March 2023

FHF Podcast #53: Sandwich Generation: Our Experience and the Mental Healthcare System

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/26309856/height/100/width//thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/3243197/custom-color/11a3e0″ height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Being directly in the middle of the Sandwich Generation, stuck between raising our kids and taking care of Gina’s aging father, we talk about aging, anxiety and the mental healthcare system. Gina’s recent experience racing between hospitals for her Read more…

By Gina and Donald, ago

FHF Tuesday Tips for Parents – Tip 35 – Law of Attraction

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/25474533/height/100/width//thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/3243197/custom-color/11a3e0″ height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Being a new year 2023 lets bring into our lives the things we desire. How do you do that? Well the law of attraction can help. What is the law of attraction? Well that is the tip of the Read more…

By Gina and Donald, ago

IWC Podcast 52: Sandwich Generation – Interview with Cathy Adams – Zen Parenting Radio

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/26226072/height/100/width//thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/3243197/custom-color/11a3e0″ height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Gina and Don interview Cathy Adams from Zen Parenting Radio. Cathy talks about being a caregiver to both her aging parents over a long period of time. Her father with a stroke and failing health and and then her Read more…

By Gina and Donald, ago

FHF Tuesday Tips for Parents – Tip # 34 – Ask Questions. I’m Sorry, what?

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/25527819/height/100/width//thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/3243197/custom-color/11a3e0″ height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] How was school? Did you have a test? Did you see your friends? You feeling ok? What homework did you get today? Do you want something to eat? The bombardment of questions lobbed at a child when they get Read more…

By Gina and Donald, ago

FHF Podcast #51: Donna Reed – Talking After Foster Care – What Happens?

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/26117382/height/100/width//thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/3243197/custom-color/11a3e0″ height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Passion is what drives Donna Reed with Home4Me Organization. So much passion that Gina and Don sat back and let Donna tell her story and what she does with kids who age out of Foster Care. Homelessness, prostitution, trafficking Read more…

By Gina and Donald, ago

FHF Tuesday Tips for Parents – Tip 33: A Notable Occasion

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/25527720/height/100/width//thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/3243197/custom-color/11a3e0″ height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] “Note to Self: Self – Remember to pick up your laundry today.” We leave notes for a lot of things – list of groceries needed, reminders (especially to self), notes to kids when they get home from school and Read more…

By Gina and Donald, ago

FHF Podcast #50: Interview with Roxanne Wilson – Mother Extraordinaire of Foster/Adopted Kids

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/26004180/height/100/width//thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/3243197/custom-color/11a3e0″ height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] This is Roxanne’s story I have been married to my husband for 25 years. I have eight kids, ages 11 to 30 years old. We have adopted a sibling set of four beautiful girls to add to our clan Read more…

By Gina and Donald, ago

FHF Tuesday Tips for Parents – Tip 32 – Brainstorming

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/25527423/height/100/width//thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/3243197/custom-color/11a3e0″ height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] You think of it at work or school but as a parent do you do this with your kids? Let them decide or come up with the answers to their own situation. Gina and Don talk about the most Read more…

By Gina and Donald, ago

FHF Podcast 49: Diana Woldt-Gorsich – Voices for Children

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/25952253/height/100/width//thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/3243197/custom-color/11a3e0″ height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Diana Woldt-Gorsich-Senior Advocacy Supervisor-Voices for Children: San Diego Bio: I worked for an early intervention specialist for 13 years in school and private clinics in early intervention special education. In 2014, I started at Voices for Children as an Read more…

By Gina and Donald, ago