{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d2ca7351bdb8a9377b9a4af/65cadfb7e89a170016196548?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Keeping Marriage Alive and a Strong as a Family with Adoptive Children","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5d2ca7351bdb8a9377b9a4af/1707794345319-067a5fcd9925ba5ccf36dbdc984db448.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Happy Valentine’s Day! (one day early)</p><p><br></p><p>On today’s special episode, of Fostering Change we bring in two of our favorite married couples:</p><p><strong>David &amp; Julie Bulitt and Rob &amp; Reece Scheer</strong>!&nbsp; Yes, our host and his husband - co-founders of Comfort Cases - discuss relationships, particularly the issues faced by parents who adopt children and how to keep the marital relationship going strong!</p><p><br></p><p>David &amp; Julie have appeared on <em>Fostering Change</em> before. They have a unique perspective based on their careers as Julie is a licensed clinical social worker and David is a Divorce Attorney. David and Julie have been married for more than 35 years. They have four daughters and three grandchildren and are the authors of two books: <strong><em>Secrets of Strong Couples</em> </strong>and the recently released, <strong><em>Couple’s Journal - Goal Setting for Strong Couples.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Rob &amp; Reece are soon to be celebrating their 21st anniversary, and as you likely know are the parents of five children, all adopted through the foster care system.</p><p><br></p><p>In today’s discussion, you will hear the Scheers and Bulitts discuss issues they are currently experiencing as married couples and the solutions they have - including compromise - that keep the lines of communication open and flowing positively.&nbsp; But they do admit that it’s not all “wine and roses” every day, and you need to work together and on a regular basis to keep the relationship going strong.</p><p><br></p><p>The Bulitt’s new book, <strong><em>The Couple’s Journal </em></strong>is a terrific tool to do just that.&nbsp; It helps couples set goals and arranges “check-ins” to make sure you’re actually working on those goals.&nbsp; They also have a new podcast, <strong><em>Conversations for Couples</em> </strong>that we encourage you to listen (after you finish this episode of <strong><em>Fostering Change</em></strong>, of course!)</p><p><br></p><p>To learn more about David &amp; Julie Bulitt:</p><p>Website: <a href=\"https://thebulitts.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://thebulitts.com/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>All social media channels: @thebulitts</p><p><strong><em>Conversations for Couples</em></strong> Podcast: https://audioboom.com/channels/5118597-conversations-for-couples</p><p><br></p><p>A reminder that <em>Fostering Change</em> now posts on alternative Tuesdays.&nbsp; Our next episode will drop on February 27&nbsp; You can always catch up on previous episodes of <em>Fostering Change </em>by visiting <a href=\"http://www.comfortcases.org/podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.comfortcases.org/podcast</a> or your favorite podcast outlets.</p><p><br></p><p>If you have any comments, questions, or guest suggestions, we’d love to hear from you!&nbsp; Please write to us at <a href=\"mailto:info@comfortcases.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">info@comfortcases.org</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>As always, thank you for listening!</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Rob Scheer"}