FOSTER care to listen

This episode is a thoughtful and honest look at what it takes to create environments where young people don’t just arrive—but feel safe enough to begin again. We explore a listeners’ question around the vital importance of giving young people in care what we’ve called “a soft landing.” Moving into a new home can be overwhelming, and we unpack what it really means for carers to receive...

In this episode, we talk about the frustration of having to retell your story over and over again to a revolving door of caseworkers, carers, and professionals — what we call the “broken record” syndrome — and how that repetition can feel exhausting, exposing, and at times, dehumanising. We explore the social side too: how awkward and complicated it can be to talk about being a “foster kid” with p...

Meet your remaining hosts, Blake and Brock. Drawing on their lived experience, they spark honest, unfiltered conversations about the things that matter — from the deeply personal to the everyday moments that shape us. Together, they explore what contact with the Child Protection system can look like from a child’s perspective, the clarity (and complexity) that comes with hindsight as a young care...

Meet two of our hosts, Olivia and William, who share their journeys from the get-go. We chat entry into care, good vs. bad carers, respite, changing placements, adjusting to new household dynamics, and for the practitioners out there – the imperative need to listen to the voice of young people in your care. What does this really mean? The post Episode 1 – FOSTER care to listen appeared...