zayda sorrell-medina

Foster Care, Adoption, and Beyond: Untold Stories

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FAB untold stories integrates story telling, research, and expert interviews to shed light on the complexity of foster care, adoption, youth homelessness, and related social work and urban topics, with the ultimate goal of raising awareness and building a more compassionate world. The host, Dr. Zayda Sorrell Medina, is a professor, social scientist, and author. Her research includes the study of the foster, adopt, homeless youth community, and she is also a former foster and homeless youth and foster-adopt parent. Follow on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zaydasorrellmedina/ Learn more...

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zayda sorrell-medina

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11 maj 2026

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Episode 5 | How to Support Runaway Teenagers 15.07.2023 13:23

Send us Fan Mail How can I support a runaway teenager? First, meet the teenager where they are. This episode draws from personal experience and evidence-based practice to shed light on how to optimize support for teenagers who runaway from "home". Support the show About Me Dr. Zayda Sorrell Medina is a professor, social scientist, former foster and homeless youth, foster adoptive parent...

Episode 4 | Black Hair, Gender, and Pride 24.05.2023 14:37

Send us Fan Mail 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. Support the show About Me Dr. Zayda Sorrell Medina is a professor, social scientist, former foster and homeless youth, foster adoptive parent, author, and advocate. Speaking zsmresearchandeducation.com Suppo...

Episode 2 | White Diamond: How Foster and Adoptive Parents Can Honor Their Child’s Parents 14.05.2023 18:58

Send us Fan Mail 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 family friend. In this episode, I share how I visited my biological mother who I hadn't visited in forever. Before we departed, she gave me her Whit...

Episode 3 | Becoming a Homeless Youth in the United States 14.05.2023 21:43

Send us Fan Mail 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 I became a homeless youth in the U.S. and share strategies on how you can support this population. Support the show About Me Dr. Zayda Sorre...

Episode 1 | Reframing Your Adversity Story 14.05.2023 12:15

Send us Fan Mail 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 decades later. I conclude with an empowering message that challenges us to reconceive how we perceive our adversity stories. Support the show About M...