15 | My Experience As a Foster Mom: The "White Savior Complex" & Social Media
Living Easy with Lindsey
Lindsey Maestas
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2020
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
If you have ever wondered what it's like to be a foster parent, look no further! My friend, Amanda Carpenter, is talking about the good, the bad, the stigmas, the struggles and everything in between. She touches on the importance of sharing real life on social media and why "impressing is exhausting". Lindsey and Amanda discuss the 'white savior complex' and how it made its way into - and out of - Amanda's home and heart.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey friends, happy Monday. |
| 0:02.0 | Today's amazing guest is Amanda Carpenter, |
| 0:05.6 | and we are talking all about foster parenting. |
| 0:09.4 | I have a few people in my life who have done foster parenting and it is really tugged at my heart as something |
| 0:16.6 | so incredible and so I wanted to just pick Amanda's brain. She talks about the good, the bad, the stigmas, and her why. Social media began our friendship a couple of years ago and I really loved having the opportunity to witness Amanda's candidness on social media and just to see her open home and |
| 0:37.2 | open heart for a few years now. She is like I said a foster mama alongside her husband, Eric, for kids as young as one year old and up to 17 years old. |
| 0:48.2 | She has also coined the terms, Impressing is Exhausting and Get Too Att too attached and you'll understand why as soon as you hear |
| 0:56.3 | her story. |
| 0:57.3 | I feel encouraged and I feel informed after speaking with Amanda and I know that you will too so let's jump in. |
| 1:05.0 | We were never promised that life would be easy. |
| 1:11.0 | Sometimes it is hard and crazy, but when we do life together it becomes |
| 1:16.4 | a lot easier and much more fun. I believe in joyful life and happy parenting healthy marriages and making perfect |
| 1:25.1 | memories and imperfect homes. I also love sharing all the secrets about things |
| 1:30.3 | that have worked for me so that they can help you. On living easy I really |
| 1:35.2 | like to dig deep. We will laugh together and struggle together. You'll hear |
| 1:39.8 | honest insight and practical tips about things like time management, |
| 1:44.1 | building a brand, traveling, strengthening your faith in your marriage, |
| 1:48.6 | and so much more so that you can live life and live it with joy. |
| 1:53.2 | I'm Lindsay Myestes and this is the Living Easy Podcast. |
| 1:59.1 | Hey friends, welcome back to the Living Easy Podcast. |
| 2:02.3 | I apologize in advance for my voice. I have a little bit of a cold. This is Amanda Carpenter. |
| 2:08.0 | Hi, thanks for having me. Thank you so much for coming on. I have loved, Amanda, I've loved following along with you and reading your stuff because one, you are super raw and honest. Like I don't feel like you sugar coat anything at all. |
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