Susan Elsworth's guest appearances

Susan Elsworth

The Adoption & Foster Care Journey

The FASD Success Show

FASD Hope

Aubrey Page

Rebecca Tillou

Lisa Murphy

Linda Rosenbaum

Susan Rich

Sara Messelt

John Vecchione

Joel Sheagren

Jodee Kulp

Susan Shepard

Jeffrey Wozniak

Vanessa Spiller

Ira Chasnoff

Aliy Brown

Gwen Bartley

OwlTail

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.”  Isaiah 43:2   Welcome to The Adoption &amp; 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 Susan Elsworth. Susan is a mom of 13 children—9 adopted thought foster care and 5 with FASD. She is founder and executive director of Indiana Alliance on Prenatal Substance Exposure and the FASD United Affiliate Director.    Listen in as Susan transparently shares the challenges, grief, and hope from her twenty year foster and adoption journey.    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 justicefororphansny.org FASD United Indiana Alliance

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.”  Isaiah 43:2 Welcome to The Adoption &amp; 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 Susan Elsworth. Susan is a mom of 13 children—9 adopted thought foster care and 5 with FASD. She is founder and executive director of Indiana Alliance on Prenatal Substance Exposure and the FASD United Affiliate Director.  Listen in as Susan transparently shares the challenges, grief, and hope from her twenty year foster and adoption journey.  Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media. Links mentioned in this episode: <a href="http://sandraflach.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sandraflach.com</a> <a href="http://justicefororphansny.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">justicefororphansny.org</a> <a href="https://fasdunited.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FASD United</a> <a href="https://inalliancepse.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Indiana Alliance</a>

Episode 333 - Hope on the FASD Adoption Journey with Susan Elsworth

FASD Hope is a podcast about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), through the lens of parent advocates with over nineteen years of lived experience.   Episode 71 shines a spotlight on Susan Elsworth, Founder and Executive Director of Indiana NOFAS, Inc. - a nonprofit corporation serving families and individuals with prenatal exposure to substances and alcohol. Susan is also the Director of Perinatal Substance Abuse and Family Advocacy for Mental Health America of Indiana. Susan is the NOFAS Affiliate Coordinator of the NOFAS network. Indiana NOFAS is a subsidiary of Mental Health America of Indiana, who seeks to provide support and services to individuals and their families, while advocating for positive system change a holistic across the lifespan.   During this HOPE FILLED episode, Susan explores the following topics: her family's journey in FASD, the transformation of her as a "Go-To Mom About FASD" to FASD Parent Advocate, the importance of safety plans, the importance of grieving, the innovative educational and training opportunities offered through Indiana NOFAS and her words of encouragement and hope for the FASD community.  #stopthebounce   EPISODE RESOURCES -  Indiana NOFAS https://indiananofas.org/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/IndianaNOFAS Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/indiananofas/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/IndianaNOFAS LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-elsworth-a9373440/   FASD Hope - https://www.fasdhope.com/ natalie@fasdhope.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fasdhope/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fasdhope1 Twitter - https://twitter.com/fasdhope LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-vecchione-17212160/ Clubhouse - @natalievecc   Check out our new book “Blazing New Homeschool Trails: Educating and Launching Teens with Developmental Disabilities” by Natalie Vecchione &amp; Cindy LaJoy  BUY IT NOW!

FASD Hope is a podcast about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), through the lens of parent advocates with over nineteen years of lived experience. Episode 71 shines a spotlight on Susan Elsworth, Founder and Executive Director of Indiana NOFAS, Inc. - a nonprofit corporation serving families and individuals with prenatal exposure to substances and alcohol. Susan is also the Director of Perinatal Substance Abuse and Family Advocacy for Mental Health America of Indiana. Susan is the NOFAS Affiliate Coordinator of the NOFAS network. Indiana NOFAS is a subsidiary of Mental Health America of Indiana, who seeks to provide support and services to individuals and their families, while advocating for positive system change a holistic across the lifespan. During this HOPE FILLED episode, Susan explores the following topics: her family's journey in FASD, the transformation of her as a "Go-To Mom About FASD" to FASD Parent Advocate, the importance of safety plans, the importance of grieving, the innovative educational and training opportunities offered through Indiana NOFAS and her words of encouragement and hope for the FASD community.  #stopthebounce EPISODE RESOURCES -  Indiana NOFAS <a href="https://indiananofas.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://indiananofas.org/</a> Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IndianaNOFAS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/IndianaNOFAS</a> Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/indiananofas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/indiananofas/</a> Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/IndianaNOFAS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/IndianaNOFAS</a> LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-elsworth-a9373440/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-elsworth-a9373440/</a> FASD Hope - <a href="https://www.fasdhope.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.fasdhope.com/</a> <a href="mailto:natalie@fasdhope.com">natalie@fasdhope.com</a> Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fasdhope/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/fasdhope/</a> Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fasdhope1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/fasdhope1</a> Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/fasdhope" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/fasdhope</a> LinkedIn- <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-vecchione-17212160/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-vecchione-17212160/</a> Clubhouse - @natalievecc Check out our new book “Blazing New Homeschool Trails: Educating and Launching Teens with Developmental Disabilities” by Natalie Vecchione &amp; Cindy LaJoy  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blazing-New-Homeschool-Trails-Developmental/dp/B096LYJCJW/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1623697067&amp;sr=8-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BUY IT NOW!</a>

71 - Rock Star Advocate - A Conversation with Susan Elsworth

 Susan Elsworth, Founder and Director of Indiana NOFAS Susan has a BA in Business Management and an AS in Criminal Justice and Corrections. A former foster parent, she and her husband Duane are parents to 13 children, including 5 with FASD, 1 with Celiac Disease and 3 with Reactive Attachment Disorder. In addition, she mentors foster and adoptive parents, advocates, presents and serves on several Boards and Committees at the local and State level.  Susan shares what led her to foster and adopt and reveals how, like so many others, she found herself in a State with no service providers, extremely limited expertise in Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and lack of systems support, including family. You will discover her views on: parenting and what expectations we have from others and ourselves differentiating between FASD, other diagnoses and neurotypical behaviour what happens when you fail to acknowledge the grief cycle best advice for birth moms and caregivers just starting their journey the biggest block to helping our kids (and this might surprise you). We also talk about NOFAS (past, present and future), life during the pandemic and advise to parents. When asked about her self-care routine, in addition to the regular activities, she said: The biggest part of my self care is  reframing success for me and my kiddos. You will enjoy Susan’s forthright attitude as she sprinkles her personal and professional experience with so many truth bombs your head will explode. Okay, maybe not explode, but make some room in there for some incredible insight. Support the show

Susan Elsworth, Founder and Director of Indiana NOFAS Susan has a BA in Business Management and an AS in Criminal Justice and Corrections. A former foster parent, she and her husband Duane are parents to 13 children, including 5 with FASD, 1 with Celiac Disease and 3 with Reactive Attachment Disorder. In addition, she mentors foster and adoptive parents, advocates, presents and serves on several Boards and Committees at the local and State level.  Susan shares what led her to foster and adopt and reveals how, like so many others, she found herself in a State with no service providers, extremely limited expertise in Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and lack of systems support, including family. You will discover her views on: <ul><li>parenting and what expectations we have from others and ourselves </li><li>differentiating between FASD, other diagnoses and neurotypical behaviour </li><li>what happens when you fail to acknowledge the grief cycle </li><li>best advice for birth moms and caregivers just starting their journey </li><li>the biggest block to helping our kids (and this might surprise you). </li></ul>We also talk about NOFAS (past, present and future), life during the pandemic and advise to parents. When asked about her self-care routine, in addition to the regular activities, she said: The biggest part of my self care is  reframing success for me and my kiddos. You will enjoy Susan’s forthright attitude as she sprinkles her personal and professional experience with so many truth bombs your head will explode. Okay, maybe not explode, but make some room in there for some incredible insight. <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/FASDSUCCESS" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

#018 Susan Elsworth: FASD Knowledge Bombs from a MOM