Family: Reframing Foster Care with Natasha

In this episode I’m in dialogue with a fellow woman of color podcaster, Natasha Pepperl.Natasha is a foster mom to a teen girl and as a woman of color, she is passionate about finding and sharing diverse perspectives when it comes to foster care. On this episode we push the edges of our definitions of family, discuss how to care for one another to sustain  good work, and we confront power-dynamics and white-savior complex in foster families!Go learn more about Natasha and Just As Special:Website: justasspecial.com for resourcesCheck out the blog post: First Steps to Getting Involved in Foster CareSubscribe to the podcast!Follow Just As Special on Facebook and InstagramNew theme music produced by TheRealPakman for Eating Beatz All other music from Blue Dot SessionsSubscribe & follow along here:Facebook: @decolonizepodcastInstagram: @decolonizepodcastTwitter: @DecolonizepodSupport the show via Venmo: @Rebecca-Nunziato 

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A podcast to start conversations about decolonization on a variety of topics with a variety of voices. Disrupting the status quo by supporting a new consciousness & liberation in all areas of life through practical tips + radical Ideas. Chicana (Mexican-American) hosted featuring community leaders, social workers, activists, friends, artists, healers, and YOU! Thanks for tuning in on this journey of learning and standing in solidarity!