Empowered to Connect Podcast

The Empowered to Connect Podcast a place where we come together to discuss an attachment rich, healing centered approach to engagement and well being for ourselves, our families and our communities.

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November 03, 2026 • 00:42:45
[E250] Don't Let Your Marriage Get the Leftovers with Dr. Genee Francis

[E250] Don't Let Your Marriage Get the Leftovers with Dr. Genee Francis

Foster and adoptive parenting asks a lot of a marriage, and too often the marriage gets whatever is left at the end of the...

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October 20, 2026 • 01:05:09
[E249] Showing Up Whole to Persevere In Hard Work With Amanda Purvis

[E249] Showing Up Whole to Persevere In Hard Work With Amanda Purvis

After two decades in child welfare and trauma work, Amanda Purvis has a hard-won answer to how people stay in this work: put down...

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October 06, 2026 • 01:12:28
[E248] The Attachment Style Quietly Shaping Your Faith with Melinda Cathey

[E248] The Attachment Style Quietly Shaping Your Faith with Melinda Cathey

What if the trust we struggle to give, to God, to people, even to ourselves, traces back to how our earliest needs were met?...

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September 22, 2026 • 01:09:49
[E247] Understanding FASD: The Diagnosis 90% of Doctors Miss with Sandra Flach

[E247] Understanding FASD: The Diagnosis 90% of Doctors Miss with Sandra Flach

FASD specialist and adoptive mom Sandra Flach joins Jesse to break down fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: what it actually is, why it hides behind...

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September 08, 2026 • 00:44:16
[E246] You're Not the Hero of Their Story, & That's the Point: A Conversation about Open Adoption with Annie Iverson

[E246] You're Not the Hero of Their Story, & That's the Point: A Conversation about Open Adoption with Annie Iverson

What does open adoption actually mean, and what happens when fear gets in the way of staying connected? Annie Iverson, adoptive mom of four...

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August 25, 2026 • 01:01:50
[E245] The Science and Heart of Bedtime with Allison Ezell

[E245] The Science and Heart of Bedtime with Allison Ezell

If bedtime in your house feels like a nightly negotiation, or you're the one lying in the dark at 2 a.m. wondering why nothing...

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