Aug. 31, 2023

Baby Samuel and Me: Stories of Adoption Across Generations

Baby Samuel and Me: Stories of Adoption Across Generations

Tami talks about her chapter in the upcoming book, "The Reciprocity of Therapy" in which she writes of faith and unconditional love when describing her transition from orphan to a cherished member of a compassionate family. After raising her own children, she attained her college degree, became a social worker assisting couples in applying to foster and/or adopt children to complete their families. This work brought deep gratitude for the faith, trust, and courage her own family exemplified in adopting her. Rather than believing the notion of rejection by her birth mother and family, one little boy’s adoption enabled Tami to accept her own adoption as a true gift from God. Tami experienced a true miracle by being in the energy of gratitude when she returned home to find an email from 23 and Me, from a 100% blood sister! Amy, (her sister) is joining Tami in Puerto Vallarta for the book launch. Join Julie Ann and Tami as they chat about this topic in today's episode, one of a series of 10 episodes from the book "The Reciprocity of Therapy" which will be released on Nov 7th, 2023.

About Our Guest
Tami Jennings is a Child Nutrition Director for a large rural school district and a volunteer teacher for women in recovery. Through her work, she provides nutritional choices and education for healthy living for students as well as staff. She continues to expand her influence through working with legislators on the state level for a healthier future beginning with the school systems. Tami transitioned from using her skills as a social worker with the foster and adoption program in Indian Child Welfare to impacting the lives of women returning to the community after spending time in rehabilitation programs and prison. She joins them in their journey of learning to live a healthy, fulfilling life through faith, and she teaches communication, personal growth, and relapse prevention. Tami is very passionate about community building and connections. She is proud to work with a diverse range of students, staff, administrators, and legislators, as well as women in recovery. She seeks to do her part in making the world a better place.

About Our Host
Julie Ann is the Founder of Influence Publishing Inc and a TEDx Speaker. In the last ten years she has published over 300 authors and made over 80% of those International Best Sellers. She claims to be the world only Dyslexic book publisher and her TEDx Talk on “The Gift of Dyslexia” has had almost 100,000 views. She has been featured on British and Canadian TV, The Daily Mail, International Radio and Podcasts and conducted many inspirational speeches. She has won many awards including The Golden Gavel Speech contest, International Toastmasters, Woman of Worth Success and Soul, Unlimited Woman of Creativity and The Canadian Business Excellence Awards, (Creative Book Publishing) in 2021.

She is the Best-Selling author of “Around the World in Seven Years – A Life Changing Journey” that catalogues her journey around the world from 1998-2005 by sailboat, train, bus, and plane. She is a member of the New York Circumnavigators club as the slowest circumnavigator, travelling from the UK to South Africa, Tanzania, Dar es Salem, Zanzibar, Kenya, Seychelles, Maldives and the tiny remote archipelago of the uninhabited islands of Chagos (where she lived on a desert island for 3 months).  She crossed the Indian Ocean by sailboat to Thailand and Malaysia where she created a backpackers remote islands tour business for 2 years.  She then travelled alone to
Laos and Cambodia and then flew to Vancouver Canada, to join another boat and sail the Baja of Mexico, and the Sea of Cortez.  Her circumnavigation was complete when she flew the final leg from Mexico City back to the UK. She presently lives in Puerto Vallarta where she met her Mexican Fiancé who was a Salsa and Latin dance instructor.  She discovered unconditional love with him and lived live to the full, dancing Salsa, Cumbia, and the Cha Cha every week along with the live Cuban band in Bodeguita Cuban club in Puerto Vallarta. He recently passed and this inspired her to start this podcast show to inspire other people to live a life on purpose and in joy and with no regrets! The last 3 years in Puerto Vallarta have been the best years of her life, at a time when many where experiencing the opposite. She is a dual citizen of the UK and Canada.

Links:
Website: https://www.influencepublishing.com
Facebook: @Influencepub
Twitter: @Influencepub
LinkedIn: Julie Salisbury
Instagram: @InfluencePublishing
YouTube: Influence Publishing
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