Un-Adoptable?
Faith Beyond Foster Care
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Narrated by:
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Mallery Bosworth
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By:
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Janelle Molony
About this listen
The adoption agency made a mistake. A mother welcomed in a child who brought fear and destruction into the home. She wrestles with God, doctors, and social workers over what to do next. Quick-thinking, leaps of faith, and some dark humor challenges listeners to ask themselves: Do I have what it takes to raise a child with a harrowing past...or an uncertain future? Un-Adoptable? reveals deeply personal questions that arise when pursuing this parenting path.
Acclaims:
- Amazon best-selling new release (Feb. 2020)
- Finalist in the 14th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards (www.indieexcellence.com/)
- Finalist in Arizona Author's Association annual literary contest
- Rated top 5 for books on foster care (WattPad.com: six-month preview release)
- 5-star rating from Reader's Favorite (/readersfavorite.com/)
- Scored 9/10 for prose by Booklife, in association with Publisher's Weekly.
Janelle Molony, M.S.L., advocates for adoptions of special needs children. She writes encouraging, faith-based stories for national parenting publications and online (www.AdoptionToLife.com / @AdoptionToLife).
Foreword by international foster care and adoptions advocate, Lesia Knusden.
Audio by Mallery Bosworth. Bosworth reads with intensity and brings the emotions to life. Her talent makes this story even more impactful.
©2020 Janelle Molony (P)2020 Janelle MolonyListeners also enjoyed...
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So helpful for so many situations
- By Natalie on 10-03-18
By: Kevin Leman
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Autism in Heels
- The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum
- By: Jennifer Cook O'Toole
- Narrated by: Jennifer O'Toole
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 390
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 344
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 344
This intimate memoir reveals the woman inside one of autism’s most prominent figures, Jennifer O'Toole. At the age of 35, Jennifer was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, and for the first time in her life, things made sense. Now, she exposes the constant struggle between carefully crafted persona and authentic existence, editing the autism script with wit, candor, passion, and power. Her journey is one of reverse-self-discovery not only as an Aspie but - more importantly - as a thoroughly modern woman.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Somewhat relatable but not really.
- By M Bond on 02-26-23
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The Connected Parent
- Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment
- By: Lisa Qualls, Karyn Purvis PhD
- Narrated by: Lisa Qualls
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 276
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 227
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Story5 out of 5 stars 228
Renowned child-development expert Dr. Karyn Purvis gives you practical advice and powerful tools you can use to encourage secure attachment in your family. You will benefit from Karyn’s decades of clinical research and real-world experience. Coauthor Lisa Qualls demonstrates how you can successfully implement these strategies in your home, just as she did in hers. You will learn how to simplify your approach using scripts, nurture your child, combat chronic fear, teach respect, and develop other valuable tools to facilitate a healing connection with your child.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An holistic approach to relational health
- By K & J on 02-11-23
By: Lisa Qualls, and others
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Parenting Without Power Struggles
- Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids While Staying Cool, Calm, and Connected
- By: Susan Stiffelman
- Narrated by: Susan Stiffelman
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 296
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 251
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 245
While most parenting programs are designed to coerce kids to change, Parenting Without Power Struggles does something innovative, showing you how to help your children awaken their natural instincts to cooperate, rather than employing threats or bribes, which inevitably fuels their resistance. By staying calm and being the confident "captain of the ship" your child needs, you will learn how to parent from a place of strong, durable connection, and you'll be better able to help your kids navigate the challenging moments of growing up.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly recommended.
- By Nothing really matters on 10-13-13
By: Susan Stiffelman
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Growing Yourself Back Up
- Understanding Emotional Regression
- By: John Lee
- Narrated by: BJ Harrison
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 75
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Story5 out of 5 stars 56
We've all experienced moments when we lose control of a situation and ourselves. Now, in Growing Yourself Back Up, the first book to explain the idea of emotional regression to the general listener, best-selling author John Lee identifies the circumstances that cause these seemingly uncontrollable feelings and shows how they are directly tied to our experience as children.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Must Read for All Human Beings
- By Dr Brandon Wardell, DBH, MAMFT, NCC, LPC on 08-04-20
By: John Lee
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What Your Childhood Memories Say About You
- By: Kevin Leman
- Narrated by: Chris Fabry
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 48
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Story4 out of 5 stars 47
What are your earliest childhood memories? Were you afraid of the dark? Can you remember a particularly embarrassing moment? Those memories - along with the words and emotions you use to describe them - hold the key to understanding the person you are today! Drawing on examples from his own life, the lives of celebrities, as well as case studies from his private practice, renowned psychologist Dr. Kevin Leman helps you apply these same techniques to uncover why you are the way you are.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fun and thought provoking...
- By Gare on 07-06-09
By: Kevin Leman
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Safe House
- How Emotional Safety Is the Key to Raising Kids Who Live, Love, and Lead Well
- By: Joshua Straub PhD
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 45
Parenting isn't rocket science, it's just brain surgery. And Dr. Joshua Straub has good news for you: You can do it! You don't need to do all the "right" things as a parent. Both science and the Bible show us that the most important thing we can provide for our kids is a place of emotional safety. In other words, the posture from which we parent matters infinitely more than the techniques of parenting. Emotional safety - more than any other factor - is scientifically linked to raising kids who live, love, and lead well.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great ideas, not so good narrator
- By Alan on 02-18-16
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The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers
- Reclaiming Our Passion, Purpose, and Sanity
- By: Meg Meeker M.D.
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 140
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 117
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Story4 out of 5 stars 117
Friendship. Simplicity. Love. Value. Faith. Solitude. Money. Fear. Hope. Purpose. Dr. Meg Meeker has seen mothers struggle with these 10 issues for the past 25 years, and she has also learned how to help them live less stressful, happier, more fulfilling lives. The Ten Habits of Happy Mothers will show women how to reduce loneliness, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem by inspiring women to embrace more positive emotions and habits.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Recommend the book but had hard time listening to
- By Kaletra Dispennett on 12-25-16
By: Meg Meeker M.D.
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Pure
- Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free
- By: Linda Kay Klein
- Narrated by: Linda Kay Klein
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 718
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 633
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 632
In the 1990s, a “purity industry” emerged out of the white evangelical Christian culture. Purity rings, purity pledges, and purity balls came with a dangerous message: girls are potential sexual “stumbling blocks” for boys and men, and any expression of a girl’s sexuality could reflect the corruption of her character. This message traumatized many girls - resulting in anxiety, fear, and experiences that mimicked the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder - and trapped them in a cycle of shame.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I expected a different ending I suppose
- By Military Dad on 12-12-18
By: Linda Kay Klein
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Slay Like a Mother
- How to Destroy What's Holding You Back So You Can Live the Life You Want
- By: Katherine Wintsch
- Narrated by: Katherine Wintsch
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 149
In this emotionally charged how-to guide, you'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll discover eye-opening lessons about: The mask you're wearing. The one you hide behind when you say everything is "just fine" when it's not. Your unrealistic expectations. The goal-setting tactics you're deploying to get ahead could be what's holding you back. The difference between struggling and suffering. Being a mother is a struggle - it always has been - but your suffering is optional.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great for dads too!
- By Earl Cox on 06-20-19
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Peace from Broken Pieces
- How to Get Through What You're Going Through
- By: Iyanla Vanzant
- Narrated by: Iyanla Vanzant
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,122
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,866
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,872
New York Times best-selling author Iyanla Vanzant recounts the last decade of her life and the spiritual lessons learned—from the price of success during her meteoric rise as a TV celebrity on Oprah, the Iyanla TV show (produced by Barbara Walters), to the dissolution of her marriage and her daughter's 15 months of illness and death on Christmas day.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Iyanla is Inspirational! A GREAT LISTEN!!!
- By Theresa on 12-04-11
By: Iyanla Vanzant
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Parenting with Presence
- Practices for Raising Conscious, Confident, Caring Kids
- By: Susan Stiffelman
- Narrated by: Polly Stone
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 151
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 120
Our children can be our greatest teachers. Parenting expert Susan Stiffelman writes that the very behaviors that push our buttons - refusing to cooperate or ignoring our requests - can help us build awareness and shed old patterns, allowing us to raise our children with greater ease and enjoyment.
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5 out of 5 stars
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fantastic
- By Sarah Prentice on 06-26-16
By: Susan Stiffelman
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Beyond the Sling
- A Real-Life Guide to Raising Confident, Loving Children the Attachment Parenting Way
- By: Mayim Bialik
- Narrated by: Emily Durante
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 169
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 151
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Story4 out of 5 stars 148
Mayim Bialik was the child star of the popular 1990s TV sitcom Blossom, but she definitely didn't follow the typical child-star trajectory. Instead, Mayim got her Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA, married her college sweetheart, and had two kids. Mayim then did what many new moms do - she read a lot of books, talked with other parents, and she soon started questioning a lot of the conventional wisdom she heard about the "right" way to raise a child. That's when she turned to attachment parenting.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Explains her style without condemning others
- By Mary on 03-28-12
By: Mayim Bialik
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What Is a Girl Worth?
- My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth About Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics
- By: Rachael Denhollander
- Narrated by: Rachael Denhollander
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 752
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 685
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Story5 out of 5 stars 682
Rachael Denhollander's voice was heard around the world when she spoke out to end the most shocking scandal in US gymnastics history. The first victim to publicly accuse Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics team doctor who abused hundreds of young athletes, Rachael now reveals her full story for the first time. How did Nassar get away with it for so long? How did Rachael and the other survivors finally stop him and bring him to justice? And how can we protect the vulnerable in our own families, churches, and communities?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Reads like a crime novel... but it’s real.
- By Charles on 04-02-21
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Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin
- How to Recognize and Set Healthy Boundaries
- By: Anne Katherine MA
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 79
Have you recently walked away from a date or a conversation feeling uncomfortable or violated? Are you looking for ways to set limits with your spouse, kids, parents, or boss? This essential guide to setting and respecting boundaries is for anyone wanting to better understand themselves and others. Just as a cut in our skin causes pain and injury, a breach of any of our physical, emotional, or sexual boundaries can be very harmful to our bodies and minds.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not exactly for tailored for the Male reader
- By Matt on 04-26-22
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Inconceivable
- A Medical Mistake, the Baby We Couldn't Keep, and Our Choice to Deliver the Ultimate Gift
- By: Carolyn Savage, Sean Savage
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Danny Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 55
A medical mistake during an IVF procedure.An unthinkable situation....you're pregnant with the wrong baby. You can terminate, but you can't keep him. What choice would you make?
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3 out of 5 stars
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"Misconception" and "Inconceivable"
- By Simone on 12-17-12
By: Carolyn Savage, and others
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Social Justice Parenting
- How to Raise Compassionate, Anti-Racist, Justice-Minded Kids in an Unjust World
- By: Traci Baxley
- Narrated by: Traci Baxley
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24
As a global pandemic shuttered schools across the country in 2020, parents found themselves thrust into the role of teacher — in more ways than one. Not only did they take on remote school supervision, but after the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing Black Lives Matter protests, many also grappled with the responsibility to teach their kids about social justice — with few resources to guide them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring, motivating, practical
- By Heather Janetzko on 03-18-24
By: Traci Baxley