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Episode 270: Recovering from Addiction to Achieve Reunification (w/ Jacob Jackson)

Jacob Jackson is a devoted father, husband, and certified automotive technician. After a car accident, Jacob found himself addicted to prescription drugs. Through a recovery program and the support of the church, Jacob was able…

Jami KaebMay 26, 2025

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 266: Advocating for Whole Family Care (w/ Esther Sherrard)

Esther Sherrard is a private consultant working to help agencies, courts, and faith communities improve child welfare outcomes by preserving, restoring, and growing families.

Jami KaebMarch 31, 2025

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 213: Life After Reunification: Becoming an Agency Worker (w/ Brenna Hunter)

Brenna Hunter is working to be a voice for those who are navigating foster care and spreading hope through her own incredible transformation.

Jami KaebDecember 11, 2023

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 207: A Journey From Addiction to Advocacy (w/ Jody Golston)

Jody Golston's story is one of recovery, restoration, and healing after the hardest days of her life.

Jami KaebOctober 30, 2023

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 195: A Family Reunified (w/ Jackie Polk)

Rarely is there a single factor that causes a parent to have to give up their child. For Jackie Polk, it was a combination of domestic violence and addiction that led to her children being…

Jami KaebAugust 7, 2023

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 157: Learning to Celebrate Reunification (w/ Amanda Irby)

Foster care is full of confusing, and often conflicting, emotions. How do we handle those emotions? How do we prepare ourselves for hard transitions? And how do we champion reunification as often as we can?…

Jami KaebOctober 10, 2022

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 144: Moment by Moment: From the Perspective of an Agency Worker

Today, I’m talking with Delaney Burns, who is an agency worker. Delaney grew up in a home where her parents fostered, which solidified her interest in becoming a foster care caseworker. In this episode, she…

Jami KaebMay 2, 2022

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 142: Navigating Transition & Alternative Outcomes in Foster Care

Dorothy Mendoza and her husband, Chris, began fostering because they wanted to see children reunified with their biological parents. In their first 3 years as foster parents, they fostered 9 children, and only one of…

Jami KaebApril 4, 2022

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 137: If God is Calling You, You Can Do It!

Brandon and Cherith Craft are no strangers to doing hard things. In fact, it is such a part of who they are that they put it in their family mantra: “We’re Crafts. We do hard…

Jami KaebJanuary 24, 2022

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 136: Foster Care 101: Becoming a Middle Family

Welcome to Season 12 of The Forgotten Podcast! To kick it off, I have a helpful conversation with Emily Smithhart, an incredible woman who is a biological and foster mom, as well as a TFI…

Jami KaebJanuary 10, 2022

reunification

Episode 270: Recovering from Addiction to Achieve Reunification (w/ Jacob Jackson)

Episode 266: Advocating for Whole Family Care (w/ Esther Sherrard)

Episode 213: Life After Reunification: Becoming an Agency Worker (w/ Brenna Hunter)

Episode 207: A Journey From Addiction to Advocacy (w/ Jody Golston)

Episode 195: A Family Reunified (w/ Jackie Polk)

Episode 157: Learning to Celebrate Reunification (w/ Amanda Irby)

Episode 144: Moment by Moment: From the Perspective of an Agency Worker

Episode 142: Navigating Transition & Alternative Outcomes in Foster Care

Episode 137: If God is Calling You, You Can Do It!

Episode 136: Foster Care 101: Becoming a Middle Family

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