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I've got some great news to share with you! I am working in partnership with Adopt London to bring a group together to gather adopters' views and opinions. I am so excited to be a part of this project and to be bringing adopter's voices to London. If you are living in the London area, please reach out to adopttogetherlondon@gmail.com to get on the mailing list and start having your voices heard.
As an entrepreneur, you're always on the go, and it can be easy to let your health and fitness fall by the wayside. But the truth is, taking care of yourself is essential to building a successful business. When you prioritize your health and fitness, you'll have more energy, focus, and creativity to put into your business. Christine Bullock understands this better than anyone. She is the founder of KAYO Body Care and is a certified expert in various areas of wellness, including yoga, Pilates, general fitness, massage therapy, prenatal and post-natal fitness, and nutritional counseling. Her knowledge and experience have helped countless women achieve their health goals and live happier, healthier lives. She has created multiple fitness and nutrition programs including Evolution 20, Super Shred, Body Reborn, and 10 Minute Solutions: Butt Lift that support beauty and healthy aging and continues to craft innovative workouts for the top-rated FitOn and Brooke Burke Body apps. She is a recurring contributor for many magazines and websites including Oxygen, Yahoo Health, Style.com, Women's Health, and many more. She has a passion for children, working closely with charities including Adopt Together, Vista Del Mar, Together We Rise and Pajama Program. In this episode, Christine shares her tips and tricks for maintaining a healthy and fit body while running a successful business. She believes that a healthy mind, body, and spirit are all interconnected, and it is essential to nourish all three to achieve wellness. With Christine's expertise and passion for holistic wellness, you are sure to come away with some valuable insights and actionable tips for taking care of your body and mind. Let's dive in! In this episode, you will learn: Things that happen when you step into the unknown Introducing KAYO Body Care, the first-of-a-kind high-performance body care Incredible benefits of full-body Gua Sha Lymphatic Massage - what it is and how does it help Tips for dealing with bloating The fastest way to get fit and have the body you want The Adoption Journey - A Tale of Love, Hope, and Grace How to be a great mom and CEO at the same time Why social media is about being real, not perfect Links and Resources Kayo Body Care - Use the code Emily20 and get 20% off your first purchase | https://kayobodycare.com/ Listen to Keep It Simple, Sexy Podcast on Apple Podcast | https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/keep-it-simple-sexy/id1599351180 Listen to Keep It Simple, Sexy Podcast on Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/0LyjkVQ5rCduWEFvuv0lJp?si=50p8PgKwRV282XMgrycKOA&nd=1 Workout with Christine + Brooke Burke | https://watch.brookeburke.com/ FITON App | https://fitonapp.com/ Christine Bullock - Our Adoption Journey | https://youtu.be/BZLyxqX9tn4 Connect with Christine On Website | https://christinebullock.com/ On Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/christinebullock/ On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/ChristineBullockFitness On YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/user/christinebullock Connect with Emily On Website | https://www.itsemily.com On Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsemily On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod On Twitter | https://www.twitter.com/itsemilyford On YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD
This episode I'd like to walk you through my experience adopting my first child, Remington Rain with my husband Bob in 2017. I'm answering all the questions I've been asked over the years, including the not so polite ones. Though I am always an open book and happy to answer them all. Remi's adoption story has already blessed many families. Adoption can seem like a scary process and I'm here to debunk any rumors, clear up misconceptions, and help you face your fears. One rumor I often hear is “Do adopted children have attachment issues?” Yes they can, and so can biological children. Here's another fear I hear, “but the child doesn't have my genes and biology”. Yes and you also don't know what nurture will do with the genes you provide your biological child as well. My opinion is that adoption is not about me. It's not about taking another child to be my child. It's about providing the child the love, peace, and nurturing he or she needs through an open family. I feel blessed to be able to give that to my daughter Remi. In this episode I share: The A-Z steps of a domestic adoption and there are a LOT Whether or not you need a lawyer How the matching process works Differences between open and closed adoption How long the process takes My biggest fear of the adoption process The range of emotions I went through including a depression What it really means to be a parent You can watch the videos of our adoption process on YouTube in this 3 part series https://youtu.be/jifPuKMM_E4 https://youtu.be/T5t5zDFBsfAhttps://youtu.be/_crrU8z2j5I Connect with Christine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinebullock/ Connect with Christine on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristineBullockFitness Follow Christine on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/chrissybullock/_created/ Text Christine questions at 1-310-361-8697 Join Brooke Burke Body App and get 2 weeks free with code "KISS22": https://kayobodycare.com/pages/bbbapp Sponsored by Kayo Body Care Kayo Body Care was the first to create Face Grade Body Care® products. Kayo believes in restoring vitality for your whole body both inside and out. Kayo's highly-potent formulas are designed to care for your skin and your body so that you can both look and feel your best. Shop Kayo's body care and supplement line - www.KayoBodyCare.com Use Code KISS20 for 20% off your first purchase
You've likely heard my fertility and adoption journeys by now. Whether adoption is a blip on your radar or not, the guest this week has a story that will have you inspired to follow your heart and open up your mind to the adoption process. Hank Fortener is the founder of AdoptTogether.org the world's first and largest crowdfunding site for adoption costs. They have helped over 5000 families raise over $28M to cover adoption expenses and bring their children home forever. He also co-founded World Adoption Day which is November 9th. Hank understands the burdensome blessing that is the adoption process. His family fostered 36 children and adopted 6 from 5 different countries while he was growing up. He knows firsthand how painful & euphoric adopting a child can be, and it is this experienced heart for adoption that drives AdoptTogether. Hank Fortener is also a speaker, entrepreneur, and activist who has spoken to audiences around the world, at a TEDx conference, and through podcasts that have been downloaded by over 1 million listeners. Hank currently serves as General Manager of Artist Management at Roc Nation. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters. In this episode Hank shares: What it's really like to be a foster parent Things every foster parent needs to know What his childhood was like living with 36 foster children The incredible impact you can have by adopting Reasons to consider adopting a child The differences between fostering and adopting At any moment 73.5 mm people in the us are considering adoption, which is 4x the number of adoptable children in the entire world Cost is the number one reason families do not adopt To adopt a child it can cost up to $50,000 19 million are orphaned worldwide 500,000 kids are in foster care in the US Every year, 20,000 kids age out of foster care in the US Learn more about the organization: www.Adoptgogether.org In honor of World Adoption Day, November 9th, draw a smiley face on your hand and share on social media @worldadoptionday Follow on social @Adopttogether Follow Hank on social @Hank Connect with Christine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinebullock/ Connect with Christine on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristineBullockFitness Follow Christine on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/chrissybullock/_created/ Text Christine questions at 1-310-361-8697 Join Brooke Burke Body App and get 2 weeks free with code "KISS22": https://kayobodycare.com/pages/bbbapp Sponsored by Kayo Body Care Kayo Body Care was the first to create Face Grade Body Care® products. Kayo believes in restoring vitality for your whole body both inside and out. Kayo's highly-potent formulas are designed to care for your skin and your body so that you can both look and feel your best. Shop Kayo's body care and supplement line - www.KayoBodyCare.com Use Code KISS20 for 20% off your first purchase
In this 3-part series to Episode 3, we deep dive into three very different adoption stories to explore the topic of biological identity and origin. In Part 1, Jason reveals a major find, a truth to his own adoption story that perhaps would have gone undiscovered if not for Ancestry.com. In Part 2, we talk about the truths one mom faced while building a family through adoption. Here, we have a heart-to-heart with a mom who shares her very personal journey to building a family through adoption. This week: Enjoy a Whiskey Old Fashioned and share this recipe's origins Channing met Jason and Yvonne through a mutual friend, Hank and Sueann Fortener, founders of Adopt Together Channing tells Jason and Yvonne that she had medical challenges that made it impossible for her to carry her own child To Channing, adoption felt like it made a lot of sense and there are kids out there that needed a home, so that's the path she chose Channing explains how she talked to her children about their own adoption journeys Yvonne asks Channing, “What has been your search for identity?” Channing talks about feeling like she was “playing with half the deck,” being a Black girl growing up in an all-white neighborhood Channing talks about growing up without representation in media, and how much she appreciated women like Shonda Rhimes now Jason and Channing talk about being biracial, both Black and white, in cities that were historically sundown towns. Channing talks about how she predicts how her children will come to understand their adoption journeys Cocktail: Whiskey Old Fashioned Recipe 2 oz of George Dickel Rye Whiskey Three teaspoons of simple syrup Several dashes of bitters A couple of splashes of water History & Meaning The Old Fashioned : Before the 1860s, cocktails in America tended to be some mixture of spirit (often cognac), water, sugar, and bitters. After the 1860s and into the 1870s, other liquors like absinthe were being introduced to bars. But a generation of drinkers wanted something more classic, so they would ask for something their grandfather would drink. They would say, “Make me something old-fashioned.” And the name stuck.
In this 3-part series to Episode 3, we deep dive into three very different adoption stories to explore the topic of biological identity and origin. In Part 1, Jason reveals a major find, a truth to his own adoption story that perhaps would have gone undiscovered if not for Ancestry.com. This find led Jason and Yvonne to a soulful and identity-searching discussion with Hank and Sueann Fortener of Adopt Together, an organization that helps families come to be. This week: From the lens of what it means to adopt, we'll discuss identity and origins from generation to generation Jason tells Yvonne the story of how he paid the Department of Human Services in Nebraska $17 for information on his adoption while on a road trip to a show in Chicago Jason discusses how his adoption story and his DNA journey lead him to explore family members he never knew; people from Louisiana, Scotland, South Carolina, South Georgia, and even a few Germans in Russia (Volga Germans) Jason discusses what it means to be a Black man, and an adopted man, in America Jason and Yvonne speak to Hank and Sueann Fortener about their non-profit Adopt Together. Adopt Together is a donation organization that has helped 6500 families raise $25 million in 10 years Sueann discusses not being American enough in America and not being Korean enough in Korea Sueann and Yvonne discuss the complexities of multi-ethnic subcultures and their racial standards Hank discusses how at seven years old his parents approached him about how he felt about them becoming foster parents Hank discusses how his own family took on foster kids after he and his wife could no longer have kids biologically Cocktail: Whiskey Old Fashioned Recipe 2 oz of George Dickel Rye Whiskey Three teaspoons of simple syrup Several dashes of bitters A couple of splashes of water History & Meaning The Old Fashioned : Before the 1860s, cocktails in America tended to be some mixture of spirit (often cognac), water, sugar, and bitters. After the 1860s and into the 1870s, other liquors like absinthe were being introduced to bars. But a generation of drinkers wanted something more classic, so they would ask for something their grandfather would drink. They would say, “Make me something old-fashioned.” And the name stuck.
Have you ever been overwhelmed by the cost of adoption? Or questioned how your kids will respond to adding a new child to the mix? Or wondered how to celebrate World Adoption Day when adoption, at its core, is tragic and heartbreaking? Fortunately for us, Hank Fortener has experience in all of these things. Hank grew up with 36 foster siblings, 8 adopted siblings, 2 bio siblings, and is the founder of Adopt Together and world adoption day. His broad experience and unique perspectives will encourage you no matter where you are on your journey.
Have you ever been overwhelmed by the cost of adoption? Or questioned how your kids will respond to adding a new child to the mix? Or wondered how to celebrate World Adoption Day when adoption, at its core, is tragic and heartbreaking? Fortunately for us, Hank Fortener has experience in all of these things. Hank grew up with 36 foster siblings, 8 adopted siblings, 2 bio siblings, and is the founder of Adopt Together and world adoption day. His broad experience and unique perspectives will encourage you no matter where you are on your journey.
If you're a child of the 90s, you probably remember Lindsay Price after she joined the cast of 90210 in 1998, or prior to that when she made a name for herself in both "All My Children" and "The Bold and the Beautiful." Most recently she played Camille in 2 seasons of "Breaking Up Together." In 2008 she starred in the NBC drama, "Lipstick Jungle." Inspired by her mom's harrowing adoption story in South Korea, Lindsay is an adoption advocate and works with AdoptTogether to spread awareness about the importance of adoption and how many children in the world need loving homes.Lindsay opens up to Hilaria and Daphne about how life for her changed when she went from a mom of one to a mom of 2, her approach to balancing the chaos of life between her career and motherhood, and how she handles the aggression/rough housing her little boys display towards each other. However, things get amazing when she opens up about her mom's incredible story of survival and her journey out of South Korea, and her subsequent adoption which so deeply connects Lindsay's own life today.Please support Adopt Together and help families in their efforts to adopt by going to adopttogether.org.Adopt Together's annual event Baby Ball will be weekend of October 11th this year and World Adoption Day is on November 9th. Favorite Things:Lindsay: Mattel UNO Original Playing Card GameHilaria: LunchBots Medium Divided Stainless Steel Food ContainerDaphne: Tyler Portable StereosEmail us with your questions at mombrainpod@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram, just search for @MomBrain. We answer a lot of your questions on there! Check out videos of our episodes on our new YouTube channel!Please support our sponsor by going to tide.com/purclean.
Episode 161: Hank Fortener - "The 5 Chapters Of Your Life" Hank Fortener saw the transformational power of adoption when his parents gave forever homes to eight kids from eight different countries and fostered 36 children while he was a boy. Because of this, Hank created Adopt Together. AdoptTogether.org is the world's first crowd funding site for adoption. In the first 4 years, AdoptTogether.org has helped over 2,000 families raise over $8.5M to cover adoption expenses and bring their children home. Hank also speaks on the topics of leadership and teaming. He has spoken to companies such as: Sony Entertainment, Cardinal Health, Cornerstone On Demand, and a host of others. He has a podcast titled, "Typically Hazardous." Hank lives in Los Angeles with his wife Sueann and two daughters Cora and Charlotte. Hank also loves two dollar bills, great ideas, and good coffee. He currently is on tour with Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato. Had had the privilege of speaking at TEDx on "How To Use The Internet To Solve World Problems." Episode 161: Hank Fortener - "The 5 Chapters Of Your Life" Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “What are the five chapters you want in your life?" In This Episode, You Will Learn: A person who is "drunk in everything about their life" who has great, healthy relationships will lead to sustaining excellence The importance of consistency -- "It's the only thing that has emerged to help me be successful" How to be more consistent - Set up tools (Evernote), Write 10 ideas per day (via James Altucher) Balancing his four main points of emphasis right now: Writing a book, podcast, running his non-profit, World Adoption Day Most excited about? Building a one of a kind type of platform -- "Creating the life I want" Currently hosting a pre-show on Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato's tour -- How it came about What are the 5 chapters you want in you life? -- Write them out Write previous chapters in your life that you liked and didn't liked Why he doesn't do well with a boss, but also why he is not a good solo entrepreneur -- He needs a team 3 Keys To Being a Fantastic Leader Generous - Volunteer connections, energy, and compliments Trust - Character, and Honesty Overwhelmingly accessible - You must be there for those that you lead "You must show up" How "World Adoption Day" came about Scott Harrison - Charity Water CEO is involved The "Seth Godin" approach - Pitch 10 people - If it comes back, it's good. The significance of a hand with a smiley face The process for "creating a day" with the United Nations Why adoption? His family fostered 36 children. 19 million children don't have lead parents. He grew up with 8 adopted brothers and sisters Why as the lead you must be "the first in and last out" “Ultimately, being consistent has led to long term success." Continue Learning: Read About: World Adoption Day Follow Hank on Twitter: @HankFortener To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12 You may also like these episodes: Episode 078: Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon Episode 071: Nate Boyer - Green Beret, Texas Football, The NFL Episode 047: David Marquet - "Turn The Ship Around" Episode 107: Simon Sinek – Leadership: It Starts With Why Did you enjoy the podcast? If you enjoyed hearing Hank Fortener on the show, please don’t hesitate to send me a note on Twitter or email me. Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell The Learning Leader Show is supported by Daor Design - Daor Design will help you build your brand like nobody’s business. Most of their work falls into one of four categories: Logo Design, Print Design, Web Design or Digital Marketing. They pride themselves in being a trusted, valued resource for their growing family of clients.
Hank Fortener (founder of Adopt Together, host of Typically Hazardous podcast) shares Instagram tips, the truth behind courage, and raising kids in a digital age while boosting their IQs.
Happy Hour #55 is with my friend Jessica Honegger. As Co-CEO of Noonday Collection, Jessica spends her days inspiring others to live lives of purpose. She travels across the United States and around the world, training Ambassadors to be stylists and storytellers and visiting Artisans to encourage them in their work. When she’s off-duty, Jessica loves spending time with her husband Joe and their three kids, Amelie, Holden and Jack. On today’s show we chat about Jessica’s journey of generosity weekend her and her husband just attended, cash budgets, medical fostering, Trader Joe’s, running a company as a Christian, how Noonday Collection is partnering with Adopt Together, and what her day to day looks like, and so much more! I love this woman and I know that you will be inspired and encouraged from our conversation! LINKS FROM THE SHOW: A Journey of Generosity Noonday Collection Austin Business Journal article Noonday Collection partnering with Adopt Together More Info on hosting a #worldadoptionday trunk show World Adoption Day! from Noonday Collection on Vimeo. Medical fostering: Our sweet Fedna from Haiti Three things Jessica is loving: 1. lipstick by Mac Cosmetics (all the proceeds go to HIV research) 2. Half-popped kernals from Trader Joe’s 3. For the Love byJen Hatmaker & Rising Strong by Brene Brown Host a trunk show CONNECT WITH JESSICA: // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram // SPONSORS: Royers Pie Haven started in Round Top, Tx. When guests would come to just eat pie at Royers Round Top Cafe, they would have to offer it to go or to enjoy on the front porch. There came the opportunity for the Royers Pie Haven. A place for over flow. A place for guests to grab an amazing cup of coffee, along with a slice of pie or even a whole one in a relaxing, inviting & inspiring atmosphere. A Sanctuary. The Pie Haven offers other sweet & savory treats & even savory pies. Perfect for breakfast, lunch & dinner! They have two locations, one in Round Top & Austin. Mention you heard about them on The Happy Hour they will give you a free slice of pie with the purchase of a slice of pie! SHARE THE LOVE: I would love to connect with you guys on facebook, twitter and/or instagramabout this episode! Feel free to share with your friends about the show! As always I love feedback from you guys on iTunes if you can. When you leave a comment and/or rating, it helps others find the show, and isn’t that what we want …. more ladies at the Happy Hour with us!