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Launch Party for Dancing with a Porcupine
RSVP For the Launch Party Here We are celebrating the release of Dancing with a Porcupine, as well as helping to get the word out to social service agencies and media about the book. Hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served, and copies of the book can be purchased....
Jennie Owens, Parenting Advocate and Program Manager for Forever Homes, Releases Debut Title
For Immediate Release West Richland, WA, September 3, 2019 - Parenting is hard, especially when parenting a child who has experienced trauma or has extra challenges. You want so much to help your child, but the stress often leaves you feeling hopelessly alone and...
Our Next Phase: Recovering from two decades of special needs Parenting
We needed a change. After an intense 12 years of parenting children from hard places and coming along side of other foster and adoptive families, we were in need of personal rejuvenation. All in all we?d parented over 100 children and helped over 1,000 families. We...
The Vitamins that Saved my Life
Every year at Rejuvenate retreat I?m asked what vitamin regimen helped me get back to health after a doctor told me I was going to die if I didn?t get rid of my stressors. I figured I?d finally write it up in a post it so people can more easily share it. For me, in my situation, these truly are the best vitamins for stress.
Best Adoption Books
I am making a list of the best adoption books. Can you help? Which adoption book(s) have been the most helpful to you? It is no?surprise that adoptive and foster parents have limited time constraints. As a group, we tend to really want to help our kids. I'm working to...
The Adoptive Parents Biggest Mistake That Hinders Attachment – And How to fix it.
We are continuing our series on the difficulty of loving difficult kids. In this episode we will uncover the biggest mistake parent can make which will make it even more difficult to look lovingly at a child who has suffered complex traumas.
Watch to the end and will will bust through 6 myths adoptive and foster parents buy into. When we bust through these myths this monumental task will get easier (not easy)
Joanna Martin Joins the Rejuvenate Team as Director of the WA Rejuvenate!
As the retreats grow, we've seen the need to add more retreat staff. We are excited to announce that Joanna Martin has accepted the position of Director for the Washington state Rejuvenate. Joanna attended one of the first Rejuvenate retreats in Washington state and...
Exciting Craft Classes at PA Rejuvenate Retreat
We are excited to share the craft classes planned for the PA Rejuvenate Retreat with you. We have a Fairy Garden class, a Burlap Wreath class, a Canvas Painting class by Brushstrokes on Canvas, a Basic Cake Decorating class, and a Wooden Sign class. The classes are...
Staying Present in the Whirlwind: Joanna Martin Sharing at Western WA
We are excited to have Joanna Martin leading a workshop at the Western Washington Rejuvenate Retreat. Joanna spent years trying to survive as a foster parent before simply surviving wasn't enough. Her journey of self-discovery and healing has slowly brought her to a...
Christy Weitz and the Zumba Dance Party coming to Rejuvenate Washington State!
In addition to being a wife and mother to an awesome 8 year old son, Christy Weitz is a nutrition professional and group fitness instructor. She currently works full-time as Dietary Manager for long-term healthcare facility where she is responsible for meeting the...
Adoptizine
Our gift to adoptive and foster parents everywhere with a reminder to smile. 🙂
Can you love a child that treats you like $%&! ?
Are you wondering if it is possible to love a child, day in and day out, that takes all of their anger out on you?
In this first video on the sujbect, we will take a look and how to start this supernatural task.
Stopping the Non-Stop Questions – Four Creative Solutions
Adopted and foster kids can ask questions due to anxiety, control issues, or just a lack of skills. Here are some creative ideas I've used in my home and in my practice to help heal the underlying issues leading to this...
Sherrie Eldridge Speaking at Rejuvenate PA!
We are so excited to announce that Sherrie Eldridge will be speaking at the Pennsylvania Rejuvenate. For well over two decades, Sherrie Eldridge has offered her unique voice within the adoption community, as an established author and international speaker. An adoptee...
Laura Brinkman, LMT, Coordinating Massages for Rejuvenate West Coast
We are so excited to have Laura coordinating massages at the Rejuvenate in Auburn, WA, October 27-29! Laura began her massage therapy career in 2008 in Indianapolis, IN. She moved to Washington in 2013 for both professional and personal growth. In June 2017 she...
Jamie Finn, from Foster the Family, to Join PA Rejuvenate!
We are so excited to announce another speaker for the Pennsylvania Rejuvenate Retreat, coming up October 20-22, 2017! Jamie Finn is the biological, adoptive, and foster mother of six children. When she's not homeschooling, changing diapers, playing Pokemon, pureeing...
Yoga at Eastern Washington Rejuvenate!
Many of the moms who attend the Rejuvenate Retreat have experienced much trauma in the process of parenting deeply wounded little ones. The stretches and movements of yoga can be incredibly healing for those who have experienced trauma, so we are excited to have?Erin...