In Your Words

Holidays
Beth

Advice for the Holidays

Real life isn’t a Hallmark movie. For some the holidays can be very hard. Here is some advice from other students about how to deal

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Holidays
Beth

What do you do for Christmas?

Everyone celebrates Christmas differently. Some people spend time with their bio family, their foster family, or a significant other’s family. Some spend the holiday alone.

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In Your Words
Beth

Lee’s Story

Third time’s a charm My name is Daniel but everyone calls me Lee.  I graduated from Appalachian State University (ASU) in 2015 with a degree

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In Your Words
Beth

Alexis’s Story

Getting Outside My Comfort Zone. My name is Alexis. I’m a junior at Western Michigan University. Doing things outside of my comfort zone changed my

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In Your Words
Beth

Yesica’s Story

  It was really hard for me to go back to school, I was scared and didn’t have a lot of self-confidence.  I was worried

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In Your Words
Beth

Bette’s Story

Social Justice for Forster Care Youth I’m twenty-eight and a grad student in clinical psychology at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California. I entered foster

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In Your Words
Beth

Rayvin’s Story

My foster care experience was far from the best. I was in so many placements. Foster homes, group homes, residentials, psych hospitals, so many places.

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