Author: Jason

Karl Smith and his wife adopted their daughter as an infant from China. He details their journey to China to pick up their daughter and their family’s journey beyond. He has a book telling his story, you can find it on Amazon here He also has a blog named My Kid the Mid   Foster…Read more

His start in life was inauspicious. At 9 years old, he relinquished his parents’ rights and entered the Russian orphanage. At the age of 12, he decided to be adopted into a new family, in a new country, halfway across the world, to start a new life. At 24 years old, he began his journey…Read more

When I started this journey, I had no idea where my stories would take me. From learning to understand and appreciate entirely different cultures through our international adoptions to a rat totaling my minivan, I have thoroughly enjoyed the trips down memory lane that have helped me source stories and bits of wisdom to help…Read more

Natalie Vecchione, Co-Founder of FASD Hope and Host of the FASD Hope podcast series is also a seasoned guest and conference presenter about the basics of FASD and life as a mom of a young adult son living an FASD. Podcast https://www.fasdhope.com/podcast/ Website https://www.fasdhope.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/fasdhope1/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fasdhope/ Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey Find All…Read more

Gaelin Elmore Born the youngest of 5 to a struggling household, it brought many of its own complications. After spending over 10 years in the foster care system, and experiencing physical, mental, and emotional abuse, I was as good a bet as any to be just another youth chewed up and spit out by the…Read more

I’m a wife and a mom of 9 beautiful children. 7 of which are biological siblings that we spent two and a half years working the foster care system to bring home. Shortly after that we welcomed another adoption of a sweet baby girl. It has been 4 years since that process was finalized and…Read more

Janine Porter has owned and operated Georgia Hope, Inc. formally Georgia Youth Network, Inc. from April 1998 to the present. She taught Mathematics (her other passion) in the public school system for 5 years. Ms. Porter has a Master’s in Mathematics Education and is working on her MBA. Ms. Porter has successfully owned, with her…Read more

The Big 10 Unhealed, Unconscious Childhood Traumas Addiction Verbal Abuse Emotional Abuse / Neglect Physical / Sexual Abuse Abandonment Adoption / Foster Care / Loss of First Family Personal Trauma (Bulling etc.) Sibling Trauma Community Trauma Family Trauma (Incarceration, Deprivation, Mental Health Issues) Riana Milne, CCTP, Cert. Global Life & Relationship Coach;  Riana Milne is a…Read more

Katie Nall, Ph.D., creates long-lasting change in the lives of the people in her audience. A sought-after speaker for colleges and universities, non-profit organizations, and private events, Dr. Nall brings a relatable and calm demeanor to her topics of expertise.During her dissertation research on ways for students to excel in Mathematics (especially adults returning or starting college),…Read more

Daniel Hall is a former foster youth with a twist. He and his wife became foster parents and now they have 6 kids ages 5, 8, 10, 11, 17, and 20. They have dealt with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), Level 2 Autism, Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), Post Traumatic Stree (PTSD), and Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD). …Read more