Law and Porter

About Law and Porter

Life doesn't come with a legal brief, but it does come with hard chapters — divorce, abuse, addiction, adoption, depression, and everything in between. Attorney Elizabeth Porter sits down with friends and former clients to talk openly about the moments that nearly broke them and what got them through. No scripts, no filters — just honest conversation, practical tools, and the kind of hard-won wisdom you only get from people who've actually been there. Think of it as the talk you needed to have with someone who's already walked the road you're standing on. Hosted by Elizabeth Porter — Mississippi attorney, advocate, and firm believer that surviving something is only half the story.

Publisher

Elizabeth Porter

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 May 2026

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Both Are True: What a Foster Mom Learned About Loving Kids She Might Lose

   What does it actually feel like to love a foster child you may have to give back? In this episode, Loren shares her journey from a late-night application as a single woman to adopting her son, welcoming three siblings on a couple hours' notice, and learning to love both the children and the parents who needed her. Host Elizabeth Porter and Loren talk openly about attachment, grief, and the idea that someone always loses in foster care. Loren explains why she was completely attached to her first placement, how she supported a grieving three-year-old through nights on the floor, and what it meant to be a real person cheering on the biological parents rather than a threat to them. She also looks back on what she would do differently, especially in preparing her adopted son for reunifications, and why she still believes the hardest parts of fostering are worth it. If you are a foster parent, thinking about becoming one, or supporting someone who is, this conversation offers a rare and honest look at what it means to live in tension. If this episode meant something to you, subscribe so you never miss a conversation, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. For more adoption and foster care resources, reach out to NOOL Counseling. (https://noolcounseling.com/) Learn more about our show sponsor, Porter Law Group, here. (https://porterlaw.ms/)

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   The Road Still Bears His Name: Dawn's story of Overcoming Family Abuse

   Dawn was eight years old when a friend pulled her aside and told her that what was happening in her own home wasn't normal. It would be years before her family said the words out loud, and even after her abuser's arrest, the family's response was to stay quiet and move on. In this conversation, the trauma nurse and author of Nursing the Wounds talks about growing up in the same small Mississippi town as her abuser — a man who was also, ironically, her first introduction to church — and about separating the God she was taught from the man who taught her. She talks about founding Voice for the Silenced with a friend she didn't know shared her story, the ACEs research that shapes how she understands trauma as a nurse, and the forgiveness she found in an old Bible that changed how she carries her own history. She also opens up, for the first time publicly, about a road near where she grew up that still bears her abuser's name — and her fight to see it changed. Click here to purchase Dawn's book. Connect with Dawn on Facebook.

3. 

   22 Sept 2026

   You Are Worth It: Payton's Story of Surviving Domestic Violence

   Payton was twenty years old, a college student in Hattiesburg, when a relationship that started casually turned dangerous. He was charismatic and magnetic, the center of every room, and slowly, systematically, he isolated her from her friends and family and convinced her she was nothing without him, long before he ever raised a hand. In this episode, Payton tells the full story: the red flags she talked herself out of seeing, the night the abuse turned physical, the split-second decision that got her to a hospital, and the prosecution that followed. She's candid about going back more than once, about the friends who finally pulled her out for good, and about what it took to rebuild trust in herself and in love. Today Payton is a chiropractor, a wife, and a mother, and she's sharing her story so someone else might recognize the pattern sooner than she did. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence: National Domestic Violence Hotline, 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, thehotline.org. Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence statewide hotline, 1-800-898-3234, mcadv.org. Domestic Abuse Family Shelter, serving the Pine Belt and Hattiesburg area, 24-hour crisis line, 1-800-649-1092, dafs.ms.

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