The Harmony Post-Adoption Method
A 6-Week Group Coaching Program to Restore Calm, Clarity & Connection in
Your Parenting Journey.
Are you parenting in survival mode?
You love your child deeply—but lately, it feels like you’re constantly overwhelmed, emotionally numb, or stretched beyond your limit.
The behaviours are intense. The exhaustion is real. And sometimes, you wonder, “Why do I feel so disconnected… even from my own child?”
You may be experiencing what is called blocked care—a state where your nervous system shifts into self-protection, making connection and compassion hard to access.
This isn’t your fault.
This is your body doing its best to keep you safe in a high-stress environment.
You are not failing. You are fatigued.
And healing is possible.
The Harmony Post-Adoption Method is a 6-week group coaching program designed specifically for adoptive parents who feel stuck, stressed, or emotionally distant—and are ready to reclaim connection, peace, and purpose in their parenting.
Rooted in neuroscience, attachment theory, and Biblical wisdom, this supportive program gives you practical tools, emotional insight, and spiritual grounding to restore the capacity for joy and connection—even in the messiest moments
This program is for you if:
- You feel guilty for not enjoying your child the way you thought you would.
- You’re navigating frequent dysregulation, defiance, or shutdowns in your child.
- You’ve read all the books, tried all the strategies, but still feel like something’s missing.
- You find yourself reacting in ways you never expected—yelling, withdrawing, feeling numb.
- You long for a supportive space to be honest, held, and gently guided by both science and Scripture.
The Framework of The Harmony Post-Adoption Method
The R.E.S.T.O.R.E. Pathway: A 7-part trauma-informed framework integrating neuroscience and faith to move from shutdown to connection.
R – Recognize the Signs of Blocked Care
Understand the neuroscience of blocked care and why it’s not your fault. Begin noticing the signs in your body, mind, and relationships.
E – Educate Your Heart & Brain
Learn the science of the nervous system, trauma responses, and how these show up in adoptive families. Root it all in God’s truth about being a human, not a hero.
S – Set Realistic Expectations
Let go of “shoulds” and learn to parent the child in front of you — not the one in the brochure. Begin grieving unmet expectations without shame.
T – Tend to Your Nervous System
Practice regulating your body so you can lead with calm instead of chaos. Daily grounding exercises and faith-based calming practices included.
O – Own Your Story
Explore your own attachment patterns and unhealed pain that may be surfacing in this season. Use journaling and reflection to begin your personal healing.
R – Reconnect with Your Child
Use repair-based tools to rebuild safety and connection with your child — even if things have felt distant or disconnected for months (or years).
E – Establish Rhythms of Resilience
Create sustainable rhythms that keep you out of burnout and restore joy and strength to your family — emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
Inside The Harmony Post-Adoption Method, You’ll Learn:
🧠 Week 1 – What’s Really Going On
Understand blocked care, nervous system overwhelm, and the invisible toll of parenting trauma-impacted children.
🕊️ Week 2 – Compassion for You, Especially When Love Feels One-Sided
Unpack the science of stress, shame, and survival—and begin to rewire your brain with compassion, not criticism.
📖 Week 3 – Grieve What Could Have Been
Create space for lament and hope, processing the gap between expectations and reality in a faith-honoring way.
🤝 Week 4 – Nervous System Tools That Work
Rethink discipline and behaviour management. And learn regulation strategies for real life—when the meltdowns happen and your cup is empty.
🧬 Week 5 – Reconnect with Your Child (and Yourself) – Creating Joy in a War Zone
Explore ways to re-engage connection—at your pace, with soft steps that your brain and heart can handle.
🌱 Week 6 – Build a New Rhythm
Map out sustainable patterns for your family—ones rooted in grace, not pressure.
What You’ll Receive
- Weekly Live Group Coaching Calls of 60-75 min each (with optional Week 7 Q&A Integration Week).
- Replay access if you miss a session.
- Guided Journaling & Reflection for some inner work.
- The R.E.S.T.O.R.E. Workbook that combines neuroscience and faith-based wisdom for deeper healing.
- Private Online Community Space for encouragement and connection.
- Calming Practice Library with short, faith-informed and practical nervous system tools that you can use right away.
- Bonus: Faith + Neuroscience Mini-Course: Understanding Your Body & Brain Through God’s Lens.
- Optional 1:1 Coaching Add-On at $100 USD for 50 minutes (for deeper support).
By the end of this program, you will understand what’s happening in your nervous system (and your child’s), know how to shift out of blocked care, and have a concrete, faith-based plan to bring peace and connection back into your home.
Program Investment:
$297 USD for founding cohort – starting July 21, 2025
(Price will increase to $495 in the next round)
Your healing matters. Your peace matters. And your capacity to show up as the parent you want to be? It’s not gone. It’s just been buried under stress.
Let’s uncover it—together.
What Parents Are Saying:
“This program gave me permission to be human again. I didn’t realize how much I needed that.”
— Adoptive Mom, 3 children
“I finally understand why I feel the way I do—and I feel hope for the first time in years.”
— Foster-to-Adopt Dad
Ready to start your healing journey?
Book a Free 20-minute Connection & Clarity Call
To determine whether the program is the right fit. On the call, we will gently assess where you are on the blocked care scale and whether this program can help.
Because you can be the parent you wished—even in a hard season.
You just need the right support to get there.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions❓
1. What is blocked care?
Blocked care is a state of emotional shutdown that can occur in adoptive or foster parents when caregiving becomes chronically stressful or unrewarding. It’s not a failure of love or effort—it’s your nervous system’s way of protecting you from overwhelm. Understanding this response is the first step toward healing and reconnecting.
2. How do I know if I’m experiencing blocked care?
Many parents describe feeling numb, burned out, angry, resentful, or emotionally distant from their child. You may be going through the motions but feel guilt or shame for not “feeling” connected. If parenting feels more like surviving than relating, you are not alone—and this program is for you.
3. How is this different from regular parenting advice or therapy?
This program is not about behaviour charts or quick fixes. It blends the latest neuroscience with trauma-informed tools and faith-based encouragement. You’ll learn how your nervous system and your child’s brain interact—and how to regulate both so you can parent from a place of calm and connection.
4. Is this a faith-based program?
Yes, but not in a prescriptive way. We integrate biblical truth with science to provide strength, wisdom, and compassion. Whether you’re deeply rooted in your faith or exploring spiritual encouragement in your parenting, this program welcomes you without judgment.
5. Will this program help me manage my child’s behaviour?
Yes—but not by focusing solely on correction. When you understand what’s going on beneath your child’s behaviour (and your own), you can respond with connection instead of control. That’s when behaviour starts to shift—because safety and relationship come first.
6. Will this help fix my child’s behaviours?
Rather than offering a “fix,” this work offers a framework. Many of the behaviours you’re seeing—aggression, defiance, shutdowns—are expressions of a dysregulated nervous system. Your child isn’t choosing chaos; their body is reacting from a place of overwhelm, fear, or survival.
This program helps you understand what’s happening under the surface—through the lens of neuroscience and trauma—and equips you to respond in ways that calm the chaos instead of escalating it. By supporting your nervous system first and shifting from blocked care into connection, you begin to co-regulate with your child. Over time, that safety and connection become the foundation for behaviour change.
Healing is a journey, not a quick fix—but you won’t walk it alone.
7. How do I find peace in my home if we don’t address the behaviours directly?
Traditional parenting focuses on behaviour as the problem. But trauma-informed parenting recognizes that behaviour is a signal, not the root issue. When a child feels unsafe or unseen, their nervous system goes into survival mode. That might look like aggression, withdrawal, lying, stealing, or disrespect—but those are symptoms, not the source.
The path to peace starts with understanding your own stress responses (especially if you’re stuck in blocked care) and learning to create felt safety—for both you and your child. When your body feels safe, your child’s brain starts to shift, too. This isn’t about ignoring behaviour—it’s about going deeper than behaviour.
Peace doesn’t come from perfect compliance—it comes from co-regulation, connection, and compassionate presence. That’s how we begin to change the atmosphere in the home.
8. What if I feel like a bad parent?
You’re not. Blocked care makes even the most devoted parent feel distant or defeated. This program gives you the tools, support, and community to reconnect with yourself and your child—with compassion, not shame.
9. Do I have to be currently in crisis to join?
Not at all. This program is for any adoptive parent who feels stuck, stressed, or unsure how to move forward—whether you’re in the middle of a hard season or trying to prevent another one.
10. What’s included in the program?The program is limited to 10 parents per cohort to ensure depth, privacy, and personal support. We start August 11, 2025 — next cohort not until October 20, 2025.
Each week includes:
✅ Live group coaching sessions
✅ A practical video or reading with neuroscience + biblical insight
✅ Reflection prompts or exercises
✅ Supportive community check-in
✅ Optional faith integration
You’ll leave each session with clarity and action—not overwhelm.
11. Is this only for adoptive parents?
This program is designed with adoptive parents in mind—especially those parenting children with trauma, early adversity, or complex behaviours. Some foster or kinship caregivers may find it helpful too. If you’re unsure, reach out—I’m happy to talk.
12. What is the Risk Reversal?
I guarantee transformation: If you attend the live calls, complete the workbook, and feel no change in your understanding or response to blocked care, I will offer a bonus 1:1 coaching session or extend access to the next round — your choice.
Let’s Talk