post-adoption

My Journey to Becoming The Post Adoption MOM Coach!

My Journey to Becoming The Post Adoption MOM Coach!
Unlock the transformative journey of thriving as a Christian mom after adoption, filled with strategic insight and holistic healing. Imagine navigating post-adoption complexities with a tailored roadmap, built from a unique blend of legal savvy, therapeutic insight, and faith-centered guidance. Embrace a message of hope that validates your pain and triumphs while promoting spiritual renewal, empowering you to turn every challenge into a testimony of God’s grace. Dive into actionable steps that not only restore confidence and strengthen marriages but also rebirth a flourishing identity as the mother you are called to be. Discover how to partner with someone who understands your path and is ready to walk this life-changing journey with you.
Navigating the intricate path of post-adoption life as a Christian mom can feel overwhelming, with its blend of unexpected challenges and profound joys that test the very core of family dynamics. Imagine discovering practical strategies that combine faith-centered guidance with real-world insights to help you protect your family's wellbeing and foster healing amidst the chaos. You'll find encouragement in learning how to turn obstacles into testimonies of grace, validating your experiences while building a roadmap for renewal and resilience. As you explore these truths, you'll uncover ways to strengthen your marriage and reclaim your sense of purpose, all grounded in the unwavering hope that faith over fear brings. This journey isn't meant to be walked alone, and there's so much more waiting to inspire you within these pages.
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Presence of Trauma Effects Despite Lack of Memory



If your adopted child has no memories or very limited memories about their life prior to coming to live with you, does that mean that any trauma they suffered has no effect because they don't remember any of it? 
Let's find out.

This episode of 2nd Moms Circle for Christian Adoptive Moms is a bonus Tuesday Trauma Tip. I'm Dawn Baggett, your host and post-adoption mom coach. Understand that I am not a doctor or a therapist, and nothing in this podcast content is offered as medical or mental health diagnoses, treatment, or cure.
That said, it's my goal to keep these bonus episodes short. So, here's your trauma tip for today:

Today's Tuesday Trauma Tip

Do not rely on what a child explicitly remembers to judge whether some past experience or trauma affects them in the present. 

Just because they were “too young to remember” or can't recall prior early childhood, or even pre-birth traumas, it doesn't mean that a child isn't affected and doesn't have lingering effects of an earlier trauma.

I wonder how understanding this Tuesday Trauma Tip can help you today in interacting with your child, your teen, or even your young adult who may have been affected by early childhood trauma.

Group members can continue the discussion over in our Facebook group. 

Be sure to follow the podcast and join the Facebook group, Circle of Second Moms for more targeted support as you navigate the journey in your post-adoptive family. 
Interested in individual coaching? Let’s talk. Click the Coaching tab in menu at the top of this page to get started. 

And as always, 
KEEP LEARNING - KEEP GROWING - KEEP LOVING
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Dawn












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7 Obstacles to Planting Good Seeds in Your Adoptive Family


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In this introductory episode of my new series about what I’m describing as “planting seeds” in our adoptive families, I want to go over some of the obstacles you may face as an adoptive mom: obstacles to planting the good seeds, seeds of love, seeds of learning, and seeds of growth. You’ve probably seen and heard me say over and over again to keep learning, keep growing, and keep loving” and that’s as much an encouragement I want to give to you as it is a reminder and encouragement to myself. I wanted to dedicate this series of episodes to these three topics. 

So as we get into this series, I decided to first talk about the seven obstacles to planting good seeds in this introductory episode.
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Dawn Baggett & Post Adoption Coaching

 

Hi there, I'm Dawn Baggett! 

As a mom in an adoptive family that includes the blending of both, biological and adopted children, with my family you name it and I’ve probably dealt with it at some level —
- navigating attachment issues, 
- trauma, 
- language barriers,
- baffling behaviors,
- special needs,
- accusations,
- chronic illness
- and more…

...with challenges & chaos that have both tested and refined my relationships, my mom role and my Christian faith.  

I’ve found that patterns and dynamics I struggled with were often the SAME ones that were repeated again and again in other homes of adoptive families like mine and within those of similar "second moms"  (step-moms and kinship caregivers raising children and teens that have had a break (for whatever reason) from their first mom).

 I truly believe in the power of faith-driven coaching to support "second moms" navigating the unique challenges of raising children with these often-complex backgrounds. 

My mission is to stand with you, offering guidance and understanding when the rest of your world seems unsure how to help, or even multiplies the problems that you are working so hard to overcome for your child and your family. 

If you're ready to continue your journey with a desire to walk out your faith in your family and mom role in particular, I'm here to be in your corner. Let's connect and explore how we can put together a personal plan that serves you! 

Apply for your free consultation to discover whether post adoption coaching is your next best step:  



With much love,
Dawn

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