Children

Surviving the Golden Gate Bridge, Suicide Prevention & Mental Health with Kevin Berthia

Kevin Berthia’s Story: “Hearing, Hope, & Healing” Kevin Berthia is a suicide survivor and prevention advocate. Kevin was born with a genetic major depression disorder. In 2005, at the age of 22, Kevin attempted to take his own life by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. “I had never dealt with any of the problems…

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Foster Care and Adoption, A Social Workers View with Liz Faria

A mother busy raising 3 little ones and writing a blog about raising kids. What does Liz know about kids? Well, in addition to being a mom, she has also worked with children throughout her career. Liz is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LICSW) with a Bachelor’s in Child Development from Tufts University, and a master’s…

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Adoption with The Dave Thomas Foundation’s CEO Rita Soronen

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is the only public nonprofit charity in the United States that is focused exclusively on foster care adoption. Through its signature program, Wendy’s Wonderful Kids®, the Foundation funds adoption professionals, known as recruiters, who are dedicated to finding loving, permanent homes for children waiting in foster care. The Foundation works…

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Dr. Lois Lee – Children of the Night – Saving Children from Trafficking – Audio

Dr. Lois Lee Children of the Night Children of the Night is a privately funded non-profit organization established in 1979 with the specific purpose to provide intervention in the lives of children who are sexually exploited and vulnerable to or involved in prostitution and pornography. Dr. Lois Lee, Founder and President is the world’s leading…

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Laura Scott – The Childless by Choice Project

Laura S. Scott, is the happily childfree author of Two Is Enough and Producer of The Childless by Choice Project documentary. Which is a research project, a book, and a documentary that explores the motives and the decision-making process behind the choice to remain childfree. Having conducted a survey of almost 200 childless by choice…

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Heather Shurina, If At First You Don’t Conceive, Cry, Cry, Cry again! My Infertility Journey

This is a conversation for anyone whose dream of becoming a parent hasn’t come to fruition in the “traditional” way. Whether you’ve faced the pleasantries of infertility, required a surrogate, given the gift of adoption, are navigating this journey without a partner, or accidentally got knocked up by some random one night stand; there is…

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Yvonne John Dreaming of a Life Unlived – A Woman of Color’s Infertility Journey

Yvonne John is the author of Dreaming of a Life Unlived As a woman of color she knows only too well the experience of being silenced to the point of being too ashamed to say that I am childless but now Yvonne can celebrate the woman that she has become through the power of owning her…

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Sikhumbuzo Dube, The Journey of Infertility Through a Man’s Eyes

Sikhumbuzo Dube, from Zimbabwe A writer, pastor, healthcare chaplain, a Director of the West Zimbabwe Conference Stewardship Ministries with an interest in psychotherapy, touching lives, and in ministry to the Childless Not By Choice Shunem Care –  is a ministry to the involuntarily childless born out of personal pain. Having seen sis wife go through…

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Childless Not By Choice, A Journey of Infertility – Stephanie Phillips, World Childless Week Founder

Stephanie was inspired to start World Childless Week after recognizing the need for a global campaign that supports those who are childless not by choice. She admins several Facebook groups including Childless Path To Acceptance for those past the point of trying to conceive. Stephanie is also writing a self-help book about being childless not…

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Veronica Simpson Back in Control Consultancy Domestic Abuse Awareness Training

Back In Control Consultancy Veronica Simpson is one of London’s leading specialists in Safeguarding and Domestic Violence training.  An Expert in Domestic Violence/Abuse, Independent Domestic Violence Advocate Educator (IDVA), Educator, Trainer, Coach, Mentor, Motivator, Entrepreneur, Leader, with over a decade of experience, working with faith groups, local authorities and voluntary organisations to build their confidence….

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