Foster Care, Adoption, and Beyond: Untold Stories
Foster Care, Adoption, and Beyond: Untold Stories is an educational podcast centering on foster care, adoption, youth homelessness and related urban and social work topics. The host, Dr. Zayda Sorrell-Medina, is a professor, social scientist, and social work educator. She is also an advocate and member of the foster, adoption, and homeless youth community. FAB Untold Stories combines storytelling, expert interviews, and investigative reporting to inspire action. Episodes cover topics such as foster-adopt parent advocacy, education access, nonprofit impact, and resilience, offering vital insights for anyone dedicated to creating a more just and compassionate world.
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Episodes
15 episodes
Episode 15 | DEI Explained
Have you ever wondered: What is DEI? There is a lot of misinformation about what it is and what it is not. In this episode, I present a basic definition of DEI in lay terms.Stay tuned for the special episode release on March 27th in reco...
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Episode 15
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18:21
Episode 14 | Podcast Name Change
This podcast is an official announcement regarding the podcast's name change, from "The Voice" to "Foster Care, Adoption and Beyond: Untold Stories", also revealing in more detail what this podcast is about and what you can expect.
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Episode 14
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3:09
Episode 13 | Self-Love: A Lifelong Journey
How can I love myself? What is self-love? This episode provides a basic definition of self-love and strategies to embark on a life long journey of self-love.
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Episode 13
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14:36
Episode 12 | A Poem Dedicated to Birth Moms
In this episode, I present a poem and song dedicated to all birth mothers, and especially birth mothers who had their child taken away in any shape or form. This episode is inspired by my experience as a former foster and homeless youth, adopti...
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Episode 12
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8:07
Episode 11 | First Generation College Students
This episode sheds light on the role of caring adults in paving the way for first generation college students and tips for success for first gen college students.
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Episode 11
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18:16
Episode 10 | Real Moms and Fake Moms: Foster Adoption Micro-aggressions
The foster-adopt community experience a heap of invasive and rude questions. Have you ever wondered what this is called? It's called a foster-adoption micro-aggression. This episode draws on research and personal experience to discuss this conc...
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Episode 10
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19:52
Episode 9 | Coming Out of Stigma: Foster Care and Youth Homelessness
Drawing upon my personal narrative, this episode touches up themes related to foster care and adoption stigma and secrecy, race and ethnicity, and resilience.
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Episode 9
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17:23
Episode 8 | Foster Care and Adoption: Invisible Oppression
This episode sheds light on the invisible oppression that individuals face with experience of foster care, adoption, youth homelessness. It is a call to action to for my listeners to take action to begin dismantling their oppression.
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Episode 8
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7:19
Episode 7 | Embracing My Unconventional Family
This episode reveals the beauty and hiccups of having an unconventional family. I reflect upon my own unconventional family living with my Puerto Rican Jewish mom and Chinese siblings as a high school teenager. I conclude with tips...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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18:39
Episode 6 | Staying Positive: Smell the Sopa de Calabaza and Corn Tortilla
This episode invites listeners to foster gratitude and positive energy despite prevailing life challenges. As a former homeless youth, I tried to see the glass half full, which kept me going towards my master plan of going to college des...
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Episode 6
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18:11
Episode 5 | Supporting Teenagers
In this episode, I draw upon my experiences as a runaway teenager and social work educator to share tips on how parents can better support their teenager. Especially when the teenager is not your biological child, it is...
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Episode 5
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13:23
Episode 4 | Black Hair, Gender, and Pride
Drawing upon an experience from as a homeless youth, this episode interrogates black hair and gender norms. I share how listeners may foster pride over conformity and shame.
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Episode 4
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14:37
Episode 3 | Becoming a Homeless Youth in the United States
There are millions of homeless youth in the United States, which represents a critical social problem to be addressed by social workers, scientists, policy makers, nonprofits, and other professionals. In this episode, I share my story on how...
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Episode 3
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21:43
Episode 2 | White Diamond: How Foster and Adoptive Parents can Honor Their Child’s Parents
This episode invites you to think of ways to honor, acknowledge, and recognize your child's family of origin. This is especially relevant if you are a foster or adoptive parent, legal guardian, social worker, educator, or fam...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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18:58
Episode 1 | Reframing Your Adversity Story
This episode invites you to reframe your adversity story. As a product of the 1980s crack epidemic in the United States, I was separated from my birth mother and went into foster care. This story shares how I now understand my story deca...
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Episode 1
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12:15