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In Episode 158, Dr. Rick and Phil have a conversation with Lisa Qualls, Co-author of The Connected Parent: Real Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment, and the blog, “One Thankful Mom,” about:
- Lisa’s story, how she developed her passion for orphaned and vulnerable children, and how she ended up writing a book with Dr. Karyn Purvis (3:28)
- The importance of both theory and practice in our care for children from hard places, and how The Connected Parent bridges the theory-practice gap (11:15)
- The importance of parents being detectives in the parenting of their children (15:41)
- Some of the really difficult challenges Lisa and her family faced when she brought her adopted children home, and how they addressed the challenges (20:41)
- Lisa’s experiences with reaching out to others for help with her adoptions and her family’s issues (25:03)
- How her biological children experienced and dealt with the adoptions, and some unintended consequences of the adoption (29:15)
- Which TBRI principles have helped Lisa the most as she has worked to break negative parenting cycles and habits (34:51)
- Adult attachment styles and how they play into our parenting (37:30)
- What Lisa wants to say to anyone struggling and feeling defeated and alone in the midst of their adoption journey (41:41)
- The most important thing Lisa has learned as an adoptive parent (45:22)
- Lisa’s recommendations and most influential people in her adoption journey (46:36)
Links from the Show
- Episode Transcript
- Link to episode video (with subtitles) – https://youtu.be/X4o7e0Ouwfk
- Think Orphan Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/thinkorphan
- Information on TBRI – child.tcu.edu
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