20 THINGS ADOPTION PODCAST with Sherrie Eldridge
Many adoptive, foster, stepmoms, and grandmothers are suffering in silence. No one in the world of adoption is giving them the tools for recovery. No one is teaching them how to handle adoptee pushback and rejection. No one is wrapping arms around them and praying when all they can do is cry.
When moms realize the unknown depth of their child’s trauma, a common reaction is self-doubt. If she doesn’t know what happened, how can she find words to help her child process it? It’s terrifying, like climbing Everest without ropes.
She's so self-doubting that she almost always concludes that she doesn't have what it takes to parent her child. Truth be known, she looks over the cliffs of depression more times than she'd care to admit.
- I’m a loser mom.
- I can’t self-regulate, let alone teach my child to do the same.
- I can’t attach with my child...and I never will have it.
- I am inept as a mom.
- I can’t even decide whether to have a peanut butter sandwich.
- I’m a mess.
- I don’t have what it takes.
- I’m a lousy mom.
- I hate myself.
- I’ll never be able to meet my child’s need for mothering.
The good news is that the dream can be reshaped, and in that painful space, God does His most sacred work by meeting us in our brokenness, holding our hearts, and gently replanting hope.
Stay tuned for upcoming podcasts and updates about my upcoming book.
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Previous Episodes
- Speaking the Heart Language of Adopted and Foster Children 28.05.2025
- Becoming Yourself in the Middle of Motherhood with Emma Fulenwider 22.05.2025
- When Love Isn’t Enough: Amy VanTine on Parenting Through RAD 29.04.2025
- Breaking the Cycle: Tova J. Kreps on Trauma, Adoption, and Building Resilient Families 18.01.2025
- From Fear to Love: Healing and Hope in Adoption with Brian Post 05.11.2024
- Virginia Wells: Addressing Grief and Loss in Adoption 28.08.2024
- Jocelyn Williams' Adoption Journey and Attachment Theory 07.06.2024
- Dafna Lender, LCSW, Explains Why RAD Diagnosis Is Outdated 08.05.2024
- Author Keri Williams Addresses Reactive Attachment Disorder 27.03.2024
- Author Karen Springs Encourages Parents Who Adopted Children Internationally 21.02.2024
- Adoptee Julie Ryan McGue's Search for Origins 26.01.2024
- Navigating Adoptee Birthdays 16.08.2023
- Sherrie Encourages Younger Fellow-Adopted Children 18.07.2023
- Susan Tebos Shares Book for Adopted Teens 11.05.2023
- Dafna Lender LCSW, Describes Adoptee Loss 02.04.2023
- Ron Nydam Ph.D. Revisits Adoption and Relinquishment 09.03.2023
- Derek Clark Urges Fostered Teens to Never Give Up 31.01.2023
- The Hot Potato of Adoptee Anger 17.01.2023
- One Mom's Story about Adopting Internationally 05.11.2022
- The Trauma Wound of Adoptive and Foster Moms 08.09.2022
