Jack chats with Dr Wallace about how trauma affects the brain by floods of chemicals that when too often, severe, or persisting can change the way the brain functions by digging deep neural pathways, changing the size and quality of brain struc

Trauma Behaviors in Foster Care

10 days ago 55m 13s

Jack chats with Kathy & Shayna about the types of behaviors that we seen in foster care due to the trauma the children have experiences. This is the first episode of a series about behaviors where we will investigate the root of the behaviors,

Tech Hacks in Foster Care

17 days ago 29m 35s

Jack reviews some tech hacks and shares software and devices that can help with parenting, coparenting, special needs parenting, and safety.

Jennifer Anderson & Prosecuting Medical Abuse of Power – The Maya Kowalski Case

Dec 8th, 2023 1h

Jack & Nichole chat with Jennifer Anderson about her firm’s representation of the Kowalski family and their journey to hold Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital responsible for their actions and the consequences of those actions.

Caring for CRPS - The Maya Kowalski Case

Dec 1st, 2023 55m 56s

Jack chats with Sandy, a mom of a young man with CRPS – Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, about caring for a child with CRPS. We wanted to share this story with you so that we can all have a better understanding of what life was like for Beata Ko

Maya Kowalski's Story of Medical Abuse of Power

Nov 17th, 2023 52m 59s

Jack & Lynn chat about the Maya Kowalski case, as documented in Take Care of Maya and the recent televised trial.

Medical Abuse of Power (Jack's Story) in Foster Care

Nov 10th, 2023 38m 12s

Jack chats with guest Michelle – a nurse practitioner about medical abuse of power and false abuse reports. What happens when medical systems use their power and influence to not only negate parental rights to their children’s medical decisions

A Comeback Story with Jackie Polk

Oct 27th, 2023 59m 33s

Mac & Jack chat with Jackie Polk, a reunified sober mom about her turning her whole life around from a story of domestic violence captivity and substance abuse to a reunified mom helping other moms with her story of resilience and overcoming so

Going Bananas for Foster Families with Emily Cole

Oct 20th, 2023 52m 6s

Jack & Nichole hang out with Emily Cole, the owner of the Savannah Bananas to chat about baseball, kids, fostering, and their new organization Bananas Foster. Follow them on Instagram for The Savannah Bananas and Bananas Foster and watch their

Keeping Babies Safe in Utah & Maryland

Oct 13th, 2023 1h 9m

This episode was developed in partnership with Safe Babies, a program of ZERO TO THREE. Kim brings guest, Andria Peek from ZERO TO THREE, back to talk more about Safe Babies, a program of ZERO TO THREE. They are joined by Jessica Lertora, who s

More Sorry Than Safe in Foster Care Part 4

Oct 6th, 2023 43m 24s

Cat & Jack continue their chat with Melissa Bright who experienced a devastating false child abuse charge where her children were removed from her care due to overlooked medical information and a “better safe than sorry” attitude. Many of us he

More Sorry Than Safe in Foster Care Part 3

Sep 29th, 2023 42m 15s

More Sorry Than Safe in Foster Care Part 2

Sep 22nd, 2023 36m 15s

[TW: ORIGINAL AUDIO FROM A CHILD REMOVAL] Cat & Jack continue their chat with Melissa Bright who experienced a devastating false child abuse charge where her children were removed from her care due to overlooked medical information and a “bette

More Sorry Than Safe in Foster Care Part 1

Sep 15th, 2023 40m 47s

[TW: ORIGINAL AUDIO FROM A CHILD REMOVAL] Cat & Jack chat with Melissa Bright who experienced a devastating false child abuse charge where her children were removed from her care due to overlooked medical information and a “better safe than sor

Understanding CBCs - Meet Tory

Sep 8th, 2023 39m 35s

Jack & Sam chat with CBC VP of Placement Resources, Tory Wilson with FSS in Florida about how the CBC functions in privatized states like Florida and about the transition of Florida Circuit 6 from Eckerd to FSS.

The Adoption & Abandonment of Natalia Grace Part 4

Sep 1st, 2023 15m 19s

Jack & Cat are back to discuss more about the abuse and neglect of Natalia Grace

The Adoption & Abandonment of Natalia Grace Part 3

Aug 25th, 2023 30m 10s

Jack & Cat are back to discuss more about the abuse and neglect of Natalia Grace

The Adoption & Abandonment of Natalia Grace Part 2

Aug 18th, 2023 45m 24s

The Adoption & Abandonment of Natalia Grace Part 1

Aug 11th, 2023 43m 42s

Cat & Jack discuss the curious case of Natalia Grace, We discuss how the docuseries on Netflix addresses the situation as well as how a careful examination of facts and documents paints a very particular story of both the adoption, abuse, and a

Abuse of Power in Foster Care - BOLDFAM

Aug 4th, 2023 55m 2s

Cat & Jack chat with Deric from Boldfam – the viral social sensation who has recently undergone an interaction with CPS in Texas due to an abuse call from a doctor.

Types of Court Hearings In Foster Care

Aug 1st, 2023 37m 36s

Jack & Nichole discuss the types of court hearings that happen in a dependency case in foster care. One of the most intimidating things about becoming a foster parent or for a parent entering into a dependency case is all the initials, and lega