The Journey of Fostering Part II: John and Julie Wondergem
No Heart Left Behind's Hope in the Hard of Family Life Podcast
Release Date: 10/16/2024
Forgiveness with Abby
No Heart Left Behind's Hope in the Hard of Family Life Podcast
Throughout scripture, Jesus never minced his words on the call to forgive. Yet forgiveness can be one of the hardest things for believers to extend especially in situations of abuse, trauma, or deep betrayal. In the season 4 finale, Abby and Alicia discuss perspectives on forgiveness rooted in Matthew 18 that enable us to let go of bitterness and resentment and step into forgiveness. This conversation offers wisdom surrounding the call to forgiveness, both what it is and what it isn't, and sheds light on the truth that the call to forgiveness is much more about the freedom and healing for the...
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Thriving through the Toddler Years: Keys to Effective Christ-Centered Parenting with Abby Shields
No Heart Left Behind's Hope in the Hard of Family Life Podcast
Parenting toddlers is no easy feat, but with sound, Christ-like prinicples as your foundation, even the hardest moments can be filled with hope and purpose. In this episode, Abby and Alicia discuss the goals of parenting toddlers along with heart postures and approaches to parenting that provide a strong emotional, cognitive, and physical foundation for toddlers. Alicia and Abby also talk candidly about their own experiences raising toddlers as well as the biblical perspectives that helped them to view the toddler years as a gift and an opportunity to learn more about God's love for humanity....
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From Counselor to First-Time Parent: Finding Faith and Humily in the Newborn Journey with Laura Freeman
No Heart Left Behind's Hope in the Hard of Family Life Podcast
Becoming a first-time parent is a life-changing journey, packed with challenges, deep growth, and lasting impact on both individuals and couples. In this episode, Alicia talks with NHLB's provisionally licensed marriage and family therapist turned first-time parent, Laura Freeman, about the joys, struggles, and spiritual growth of life with a new baby. Alicia and Laura discuss challenging topics like how to manage exepectations and living life with a disrupted schedule that accompany life with a newborn. Laura also shares her wisdom as a counselor as to how she stays connected with her spouse...
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From Hopelessness to Hope: Mike Linstead and the Nehemiah Project (Part 2)
No Heart Left Behind's Hope in the Hard of Family Life Podcast
In the second part of Alicia's conversation with executive director, Mike Linstead, Mike and Alicia finish their conversation about Mike's powerful transformation and freedom from addiction as well as discuss the addiction recovery program offered by The Nehamiah Project. The Nehemiah project looks to replace hopelessness with hope and offers a biblically-based holistic approach to addiction recovery. This conversation offers practical biblically-based tools and resources to help individuals and their loved ones find freedom and lasting change from addiction. Links: Counseling: ...
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From Addiction to Redemption: Mike Linstead's Inspiring Story (Part 1)
No Heart Left Behind's Hope in the Hard of Family Life Podcast
Over the next couple of episodes, we will be exploring the nature of addiction as a stronghold and how it impacts every area of life from relationships, family, and personal well-being. This series offers powerful personal testimony of being set free from the grip of alcoholism through the truth of the gospel. In the first part of this two-part conversation, Alicia talks with Mike Linstead, the executive director of The Nehemiah Project, about his journey of healing from addiction and how his own story of addiction ignited a passion for building The Nehemiah Project, a biblical counseling...
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Supporting Foster Families Cally Calliout
No Heart Left Behind's Hope in the Hard of Family Life Podcast
In our final episode of our foster and adoption series, Alicia talks with NHLB counselor, Cally Caillouet PLPC, about the unique issues surrounding fostered and adopted children's mental health. Cally specializes in foster/adoptive issues and talks about the attachement challenges that foster/adopted kids face. Alicia and Cally disucss how parents can love and support these children to create more secure attachements. She also echoes the importance of a village to help support foster and adoptive families and provides easy and practical ways in which a community can rally around foster and...
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The Journey of Fostering Part II: John and Julie Wondergem
No Heart Left Behind's Hope in the Hard of Family Life Podcast
In this episode, Alicia will continue her conversation on fostering and adoption with John and Julie Wondergem of James Samaritan. In the second half of this conversation, John and Julie talk about the importance of foster and adoptive families building a support system to help with the unique challenges facing foster and adoptive children. They also share how their experience with fostering and adoption has grown their faith and deepened their understanding of God's love for His children. Links: Counseling: To donate to No Heart Left Behind visit: Contacts: Abby Shields (Founder...
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The Journey of Fostering Part I: James Samaritan Center
No Heart Left Behind's Hope in the Hard of Family Life Podcast
The journey of foster care and adoption can be overwhelming. As we begin a three-part series on foster care and adoption, Alicia talks with John and Julie Wondergem of James Samaritan, a ministry that exists to connect the community and church to create healthy support systems for kids and families in the foster care system. In this two-part conversation, John and Julie share their personal journey of fostering as well as the heart and passion behind James Samaritan. They talk candidly about the unique challenges of fostering and adoption but also share how the journey has given them a deeper...
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Masks We Wear
No Heart Left Behind's Hope in the Hard of Family Life Podcast
As humans, we all share the same intrinsic need to feel loved, accepted, and secure. Unfortunately as we navigate a broken world, we develop deep-seeded fears of being abandoned, unlovable, and unworthy. As a result, we put on a mask to help hide insecurities, imperfections, and fears. The problem with masks is that they are not representative of who we truly are. In this episode, Abby and Alicia address the reasons why we put on masks, the various forms masks take, and how to remove the masks which can be so exhausting. This conversation offers encouragement and practical ways to live from...
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Stigma around Men's Mental Health w/ Jessica Knibbs
No Heart Left Behind's Hope in the Hard of Family Life Podcast
Men's mental health is an issue that doesn't receive as much attention as it should. Statistics show that millions of men struggle with mental health issues, yet they frequently go unnoticed and under-diagnosed. In this episode, Alicia talks with NHLB counselor Jessica Knibbs about her passion for helping this underserved population and ending the silent struggle of men by encouraging them to step into healing courageously. In this episode Alicia and Jessica discuss the stigma around men's mental health and why it is so important for men to seek healing for their wounds and care for their...
info_outlineIn this episode, Alicia will continue her conversation on fostering and adoption with John and Julie Wondergem of James Samaritan. In the second half of this conversation, John and Julie talk about the importance of foster and adoptive families building a support system to help with the unique challenges facing foster and adoptive children. They also share how their experience with fostering and adoption has grown their faith and deepened their understanding of God's love for His children.
Links: www.noheartleftbehind.com
Counseling: www.noheartleftbehind.com/counseling
To donate to No Heart Left Behind visit: https://www.noheartleftbehind.com/donate
Contacts: Abby Shields (Founder & Lead Belief Therapist NHLB) [email protected]
Alicia Stickles (Executive Director NHLB) [email protected]
Contact James Samaritan at: www.jamessamaritan.org
or follow on Facebook @JamesSamaritan