the Hunger for Connection
Chef Kibby
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“Why can’t we connect?” It’s a question many foster and adoptive parents, like myself, have asked about attempting to build a relationship with a child God has placed into our homes.
What is it that keeps them from being open and receptive to your care? Could you sum it up in one word? You may choose words like trauma, detachment, defiance, or dysregulation, but I’d like to suggest a more helpful word: hunger.
This is Chef Kibby inviting you to join me for the Hunger for Connection Podcast. In each episode, I’ll be weaving together pioneering research, personal experiences, and practical advice that will help you to reimagine the challenges you face not as a problem to be fixed but a hunger to be fed. You’ll see that being fed is one of the most deeply-embodied relational experiences we have as human beings, plus you’ll learn how to use this renewed mindset to create a deeper sense of connection within your child, your family, and your home.
Let me come alongside you on your foster and adoptive journey by hitting the subscribe button. I look forward to helping you feed the Hunger for Connection. Until then, I’ll see you in the kitchen.
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People Have Flavors
I thought it would be clever to ask you what flavor of person you liked best, but running through the potential answers in my head made it abundantly clear that it would likely turn problematic real…
Interoception is Reality
Is it rude of me to start with such a fancy word? I apologize. What I meant to say was this:You feel what you feel, and you’re feelings are real.Truer words are rarely said - especially by a…
Asking Better Questions
Yes, I have kids.No, they haven’t always eaten everything I’ve put in front of them.In spite of all this, I stand by my statement: there is no such thing as a “picky eater.”This is not an argument…
Thinking Outside the Box
Sometimes people get stuck in a certain way of thinking. We see it all the way from international geopolitics down to kiddos refusing to eat their vegetables. It can be challenging to challenge…
No Such Thing as a Picky Eater?!
Yes, I have kids.No, they haven’t always eaten everything I’ve put in front of them.In spite of all this, I stand by my statement: there is no such thing as a “picky eater.”This is not an argument…
Eat Your Blue Vegetables
I did not misspeak… or mistype? Many of the most beneficial foods for you and your child are blue vegetables - at least, that’s what they’d say in ancient Japan.Were they colorblind? No. While the…
Getting Through a Tough Season
The holiday season came and went before I could sit down to record an episode. Election season is over, and the college football season is wrapping up in a few short hours (go Bucks!). The winter…
It’s NOT Getting Hot in Here
Do you enjoy watching celebrities recoil in pain as they munch on wings dipped in sauces of increasing degrees of “heat?” Hot they really are not.Your sensory system has an incredible capacity to…
May I offer you a refreshment?
Refreshments are such a common part of our culture that we don’t often consider just how important a role being fed plays in allowing us to be in better relationship with ourselves and others.Today…
the Politics of Parenting
In this turbulent time in our country’s history, it’s easy to get stuck into the us-versus-them mentality - a mentality that can just as easily creep into our parenting.Today on the Hunger for…
Hungry and Happy | the Sermon on the Mount
How is it possible for us to be both hungry and happy, and what does it have to do with the Gospel?In a recent episode of the Bible Project Podcast, Tim and Jon discussed a familiar passage in the…
Escaping the Distress Cycle
If you’ve ever had a child spin out of control over something seemingly small and insignificant, then you know what it’s like to live in the Distress Cycle.In this installment of the Hunger for…
You Weren’t Born Understanding Hunger
At the intersection of interpersonal neurogastronomy and child development is an insightful truth: none of us were born understanding hunger.That’s not to say we weren’t born hungry or for the…
Food Has No Flavor and Why It Matters
The first lesson I learned when I began to study the realm of interpersonal neurogastronomy is this: food has no flavor.You may not realize how important this distinction is to understanding our…
How the Hunger for Connection was Born
This radically new perspective on trauma-informed care -- one that is also informed by the emerging field of interpersonal neurogastronomy -- was born out of a time of deep personal sadness and the…
What is the Hunger for Connection?
In this first episode of the Hunger for Connection, you'll learn about the drive for peace that lives within every one of us and how it impacts the way we show up in relationship to one another.You…
Trailer: Introducing the Hunger for Connection Podcast
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the Hunger for Connection has published 17 episodes since November 2023, covering topics in Christianity, Kids & Family.
the Hunger for Connection is currently sporadic with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 20m.
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