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BONUS: Building Trust Between a Church and Agency in Carver County, MN

At our TFI Advocate Retreat last year, we got to share an interview between Lisa Jacobsen, an Advocate in Carver County, MN, and a local pastor as well as a local agency worker to share…

Jami KaebJuly 13, 2023

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 191: Embracing Your Identity Outside of DNA (w/ Anna Bernacki)

Anna Bernacki grew up in an adoptive home after being placed in foster care as an infant. As a teenager, she began to long for that special biological bond she felt would come from meeting…

Jami KaebJuly 10, 2023

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 190: Uncovering the Importance of Trauma-Informed Parenting (w/ Kara Higgins)

In 2009, trauma-informed care wasn’t as widespread as it was today and many families were not as open about how hard adoption really was.

Jami KaebJuly 3, 2023

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 189: Celebrating One Million Downloads (& A Special Opportunity!)

Welcome to a VERY special episode of The Forgotten Podcast. We just hit and surpassed a huge milestone and have a special opportunity to celebrate!

Jami KaebJune 26, 2023

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 188: What to Do with Unmet Hopes (w/ Corey Johnston)

My guest today experienced a childhood filled with painful circumstances, parents who struggled with drug addiction, and the death of his father at the age of seven.

Jami KaebJune 19, 2023

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 187: Making an Impact that Goes Beyond a Child (w/ Sarah Hamaker)

My guest today is proof that awareness leads to action, and that a passion for supporting the foster care community can span generations. Once you become aware of the needs, have seen them firsthand, or…

Jami KaebJune 12, 2023

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 186: Understanding the Effects of Trauma (w/ Cordelia Cranshaw Skeete)

Cordelia Cranshaw Skeete is a former foster youth, foster system advocate, coach, author, speaker, former Miss District of Columbia USA 2019, founder of Acts of Random Kindness (a nonprofit that provides resources to children and…

Jami KaebJune 5, 2023

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What to Say to Someone Who is Adopting a Child

Have you ever had a friend or family member walking through the adoption process, and you feel unsure of what to say? Or maybe you said something you thought would be fine, but it wasn’t…

Sarah WilsonJune 1, 2023

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 185: Walking Through Grief After Foster Care (w/ Melissa Smallwood)

Melissa Smallwood found herself in the foster care system as a teenager and, along with the trauma she had experienced, her foster care experience had a lasting impact on her life. She moved from being…

Jami KaebMay 29, 2023

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 184: How Awareness Leads to Action (w/ Sarah Butler)

Sarah Butler, TFI Advocate in Conecuh County, AL, didn’t imagine she would be able to be a foster parent. But after seeing another family foster, she saw it was possible and she and her husband…

Jami KaebMay 22, 2023

foster care

BONUS: Building Trust Between a Church and Agency in Carver County, MN

Episode 191: Embracing Your Identity Outside of DNA (w/ Anna Bernacki)

Episode 190: Uncovering the Importance of Trauma-Informed Parenting (w/ Kara Higgins)

Episode 189: Celebrating One Million Downloads (& A Special Opportunity!)

Episode 188: What to Do with Unmet Hopes (w/ Corey Johnston)

Episode 187: Making an Impact that Goes Beyond a Child (w/ Sarah Hamaker)

Episode 186: Understanding the Effects of Trauma (w/ Cordelia Cranshaw Skeete)

What to Say to Someone Who is Adopting a Child

Episode 185: Walking Through Grief After Foster Care (w/ Melissa Smallwood)

Episode 184: How Awareness Leads to Action (w/ Sarah Butler)

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