Susan Elsworth, Founder and Director of Indiana NOFAS
Susan has a BA in Business Management and an AS in Criminal Justice and Corrections. A former foster parent, she and her husband Duane are parents to 13 children, including 5 with FASD, 1 with Celiac Disease and 3 with Reactive Attachment Disorder. In addition, she mentors foster and adoptive parents, advocates, presents and serves on several Boards and Committees at the local and State level.
Susan shares what led her to foster and adopt and reveals how, like so many others, she found herself in a State with no service providers, extremely limited expertise in Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and lack of systems support, including family. You will discover her views on:
We also talk about NOFAS (past, present and future), life during the pandemic and advise to parents. When asked about her self-care routine, in addition to the regular activities, she said:
The biggest part of my self care is reframing success for me and my kiddos.
You will enjoy Susan’s forthright attitude as she sprinkles her personal and professional experience with so many truth bombs your head will explode. Okay, maybe not explode, but make some room in there for some incredible insight.
