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.
Podcasting since 2025 • 14 episodes
In Real Life: Foster Care Unfiltered
Latest Episodes
The Greatest Journey: Navigating the Challenges and Joys of Foster Care
In this episode of "In Real Life Foster Care Unfiltered," Lauren and Joe, high school sweethearts from Connecticut, share their four-year journey as foster and adoptive parents. They discuss their motivations, the challenges of navigating agenc...
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Raising Kids Who Don’t Look Like You: Transracial Foster Care and Adoption
What does it really mean to raise children who don’t look like you? In this honest episode, host Shannon talks with foster and adoptive parents Ashley, Jeff, and Tori about the realities of transracial foster care and adoption — the joy, challe...
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How Can Ordinary Families Make an Extraordinary Impact Through Foster Care?
In this episode, Ashley shares how her family of seven became nine after a change in North Carolina law allowed larger families to foster. She describes the licensing process, welcoming two young siblings, and the challenges and joys of expandi...
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49:04
The Greatest Joys and Challenges of Fostering Teenagers
In this episode of In Real Life Foster Care Unfiltered, Shannon chats with Tara, a foster parent with 25 years’ experience. Tara shares her journey into fostering, her focus on supporting teenagers, and the importance of building a str...
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Foster Care and Adoption Real Talk on Reunification: Love, Loss, and Choosing ‘Yes’ Again
Foster and adoptive mom Tracey shares the real story behind foster care — love, loss, reunification, and the courage to say “yes” again. She talks about navigating reunification, the realities of transracial adoption, supporting children’s iden...
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