Episode 115: Reactive Attachment Disorder & Eternal Hope
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 8 March 2021
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
There is nothing I love more than hearing about God’s faithfulness in the midst of difficult situations, and that’s exactly what today’s episode is all about. Shaq Hardy is a youth pastor in Chattanooga, TN who spent the first 10 years of his life in foster care. Today, he openly shares about his experience in multiple foster homes, the challenge of living with Reactive Attachment Disorder, the hope he so clearly found in Jesus, and so much more. And towards the end of our conversation, he even shares a piece of spoken word poetry he wrote to process his life experience. Shaq’s story alone is powerful, but his perspective is even more compelling. Listen in!
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| 0:00.0 | meeting you right where you are on your foster care journey this is the forgotten podcast we were all |
| 0:11.6 | sitting out on the front porch and he said hey watch this and he goes into the closet where their shotgun |
| 0:19.0 | was i didn't know he was going into the |
| 0:20.9 | I had no idea what he was doing and he shot the shotgun and he came running out like he |
| 0:25.7 | didn't do anything and that was our last day in that home. |
| 0:35.2 | Hey it's Jamie Cave and welcome back to theten podcast. If you are part of the foster care |
| 0:41.1 | community, passionate about serving or simply interested in learning more, we are here for you. |
| 0:48.3 | Today I get the pleasure of introducing you to Shaq Hardy. Shaq is a youth pastor in Chattanooga, Tennessee, |
| 0:54.1 | who spent the first 10 years of his life in foster care. He opened the first 10 years of his life in foster care. of introducing you to Shaq Hardy. Shaq is a youth pastor in Chattanooga, Tennessee, |
| 0:57.2 | who spent the first 10 years of his life in foster care. |
| 1:01.3 | He openly shares about his experience in multiple foster homes, |
| 1:05.2 | the challenge of living with reactive attachment disorder, |
| 1:09.8 | the hope he has found in Jesus and so much more. |
| 1:14.8 | And towards the end of our conversation, he even shares a piece of spoken word poetry he wrote to process his life experience. |
| 1:18.1 | It's beautiful. |
| 1:19.7 | I respect Shaq a lot, and I know you will too, and I look forward to sharing this conversation |
| 1:25.7 | with you. |
| 1:27.0 | Before we head to the show, I want to remind you that you are not alone. |
| 1:32.1 | And if you've been encouraged by this podcast in the past or today's conversation, |
| 1:37.5 | I encourage you to share it with a friend. |
| 1:40.0 | This is one simple way you can say to them, you are not alone either. |
| 1:44.8 | And if you're feeling isolated or alone today, |
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