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Season 3 Episode 11 : The Adoption & Abandonment of Natalia Grace Part 1

Cat & Jack discuss the curious case of Natalia Grace, We discuss how the docuseries on Netflix addresses the situation as well as how a careful examination of facts and documents paints a very particular story of both the adoption, abuse, and abandonment of an orphan from Ukraine. Please be advised that this episode discusses…

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Season 3 Episode 10 : Abuse of Power in Foster Care – BOLDFAM

Cat & Jack chat with Deric from Boldfam – the viral social sensation who has recently undergone an interaction with CPS in Texas due to an abuse call from a doctor.

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Season 3 Episode 8 : Behavior Hacks in Foster Care

Cat & Jack chat about some hacks for handling behaviors that may be caused by the trauma kids in foster care experience, and also children with neurodiversity.

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Season 3 Episode 7 : Strong Early Connections in Foster Care

Cat & Jack chat with Andria Peek, a Technical Assistance Specialist with Safe Babies, a program of ZERO TO THREE about strong early connections in foster care and how the Safe Babies approach can optimize them.

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Season 3 Episode 5 : Safe Baby Courts In Foster Care

Jack & Cat chat with Andria about Safe Baby Courts (also known as early childhood court or baby court or infant toddler court)

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Season 3 Episode 4 : Exploitation of Kids In Foster Care

Cat & Jack get down on the nitty gritty of where the line is when it comes to foster children on social media and especially when monetization comes into the scenario.

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Season 2 Episode 12 : Sisco’s Adoption after 70+ Foster Placements

Nichole & Jack chat with nichole’s teen son Sisco about his time in foster care group homes after 4+ years and 70+ foster homes.

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Season 2 Episode 11 : Lucas and Looking on the Bright Side in Foster Care

TW: Child Abuse in foster careJack & Nichole & Jack Jr, chat with Nichole’s son Lucas who discusses being abused in foster care, and shares his sweet optimism and resilience.

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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 : 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.

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Season 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.

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Season 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

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Season 2 Episode 2 : Foster The Teens in Foster Care

Jack chats with Brittany, the single fostermom behind the social account “foster the teens”.

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Season 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.

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Season 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.

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Season 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…

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Season 1 Episode 30 : The Generational Cycle of Foster Care – Meet Ellie

Cat (Therapist) & Jack (Fostermom) talk to Ellie (a former foster youth) who has recently reunified with her son who was removed from her care and placed in foster care. Ellie had to overcome so many obstacles, including addiction, domestic violence, raising a son with special needs (autism), and learning how to advocate for herself….

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Season 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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Season 1 Episode 28 : From Foster Care to Masters Level Social Worker – Meet Marissa

Jack & Nichole sit with former foster youth and current social worker, Marissa to talk about her experience as a child in the system. Marissa was removed from her relative caregiver when she was 13 years old, sent to another relative, and then reunified with her primary caregiver, only for the problems to recur. Marissa…

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Season 1 Episode 27 : Pathway to Permanency in Foster Care

Jack & Guest Host Nichole join Marissa (former foster youth and masters social worker) to walk the path of foster care from the viewpoint of a foster child. Experience of a Child in Foster Care Child experiences a trauma of abuse or neglect Police show up and child is questioned if possible Life goes on…

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