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Barely Braided: A Disorderly Parenting Podcast

A podcast community focused on supporting and discussing foster care, adoption and ALL things parenting - even the sticky stuff. Hosted by Alex Ellis.

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Episode 2: So you wanna be a foster parent? Q & A with Alex Ellis

Episode 2: So you wanna be a foster parent? Q & A with Alex Ellis

Join us for a Q & A session where we've collected questions from our Instagram page and answered some of the most co... Read more

20 Jan 2020

36mins

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Episode 3: The Foster Care Homestudy Process In Depth with Alex Ellis

Episode 3: The Foster Care Homestudy Process In Depth with Alex Ellis

This week, we're taking a dive into all requirements necessary to complete the foster care homestudy through Tennessee D... Read more

31 Jan 2020

40mins

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Episode 5: Adoption Day!

Episode 5: Adoption Day!

In this short bonus episode, we discuss all that happened during our recent adoption day! Big thanks to this weeks edito... Read more

9 Feb 2020

21mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 6: Really Irritating Things, Holiday Chats

Episode 6: Really Irritating Things, Holiday Chats

In this impromptu, casual episode, join me in discussing the things that are really irritating to me these days (long St... Read more

18 Feb 2020

28mins

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Episode 4: Guess the Baby Product, DCS Nashville Fails Big Time and Saturday Chats with Joel Ellis

Episode 4: Guess the Baby Product, DCS Nashville Fails Big Time and Saturday Chats with Joel Ellis

On this episode, we discuss a huge DCS fail that recently hit the news, our frustration with foster care continuing educ... Read more

3 Feb 2020

32mins

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Episode 7: Interview on Adoption, Infertility, Pregnancy Loss & Foster Parenting w/Guest Barbara Goodman

Episode 7: Interview on Adoption, Infertility, Pregnancy Loss & Foster Parenting w/Guest Barbara Goodman

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Barbara Goodman. This amazing mama was adopted as a child and tells... Read more

4 Mar 2020

51mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 8: Nashville/Mid-TN Tornado, Our Current Foster Placement, We're being put on a PIP!, Continuing Education for Foster Parents

Episode 8: Nashville/Mid-TN Tornado, Our Current Foster Placement, We're being put on a PIP!, Continuing Education for Foster Parents

In this episode, I recap recent events like the Nashville/Mid-TN tornado and the Evelyn Boswell case. I also tell the st... Read more

11 Mar 2020

36mins

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Episode 15: Emancipation, Infertility/IVF & Foster Care with guest Hannah Nelson

Episode 15: Emancipation, Infertility/IVF & Foster Care with guest Hannah Nelson

I recently had the honor of interviewing Hannah Nelson. She graciously shares her story about being emancipated at 16, i... Read more

30 May 2020

56mins

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Episode 14: Interview with Treatment Foster Care Mama Stacy Roof

Episode 14: Interview with Treatment Foster Care Mama Stacy Roof

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Stacy Roof, the mama of a treatment foster care home. She explains t... Read more

24 May 2020

46mins

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Episode 13: Pregnancy, Infant Loss and New Foster Parent Life w/Lydia Gerber

Episode 13: Pregnancy, Infant Loss and New Foster Parent Life w/Lydia Gerber

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing the beautiful Lydia Gerber, a bio mama, NICU mama and a (fairly) new... Read more

19 May 2020

48mins

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Episode 12: Foster Daughter Updates, (Not Funny) Jokes & Weeknight Chats w/Joel Ellis

Episode 12: Foster Daughter Updates, (Not Funny) Jokes & Weeknight Chats w/Joel Ellis

In this episode, Joel and I have a casual chat about our foster daughter, our adopted son and what's going on this week!

12 May 2020

41mins

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Episode 11: Interview with 22 Year Old, Single Foster Dad Corey Taylor

Episode 11: Interview with 22 Year Old, Single Foster Dad Corey Taylor

Corey Taylor was an absolute pleasure to speak with. He talks about his journey becoming an approved foster dad at only ... Read more

24 Apr 2020

34mins

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Episode 10: Parenting During COVID, Isolation, Foster Update, Kentucky Bourbon & Random Chats w/Joel Ellis

Episode 10: Parenting During COVID, Isolation, Foster Update, Kentucky Bourbon & Random Chats w/Joel Ellis

In this episode, Joel and I sit down for a casual chat about what's going on in our world right now. Big thanks to Reube... Read more

16 Apr 2020

47mins

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Episode 9: Interview with Adoption Attorney Anne Austin - Expert in DCS/Private Adoptions, Adoption Assistance, Juvenile Law, TPR

Episode 9: Interview with Adoption Attorney Anne Austin - Expert in DCS/Private Adoptions, Adoption Assistance, Juvenile Law, TPR

This episode is jam-packed with information about DCS/private/independent/agency adoptions in Tennessee. I had the honor... Read more

18 Mar 2020

1hr 11mins

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Episode 1: Our Foster Care & Adoption Story with Co-Host Joel Ellis

Episode 1: Our Foster Care & Adoption Story with Co-Host Joel Ellis

Welcome to Episode 1! Joined by my husband and co-host, Joel, we skim over our journey in foster care and adoption.

20 Jan 2020

1hr

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