In this conversation, host Amanda Haro interviews Jen Schwytzer, a social worker turned foster mom life coach. 

They discuss Jen's personal journey into foster care after experiencing infertility, the challenges and rewards of being a foster parent, and the importance of self-care as a foster mom. 

Jen shares:

They also touch on the need for a shift in the workplace culture to accommodate the time flexibility needed for parents. Jen shares her favorite guilty pleasure entertainment and her desire to say 'f*ck it' to the bureaucratic system of foster care.

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Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

5:40 Jen’s journey into foster care after infertility

6:45 Adoption vs foster care

9:47 Going from a 5 year old boy with special needs to 9 and 11 year old girls

12:39 The challenges and rewards of foster parenting

15:44 Navigating the sudden transitions in foster care

19:01 Building a supportive foster care community

22:30 The red tape in the foster care system

25:34 Navigating relationships with birth parents

29:18 The importance of self care as a foster mom

32:56 The need for support and recognition for foster parents

39:14 2 days notice for twin preemies

43:16 Everything is figuroutable

51:18 Lightening questions