Show Hope

Our story began with hope. Today, that hope has stretched and strengthened, becoming a haven of care—that only God could design—beginning with children who are waiting and continuing with children who are now home as they learn to thrive and flourish. We invite you to watch—and join in— the unfolding story of Show Hope! #showhope #adoption

This month, our Show Hope Book Club ??? feature “The Connected Therapist” by Marti Smith, OTR/L and TBRI? Practitioner gives parents and caregivers greater insight into the impact of trauma and how connection is impacted by our senses. Marti Smith writes, “Children have inherent worth regardless of how society might try to quantify their development. This isn’t a book about helping parents raise perfect kids. It’s a book about loving imperfect people, ourselves included. It’s about being compassionate, having empathy, and doing the best we can while striving to learn more because when we know better, we do better.” In our latest blog post, you can find discussion and reflections questions to help guide you as you read! Read the blog post at bit.ly/3DFEAFi! #bookclub #theconnectedtherapist #tbri #trustbasedrelationalintervention #gospelparenting #connectedparenting #traumainformedparenting #parenting #showhope

We’re excited to welcome back Focus on the Family to Hope for the Journey! Focus on the Family is a global Christian ministry dedicated to helping families thrive. Since 1977, Focus on the Family has provided help and resources for couples to build healthy marriages that reflect God’s design and for parents to raise their children according to morals and values grounded in biblical principles. Reminder: Hope for the Journey content premieres on Friday, April 4, 2025, on our new online training platform! Discover what sessions are included this year, and create your account today at hopeforthejourney.com.

We invite you to join us in taking continued action for families with pending adoptions from China. This week, please visit the National Council For Adoption action hub and ask your lawmakers to sign on to a bipartisan, bicameral letter to President Donald J. Trump asking him to work with Chinese authorities in uniting 300 waiting children with their U.S. adoptive families. To take action, visit adoptioncouncil.org/action and reach out to your respective lawmakers by 12pm ET on Friday, March 14.

The Show Hope team wrapped filming content for the new Hope for the Journey online learning platform! I cannot wait for you to experience it, beginning this April. And if you are interested in learning more, check out hopeforthejourney.com.

“How we treat our children is what they believe about who they are.” — Amanda Purvis, Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at TCU Join us for a new Hope for the Journey experience, with all-new content available Friday, April 4 at hopeforthejourney.com! Reminder! We’re offering $50 off three-month group access or $100 off 12-month group access this week only with the codes MARCH3 and MARCH12!

On the Show Hope blog, we’ve been exploring attachment theory, which suggests that each one of us has an attachment style that formed when we were young. And today, we’re unpacking disorganized attachment. Read the blog post at bit.ly/3QJBYcx!

We are only ONE month away from Hope for the Journey launching at hopeforthejourney.com! We cannot wait for you to dive into this resource! Join us for … ?? Teaching Sessions from TBRI? Practitioners and Experts ?? Practical Perspectives Segments ?? Going Deeper Segments ?? Bonus Materials ?? Additional Resources And because we want to make this resource as accessible as possible, we’re having a special sale for 1 week only! Use the code MARCH3 to receive $50 off 3-month group access or MARCH12 to receive $100 off 12-month group access! To learn more about Hope for the Journey or to sign up today, please visit hopeforthejourney.com. For questions about your group’s specific needs, please send us a message right here, or email [email protected].

I’m usually not on this side of the camera, but it was a pleasure filming alongside Show Hope’s Kate Johnson, creating more content for the new Hope for the Journey online learning platform. Many thanks to the incomparable Ryan Klaver, Bethany Jones, Anna Siran Wilt, and Bethany Briley for their work behind the scenes—the best team a guy could ask for!

This week on the blog, we share 8?? practical tips for building strong relationships among your kids! Read the blog post at bit.ly/4hKBU81. #connectingwithkids #parentingresources #peacefulparenting #parenting #tbri #trustbasedrelationalintervention