DiscoverAdoption Wise#232: Navigating Blocked Care When Your Community is Watching
#232: Navigating Blocked Care When Your Community is Watching

#232: Navigating Blocked Care When Your Community is Watching

Update: 2023-11-14
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In this episode Angela Coston, the executive director of For the Sake of One, shares her journey as an adoptive and foster mom. She candidly discusses her experiences and challenges in parenting children with complex needs while being a community leader. Angela explains how being able to name blocked care helped her shed the shame that she was abnormal or a bad parent. She shares practical strategies that helped her overcome blocked care and highlights the importance of setting boundaries and taking time for nervous system care to maintain resilience. Through her personal experiences and growth, Angela offers hope to listeners, emphasizing that while it might get worse before it gets better, it's entirely possible to navigate the challenges of parenting children with complex needs while taking care of yourself and learning to understand blocked care.​

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#232: Navigating Blocked Care When Your Community is Watching

#232: Navigating Blocked Care When Your Community is Watching

Lisa C. Qualls and Melissa Corkum