Author: Jason

I am a father to 7 children, foster dad to 20 or so kids. I've got this blog and a podcast with my wife Amanda.

The Last Hug

This is a unique one-off episode. It is a conversation with 3 other dads and authors who wrote their stories of grief in the book The Last Hug. You can purchase the book Here

Life After Trauma with Phillip Harter

 I have never told this story in public and I have not told everything that is here, probably ever. I have always felt a pulling to the children and families who are or have been involved in this system, or have suffered in the darkness of our world. I’m going to include a bio that…Read more

Supporting the Supporters with Nikki Hertzler

Nikki Hertzler resides in northern Nevada. She and her husband have lived in several states
before settling with their three children in Nevada. Nikki is an elementary teacher and as a
speaker, she speaks on the importance of early childhood development as well as on foster care.
Her family enjoys participating in their church ministries and being on outdoor adventures. A
few years ago, with their biological children on the brink of leaving home, the Hertzlers felt God
calling them to foster. Since then, they have been introducing their foster children to the fun of
hiking, skiing, and Lake Tahoe.

Autistic Me with Christopher Scott Wyatt

Dr. Christopher Scott Wyatt is an autistic self-advocate and father of two neurodiverse daughters. He earned a doctorate while researching online education for students with autism spectrum disorders. His experiences living with physical and neurological differences shape his parenting. Wyatt consults with schools, businesses, and non-profit organizations on issues of autism, Neurodiversity, and active inclusion….Read more

Something broke me today

I watched a man die today. Not a physical death, I was witness to the slow painful death of a man’s spirit. I saw him as he gave up the ghost of his life with the full knowledge he was going to have to live with that death for the rest of his life. As…Read more

Complex Trauma with Andrea Hanson

Andrea has worked with clients across the globe who are seeking a deep recalibration from a state of trauma response to a state of self-love, creativity, wholeness, and flow. Andrea has dedicated years of training to become highly specialized and effective in artfully blending a mosaic of techniques from body movement, somatic release, integration, breathwork,…Read more

Walking Out of The Sex Trafficking Industry with Hannah Spanke

Hannah is a passionate advocate for authentic happiness, and sustainable healthy relationships, starting with the one we have with ourselves. She is a Licensed Authentic Tantra Practitioner, Board Certified Clinical Sexologist, and Relationship & Life Coach specializing in helping individuals become their happiest selves through inner & outer work while learning to understand and relate…Read more

Foster and Adoptive Mom Angie Grandt

I am a mom of 2 very different children – in regardto their biology, their needs, their attachment, theirexperiences. I have worked in the special educationfield for more than 2 decades intimately hearing,seeing, and feeling parents struggle to connect withtheir children who have developmental delays. Linktree with all her links AngieGrandt@outlook.com ConnectedParentsWithAngie I am also…Read more