{"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":"Creating Connection: A Foster-to-Adopt Family's Legacy Through Stories | Mark & Jenna Marino","slug":"creating-connection-a-foster-to-adopt-family-s-legacy-through-stories-mark-jenna-marino","published_at":"2026-06-23T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-foster-to-forever-6781182/creating-connection-a-foster-to-adopt-family-s-legacy-through-stories-mark-jenna-marino","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/2ec1ce94-8897-4281-bc80-4155a744463b.mp3","summary":"What happens when a foster-to-adopt family channels their journey into creativity, imagination, and storytelling? In this heartwarming episode of From Foster to Forever , Rachel sits down with father-daughter writing team Mark and Genevieve Marino to share the remarkable story of how their family was formed through foster care adoption—and how that experience inspired the creation of the whimsical Mrs. Wobble's Tangerine House book series. Inspired by friends, Mark and his wife always dreamed of adopting through foster care. When they received a life-changing call about a two-and-a-half-year-old boy who needed a family, they welcomed him into their home and began a journey that would transform all of their lives. Years later, that experience became the inspiration for a magical fictional world where foster children discover belonging, adventure, healing, and choice. Together, Mark, Genevieve, and their adopted son Dayveon collaborated on stories that explore themes of family, identity, resilience, imagination, and foster care—all through the lens of fantasy and humor. This conversation explores the realities of foster care adoption, sibling relationships, open adoption connections, trauma-informed parenting, and the powerful role storytelling can play in helping families process difficult experiences. It's an inspiring reminder that creativity can be a bridge to healing, understanding, and connection. Mark and Genevieve Marino, alongside host Rachel Fulginiti, share their unique familial bond that emerged from their creative endeavors. The episode showcases how creativity can bridge gaps in understanding and foster deeper connections. Mark recounts heartwarming anecdotes about their first encounters with Dayveon, the joys and challenges of creating stories that resonat…","meta_description":"What happens when a foster-to-adopt family channels their journey into creativity, imagination, and storytelling? In this heartwarming episode of From Fos…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3655,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/from-foster-to-forever-6781182/episodes/creating-connection-a-foster-to-adopt-family-s-legacy-through-stories-mark-jenna-marino/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/creating-connection-a-foster-to-adopt-family-s-legacy-through-stories-mark-jenna-marino.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}