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Self-Care for Foster Parents

By Creating a Family Staff

Parenting foster children who have come to your home from trauma, neglect or abuse is likely the hardest work you will ever do. It requires you to have a wide variety of tools in your parenting toolbox. Self-care for foster parents is one of the most important tools you can have in that toolbox.

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Overcoming Toxic Emotions: A Practical Guide to Building Better Relationships with Yourself and Others

The desire to love and be loved and feel valued is universal. Seems easy enough, but for most people it is a constant, and often silent, struggle. Toxic emotions such as fear, resentment, guilt, and shame drain your energy, deflate the spirit, and make you feel stuck.

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John Bradshaw - Homecoming - Pt1

Here is the first of a few excerpts from Bradshaw On: Homecoming...Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child.

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John Bradshaw - Healing The Shame That Binds You (Part 2)

This lecture is based on John Bradshaw's book with the same title..but in this lecture he only covers the first part of the book (the problem)..the second part of the book deals with (the solution) and the healing process..

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Taming Your Outer Child: Overcoming Self-Sabotage and Healing from Abandonment

Chances are, you’ve already had run-ins with your Outer Child—the self-sabotaging, bungling, and impulsive part of your personality. This misguided, hidden nemesis blows your diet, overspends, and ruins your love life.

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Foster Parenting