In Real Life: Foster Care Unfiltered

About In Real Life: Foster Care Unfiltered

In Real Life: Foster Care Unfiltered is a candid, compassionate look at the world of foster care and the people living it. Hosted by Shannon Enoch, Executive Director of Foster Care-to-Permanency with Children's Home Society of North Carolina, this podcast features real conversations with foster and adoptive families. Each episode pulls back the curtain on the joys, challenges, and complexities of fostering, offering honest insight and inspiration for anyone connected to, or curious about, the experience of fostering.

Publisher

Children's Home Society of North Carolina

Category

kids & family · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Jul 2025

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Finding Family: Two Brothers, One Incredible Adoption Story

   What starts as a simple DNA test turns into an extraordinary journey of discovery for brothers Franklin and Kevin. Adopted as infants through Children's Home Society just one year apart, both men grew up knowing they were adopted and enjoying loving, supportive childhoods. What neither knew was that they were full biological brothers. In this episode of In Real Life: Foster Care Unfiltered, they share the remarkable story of how an unexpected Ancestry DNA match led them to one another and ope...

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Passing the Torch: A Foster Mom's Story of Reunification, Empathy, and Forever Family

   What happens when foster care becomes more than a temporary placement and grows into lifelong family connections? In this episode of In Real Life: Foster Care Unfiltered, Shannon sits down with foster parent Stephanie, whose journey began as a single mother looking for a way to share the love she still had to give as her own children became more independent. Over the course of fostering seven infants and young children, Stephanie discovered that foster care was not only about providing safety...

3. 

   9 Jun 2026

   Reflecting on Season One: Real Voices, Real Challenges, and Real Hope in Foster Care

   In this special Season One finale of In Real Life: Foster Care Unfiltered, host Shannon Enoch and Rebecca Starnes, Chief Program Officer at Children's Home Society of North Carolina, reflect on the podcast's journey. They discuss the power of authentic storytelling, highlighting resilience among foster families, youth, and professionals. Key themes include dispelling foster care myths, the importance of sibling connections, and the need for more foster homes. Looking ahead to Season Two, they...

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