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The Empowered Parent Podcast with Kayla and Ryan North is a trust-based, trauma-informed, connected parenting resource. Hosted by Chris Turner.
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Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Chris, Ryan, and Kayla revisit an important topic: helping our kids from hard places feel safe. As adults, we may intellectually know our kids are safe; safe from physical and emotional harm, safe from not having enough to eat, safe from being homeless, or any number of problem areas. That doesn't mean our kids feel safe from those things, so the discussion goes to how we can help them know and feel it.
Resources Mentioned in the Episode
Empowering Principles: Creating an Environment of Felt Safety - S3E10
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Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Engineered and Produced by Dallas Stacy
Executive Producer: Ryan North
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Chris wanted to go back to the basics for this episode, so he, Ryan, and Kayla talk about that most important organ in the body: the brain. They dissect—not literally—the components of the brain and talk about how parents of vulnerable children need to pay attention to how things are working in the minds of our kids.
Resources Mentioned in the Episode
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Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Engineered and Produced by Dallas Stacy
Executive Producer: Ryan North
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Let's be honest: parenting kids from hard places is exhausting. It can drain us physically, emotionally, and mentally, and leave us feeling like we have nothing else to give. This can be a dangerous place to find ourselves when it comes to our marriages.
Chris, Ryan, and Kayla talk about some things to be aware of in your marriage as you parent and offer some thoughts on re-engaging and reconnecting with your spouse. Kids from trauma need strong families, and strong families start with strong marriages.
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Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Engineered and Produced by Dallas Stacy
Executive Producer: Ryan North
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Chris, Ryan, and Kayla continue the discussion on the importance of play with our kids, this time by providing practical examples for incorporating play. Topics range from finding the time to turning everyday activities into games.
Resources Mentioned in the Episode
One Big Happy Home
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Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Engineered and Produced by Dallas Stacy
Executive Producer: Ryan North
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Chris is joined once again by Ryan and Kayla to talk about play. Play is vitally important for children, especially our kids from hard places, some of whom may not have had the opportunities for individual or shared play like they should have. The three talk about different types of play for different ages, and give a few ideas. (Chris is always a proponent for lightsaber fights.)
Resources Mentioned in the Episode
One Big Happy Home
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Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Engineered and Produced by Dallas Stacy
Executive Producer: Ryan North
Monday Dec 24, 2018
Monday Dec 24, 2018
In our final episode of 2018, Chris, Kayla, and Ryan again share their thoughts on how to make Christmas Day a success. This time, they discuss practicing outside of the moment when it comes to receiving gifts and traveling for the holidays.
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Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Engineered and Produced by Dallas Stacy
Executive Producer: Ryan North
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
In this episode, Chris, Kayla, and Ryan share their thoughts on how to make Christmas Day a success. They discuss practicing outside of the moment when it comes to food and extended family. They offer practical tips on how to handle foods your kids don’t usually eat as well as interacting with relatives they don’t know.
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Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Engineered and Produced by Dallas Stacy
Executive Producer: Ryan North
Sunday Dec 16, 2018
Sunday Dec 16, 2018
In this final of three episodes with Pam Parish, she, Ryan, Kayla, and Chris talk about Pam's books, including how and why she began writing them.
Resources Mentioned in the Episode
- Pam Parish
- Connections Homes
- The Gift: Unwrapping God's Design for Foster Care & Adoption
- Ready or Not: 30-Day Discovery for Families Growing Through Foster Care and Adoption
- Ready or Not for Battle-Weary Parents
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Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Engineered and Produced by Dallas Stacy
Executive Producer: Ryan North
Sunday Nov 25, 2018
Sunday Nov 25, 2018
In this second of three episodes with Pam Parish, she, Ryan, Kayla, and Chris discuss how Connections Home was founded, its mission, and why everyone deserves someone.
Resources Mentioned in the Episode
- Pam Parish
- Connections Homes
- The Gift: Unwrapping God's Design for Foster Care & Adoption
- Ready or Not: 30-Day Discovery for Families Growing Through Foster Care and Adoption
- Ready or Not for Battle-Weary Parents
One Big Happy Home
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Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Engineered and Produced by Dallas Stacy
Executive Producer: Ryan North
Saturday Oct 27, 2018
Saturday Oct 27, 2018
Ryan, Kayla, and Chris sit down for a conversation with Pam Parish. Pam and her husband Steve adopted seven of their eight daughters through the foster care system. They saw a real need for those who are close to aging out of the foster care system or have already done so. This need, plus that of older children and young adults who are in poverty and homeless, led to their founding of Connections Homes. In addition, Pam has written three devotional books for foster and adoptive parents.
In this first of three episodes, the gang talks with Pam about how she and Steve got involved with foster care and adoption.
Resources Mentioned in the Episode
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The Gift: Unwrapping God's Design for Foster Care & Adoption
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Ready or Not: 30-Day Discovery for Families Growing Through Foster Care and Adoption
One Big Happy Home
Web | Facebook | Twitter | Email | Podcast Swag
Music: "Home" by Moses Uvere
Engineered and Produced by Dallas Stacy
Executive Producer: Ryan North