Episode

The Power of Story: Helping Kids Heal and Thrive

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Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care
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Jul 15, 2026
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3810
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Summary

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! How can storytelling help kids heal? In this episode, we talk to Dr. Sharon Zaffarese-Dippold to explore how story helps children make sense of their experiences, build resilience, and move toward thriving, including simple, everyday ways to begin using it at home. She is a psychotherapist with 27 years of experience in counseling and author of the "Garbage Bag Life" series, which emphasizes her journey through foster care. In this episode, we discuss: Can you t...