Jack &amp; Nichole chat about one of their favorite fostercare and adoption movies – instant family.

Season 2 Episode 13 : Instant Family Movie Review In FosterCare

Nichole &amp; Jack chat with nichole’s teen son Sisco about his time in foster care group homes after 4+ years and 70+ foster homes.

Season 2 Episode 12 : Sisco’s Adoption after 70+ Foster Placements

TW: Child Abuse in foster careJack &amp; Nichole &amp; Jack Jr, chat with Nichole’s son Lucas who discusses being abused in foster care, and shares his sweet optimism and resilience.

Season 2 Episode 11 : Lucas and Looking on the Bright Side in Foster Care

Jack &amp; Nichole chat with Erin NeSmith from Grow Into You Foundation for aged out kids in foster care.

Season 2 Episode 10 : Grow Into You for Aged Out Kids in Foster Care

We mentioned a Starbucks Christmas drink in episode 9 and later looked up what it was called (Juniper Latte), we were cracking up reading this article about it. While it didn’t make the cut for the episode – we figured we would share the description of this Starbucks Juniper Latte in a bonus episode.

Season 2 Episode 9 Outtake

Jack &amp; Nichole sit with Papo and chat with him about his experience growing up in the foster care system in Philadelphia and how he turned the table by helping teens in foster care by working in a group home and connecting with the kids through his own foster experiences.

Season 2 Episode 9 : Turning the Tables with Teens in Foster Care

Jack and Nichole chat with Lisa from Emerald M Ranch in Brooksville that specializes in equine (hippo) therapy to help children who have experienced trauma (foster children) and children with medical needs.

Season 2 Episode 8 : Equine Therapy in Foster Care

Nichole and Jack share the lifehacks for foster parents that listeners sent in to help us all get more organized.

Season 2 Episode 7 : Lifehacks for Foster Parents

Cat, Jack, &amp; Nichole continue their chat with Sr Retired Judge Lynn Tepper about her experiences in the courtroom and her evolution to creating a trauma informed courtroom. If you have not yet listened to part 1 and 2, we recommend you listen to those episodes before this episode.

Season 2 Episode 6 : A Trauma Informed Courtroom in Foster Care – Meet Judge Lynn Tepper – Part 3/3

Cat, Jack, &amp; Nichole continue their chat with Sr Retired Judge Lynn Tepper about her experiences in the courtroom and her evolution to creating a trauma informed courtroom. If you have not yet listened to part 1, we recommend you listen to that episodes before this episode.

Season 2 Episode 5 : A Trauma Informed Courtroom in Foster Care – Meet Judge Lynn Tepper – Part 2/3

A show about all things child welfare, dependency, adoption and foster care. Your hosts, Jack &amp; Cat are veterans in the world of child welfare and excited to spend a little time each week chatting about how we can all do something to help kids in care.

Cat, Jack, &amp; Nichole chat with Sr Retired Judge Lynn Tepper about her experiences in the courtroom and her evolution to creating a trauma informed courtroom. Stay tuned to next week for part 2

Season 2 Episode 4 : A Trauma Informed Courtroom in Foster Care – Meet Judge Tepper

Jack chats with Ryan, a black single foster mom who can be found on instagram as @black_single_foster_mom about becoming a foster parent during a pandemic, race dynamics, and fostering teens as a single mom.

Season 2 Episode 3 : Black Single Foster Mom of Teens

Jack chats with Brittany, the single fostermom behind the social account “foster the teens”.

Season 2 Episode 2 : Foster The Teens in Foster Care

Now that we have dragged a couple special hosts into our equation and are starting a new season – we are excited to spend some time letting you get to know all of us a little better.

Season 2 Episode 1 : Meet The Hosts… Again

Jack &amp; Cat sit with Judge Luke to get a better understanding of the role of a judge in dependency and foster care.

Season 1 Episode 36 : Understanding Judges in Foster Care – Meet Luke

Jack and Brenna (from episode 33) talk about how breathwork and yoga can help build resiliency to heal and withstand trauma.

Season 1 Episode 35 : Breathwork in Foster Care

Just an update that we are on a holiday hiatus until after the new year. But we are working in bringing you some amazing content we have for you!

Holiday Hiatus

Jack &amp; Mac chat with Mac’s daughter and Jack’s former foster daughter about what being in foster care was like for her.

Season 1 Episode 34 : Jack’s Former Foster Youth – Meet Smooshie

Cat, Jack, and Nichole sit with Brenna to discuss her history as the targeted abused child in her biological home, going through the dependency system in New Jersey, and what it looked like to travel the path of abuse report to signed surrender paperwork. We were recently chosen as one of the Top 20 Foster […]

Season 1 Episode 33 : The Targeted Child in Foster Care – Meet Brenna

Jack (fostermom) &amp; Nichole (fostermom &amp; gal) chat about ways to make Christmas easier on children who are in foster care and away from their families. Here are some ideas: Ask them and their family about any traditions they have and see what you can implement in your home so they don’t miss it, and […]

Season 1 Episode 32 : A Merry Foster Family Christmas

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