Unbelievably Resilient

Unbelievably Resilient

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Unbelievably Resilient episodes

  • Season 3 - Episode 3 - Meet Lino
    Meet Lino, a man of many words. Tune in as he speaks on the art of metaphors and the power they have to paint an image of yourself, the beauty of words, and the importance of showing up as your full self in all spaces. Tune in to hear more on the challenge that is filling up your own cup while you pour into the cups of the people around you. 
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    30 min
  • Season 3 - Episode 2 - “Filed Away,” The Struggles with Case Files
    In episode two of season three our team discusses the difficulties with obtaining your case files. The hang ups, managing your own expectations, and rewriting the stories you read about your past. If you find yourself wanting to obtain your records or even you are just beginning to consider making the request…we are right there with you. Privacy and protection standards vary across the country and as you will hear, it’s not always a straight forward process; and sometimes it leads to disappointment. How do we keep building our story if there are many gaps in the history? Tune in to find out.
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    41 min
  • Season 3 - Episode 1 - Listening to Lived Expertise
    In episode one of season three we dive into the art of storytelling and the vulnerability that comes with it. Acknowledging the pain and gently moving beyond it into the realm of power. How do we know we are ready to share? Listen in as our teammates kick us off with tips, tricks, and things to prepare for when you decide to share your life of resilience with others.
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    46 min
  • Season 2 Finale - Episode 12 - Unpacking Resilience

    How do you define resilience? Join us as the team explores what it means to be resilient, what their personal relationship with resilience has looked like, and how they have defined resilience for themselves after a childhood in foster care. You also won't want to miss the discussion about the relationship between resilient superheroes and their representation as "orphans" in the media. 

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    44 min
  • Season 2 - Episode 11 - La Tika Jeffery

    How do you define strength? What does it take to foster or adopt? Tune in, once again, to a raw and vulnerable exploration of the topics you all know and love. This week La Tika lays it all out there for the world. So pull up a chair, get comfortable, and grab your pencils because you will want to jot down some of the silver bullets from this episode - there are plenty.

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    31 min
  • Season 2 - Episode 10 - The Birds and The Bees

    Tune in this week about the birds and the bees, the grass and the trees, the wind and the breeze. Talking about sex can often stir up a myriad of emotions for people, even more so, for foster youth. With complex trauma and a variety of safe and unsafe relationships, it is extremely crucial that foster youth have a healthy age-appropriate relationship to sexuality and sexual health. You will end this episode feeling better equipped and more emboldened to talk and think about sex and sexual health.

    (Trigger Warning: Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault)

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    43 min
  • Season 2 - Episode - 9 Josh Johns

    Meet Coach JJ, an amazing foster care alumni that takes us on the journey of his life and his love/hate relationship with growing up in the system. "Being a part of a team meant something to me. My teammates family would come together to make sure I had the things that I needed." Listen as our hosts dissect romantic relationships in its many capacities. Enjoy!

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    42 min
  • Season 2 - Episode 8 - Lets Talk About Healing!

    Join us as talk about their personal healing journeys. "Healing is not a linear process. You're not going to just wake up one day and be healed and never again experience a bad day. Healing and recovering from the experiences of our life, requires time, new experiences, new input and emotionally repairative experiences."

    ~ Ixchel Martinez; Licensed Therapist and former foster youth

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    35 min
  • Season 2 - Episode 7 - Cherish Fields

    Throughout this season, we often refer to foster youth as super hero's. In Episode 7, we have the pleasure of speaking to our very own super woman, Cherish Fields. She's a mom, wife, social worker, alum of the system, and foster parent. Listen as she takes us on a journey of healing and resilience. Enjoy!

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    47 min
  • Season 2 - Episode 6 - Jaquia Wilson

    Where you come from does not dictate where you’re going. In this episode, our Producer Candi Marie sits down with Jaquia Wilson a young resilient foster alum that works with The Institute for Family. Through her testimony and experiences she helps us redefine our idea of family. Enjoy!

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    38 min

About Unbelievably Resilient

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A podcast brought to you by individuals with lived experience in foster care. Come along as we share our journeys from trauma to triumph and introduce you to extraordinary individuals from across the country who just so happened to have been touched by the foster care system.