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Helping Grandfamilies Thrive: Support for Kinship Caregivers
Helping Grandfamilies Thrive
Support, Resilience, and Healing for Kinship Caregivers.
You’re doing the heart-work. We’re here to help you lead with love.
Raising a relative’s child is a journey of profound love and unique challenges. We provide the trauma-informed tools and emotional literacy resources you need to build a resilient, healing home.
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"The Heart of the Movement: Essential Listening" > "If you are new to the 2.7 Million Project, start here. These hand-picked episodes define our mission to move kinship caregivers from 'survival mode' to intentional leadership. From the 2.7 Million Manifesto to deep dives into the 'Invisible CEO' mindset, these conversations are the foundation of our upcoming book and our shared future."
Jan. 4, 2026
TRAILER | Welcome to The 2.7 Million Project
A 60-second introduction to the new mission for grandparents and kinship caregivers moving from survival to significance. Send us a text Thank you for tuning into today's episode. It's been a journey of shared stories, insigh...
June 4, 2024
Life After Doom: A Conversation with Brian McLaren
Send us a Text Message. How has raising your grandchildren affected you not just emotionally but mentally, physically, and financially? You may not often consider the profound impact this role has on you because you spend so ...
Dec. 29, 2025
(Best of 2025) Four Skills That Correct 99% of Behaviors with Nichole…
Are you a grandparent unexpectedly thrust into the role of primary caregiver for your grandchildren? Do you feel overwhelmed by the challenges of parenting again while navigating the complexities of legal, financial, and emot...
Recent Episodes
June 15, 2026
Parenting Teens in Kinship Care: Building Trust and Reducing Conflict
Do you ever wonder how to truly connect with a teen who’s pushing you away, when every word feels like it could spark a door-slam or an icy silence? Are you a grandparent navigating the dizzying maze of kinship care—grappling...
June 8, 2026
Adopting Your Grandchild: Navigating Court Hurdles and Winning
Are you a grandparent fighting to legally adopt your grandchild, drowning in red tape and wondering if the finish line will ever come? Have you sat through courtrooms hoping to be heard, worried for your grandchild’s safety, ...
June 1, 2026
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren- Beating Burnout, Supporting Marriage, and Thriving Through Change
Are you a grandparent thrust into the role of primary caregiver, managing the relentless stress, marriage challenges, and behavioral transitions that come with raising your grandchildren? Do you wonder how to move from surviv...
May 25, 2026
Breaking Generational Trauma- How A Grandchild Raised By His Grandmother Found Healing
Are you a grandparent, caregiver, or child impacted by generational trauma? Do you wrestle with questions of connection, healing, and the hope to break repeating patterns? Are you searching for authentic guidance to rewrite y...
May 18, 2026
Acceptance vs. Resignation: How Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Can Thrive
Are you a grandparent who finds yourself stepping back into the exhausting world of parenting, unexpectedly raising your grandchildren in the wake of family upheaval? Do you ever mourn the peaceful retirement you imagined, lo...
May 11, 2026
The High Cost of Kinship: Fentanyl, 401Ks- a Grandmother's Survival Story
Have you lost a child to the fentanyl crisis and now find yourself raising a grandchild while navigating profound grief, financial upheaval, and relentless societal judgment? Are you searching for understanding, practical sup...
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June 16, 2026
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and Kinship Caregivers I Managing …
What do you do when the child you fought so hard to protect suddenly starts pushing you away? When the "I love yous" are replaced by eye rolls and the silence feels deafening?For many of us in the kinship care community, a teenager’s rebelli…
June 9, 2026
Adopting Your Grandchild: Navigating DCFS, Terminating Parental Right…
I have to tell you, seeing Mary Hels-Jager smile today is a completely different experience than our last conversation. In our first talk (Episode 30), she was on pins and needles, navigating a legal minefield. Today? She has permanent authority. Th…
June 2, 2026
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Handling Behavioral Transitions a…
From Battlefield to Sanctuary: De-escalating the Kinship Care EnvironmentWhat happens when the emergency is over, but the atmosphere in your home still feels like a battlefield?As kinship caregivers, we spend a staggering amount of energy just p…
About the Host
Laura Brazan
CEO/Host/Kinship Care Expert
Host - Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Nurturing Through Adversity podcast.
Laura Brazan/ Kinship Care Expert- is the founder of The 2.7 Million Project and the voice of the Invisible CEO. After trading her own "planned retirement" for the high-stakes mission of kinship care, she now empowers grandparents to reclaim their identity as the chief executives of their family’s future. Laura provides the tactical frameworks and "Executive Soul" required to lead the next generation with resilience, intentionality, and a clear vision.
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