{"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":45,"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":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-foster-to-forever-6781182"},"episode":{"title":"Single Mom by Choice While Fostering - Life update with Maryanne Grant","slug":"single-mom-by-choice-while-fostering-life-update-with-maryanne-grant","published_at":"2026-04-02T05:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-foster-to-forever-6781182/single-mom-by-choice-while-fostering-life-update-with-maryanne-grant","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/fee41ede-c37f-4bb1-bc63-487776bba979.mp3","summary":"She was fostering two toddlers and still waiting to adopt — so she decided to have a baby on her own... When Maryanne Grant first came on the show, she was in the middle of a long, uncertain foster-to-adopt journey with two young siblings. Now she’s back with a life update — and so much has changed. In this episode, Maryanne shares what it’s really like to wait years for adoption finalization, how the appeals process can delay permanency, and how she made the decision to become a single mom by choice while still fostering. She opens up about fertility treatments, choosing a sperm donor, raising three children on her own, and the emotional difference between fostering and having a biological child — and why love is still love no matter how a child comes into your life. This is an honest, hopeful, and deeply real conversation about modern motherhood, foster care, and building a family in unexpected ways. In This Episode, We Talk About: The reality of waiting years for foster adoption finalization How ICWA cases can impact foster-to-adopt timelines The emotional toll of inconsistent bio parent visits Termination of parental rights (TPR) and the appeals process Becoming a single mom by choice IUI, donor sperm, and choosing a donor Raising three kids under three as a single mom The difference between bonding through birth vs. foster care Open conversations with kids about their story and family Sibling relationships in foster care Knowing your limits as a foster parent Building a “village” and foster care community Memorable Quotes From This Episode: “Love is love. I don’t differentiate on love — but the process is very different.” “I wanted this child so badly that I was willing to make it happen however I could.” “Kids deserve someone who 100% chooses them.” “Our family j…","meta_description":"She was fostering two toddlers and still waiting to adopt — so she decided to have a baby on her own... When Maryanne Grant first came on the show, she wa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3210,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/from-foster-to-forever-6781182/episodes/single-mom-by-choice-while-fostering-life-update-with-maryanne-grant/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/single-mom-by-choice-while-fostering-life-update-with-maryanne-grant.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}