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, which is also a population that she studies. FAB Untold Stories combines storytelling, expert interviews, and research to raise awareness and inspire action, offering vital insights for anyone dedicated to creating a more just and compassionate world.
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Episodes
20 episodes
Episode 20 | Libertad?
What is freedom? This episode presents a profound critique of freedom drawing upon key concepts in Nichiren Buddism and the story of Tsunesaburō Makiguchi.Que es la libertad? Este episodio presenta una crítica profunda de la libertad por...
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14:41
Episode 19 | Foster Care License Requirements: Interview with Researchers Jasmine Mitchell and Maggie Reddington
Happy foster care awareness month! In this episode, child welfare workers and Maggie Reddington and Jasmine Mitchell disseminate their research from their master's thesis, which examines the exclusionary requirements of the U.S. foster ca...
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24:17
Episode 18 | Becoming a Foster Parent: 5 Things I Wish I Knew
Have you ever thought about becoming a foster parent? Save yourself a headache and tune in to these five things you need to know before becoming a foster parent.
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Episode 15
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19:16
Episode 17 | Child Story: Wings to Fly
This story is for children as much as it is for adults, inviting the listener to tap into their inner child to cultivate imagination. Alas para volar means wings to fly in Spanish. This is a special episode release to recognize Inte...
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Episode 17
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7:51
Episode 16 | Cuento Infantil: Alas Para Volar
This story is for children as much as it is for adults, inviting the listener to tap into their inner child to cultivate imagination. Alas para volar means wings to fly in Spanish. This is a special episode release to recognize Inte...
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Episode 16
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8:32
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
This episode presents a poem and song dedicated to all birth mothers, and especially birth mothers who had their child taken away. This episode is inspired by my experience as a former foster and homeless youth, adoptive parent, and professor o...
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Episode 12
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7:23
Episode 11 | Supporting 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 | 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 | Overcoming Foster Care and Homeless Youth Stigma
In this episode, I draw upon my personal story to shed light on overcoming stigma, shame and secrecy as a former foster and homeless youth and other intersecting identities.
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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