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Interview With A Foster Kid

Interview With A Foster Kid

Written by: Amira Therese
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 This is not a comfort podcast. Hosted by Amira Therese, foster care alumni, Interview With a Foster Kid – Declassified exposes the hidden truths of the foster system and rewrites the narrative society ignores. Every year, hundreds of thousands of foster children go missing or are silenced, their lives overlooked by bureaucracy and indifference. This podcast calls out systemic failure, confronts collective ignorance, and demands action.

Why listen? Ignoring the crisis isn’t neutral.

This podcast lifts the voices deliberately silenced, reveals what foster kids and alumni endure, and equips listeners to see, understand, and act. These are real stories, raw truths, and unflinching accountability. Be challenged. Be informed. Be moved to act.

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  • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0EJDfW0SJBz16bCmsEkWDM?si=d9c928a9cc234a3c
  • Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/dc78e402-fb68-48fa-80f8-97bd4f74f984/interview-with-a-foster-kid-declassified
  • Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/interview-with-a-foster-kid--6587831
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InterviewWithAFosterKid
  • Substack: https://substack.com/@disorderlywanderlust
Get the companion book:
Disappointed: The Sacred Act of Reappointing Yourself free for a limited time on Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/DISAPPOINTED-Sacred-Act-Reappointing-Yourself-ebook/dp/B0FJ87NHPCAmira Therese Economics Education Management Management & Leadership Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Lost By the System - Found By CASA: The Truth Behind Trafficking Out of Foster Care

    Lost By the System - Found By CASA: The Truth Behind Trafficking Out of Foster Care
    Dec 16 2025
    This episode shares my story of being trafficked out of foster care by the very system meant to protect me.It also tells how my CASA volunteer, who always managed to find me no matter how many placements or states I passed through, found me again when I was sitting in juvenile detention. Her intervention changed the entire trajectory of my life.This story is raw, honest, and necessary.Thousands of foster youth carry similar truths in silence. Speaking out is not only a reclaiming of power, it becomes a light for the next child lost in the system.Support CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates): https://nationalcasagal.org/ Learn more about becoming a CASA volunteer or supporting their mission. Resources for Foster Youth WhoExperienced Abuse or Trafficking: Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (24/7): https://childhelphotline.org/ National Human Trafficking Hotline (24/7): https://humantraffickinghotline.org/Foster Youth and Foster Alumni Support Organizations: National Foster Youth Institute: https://nfyi.org/Foster Care Alumni of America: https://fostercarealumni.org/If you are a current or former foster youth who has been abused, silenced, overlooked, or harmed by the system, please remember this: You are not alone. You deserve safety, respect, and support. Reach out to your local CASA or foster youth nonprofits, especially those created and run by foster alumni. These organizations understand what you have lived through, and you will be heard and supported. To share your story or help us create the change the children and families in the system today deserve, Reach Out: IWAFOSTERKID@GMAIL.COMListen on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0EJDfW0SJBz16bCmsEkWDM?si=d9c928a9cc234a3cAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/dc78e402-fb68-48fa-80f8-97bd4f74f984/interview-with-a-foster-kid-declassifiedYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InterviewWithAFosterKidSubstack: https://substack.com/@disorderlywanderlustGet the companion book:Disappointed: The Sacred Act of Reappointing Yourself free for a limited time on Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/DISAPPOINTED-Sacred-Act-Reappointing-Yourself-ebook/dp/B0FJ8
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    15 mins
  • Matthew Page - Lived Experience Expert - Advocate - Pride Month - LGBTQ

    Matthew Page - Lived Experience Expert - Advocate - Pride Month - LGBTQ
    Jun 28 2025
    49 mins
  • What Kind of Society Fails Its Most Vulnerable Children - and Call It Care?

    What Kind of Society Fails Its Most Vulnerable Children - and Call It Care?
    May 22 2025
    What does it really take to transform the educational outcomes of children in foster care?

    In this unapologetically honest episode of Interview With A Foster Kid, I sit down with Sharon Dunlevy - a seasoned educational advocate, training consultant, and relentless disruptor of broken systems. Sharon has trained over 540 foster parents and impacted the lives of more than 1,620 children across the nation. Her work centers on empowering foster parents to become powerful educational advocates because every foster child deserves a real shot at success.
    With trauma-informed principles and legal strategy in her toolkit, Sharon brings the kind of clarity and leadership our system desperately needs.

    But we don’t stop there. We call out the failures. We talk about generational responsibility - the silence, the complicity, and the need for true societal accountability.

    This episode pulls no punches. It challenges listeners to examine the role we all play in the outcomes of children raised in systems built to fail them.

    Here’s what you’ll take away: Why our current education model doesn't work for foster kids - and what needs to change. The stark difference between discipline and punishment. Sharon’s roadmap for turning foster parents into legal and educational advocates. A raw conversation about collective responsibility and ethical failure.

    More about Sharon & her work: Visit: www.sharondunlevy.com
    Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharondunlevy/
    Sharon Dunlevy Access training and resources: sharondunlevy.com/resources

    Resource Spotlight: Foster Greatness: https://www.fostergreatness.co/
    Foster Greatness is a platform created by and for foster care alumni. This isn’t charity - it’s infrastructure for transformation.
    It offers: A Resource Finder for essentials like housing, education, and job training Peer Coaching by people who’ve lived the experience Workshops, Panels, and Community App for connection, growth, and healing Whether you’re a foster youth, alumni, advocate, or policymaker - this episode is for you. It’s a call to dismantle the old systems and build ones worthy of our children.

    Follow "Interview With a Foster Kid" on:
    SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/0EJDfW0SJBz16bCmsEkWDM
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amira-therese-11809b347/
    SPREAKER: https://www.spreaker.com/show/6587831/episodes/feed #FosterCare #ChildAdvocacy

    #GenerationalResponsibility #EducationReform #TraumaInformedCare #FosterParents #FosterGreatness #PodcastVoices #SystemicChange #LinkedInVoices #Accountability #YouthJustice

    Listen on:
    • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0EJDfW0SJBz16bCmsEkWDM?si=d9c928a9cc234a3c
    • Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/dc78e402-fb68-48fa-80f8-97bd4f74f984/interview-with-a-foster-kid-declassified
    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InterviewWithAFosterKid
    • Substack: https://substack.com/@disorderlywanderlust
    Get the companion book:
    Disappointed: The Sacred Act of Reappointing Yourself free for a limited time on Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/DISAPPOINTED-Sacred-Act-Reappointing-Yourself-ebook/dp/B0FJ8
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    58 mins
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