# How to Hold Joy and Grief at the Same Time as Foster Parents (feat. Grant and Michaele Leathers)

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Podcast: [The Riverside Project Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-riverside-project-podcast-5566150)
Published: 2026-07-06T12:00:00+00:00
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One of the first lessons you learn as a foster parent is that you can never assume how a placement will end. Most parents enter each placement knowing that reunification is the primary goal of foster care whenever it’s safe and possible. But that doesn’t make the journey any easier. They must learn to love a child wholeheartedly while also holding space for the possibility of one day saying goodbye. There may not be a book that covers every challenge you’ll encounter as a foster parent, but t...

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