Episode 245: When You Feel Unlovable (w/ Sheena Wood)
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2024
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
At four years old, Sheena Wood was told that she had to make herself “adoptable.”
She had medical challenges with her eyesight, feeling lost and alone as she navigated the journey of foster care, moving from foster home to foster home throughout her early childhood. She felt rejected and didn’t know if anyone would want her or if she would be able to find a place to belong.
Today, Sheena is a mother of five, married to her college sweetheart, and serves in a church in Florida along with her husband, Josh.
In this episode, Sheena shares what it was like to experience foster care, how well-intentioned advice can go wrong, why our words matter as caregivers to children who have experienced trauma, and why “Amazing Grace” helped her feel truly seen.
Find resources mentioned and more in the show notes for this episode: https://theforgotteninitiative.org/sheena-wood-245/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Sharing the stories of the foster care community. |
| 0:04.0 | This is The Forgotten Podcast. |
| 0:09.0 | You know, amazing grace, how sweet the sound that has saved a wretch like me. |
| 0:13.0 | I once was lost, but now I'm found, was blind, but now I see. |
| 0:18.0 | I was like, Grandma, that's me. |
| 0:20.0 | That's me. And she's like, yes, it is. I can see it. I was like, Grandma, that's me. That's me. And she's like, yes, it is. |
| 0:23.6 | I can see it. |
| 0:24.6 | And I said, I want that. |
| 0:26.6 | I want that. |
| 0:27.6 | I want that. |
| 0:28.6 | How do I get that? |
| 0:29.6 | Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. |
| 0:32.6 | Welcome back to the Forgotten Podcast, where we are highlighting the stories of the people of foster care. |
| 0:39.7 | With every episode, our goal is to help you better understand the foster care community. |
| 0:45.2 | We want to bring you hope and encouragement in your journey and help you support the agency workers, |
| 0:51.2 | foster parents, vulnerable adults, and children in foster care right where you live. |
| 0:57.0 | If you want to learn more about TFI, catch up on past episodes, read engaging articles, or partner with us on mission with a gift of any amount, head over to the forgotten initiative.org. |
| 1:10.6 | We are in this together. |
| 1:12.9 | Thank you for listening and engaging with us. |
| 1:15.6 | We love having you as part of our family. |
| 1:18.9 | Okay, it is time. |
| 1:21.0 | Let's do this. |
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