Social Work & Nashville Angels with Wonder Woman Amanda Garren
The WoMed
Podcast Nation
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 November 2020
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
This week, Danielle is joined by the lovely Amanda Garren. Amanda is a social worker and the president of Nashville Angels, a non-profit supporting children and caretakers in the foster care system. She shares how she discovered her passion for social work, and how she takes care of her own mental health in such a demanding field. She discusses what schooling and classes are like for social work, and the value of integrated healthcare. D and Amanda also discuss youth aging out of the foster care system, the importance of care for these young adults, and the risks they face in making this transition alone. Amanda addresses the common myth that foster parents are just in it for the money, and emphasizes the importance of encouraging great foster parents, of which there are many. They discuss how you rarely hear about the small-town people doing great work, and so, we bring you this inspiring episode!
You can connect with Amanda on her Instagram @amandamarieg11 or email her at amanda@nashvilleangels.org. You can follow Nashville Angels on Instagram @nashvilleangelsnonprofit and National Angels @nationalangels. You can also check out both the Nashville and national site, at nashvilleangels.org or nationalangels.org.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast is brought to you by PodcastNation. |
| 0:16.0 | Happy Monday after Black Friday and Thanksgiving. |
| 0:19.0 | This week I bring you a very special guest. |
| 0:22.0 | Her name is Amanda Garen. |
| 0:24.0 | She is a local social worker and president of Nashville Angel's nonprofit. |
| 0:29.0 | Social workers are integral to the healthcare team and I am so thrilled to share Amanda's passion for this field with all of you. |
| 0:37.0 | This week's nerste energy moment is for Nashville Angel's. |
| 0:41.0 | If you have the ability to donate to your local chapter of National Angels, please consider doing so or purchasing off their Amazon wish list. |
| 0:50.0 | The money or products given literally go directly to the hands of children in the foster care system all over the US. |
| 0:59.0 | And if you don't have the ability to give, please share about the organization on your social media or by word of mouth. |
| 1:07.0 | Amanda, welcome to the Walmart. |
| 1:15.0 | I'm so happy we are able to do this episode because social workers and |
| 1:23.0 | Nashville Angel's nonprofit are so near and dear to my heart. |
| 1:27.0 | So thank you for making the time today to speak. |
| 1:31.0 | Yes, thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:33.0 | Amanda is a social worker and secretly I think you might be Wonder Woman. |
| 1:39.0 | Along with being a social worker, you are the founder of Nashville Angel's nonprofit. |
| 1:44.0 | Social workers truly are such a driving force in healthcare and the community. |
| 1:51.0 | You know, like those lines are so blurred, like you're in the hospital, you're in, like clinics, you are in community programs here. |
| 2:01.0 | I mean, you're everywhere. |
| 2:03.0 | Yeah, I think people often, because I see up the time, like you say so sure because like, oh, so you're going to stay you tell you what's good the way and I'm like, no, actually, that's not what I do actually. |
| 2:14.0 | Because I've done a lot of different date, a lot of different things with my degree. |
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