As a post-adoption support specialist, TBRI Practitioner, parent coach, and spiritual director, I speak on a wide range of topics relevant to adoptive, foster, and kinship parents. I speak through the unique lens of being a birth mom, former foster youth, foster mom, and adoptive mom. 

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Over the past twelve years, I’ve spoken to thousands of parents providing keynotes, breakout sessions, workshops, and retreats for faith-based and non-faith-based audiences. My deeply rooted faith in God equips me to speak with wisdom, transparency, and hope about the challenges and beauty of parenting children who have experienced early adversity. 

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I have the honor of co-authoring The Connected Parent (with Dr. Karyn Purvis), Reclaim Compassion, and Healing for Every Heart in Adoption.

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My husband, Russ, and I have been married for 42 years, have 12 children by birth and adoption, and five grandchildren who fill our hearts with joy.

Most popular topics:

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• Reclaiming Compassion

• Overcoming Blocked Care

• Releasing the Dream and Embracing Your Reality

• Caring for the Siblings in Adoptive and Foster Families

• Courage and Endurance for the Race Set Before You

• Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment