Episode 260: Transforming Despair Into Hope (w/ Keristein Fox)

For our very first episode of 2025, we’re bringing you another great conversation that sheds light on the real people of the foster care community.

In this episode, we are talking to Keristein Fox. Today, she’s a happily married stay-at-home mom who loves watching her three children grow and thrive. But Keristein’s story wasn’t always this joyful. She endured many dark seasons to reach where she is now.

For many years, she struggled with addiction, ultimately encountering the foster care system firsthand when her daughter was placed in kinship care. At first, Keristein despised the system. But after overcoming her addiction, she sees it in a different light.

In this episode, you’ll hear about how addiction can push people toward actions they regret, the crucial role kinship care can play in the foster care system, how Jesus offers hope and healing in even the most dire of circumstances, and much more.

Find resources mentioned and more in the show notes for this episode: https://theforgotteninitiative.org/keristein-fox-260/