Episode 129: 3 Simple Tips to Activate Your Health, with NP Becky Goodson
Release Date: 12/19/2021
Episode 145: Strokes, Bio Families, and Other Highs and Lows as a Family of 9
Fostering Voices Podcast
In this episode we share some highs and lows of the last month. Highs include seeing our big kids become amazing big kids. Not without faults and failures, but as young people who are trying to figure out what it looks like to be a loyal, kind person who has integrity. Church camps and cousins are also very high on the list. And in the lows category, Chris' dad had a stroke, Chris and Jihae have been feeling disconnected, and a meet up with a bio family got cancelled at the last minute and basically the wheels fell off for a minute. But we are all trying to weather these storms together, with...
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Episode 144: Football, Faith, and Purpose
Fostering Voices Podcast
This episode features an incredible interview with Ben Malcolmson, author of Walk On: From Pee Wee Dropout to NFL Sidelines: My Unlikely Story of Football, Purpose, and Following an Amazing God. Ben has seen some major lows in his life, starting with having an alcoholic mom, and being thrust into college life a year early. But God was with him every step of the way, and brought him through so many dark days, to so many glorious days. You will learn so much from this former USC football player, and Pete Carrol's right hand man of 10 plus years on the Seattle Seahawks. If you have ever...
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Episode 143: Talk to Your Kids
Fostering Voices Podcast
This week we have a less than 5 minute episode! In light of the horrifying events of this last week, we just want to encourage you to talk to your kids about it. Cause they have heard about it. But they should hear about it from you and be able to talk about it with you. Cry together, pray together, and be prepared together. We don’t need to live lives of fear as parents, so let’s definitely make sure we are helping our kids to do the same. Chapters: 0:00 - Talk to Your Kids 2:06 – Good Word of the Day!!! Good Word of the Day!!! Proverbs 1:33 NIV 33 but...
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Episode 142: Why You Shouldn't Follow TikTok Trends
Fostering Voices Podcast
This episode is for parents of teens and teens! We would LOVE for teenagers to listen to this episode, but it wasn't until midway through the recording that Jihae realized she was using her condescending 'mom voice', for which she is VERY SORRY. She tries to reserve that for exclusive use to the Watson children, so we are sorry you have to hear it during this episode. But, it's a serious one, and we have seen Tik Tok trends go the complete wrong way, and we want you to make better choices for yourself and those around you! We hope you learn something new and useful from this episode! Chapters:...
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Episode 141: Finding Health in Habits and Relationships with Bekah Tinter
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This episode features and interview with Health and Lifestyle Coach, Bekah Tinter. She shares some truly simple tips and habits you can implement to enjoy a healthier, and more enjoyable lifestyle. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 3:56 - Honest Stories in Adoption 10:27 – Health Tips from Bekah 20:32 – Good Word of the Day!!! Links: Good Word of the Day!!! Release – releasing what we can't control and allow God to be God in our lives. Isaiah 40:29-30 New International Version 29 He gives strength to the weary and increases...
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Episode 140: More Harmony in your Life: Interview with Author Grant Botma
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Grant Botma, author, business owner, and super family man! He gives us some great tips on having more harmony in our lives. Chapters: 0:00 – Intro 1:19 – Welcome, Grant! 5:56 – Talking About a Unicorn 7:25 – Work-Life Harmony 13:09 – Tips on Harmonizing Your Life 25:55 – One More Thing to Do to Work Towards Harmony 31:40 – Good Word Of The Day!!! 32:48 – Focusing on Health Links: Good Word of the Day!!! Mark 10:45 NIV 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Connect with us! You can also email...
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Episode 139: Communicating AND Connecting, With Your Kids and Others
Fostering Voices Podcast
In this episode we talk about ‘Everyone Communicates, Few Connect’, a great book by John C. Maxwell. And we just want to encourage everyone (including ourselves) to always strive to connect with your loved ones, and those around you! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 3:41 - "Everyone Communicates, Few Connect" 18:57 – Good Word Of The Day!!! 20:02 – Thank you to our sponsor, Showit!! Links: – John C. Maxwell Good Word of the Day!!! "When you make a commitment you create hope and when you keep a commitment you create trust." – John C. Maxwell Connect with us! You can also email...
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Episode 138: Improve Your Spiritual Health
Fostering Voices Podcast
This week’s episode is with the incredible Bethany Lauren. She loves the Bible and she wants you to learn how to read it, understand it, and love it as well. We hope this interview will encourage you to be more spiritually healthy! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 6:03 - Welcome, Bethany!! 7:55 – A Little About Bethany 12:16 – Bethany's Foster Care Journey 16:08 – Some Tips for Approaching Studying the Bible 23:26 – Taking the Next Steps of Study 29:02 – "The Heart Has to Come With You" 31:40 – Good Word Of The Day!!! 32:48 – Focusing on Health Links: Good Word of the Day!!!...
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Episode 137: For The Control Freaks
Fostering Voices Podcast
This episode talks about a bit of a funk that Chris had been in recently, and he realized it was stemming from his need to control things, which also caused him to feel less empathetic towards others. Might you be in the same boat? Check out this episode! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:14 - What We Are Reading 3:20 – That Thing Where You DM Us 9:12 – Being in a Bit of a Funk 22:00 – Getting Out of the Funk 24:00 – Good Word Of The Day!!! Books: Good Word of the Day!!! Hebrews 4:16 NIV 16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy...
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Episode 136: How to Survive Your Winter Season
Fostering Voices Podcast
This episode features my sweet friend, Jodie Botma, who on the outside may look like she has a pretty darn good life! And she does! But she has also just come out of such a dark and hard season, and she shares with us how she survived the longest and darkest year of her life. And she has gone through many hard things in her life already, so that is actually saying a lot! Even though we may not have the tools to help you get out of your winter season, we believe this episode can help you through it! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 7:05 - Different Seasons of Life 11:31 – Winter as a Season of...
info_outlineBecky Goodson, Nurse Practitioner extraordinaire shares with us the 3 things that she tells almost every single one of her patients to be healthy and to operate at their best. Listen in to see how you are faring with these 3 simple things you can be doing every single day!
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:56 - It's 'Gee-Hey!!'
1:14 - Health and Wellness
2:39 - Three Health Recommendations – Vitamin D,
8:57 - Gut Health
13:54 - Omega 3s
18:49 - Talking About Weight
25:24 - Ways To Improve Your Health
29:58 - Good Word Of The Day!!!
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Activated Health and Wellness is the Practice, owned by the amazing Dr. Rodarte, where you can find Becky!
100 Days challenge was by Michelle Poler on Fearing Less & Doing More
We didn't find any fish with the skin on recipes in time for publication this week. Apologies!
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