January 24-27, 2025
Clearwater, FL
Keynote Speaker: Sandra Flach
Sandra Flach is mom of 8 children, 5 through adoption—2 diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. She encourages and equips foster and adoptive parents through her weekly Adoption& Foster Care Journey Podcast and blogs at SandraFlach.com. She is a certified facilitator of the FASCETS Neurobehavioral Model, teaches FASD workshops, and co-leads the Hope for the FASD Journey online support community. Sandra is co-founder of Justice For Orphans and author of Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father. She and her husband Wayne have been married 36 years. They reside in upstate NY where they love to spend time with family, especially their 8 grandchildren.
Breakout Host: Jessica Johnson
Jessica Johnson is a coach who helps adoptive moms gain more parenting confidence, build deeper connections with their children and breakthrough behavioral challenges so they can experience more joy in life.
Jessica adopted a sibling group of three girls from Ethiopia in 2012. Her personal parenting experiences have given her a deeper understanding of the toll that stress can take on the body, as well as insight into how a parent’s own upbringing shapes their attachment bond with their child. Jessica founded her business “Root and Revive Wellness” with a vision of equipping and providing holistic support for adoptive moms.
Jessica grew up in a log cabin in the woods that her father built. She lives in the Pacific Northwest and loves anything outdoors: backpacking, cross country skiing and paddleboarding.
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