Episode Summary In this episode, we meet Patty Braendel, a special education teacher who is an adoptive mom, a birth mom, and also a foster mom. We hear about her journey to parenthood with all its ups and downs and learn how her experiences as a parent have helped her work in special education. For the visually-minded who prefer to listen and read, watch the transcript video here: https://youtu.be/6gINmxyiQ5o Resources Foster the Family Florida Department of Children and Families Empowered to Connect Find and Follow Patty Email Patty: pbraendel@gmail.com Find and Follow Carole and Wisdom Shared https://www.caroleblueweiss.com/ Follow me and send me a message on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caroleblueweiss Follow me and send me a message on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carole-blueweiss-pt-dpt-23970279/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carole_blueweiss/ Find and Follow Carole and Wisdom Shared: https://www.caroleblueweiss.com/ Subscribe to YouTube channel Follow and send a message on Facebook Follow and send a message on LinkedIn Follow on Instagram Follow on TikTok Follow on Threads The Wisdom Shared Team Audio Engineering by Steve Heatherington of Good Podcasting Works Co-Producer and Marketing Coordinator: Kayla Nelson Production Assistant: Becki Leigh