The unCorked Podcast

This will actually be the final episode in this season. Make sure to hang around until the end so I can tell you what's coming. This week my guest is Courtney Tipping. She told me at the beginning of our conversation that God is good and each day is a new day. I didn't even […] The post Podcast | #30 Courtney Tipping on Having Faith during Hardship appeared first on The Cork Board | Post Adoption & Behavior Support.

This week's guest is Coach Jamy Bechler. He's a professional speaker, leader trainer, and executive business coach and former college basketball coach. We chat about his journey to being an adoptive dad and some of his misconceptions along the way including what type of child he requested the social worker find for him and his […] The post Podcast | #29 Jamy Bechler on Becoming an Adoptive Dad appeared first on The Cork Board | Post Adoption & Behavior Support.

This week I bring you another super hero of a mom. Naomi quick has 6 kids under 8–all homeschooled. Let that sink in. Six little humans under age 8 who are home All. Day. Long. Naomi writes at her blog 127living.com. She's also an author and speaker. We chat about how she judged me the […] The post Podcast | #28 Naomi Quick on Waiting during Adoption appeared first on The Cork Board | Post Adoption & Behavior Support.

I'm a week late to World Down Syndrome Day. No excuses. Regardless, what this week's guest, Krista Rowland-Collins, is doing is still important and relevant. She is loving on families as they welcome their children with Down Syndrome into the world through a project called Adele's Over the Rainbow Baskets. Honestly, the misconceptions that Krista […] The post Podcast | #27 Krista Rowland-Collins on Down Syndrome appeared first on The Cork Board | Post Adoption & Behavior Support.

My guest this week is Blythe Royaards. She and her husband, Eric, are on the board for an organization called the Lost Sparrows whose goal is to stop the flow of orphans into institutions in Bulgaria through education and support of birth families and the recruitment of foster families. She's a super mom who is […] The post Podcast | #26 Blythe Royaards with Lost Sparrows appeared first on The Cork Board | Post Adoption & Behavior Support.

This week I invited my husband, Patrick, to share the mic with me. We sat down to chat about our church journeys, misnomers about the Catholic faith, and why we're pursuing a smaller, organic church community. Thanks for those of you who asked questions via FB before we recorded. Also, he gets the prize for […] The post Podcast | #25 Patrick Corkum on Organic Church appeared first on The Cork Board | Post Adoption & Behavior Support.

Lisa Qualls is the founder of the One Thankful Mom blog. She is a writer and speaker with the unusual chance to have experienced all 3 parts of the adoption triad–birth mom, adoptive mom, and foster child. We've connected over so many similarities over the years but she's far more gracious, wise, and compassionate than me. […] The post Podcast | #24 Lisa Qualls, One Thankful Mom, a Birth Mom, and an Adoptive Mom appeared first on The Cork Board | Post Adoption & Behavior Support.

This week I'm welcome my BFF Tricia back to the show and this time she brought her fairy godmother Aunt Tess. we talk about some really important issues like whether or not Santa's workshop is underground or above ground in the North Pole. But seriously, we had a passionate, yet civil conversation about poverty solutions […] The post Podcast | #23 Tricia and Aunt Tess on Poverty Solutions appeared first on The Cork Board | Post Adoption & Behavior Support.

This week's guest, Kristin Taylor was nominated by #17 Kathleen Guire. We had a super fun conversation because it turns out we have a lot in common including our Enneagram numbers and how we don't separate white from colors when doing laundry. I mean what more could you ask for in a friend? I think you're […] The post Podcast | #22 Kristin Taylor, my new Enneagram One friend appeared first on The Cork Board | Post Adoption & Behavior Support.

Meet Rena Rosen. She's the founder of Art of Compassion, an organization dedicated to a higher level of acceptance, appreciation, and understanding of physical differences among parents and children in our community. During our conversation she shares about what is was like to grow up with a noticeable physical disability and how she's using her story […] The post Podcast | #21 Rena Rosen on Being Kind appeared first on The Cork Board | Post Adoption & Behavior Support.