"My darling, you aren't mine."
Those five words opened one of the most tender, honest, and hopeful conversations we've ever had on this show. Episode 3 of our Athens County Children Services season features poet and foster-adoptive mom Becca Lachman and Athens County Children Services (ACCS) caseworker Laura Schaeffer.
They talk about:
💛 What it means to belong to someone — and to let go
💛 The poem Becca wrote in the middle of fostering a newborn
💛 Why Laura says the families she works with have the hard job — not her
💛 Why our community needs more people willing to open their homes
"If you want to know your community in a new light, to make connections you never would have before — fostering will do that." — Becca
About The Anna Jinja Show: A weekly podcast exploring adoption stories, foster care, identity, and creative expression to help every listener find a place of belonging
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Credits • Host: Anna Jinja Mather • Audio Engineer: Colin Cameron • Music Director: Nick Kizirnis • Adoption SME: Dr. Melissa Rizzo • Social Media Manager: Linnea Hietala
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