{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"078: Offering Hope, Dignity and Holistic Care in Kenyan Hospice with Juli Boit","description":"Juli Boit is no stranger to helping those in need. She\u2019s an author, family nurse practitioner, and international non-profit director of Living Room International, dedicated to providing palliative care services to adults and children in western Kenya.  After going through an adoption journey with her son Ryan, whose parents had recently passed, and consequently adopting his siblings, she found herself needing some help of her own when two of her kids required transplants far from their Kenyan home.  These transformative experiences made Juli see her work through a different lens: that joy can be found in both giving and receiving and that without the pain, we cannot experience joy.  Today, Juli is sharing her experience in the hopes of making someone else\u2019s journey of navigating children\u2019s treatments, ICU admissions, and surgeries feel a little more manageable.  Key Takeaways with Juli Boit Navigating an international adoption process How motherhood changes your perspective on helping others The importance of community & the feeling of belonging  Creating community in a new phase of life Asking for help when you feel vulnerable or scared Guiding others through shared experience  Making room for grief to experience joy  Practices to help you feel present and grounded Navigating a transplant and ICU journey  How traumatic experiences affect your faith  Welcoming people who feel like they\u2019ve never been welcome anywhere Show Notes: Get Full Access to the Show Notes by visiting: MatteasJoy.org\/78. Rate & Review If you enjoyed today\u2019s episode of The Joy In The Journey, hit the subscribe button on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen, so future episodes are automatically downloaded directly to your device. You can also help by providing an honest rating & review over on Apple Podcasts. Reviews go a long way in helping us build awareness so that we can impact even more people. THANK YOU! ","author_name":"Joy In The Journey","author_url":"https:\/\/www.matteasjoy.org\/","html":"