Episode 169: Talking About the Tough Topics in Foster Care (w/ Jenn Hook)
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2023
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
I love every time I get the opportunity to talk with Jenn Hook here on the ol’ podcast! Jenn has a deep passion for the adoptive and foster care communities. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Replanted—a ministry that helps empower the Church to support adoptive and foster families by providing emotional, tangible, and informational support.
Last time I spoke with Jenn, we discussed her first book, Replanted, and navigating reunification. In this episode, Jenn is back with a new book that builds on the foundation laid by her first book. In this new book, Thriving Families, Jenn provides resources for navigating the grief children in foster care feel, maintaining relationships with biological parents, preserving the cultural background of your child, and much more.
We’re diving into some of those same topics today, and I hope our conversation is a great encouragement to you this week!
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| 0:00.0 | Sharing the stories of the foster care community. |
| 0:03.6 | This is The Forgotten podcast. |
| 0:06.7 | You know, like these are okay questions. |
| 0:08.8 | And so we say like, hey, parents, it's okay for your kids to ask these questions. |
| 0:13.1 | And it's okay if you feel a little triggered by it. |
| 0:15.9 | And don't react to that. |
| 0:17.6 | We need to be fully present and allow them to have their feelings in this too. |
| 0:25.3 | Hey it's Jamie Cabe. Welcome back to the Forgotten podcast where we are highlighting the stories of |
| 0:30.8 | the people of foster care. With every episode, our goal is to help you better understand the |
| 0:36.5 | foster care community. |
| 0:38.0 | We want to bring you hope and encouragement in your journey and help you support the agency |
| 0:43.0 | workers, foster parents, vulnerable adults, and children in foster care right where you live. |
| 0:49.7 | If you want to learn more about TFI, catch up on past episodes, read engaging articles, or partner with us |
| 0:56.3 | on mission with a gift of any amount, head over to the forgotteninitiative.org. We are in this |
| 1:04.4 | together. Thank you for listening and engaging with us. We love having you as part of our family. |
| 1:14.9 | Okay, it is time. Let's do this. |
| 1:26.5 | Jen, I am so happy to have you back on the podcast. It has been a little while, and it's just always great to talk with you, and you're a dear friend, dear partner in ministry. |
| 1:31.3 | But it's super excited to talk, and I want to give our listeners just a bit of context. |
| 1:35.4 | I'm talking with Jen Hook. |
| 1:37.2 | Jen is the author of Thriving Families, which is a brand new book, a trauma-informed guide book for the foster and adaptive journey. |
| 1:45.7 | She is also the author of Replanted and the director and founder of Replanted Ministries. |
| 1:53.7 | Jen, give us a little more context. What else should we know before we dive in? |
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