Podcasts about discovered healing

“When I noticed that an educator had expectations for me or wanted me to succeed, or believed that I could succeed, I actually worked harder in those classes. For the educators and teachers who said, ‘I really care about you, I see your potential,' those are the classes I actually worked hard in because I wanted to do it not just for me but for the educators themselves and those who believed in me.” - Justin Black Ever Forward Club's Ashanti Branch is joined by Justin Black. Justin and his wife, Alexis, published an award-winning, bestselling book, Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love. The book has impacted over 15,000 individuals and families, and, with Redefining Normal, they hope to continue the conversation on healthy relationships, mental health, and community growth and healing through speaking engagements, trainings, and book clubs. (4:30) Justin introduces himself and his book, Redefining Normal, and how it helps youth find an identity beyond their trauma. (11:55) Ashanti and Justin make their masks together. (16:10) Ashanti shares the front of his mask - funny, serious, caring. (18:30) Justin shares the back of his mask - fatherhood/family man, service, caring. (24:25) Ashanti shares the back of his mask - worry, doubt, fear of failure - and he shares some worries he has about his brother and his brother's health issues. (29:00) Justin shares the back of his mask - let down, insecurity, doubt. (34:10) Justin shares what he tells teachers about “warning signs” in students, and he talks about some of the general advice he gives to teachers. (41:00) Justin shares how you can get in touch with him. --- Connect with Justin Black: Website: re-definingnormal.com Facebook: facebook.com/redefiningnormalmovement Instagram: instagram.com/theblacksredefinenormal TikTok: tiktok.com/@theblacksredefinenormal --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support

"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."  -Proverbs 17:17 Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.   On this episode, host Sandra Flach talks with former foster youth, Justin and Alexis Black. The Black's are authors of the award-winning book, "Redefining Normal: How 2 Foster Kids Beat the Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love".    Listen in as Justin and Alexis both share their story of growing up in foster care, found faith (and each other), and experienced healing. They also share about their newest book, "I Love You More Than Cereal:  Maeva & Dad Redefine Love" which releases this week.   Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media. Links mentioned in this episode: sandraflach.com justifcefororphansny.org re-definingnormal.com

In this week's episode of Fostering Change, Rob Scheer talks with Justin and Alexis Black. They are authors, speakers, business owners and part of the Forbes Next 1000 class of 2021. Together, they've published an award-winning, bestselling book titled Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love that has impacted over 15,000 individuals and families. With ROSE (Rising Over Societal Expectations) Empowerment Group and Redefining Normal, they hope to continue the conversation on healthy relationships, mental health, and healing through speaking engagements, trainings and book clubs.Story Key Notes:

This week's episode is about self-publishing, which we've covered before. But this week's guests have turned the success of their book into a full-time business that's still growing in momentum. In late 2020, Justin and Alexis Black self-published their first book Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love. Redefining Normal currently has over 200 reviews on Amazon and has sold more than 9,000 copies in the two years since it was published. That's an accomplishment in itself for a title that's kind of categorized as a memoir, where typically unless you're already famous, nobody's buying your memoir. In addition to book sales, Justin and Alexis are also doing workshops, keynote speeches, and other paid gigs related to the content of their book. So, in this episode we're going to dive into everything Justin and Alexis did to set the book up for success, and how you can borrow the same tactics for your own side hustle. Tune in to The Side Hustle Show interview to hear: where the inspiration to write Redefining Normal came from how Justin and Alexis build and used a launch team how they've created several other revenue streams Full show notes

Justin Black is a graduate of Western Michigan University and a part of Forbes Next 1000 Entrepreneurs for 2021. Justin and his wife, Alexis, have published an award-winning, bestselling book titled Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love that has impacted over 15,000 individuals and families. With the Redefining Normal company, they hope to continue the conversation on healthy relationships, mental health, community growth and healing through speaking engagements, trainings and book clubs. The content shared during the Faith on the Journey broadcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended to treat or diagnose any mental health condition. Due to the content of this broadcast, some of the content can be triggering. If triggered, please seek professional support. Viewer discretion is advised. Subscribe/Rate Never miss an episode by hitting the subscribe button RIGHT NOW! Help other people find our community by taking a few moments to leave a review in your podcasting app. Thanks! Connect with Faith on the Journey Subscribe to our email list at faithonthejourney.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/faithonthejourneycounseling/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/faithonthejourney Youtube: Faith on the Journey. Click https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLbmB8oL-hfU6bVW9kEIcFQ to subscribe. Connect with Justin Black Facebook: redefiningnormalmovement Instagram: Re.definingnormal Tiktok: Re.definingnormal Website: re-definingnormal.com Faith on the Journey is a Christian company that specializes in bible-based trauma healing resources. We offer Christian counseling and healing groups. Learn more by visiting faithonthejourney.org. The music for this show is provided by Bensound.com. Host: Jocelyn J. Jones Produced by: Hannah Lynn Miller Guest: Justin Black --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jocelyn-jones8/support

Justin and Alexis are authors, speakers, business owners and part of the Forbes Next 1000 class of 2021. Together, they've published an award-winning, bestselling book titled Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love that has impacted over 15,000 individuals and families. With ROSE (Rising Over Societal Expectations) Empowerment Group and Redefining Normal, they hope to continue the conversation on healthy relationships, mental health, and healing through speaking engagements, trainings and book clubs. www.re-definingnormal.com Facebook: redefiningnormalmovementInstagram and tiktok: re.definingnormalSupport the show (https://paypal.me/efficiencyB)

Justin and Alexis are authors, speakers, business owners and part of the Forbes Next 1000 class of 2021. Together, they've published an award-winning, bestselling book titled Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love that has impacted over 15,000 individuals and families. With ROSE (Rising Over Societal Expectations) Empowerment Group and Redefining Normal, they hope to continue the conversation on healthy relationships, mental health, and healing through speaking engagements, trainings and book clubs. Learn more about Alexis and Justin on their website at Re-definingnormal.com Get 50% off autographed copies with promo code 50OFFRNFind them onFacebook @redefiningnormalmovementInstagram and Tiktok @re.definingnormal

The Children's Bureau at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) published the FY 2020 Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS). The newly released data indicates the number of children in foster care decreased for the third consecutive year, to an estimated 407,000 at the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. The number of children waiting to be adopted also fell in FY 2020 to 117,000. Justin & Alexis Black are both recent graduates of Western Michigan University and alumni of the Seita Scholars Program. Both have served as National Youth and Transition Database Reviewers while also fundraising for programs that support foster youth such as Nsoro and Hope Pkgs. Together, they've published an award winning, bestselling book titled Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love that has impacted over 5,500 individuals and families. With ROSE (Rising Above Societal Expectations) Empowerment Group and Redefining Normal, they hope to continue the conversation on healthy relationships, mental health, and healing. Justin and Alexis are authors, speakers, and business owners. Together, they've created The Scholarship Expert and The ROSE Empowerment Group to support hundreds of young people. Now, with their new venture, Redefining Normal, they hope to continue the conversation on healthy relationships, mental health, and healing. Justin joined me this week to tell me more. For more information: https://www.re-definingnormal.com/ Email: info@re-definingnormal.com Facebook: @redefiningnormalmovement Get the Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Redefining-Normal-Discovered-Healing-Happiness-ebook/dp/B08MDHZ5KZ Instagram: @re.definingnormal

On this week's episode, Angela speaks with Alexis Black and Justin Black, co-authors of the book Re-Defining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat the Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love. ***Welcome to INNOVATE! In Season One, host Angela Tucker highlights 20 REFCA Champions who are inspiring a Re-Envisioning of Foster Care in America. These visionary leaders are using their wisdom, expertise and lived experiences in foster care to transform the foster care narrative from Alaska to New York, California to Missouri, the Pacific Northwest to New England.To learn more about INNOVATE!, the Re-Envisioning Foster Care in America (REFCA) Movement and the Treehouse Foundation, go to treehousefoundation.net. As always, be sure to like and subscribe to the podcast to be notified when new episodes are released.***ABOUT THE HOST:INNOVATE! host, Angela Tucker, is a REFCA Champion and a nationally recognized mentor, entrepreneur, educator and consultant. Angela is a transracial adoptee who, having been adopted from foster care by a white family, grew up in a city that was demographically just 1% Black.She is the Founder of The Adopted Life, a child-welfare consulting business where she strives to center adoptee stories and bring clarity and truth to narratives about race, class and identity.Angela has produced The Adopted Life 3-part web series where she interviews transracially adopted youth. She is the host of The Adoptee Next Door podcast where she amplifies adult adoptee voices to showcase the wide spectrum of experiences. Her own adoption experience searching for and reuniting with her birth family is the subject of the documentary CLOSURE. Angela's first book is scheduled for publication in spring 2023 (Beacon Press).***Angela Tucker - Host & ProducerNicholas Ramsey - Editor & ProducerJudy Cockerton - Executive ProducerDistributed by smallhand.us

Justin and Alexis are authors, speakers, business owners, and part of the Forbes Next 1000 class of 2021. Together, they've published an award-winning, bestselling book titled Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness, and Love that has impacted over 10,000 individuals and families. With ROSE (Rising Over Societal Expectations) Empowerment Group and Redefining Normal, they hope to continue the conversation on healthy relationships, mental health, and healing through speaking engagements, training, and book clubs. Golden Nuggets From This Episode: ✨ “One of the things that help with trust is forgiveness of yourself.” ✨ “Having just that sense of trust in life, in yourself, and in others is really healing.” ✨ “I don't wanna give people answers but give them resources and information so they can make the decision themselves.” ✨ “If you fail 7 times you get back up 8 times.” ✨ “The winner plays until they win.” ✨ “All human beings are made in the image of God that creates the universe. If everyone in the world can see themselves in that way, then there'll be so much change going on around us.” ✨ “You are not worthless.” ✨ “Understanding and giving grace that leads to acceptance will lead to forgiveness.” ✨ “You don't have to accept to be a foster parent but you can be a mentor or a tutor, you can also donate clothes, food, and things like that. Reach out to local Foster care organizations.” Free Offer: Join Open for 30 days free with my code: HEARTSNUGGLES ~ Your ritual starts now. Connect with Justin + Alex: Free healthy vs unhealthy checklist: https://bit.ly/healthyvsunhealthychecklist Website: re-definingnormal.com Instagram and Tiktok @re.definingnormal More heart snuggles: Email: heartsnuggles@alivetoenjoy.com 1-on1 Self Discovery Coaching -- Learn more here Instagram: Alivetoenjoy & Heart Snuggles Donations to help spread the heart snuggles: https://www.alivetoenjoy.com/heartsnuggles Timestamps from the episode: 03:07 Justin shares some of his experiences as being a foster child 05:53 Some ways that he worked on building trust with others 07:46 How he does shifting the information gap between black and brown young adults 10:20 His advice to help young adults when they feel giving up 11:41 How did he find his purpose in life 15:11 How did he develop the acceptance of his parents leaving him 19:20 What is the best way to support someone that's been through the foster system 21:23 Where can you find Justin & Alexis Black and are they offering --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/heartsnuggles/message

Justin Black and his wife, Alexis, are authors, speakers, business owners and part of the Forbes Next 1000 class of 2021.  Together, they've published an award-winning, bestselling book titled Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love that has impacted over 15,000 individuals and families. With ROSE (Rising Over Societal Expectations) Empowerment Group and Redefining Normal, they will continue the conversation on healthy relationships, mental health, and healing through speaking engagements, trainings and book clubs.Listen in as Justin shares his amazing story of success even with the odds stacked against him.Connect with Justin and Alexis:Website: https://www.re-definingnormal.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redefiningnormalmovementInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/re.definingnormal/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@re.definingnormal

This month's Speaking for Kids podcast from Michigan's Children features an important conversation about Michigan's foster care system and how new recommendations from a bipartisan task force could raise needed reforms. “Re-imaging Child Welfare: A Discussion on the latest House Task Force Report on Foster Care” brings together three guests with insider knowledge on Michigan's foster care system. Joining host Matt Gillard are Shannon Urbon, executive director of The New Foster Care, and Alexis and Justin Black, Michigan natives who spent portions of their childhoods in foster care. They recently wrote the memoir, “Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Care Kids Beat the Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love.”

Alexis Lenderman-Black has dual degrees in Entrepreneurship and Global & International Studies with minors in nonprofit leadership and political science. Black is a serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, and Keynote speaker. Black founded The Scholarship Expert, a scholarship coaching in 2016 to assist students in graduating college debt-free. She co-published the award-winning, bestselling book Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness, and Love. Alexis spent several years in the foster care system before aging out and being adopted as an adult. She has served in several roles supporting current and former foster youth including as a National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) Reviewer. Additionally, she has studied abroad in eight different programs focusing on international marketing, humanitarianism, political theory and more. She hopes that through challenging others, accountability and inspiration, she can help to change the narrative of families and communities.   Justin Black is a serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, and keynote speaker. With his wife, he published the bestselling book Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness, and Love. The Redefining Normal book transformed into a company where Justin and his wife host workshops, presentations, keynote speeches, and produce products to continue the conversation surrounding trauma, healthy relationships, foster care, and mental health. He has also developed policy recommendations while working with the National Black Child Development Institute resulting in a publication titled The State of the Black Child Report Card: Washington State. Black studied urban and community development as well as a political and economic philosophy in countries such as Rwanda, Uganda, Senegal, and South Korea.

On this episode of the Main Street Author Podcast, I am having a conversation with social impact business owners and authors, Justin and Alexis Black.Justin and Alexis are authors, speakers, and business owners. Together, they've published an award winning, bestselling book, Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love that has impacted over 10,000 individuals and families. This young, ambitious couple has built a tremendous community and brand in less than a year and I believe their story is inspirational for all to hear.Learn more about Alexis and Justin by visiting Re-DefiningNormal.com. 

From Foster Care To Foster Parents with Alexis & Justin Black My name is Alexis Black and my husband and I are both foster care alumni, recent graduates, serial entrepreneurs, and authors. Each of our businesses is for social impact and we are working to help others heal from their pasts to build a life worth living. We recently published a book called Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness, and Love that was named a #1 Amazon bestseller in 3 categories. In this, we use our personal stories to share how we've overcome and how others can as well. We can talk about topics from overcoming, building a healthy marriage from little to no examples, our time in foster care, being entrepreneurs, and more. FIND THEM HERE: http://re-definingnormal.com/?fbclid=IwAR3JejtakUycDKoidTNQzYdhjJ6k2KLA9OEpPCiNXxNJLPhLj6tS4JFwqRQ (re-definingnormal.com) info@re-definingnormal.com Facebook @redefiningnormalmovement Instagram @re.definingnormal MORE OF JENN: https://linktr.ee/momofeighteen?fbclid=IwAR1zAmKUxqksRLA1uQ7gaHyDJv4esNibTkho5c7o_fuI-kFfhpTaCXrC_xM (https://linktr.ee/momofeighteen) Please join the private FB group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/crossroadscoaching/?__cft__[0]=AZWjrHJhPXom9mcbl_WZWCDWde5ymSRCbZ2NZFTtOGsAisbp9agcrGw-DYpu6jecSf1-G0VjoJymAnIVp8G7BPtwoBBcDm13pX8rTaOAQvjkH0b_P041Sn-HyO75qVusTQQ1jlp0C8a1XQ9WpgQT1lou&__tn__=-UK-R (https://www.facebook.com/groups/crossroadscoaching) Rate the podcast - it helps SO much! https://ratethispodcast.com/thenakedpodcaster?fbclid=IwAR0DtaHxLqjAzbX690uii8JnBFHfZGmE7NisBOOg7OFqgNDU5NcCAbOByS8 (https://ratethispodcast.com/thenakedpodcaster) Support this podcast

Justin and Alexis Black are agents of hope. Against many odds, they decided to blaze a new path, and most importantly, they decided to blaze it together. Justin and Alexis are award-winning, bestselling authors, speakers, and serial entrepreneurs. Together, they've created The Scholarship Expert and The ROSE Empowerment Group to support hundreds of young people. Now, with their new venture, Redefining Normal, they hope to continue the conversation on healthy relationships, mental health, and healing.

Are you ready for a major shift in your life? Do you need help rediscovering yourself? Do you want to live with purpose, conviction, and courage? Schedule your free 60-minute session with Brian today. http://www.conqueringeverest.com Want to support the show? https://linktr.ee/conqueringeverest On today's episode: Justin & Alexis Black are foster care alumni, serial entrepreneurs, and authors. Their businesses are focused on social impact, working to help others heal from their past traumas and build a life worth living. They recently published a book called Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness, and Love that was named a #1 Amazon bestseller in three categories. Here is their story. re-definingnormal.com info@re-definingnormal.com Facebook @redefiningnormalmemoir Instagram @re.definingnormal Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love (https://amzn.to/37p4p8E) (Amazon affiliate link)

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Justin and Alexis Black, Authors of “Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love” and Founders of ROSE Empowerment GroupAbout Harvey's guestBoth Alexis and Justin are proud foster care alumni as well as recent graduates, authors, and business owners. Together, they've created ROSE (Rising Over Societal Expectations) Empowerment Group, a company structured to close the information gap for young adults as well as The Scholarship Expert where they support students to graduate debt-free while obtaining the skills needed to be successful. Now, they are releasing Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love to share their story of how they've had to redefine what love and healthy relationships look like. Justin Black created the Rising Over Societal Expectations (ROSE) Empowerment Group with a vision to close the information gap for today's generation of Black and Brown young adults after his experiences as a Black male in the foster care system. He has also developed policy recommendations while working with the National Black Child Development Institute resulting in a publication titled The State of the Black Child Report Card: Washington State.Black studied urban and community development as well as a political and economic philosophy in countries such as Rwanda, Uganda, Senegal, and South Korea. In his spare time, Justin loves watching sports and enjoys hot wings.He aspires to challenge and expand the ideologies of how to build prosperous communities through interdependence and entrepreneurship.Alexis Black is a proud foster care alumni. She founded The Scholarship Expert where she authored The Scholarship Blueprint book and workbook along with an online course to assist students in graduating from college debt-free. She is also a foster care advocate working for the National Youth and Transition Database Reviewer.Alexis helps fundraise for programs supporting foster youth such as Hope Pkgs, the Seita Scholars program, and The Nsoro Foundation. She's studied abroad eight times during her undergraduate career in countries such as Hong Kong, South Korea, and South Africa. She also co-developed two study abroad programs. Alexis aspires to be a positive example for foster youth.For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com https://www.re-definingnormal.com/https://www.facebook.com/redefiningnormalmemoir/ https://www.instagram.com/re.definingnormal/#re-defiiningnormal   #harveybrownstoneinterviews

This week on the Level Up with Coach K Podcast my guests of honor are Alexis Lenderman-Black and Justin Black. Alexis is a serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, and speaker. She is the Founder of The Scholarship Expert and she currently co-operates the Redefining Normal Company with her husband and published a bestselling book Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love. Justin Black is the Founder of the ROSE (Rising Over Societal Expectation) Empowerment Group, Co-author of the Redefining Normal Book, Co-Founder of the Redefining Normal Company. Their goal is to continue the conversations on breaking generational patterns and healing to help others live a life worth living. Today my guests of honor are Alexis and Justin BlackThis episode will be premiering on Wednesday 6/9 at 11 AM (CST) on YouTube! Follow @level27coaching and click the “LEVEL UP WITH COACH K POD” link in the bio to checkout the full episode! Or listen on Apple Music, iHeartradio and all other platforms! LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE! TURN ON YOUR NOTIFICATIONS SO YOU'LL NEVER MISS A NEW UPLOAD! #LevelUpWithCoachK #BlackPodcaster #L27 #LifeCoaching #StudentAthleteLifeCoach #Level27LifeCoaching #CollegeAndRealLifeAdvice #levelupwithcoachkpodcast

47 - In today's episode, we are continuing on with our healing with Jesus series around some deep questions and a big message that really hit us. We share this with love and truth and to give you hope and encouragement. We chat about how there is no cookie-cutter healing plan with Jesus, everything is a personal touch. ♡ OUR BLOG: Go here for show notes - https://purelytwins.com/2021/06/03/no-set-formula-for-healing-with-jesus/ This is part 4 of our healing with Jesus series. Part 1 - https://anchor.fm/lm-podcast/episodes/Healing-with-Jesus-series---A-man-with-leprosy--Matthew-8--Part-1-etajb6 Part 2 - https://anchor.fm/lm-podcast/episodes/Why-does-Jesus-heal-some-and-not-others--Should-I-still-pray-for-healing--Healing-with-Jesus-series-part-2-etg6rk Part 3 - https://anchor.fm/lm-podcast/episodes/You-just-need-to-have-more-faith-to-heal--Is-this-true--Healing-with-Jesus-part-3-euevvq ♡ See our Bible studies here - https://purelytwins.com/category/bible-study/ ♡ Click here for our end times resources - https://purelytwins.com/2022/07/11/end-times-resources-all-that-we-used-to-study-this-topic/ ♡ Click here for our Bible study resources - https://purelytwins.com/bible-study-resources/ If you would like us to keep creating content like this for you, please consider supporting us. ♡ SUBSCRIBE to Lori and Michelle Channel on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/purelytwins ♡ SUBSCRIBE to Move Live Faithfully Channel on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChVnE_bAk59k9iAM4HXgpig ♡ Our Podcast - The Lori and Michelle Show: https://anchor.fm/lm-podcast ♡ SUPPORT THIS SHOW: https://anchor.fm/lm-podcast/support KEEP UP WITH US: ♡ Website: https://purelytwins.com ♡ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/movelivefaithfully/ ♡ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loriandmichelle/ ♡ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/purelytwins Songs from Epidemic Sound. We appreciate the support as it helps keep Purely Twins & Move Live Faithfully going to spread the gospel through fitness. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lm-podcast/support

Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love #RedefiningNormalBook What is it like to grow up in the foster care system? Justin & Alexis share how they found healing, happiness, and love after their childhood experiences with trauma & toxic relationships. "I struggled with anxiety, depression, PTSD. I tried to commit suicide a few times... layers of trauma. It wasn't until I met my foster, now adoptive, parents that I got to start on that healing journey with them. I could go to counseling and actually work on things and not just focus on surviving each day." -Alexis Black Book and Website: Buy their book on their website for 50% off Autographed Copy with Code: 50OFFRN https://www.re-definingnormal.com Social Links: Facebook: @redefiningnormalmovement https://www.facebook.com/redefiningnormalmovement Instagram: @re.definingnormal https://www.instagram.com/re.definingnormal/ ROSE Empowerment Group: https://www.roseempowermentgroup.com https://www.instagram.com/roseempowermentgroup/ Podcast: ROSE From Concrete Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1246289 --- For support, giveaways, and to participate in the #MomentumChallenge, join the Faith Hope Love Women's Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/faithhopelovecommunity/ Music: "The Joy" by John Stratton (given permission to use) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yds65yDX0B8 Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/moorefaithhopelove Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moore.faith.hope.love/ Website: https://www.moorefaithhopelove.com #faith #hope #love #faithhopelove #podcast #bible #biblestudy #therapy #trauma #fostercare This episode was #madeonzencastr

Today we discuss love languages, resilience, and redefining your normal. Welcome back to the 95th episode of the Hard Thing Podcast. Today I share my conversation with Justin and Alexis Black. They are the founders of http://re-definingnormal.com/ (Redefining Normal), http://thescholarshipexpert.com/ (The Scholarship Expert), and http://roseempowermengroup.com/ (ROSE Empowerment Group). They also wrote the book https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08MDHZ5KZ (Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love ). You can reach out to them via https://www.facebook.com/redefiningnormalmemoir/ (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/re.definingnormal/ (Instagram), or their email (info@redefiningnormal.com). Today we talk a lot about your upbringing and how to overcome a less than desirable childhood. We also talk about abuse and being in an abusive relationship. We talk about graduating college and being the first person in your family to do so. We then talk about the relationship between Justin and Alexis and how they grew that relationship all while dealing with past emotional traumas. They left us some action items to try: Look for mentor/find your community Take the Healthy Relationship Assessment Buy their Book (Use Promo code 50OFFRN) Do the Love Language Test Take the ACES Assessment Thanks for listening to the show. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode. Support the Show: Our show is now on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAkTGf_Ti9ixpgUtZZ_4X8A (Youtube)! Check it out. Also  Leave a rating and a review. Subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any episodes. We are on Google Play, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.  Get yourself a Fittrack http://getfittrack.com?aff=728 (http://getfittrack.com?aff=728) Again thanks so much for listening, and stay tuned to next week. Keep doing Hard Things, and Keep Overcoming Average. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Both Alexis and Justin are proud foster care alumni as well as recent graduates, authors, and business owners. Together, they've created ROSE (Rising Over Societal Expectations) Empowerment Group, a company structured to close the information gap for young adults as well as The Scholarship Expert where they support students to graduate debt-free while obtaining the skills needed to be successful. Now, they are releasing Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love to share their story of how they've had to redefine what love and healthy relationships look like. Authors of Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness, and Love Founders of ROSE Empowerment Group Keynote speakers Recipients of several national awards Co-authors of The Scholarship Blueprint Book, Workbook and course https://www.re-definingnormal.com/ Also mentioned in the podcast The Miracle Morning https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B5RD8MK?searchxofy=true&binding=kindle_edition&ref_=dbs_s_aps_series_rwt_tkin to reach the host: https://www.facebook.com/catalystforchangestories catalystforchange20@gmail.com YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWXiilXqrHS4YhmkVc8hBg/

Of all the things we take for granted, parental love is pretty high on the list, and yet few things are as important in setting our expectations and opportunities in life. But what happens when a child can't depend on his or her parents? This is the story of https://www.re-definingnormal.com/about-us (Alexis and Justin Black), two young adults who grew up in the nation's foster care system, and how, as young adults, they have overcome traumas of abandonment, abuse, and neglect to build a more hopeful life together.   Alexis (who was my student in AEI's Summer Honors Program) and Justin joined me for this episode of “Hardly Working” to discuss their upbringing; what families, community, and government need to do to better help foster and at-risk youth; and their recent book, “https://www.re-definingnormal.com/ (Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat the Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness, and Love” (Global Perspectives Publishing, 2020)).

Both Alexis and Justin are proud foster care alumni as well as recent graduates, authors, and business owners. They both join us this week to share their honenest and vulnerable story and to promote their book Re-Defining Normal. After both spent time in fostercare they met in college and through a healing journey have developed a healthy relationship with eachother, getting married this year. Together, they've created ROSE (Rising Over SocietalExpectations) Empowerment Group, a company structured to close the information gap for young adults as well as The Scholarship Expert where they support students to graduate debt-free while obtaining the skills needed to be successful. Now, they are releasingRedefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love to share their story of how they've had to redefine what love and healthyrelationships look like.Get the bookhttps://www.re-definingnormal.com/Follow them on IG @re.definingnormalFollow them on FB @redefiningnormalmemoir