What Do We Focus On So Our Kids Thrive? With Danielle Gletow

Life can be chaotic for all families. So how do get comfortable with the chaos? What do we focus on to help our kids thrive? How do we need to be so that happen? Danielle dives deep into humility, vulnerability, re-thinking our own past. Boldly being wrong about who we think we are and what we do changes our lives for the better.

Here are links to the book from my mentor that I recommend in the interview:

https://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-Your-Fault-Choosing-ebook/dp/B07957XB9T/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34D7KHUUD05FN&keywords=Elizabeth+Ivory&qid=1660294268&rnid=2941120011&s=books&sprefix=elizabeth+ivory%2Caps%2C144&sr=1-1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Its-Not-Your-Fault-Choosing-ebook/dp/B07957XB9T/ref=sr_1_2?crid=22513BOGT0UTN&keywords=elizabeth+ivory&qid=1660294218&sprefix=Elizabeth+Iv%2Caps%2C123&sr=8-2

Here's a bit about Danielle and the organisation she founded from her websites:

Danielle Gletow, a passionate children’s rights advocate for nearly 20 years is all too familiar with the disheartening state of the foster care system. As a former emergency placement guardian and now adoptive parent, Danielle witnessed the saddening circumstances surrounding the “forgotten children” of the system. Often times, babies, toddlers and adolescents are robbed of their blissful innocence, but Danielle has sought to bring love, hope and joy to each child through the work of her foundation, One Simple Wish. What began as a small startup in her Central NJ home with a personal $10,000 investment, has grown to a million dollar nonprofit serving children in 49 states through a network of more than 800 Community Partner agencies – the largest of its kind. She’s been able to empower everyday people to make direct and meaningful differences in the lives of foster children and at-risk youth one simple wish at a time and her efforts have not gone unnoticed. She has appeared on Nightline, The Harry Show, NBC Nightly News, CNN, The Kate Couric Show and has been featured in publications like Christian Science Monitor, The Star Ledger, The Washington Post and Woman’s World to name a few. She was also honored as one of the Most Influential Moms in America by Family Circle and chosen out of tens of thousands of nominees as a top 10 CNN Hero. Her heartfelt compassion and goodwill, despite her own disrupted childhood, have taught her to turn adversity into assets and she hopes to instill that within everyone she encounters—be it in front of an audience of fellow professionals or individuals she encounters in her every day life. Danielle’s witty, caring and invigorating demeanor make her relatable, as she touches on the topics of female empowerment, living with mental illness, childhood trauma and so much more. With a book in the works, she is a speaker not to be missed.

https://www.facebook.com/DanielleGletow/

https://twitter.com/DGletow

https://www.daniellegletow.com/

At One Simple Wish we believe that every child deserves love, hope and joy.

Every year nearly 500,000 children are impacted by abuse, neglect and trauma and spend time in our nation’s foster care system. It can be lonely, confusing and a bit scary. Through our innovative wish-granting platform, you can send some love to a child who needs it. When wishes come true, kids not only have a chance to just be kids, but they can also make important connections, experience new things and find their passion!

500,000+ kids spend time in foster care each year.

100,000+ kids are waiting to be adopted.

22,000+ young people age out without stable, permanent connections.

https://www.onesimplewish.org/

https://twitter.com/OneSimpleWish

https://www.facebook.com/onesimplewish

Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.