{"podcast":{"title":"From Foster to Forever","slug":"from-foster-to-forever-6781182","podcast_index_feed_id":6781182,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/from-foster-to-forever/","website_url":"https://www.fromfoster2forever.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/c59e6602-0030-4ccd-9c75-05cc29d4bd24/FFtF1500-2.jpg","author":"Rachel Fulginiti","episode_count":51,"summary":"There are many ways to build your family. Fostering-to-adopt is not the easiest, but it's a beautiful and profoundly impactful thing to do. Join Rachel Fulginiti, creative multi-hyphenate and two-time foster to adopt mom, as she shares her own story and the stories of others who have successfully navigated the foster care system and created their forever families through adoption. We explore the complex journey, touching on subjects like welcoming newborns or older children into your home, resiliency through loss and heartbreak, transracial adoption, special needs, co-parenting through a divorce, and more. We also amplify the voices of adult adoptees, who can teach us so much through their lived experience. If you've ever considered fostering and/or adoption, experienced it first-hand, or are simply curious to learn more, this show is for you.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T00:17:11.073485+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-foster-to-forever-6781182"},"episode":{"title":"Bring Your Own Flashlight: A Former Foster Youth’s Journey to Healing","slug":"bring-your-own-flashlight-a-former-foster-youth-s-journey-to-healing","published_at":"2026-07-28T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-foster-to-forever-6781182/bring-your-own-flashlight-a-former-foster-youth-s-journey-to-healing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-foster-to-forever-6781182","url":"https://www.fromfoster2forever.com/","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/8e71df9a-1c07-4bce-b15d-c53a33daeb77.mp3","summary":"After entering foster care at just two months old, QpidLuv the World Bender spent his entire childhood in the system—moving through approximately 20 foster homes before eventually aging out. He grew up without the security of a permanent home, separated from his biological siblings and repeatedly forced to adjust to new families, new rules and new surroundings. Over time, he learned not to unpack completely because another move could always be coming. In this deeply personal episode of From Foster to Forever , QpidLuv shares what it was like to grow up in foster care, experience placement instability and enter adulthood without the support system or practical tools every young person deserves. He also explains how one foster mother changed the direction of his life by seeing him as more than a case file. When others said he would never graduate or even questioned his ability to read, she believed in his intelligence, introduced him to books and encouraged him to learn skills that would later support his career as an author and creator. Today, QpidLuv is a writer, musician, producer and imaginative “world bender” who transforms his lived experience into stories about belonging, identity, healing and hope. His fictional Haven Ridge community and Forever Home Project envision a place where children and young adults affected by foster care can find safety, stability, guidance and connection. QpidLuv also offers powerful advice to foster parents, particularly those caring for teens and children with significant trauma. He reminds caregivers that challenging behavior is often rooted in fear, grief and survival—not because a child is inherently “bad.” His message is clear: consistency matters. Patience matters. Believing in a young person matters. Even one safe adult—and even…","meta_description":"After entering foster care at just two months old, QpidLuv the World Bender spent his entire childhood in the system—moving through approximately 20 foste…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2980,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/from-foster-to-forever-6781182/episodes/bring-your-own-flashlight-a-former-foster-youth-s-journey-to-healing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-foster-to-forever-6781182/bring-your-own-flashlight-a-former-foster-youth-s-journey-to-healing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}