Episode 156: Fighting the Fear of Stigma in Foster Care and Adoption

Summary: What happens when you choose to put your comfort space aside and open up your heart and home to a child in foster care? Spoiler alert, it can be humbling, messy, and chaotic at times, but it can also be the most rewarding experience that will change your life and the life of another, forever. Join us as we have a conversation with Stacy Bradley on Fighting the Fear of Stigma in Foster Care and Adoption. Stacy is an adoptive mom and former foster parent who has gone on the journey, advocated hard for her kiddos, and is a pretty cool person to boot!   Chapters: 0:02 - Introduction                      0:31 - Welcome                           0:45 - Introduce Stacy Bradley           1:22 - Get to Know Stacy Bradley         3:08 - Learning Experiences              4:40 - Sharing the Journey               5:25 - Learning to Compromise            7:01 - Fear Associated with Stigmas      8:57 - Getting the Wrong Impression      11:28 - The Response to the Wrong Impression 13:09 - What are the Different Stigmas?   14:48 - There's Something Wrong with these Kids 16:59 - Birth Families are Scary        19:48 - These Kids are Lucky            20:38 - The Emotional Journey             22:37 - These Kids are Orphans          23:42 - It's a Learning Experience Every Day 24:35 - When the Answer is Found on Pinterest 25:30 - It's a True Partnership           26:42 - Getting Fired by a 5-year Old     28:56 - Stepping Through the Fear         31:52 - It's not About Being Brave      33:04 - Be Willing to do Something        36:27 - A Smile Goes a Long Way         36:59 - Episode Takeaway                  37:35 - The Hope                          38:08 - Resources                         38:22 - Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey 38:39 - SAGE Journal                      39:41 - Poverty by America by Matthew Dezmond 41:12 - Outro                Links: What Happened to You : Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing Hardcover – April 27, 2021 by Oprah Winfrey (Author), Bruce D. Perry (Author) https://a.co/d/hke5wqN Keeping secrets: how children in foster care manage stigma https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0308575918823436   Poverty, by America  Hardcover – March 21, 2023 by Matthew Desmond (Author) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593239911?aaxitk=73e15f98719317c85bc0256cb8f76c56&pd_rd_plhdr=t&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&ref=dacx_dp_577378484348386487_580878620785794769   Connect with us!  Facebook: @FosteringVoicesPodcast  IG: @FosteringVoices www.fosterarizona.org