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Fostering Her Daughter - The Process, The Grief, and the Joy - with Abbi Thomsen
27.How does foster care actually work? What is it like? In this episode, my friend Abbi Thomsen beautifully and graciously opens up about the process of fostering her sweet daughter, Elle.
You'll leave this conversation inspired, encouraged, and left with questions to grapple with.
00:52 Abbi's Fostering Story
15:34 What is Kinship Care?
18:47 The Hardest Part and the Best Part of the Fostering Journey
25:22 What does Relinquishing Rights mean?
26:28 Visitation with Bio Parents
29:55 The Role of Caseworkers in Foster Care
39:08 What is Most Misunderstood about the Fostering Process?
43:51 The…
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