trauma. Join Amie Summers & Mariah Rooney in July when they present on Reliable Paths to Regulation: https://education.mnadopt.org/v2/?c=event&id=1790   MN ADO...

Let’s Talk – Finding Compassion and Space for children and caregivers during COVID-19 20.04.2020 18:34

In this podcast, we welcome Mariah Rooney to talk about how caregivers can find compassion and spaciousness for themselves and the children in their care.   MN ADOPT Website: fosteradoptmn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mnADOPT Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MNAdopt The post Let’s Talk – Finding Compassion and Space for children and caregivers during COVID-19 appe...

Let’s Talk – Helping Foster Parents Address COVID-19 with Their Children 15.04.2020 9:51

In this podcast, we talk to Marc Markell , who teaches at St. Cloud University and at Worsham College of Mortuary Science. Marc is certified in Death and Grief Studies from Colorado State University through the Center for Loss and Life Transition. Marc addresses strategies and suggestions for coping with the additional stress of COVID- 19, for both foster parents and foster children. (10 minutes)...

Let’s Talk – Coping with Covid: A Conversation with Brenda Benning 04.04.2020 13:35

In this podcast episode HELP Specialist Andrea talks with adoptive parent and therapist Brenda Benning on the common experiences families are having with the unique challenges of the Covid 19 pandemic. In this conversation Andrea and Brenda explore topics of anxiety, self-regulation, self-care and more. 13 minutes April 4, 2020 The post Let’s Talk – Coping with Covid: A Conversation wi...