In this powerful 20th episode of the Dream Small Podcast, Jason and Whitney sit down with their friend Bre, who courageously shares her story of growing up in foster care, navigating trauma, and breaking free from generational cycles.
Bre is the second oldest of eleven siblings and entered foster care as a teenager after years of instability and hardship. In this conversation, she opens up about:
- What it was like to be separated from her siblings and move through multiple foster homes.
- The painful realities of neglect, false assumptions, and lack of support that many foster teens face.
- How she learned resilience through broken systems, financial struggles, and the weight of raising her younger siblings.
- The turning points that helped her reject destructive cycles and choose a different future.
- The role of faith, perseverance, and intentional choices in becoming the mom and wife she always longed to have herself.
Bre’s honesty gives foster parents, adoptive parents, and anyone walking alongside vulnerable kids a rare glimpse into the lived reality of the foster care system. Her perspective is raw, emotional, and filled with hope.
If you’ve ever wondered:
- What does foster care feel like through the eyes of a child?
- How can foster parents better support teens in care?
- Is it possible to break free from generational trauma?
…this conversation will inspire, challenge, and encourage you.
✨ Share this episode with foster parents, adoptive families, social workers, or anyone who cares about kids from hard places. Bre’s story is a testimony of redemption and the impact of choosing faithfulness in the small things.
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🎵 Music Credit: "Paradise Found" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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