Season 2 Episode 10 : Grow Into You for Aged Out Kids in Foster Care
Jack & Nichole chat with Erin NeSmith from Grow Into You Foundation for aged out kids in foster care.
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Season 2 Episode 9 Outtake
We mentioned a Starbucks Christmas drink in episode 9 and later looked up what it was called (Juniper Latte), we were cracking up reading this article about it. While it didn’t make the cut for the episode – we figured we would share the description of this Starbucks Juniper Latte in a bonus episode.
Read MoreSeason 2 Episode 9 : Turning the Tables with Teens in Foster Care
Jack & Nichole sit with Papo and chat with him about his experience growing up in the foster care system in Philadelphia and how he turned the table by helping teens in foster care by working in a group home and connecting with the kids through his own foster experiences.
Read MoreSeason 2 Episode 8 : Equine Therapy in Foster Care
Jack and Nichole chat with Lisa from Emerald M Ranch in Brooksville that specializes in equine (hippo) therapy to help children who have experienced trauma (foster children) and children with medical needs.
Read MoreSeason 2 Episode 7 : Lifehacks for Foster Parents
Nichole and Jack share the lifehacks for foster parents that listeners sent in to help us all get more organized.
Read MoreSeason 2 Episode 6 : A Trauma Informed Courtroom in Foster Care – Meet Judge Lynn Tepper – Part 3/3
Cat, Jack, & Nichole continue their chat with Sr Retired Judge Lynn Tepper about her experiences in the courtroom and her evolution to creating a trauma informed courtroom. If you have not yet listened to part 1 and 2, we recommend you listen to those episodes before this episode.
Read MoreSeason 2 Episode 5 : A Trauma Informed Courtroom in Foster Care – Meet Judge Lynn Tepper – Part 2/3
Cat, Jack, & Nichole continue their chat with Sr Retired Judge Lynn Tepper about her experiences in the courtroom and her evolution to creating a trauma informed courtroom. If you have not yet listened to part 1, we recommend you listen to that episodes before this episode.
Read MoreSeason 2 Episode 4 : A Trauma Informed Courtroom in Foster Care – Meet Judge Tepper
Cat, Jack, & Nichole chat with Sr Retired Judge Lynn Tepper about her experiences in the courtroom and her evolution to creating a trauma informed courtroom. Stay tuned to next week for part 2
Read MoreSeason 2 Episode 3 : Black Single Foster Mom of Teens
Jack chats with Ryan, a black single foster mom who can be found on instagram as @black_single_foster_mom about becoming a foster parent during a pandemic, race dynamics, and fostering teens as a single mom.
Read MoreSeason 2 Episode 2 : Foster The Teens in Foster Care
Jack chats with Brittany, the single fostermom behind the social account “foster the teens”.
Read MoreSeason 1 Episode 36 : Understanding Judges in Foster Care – Meet Luke
Jack & Cat sit with Judge Luke to get a better understanding of the role of a judge in dependency and foster care.
Read MoreSeason 1 Episode 35 : Breathwork in Foster Care
Jack and Brenna (from episode 33) talk about how breathwork and yoga can help build resiliency to heal and withstand trauma.
Read MoreHoliday Hiatus
Just an update that we are on a holiday hiatus until after the new year. But we are working in bringing you some amazing content we have for you!
Read MoreSeason 1 Episode 34 : Jack’s Former Foster Youth – Meet Smooshie
Jack & Mac chat with Mac’s daughter and Jack’s former foster daughter about what being in foster care was like for her.
Read MoreSeason 1 Episode 33 : The Targeted Child in Foster Care – Meet Brenna
Cat, Jack, and Nichole sit with Brenna to discuss her history as the targeted abused child in her biological home, going through the dependency system in New Jersey, and what it looked like to travel the path of abuse report to signed surrender paperwork. We were recently chosen as one of the Top 20 Foster…
Read MoreSeason 1 Episode 32 : A Merry Foster Family Christmas
Jack (fostermom) & Nichole (fostermom & gal) chat about ways to make Christmas easier on children who are in foster care and away from their families. Here are some ideas: Ask them and their family about any traditions they have and see what you can implement in your home so they don’t miss it, and…
Read MoreSeason 1 Episode 31 : DCF Cancels CBC
Nichole (fostermom & gal) & Jack (fostermom) sit and chat about local events concerning the state DCF cancelling the contract of the local CBC and the sheriff’s department opening a criminal investigation into the CBC. The community is anxiously awaiting information about what will happen in the next 60 days while we wait for DCF…
Read MoreSeason 1 Episode 29 : Against All Odds in Foster Care – Meet Madeleine
Mac (biomom) & Jack (fostermom) sit with Madeleine (former foster youth) and discuss her experience in the foster care system. Madeleine lived in group homes and bounced around until a therapeutic group home allowed her to move in with a relative. After a failed permanent guardianship situation, she still beat the odds and graduated high…
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