Episode 53 - Matt Anderson
Mending Families is hosted by Melissa Pemberton and she brings you weekly content that is a mix of trauma aware interviews, parenting tips for those caring for kids from adversity, and stories from people just like you as they share their beautiful messy moments. Melissa hopes that when you listen each week, you will feel encouraged, inspired and take a little something away to help you and your family move from broken to mended.
On today’s episode, Matt shares about his journey from running a foster care agency to leaving with no plan in the Fall of 2022. We talk about values fatigue, learning through relationships, and reflecting on how choices we make can effect an entire family system. Matt shares specific situations and experiences that have shaped how he views the child welfare system and “right relationship” with others. This is a heavy conversation and I encourage you to listen with open hearts and minds. Enjoy!
Matt Anderson is the founder of Proximity Design Studio a media production and strategic consultation company whose mission is to invest in the wellbeing of parents to keep families together. Matt is a creative at heart who believes in the power of our imagination. When he's not working you can find Matt in the mountains or the ocean. You can find Matt on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook and also listen to his weekly podcast, Proximity Process.
Topics Matt mentions:
*Listen to the Proximity Process HERE
*Think Of Us is an organization doing good work around child welfare reform.
*Cory Best and Matt chat about Self-Love, amongst other great topics, on this episode
*Attachment, Regulation, Competency model can be a helpful intervention that is trauma informed
*Mothers Outreach Network has a pilot program called Mother Up to help mom’s with financial needs so they can focus on being present with their kids
*All Rise: For the Good of the Children documentary shows how “we all” can work together to help a family move forward in a healthy direction
*Seen Out Loud - Alise shares her story in Season 1, Episode 4
*Unbelievable Resilient is a podcast and organization that helps tell the stories of those who have grown up in foster care
*Isaac Etter founded Identity a startup focused on helping adoptive and foster families thrive
*Cory Best has an organization called Mining for Gold and a podcast called Audio Nuggets
*Dorothy Roberts and any of her books or resources
*Joyce McMillan is the Founder and Executive Director of Just Making A Change for Families (JMACforFamilies) and provides resources, storytelling and advocacy for families
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