Looking Forward, Jahaad – WTF? s02e06
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1y ago
Looking Forward – Jahaad’s Journey Jahaad Johnson had little stability as a youth, moving from New Jersey to Alabama with little choice in the matter, then advocating for his needs to get back to New Jersey. Once back in his home state, stability still didn’t come. He spent time in many different homes before something in him switch -find out what in his What The Foster? podcast! The post Looking Forward, Jahaad – WTF? s02e06 appeared first on The Future Is Family ..read more
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Sophia WTF? s02e05
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2y ago
Sophia’s dreams of education helped her grow Sophia is a former New Jersey Foster Care Scholar whose dreams of education got her out of her abusive home. She shared the abuse she experienced in childhood, how she got out of it, and what she has learned from these experiences. Sophia possesses profound insight on how her experiences and healing have shaped her life and appear in her artwork. She is a recent graduate of Maryland College Institute of Art. http://www.futureisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sophia-draft-1.mp3 The post Dreams of Education – Sophia WTF? s02e05 appeared first on ..read more
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Seanna Leath WTF? s02e04
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3y ago
This episode we chatted with psychology researcher and professor Dr. Seanna Leath about foster care, her research on racial stereotypes and so much more. Get ready for this info-packed episode! http://www.futureisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/seannadraft2.mp3 The post Seanna Leath WTF? s02e04 appeared first on The Future Is Family ..read more
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Season 2 Episode 3 – Eric Liszt
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3y ago
Eric Liszt had been a foster parent for six years when he met his foster daughter, who we will call Angelica to protect her privacy. She was only four, but she was already experiencing intense psychological distress, and was hospitalized multiple times. It wasn’t long before he was traveling with internationally to try to reunify her with her father, hoping that the family connection would be what she needed to thrive. The post Season 2 Episode 3 – Eric Liszt appeared first on The Future Is Family ..read more
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Stephanie, Part 3 – WTF? s01e09
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by What The Foster?
4y ago
Since entering foster care, Stephanie had relied on her social skills to navigate her life.  Now that she was preparing for college however, all of the emotions and trauma that she had been running from were catching up to her.  This week, in our final episode of Season 1, listen in to learn how a bathroom door set Stephanie on a collision course with her past trauma and helped lead her to her future career with Wells Fargo. For more information on foster care in New Jersey, visit www.embrella.org To hear more true stories from foster care, visit www.futureisfamily.org The post Stephanie, Par ..read more
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Stephanie, Part 2 – WTF? s01e08
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by What The Foster?
4y ago
In foster care after immigrating to the United States, Stephanie was determined to make the most of her life.  After being separated from her mother and siblings, Stephanie wound up in a transitional living home.  In this episode, Stephanie shares with us the ways her time in that group home affected her, and shows how she worked to achieve her dreams despite the setbacks associated with removal.  Listen in to hear about her experiences with prison food, independent living and the beginning of her life after foster care. For more information on foster care in New Jersey, visit www.embrella.org ..read more
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Stephanie, Part 1 – WTF? s01e07
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by What The Foster?
4y ago
This week, we meet Stephanie, a German immigrant who ended up in the New Jersey foster care system after her arrival in the United States.  Today, Stephanie works for Wells Fargo in public relations, but in 2006, that future seemed distant.  Separated from her family as a teenager, Stephanie found herself in a group home, getting meals from the juvenile detention center next door.  Follow Stephanie as she navigates the foster care system and tries to find success. For more information on foster care in New Jersey, visit www.embrella.org To hear more true stories from foster care, visit www.f ..read more
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Shakree & Ananda, Part 3- WTF? s01e06
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4y ago
In the last part of his foster care story, Shakree receives a book that inspires and shapes his life’s journey and he navigates state programs to help him pursue his dreams.  Meanwhile, Ananda also heads to college. She doesn’t share her past with her new friends out of fear that it will alter their perceptions of her.   For more information on foster care in New Jersey, visit www.embrella.org To hear more true stories from foster care, visit www.futureisfamily.org http://www.futureisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/s01e06_mixdown.mp3  The post Shakree & Ananda, Part 3- WTF? s01e06 ap ..read more
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Shakree & Ananda, Part 2 – WTF? s01e05
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by What The Foster?
4y ago
Ananda is forced to reevaluate her idea of a “foster kid” when she becomes one. Shakree has to figure out where he, and his daughter, are headed in life. http://www.futureisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/se01e05_draft2.mp3The post Shakree & Ananda, Part 2 – WTF? s01e05 appeared first on The Future Is Family ..read more
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Shakree & Ananda, Part 1 – WTF? s01e04
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by What The Foster?
4y ago
Shakree’s mother died when he was five, leaving him to bounce from home to home for much of the next decade. Ananda’s mother’s troubles sent Ananda from New Hampshire to New Jersey to live with her stranger of a father. How do these adolescents respond to developmental years filled with turmoil and instability? Listen to find out.  http://www.futureisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/s01e04_draft2.mp3  The post Shakree & Ananda, Part 1 – WTF? s01e04 appeared first on The Future Is Family ..read more
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