In episode 211, we’re talking with foster care alum, entrepreneur and advocate Justin Black about the new book he co-wrote with his wife Alexis called Re-Defining Normal. Justin shares with us his experience spending some of his childhood and adolescence in care and the importance of supporting foster youth as the exit care. It’s a great conversation to think through family, community and what it means to help young people heal and establish their own family successes.
- Justin introduces himself and shares about growing up in Detroit and how foster care and household adversity affected his life (3:50)
- Exploring trends for foster youth that are exiting care (7:58)
- Strategies for supporting youth as they transition to adulthood (10:35)
- Becoming a caring community for foster youth (14:00)
- Relearning and redefining normal after adverse experiences in childhood (17:23)
- Brandon promotes residential services !? (20:52)
- Violence in the family, learning right from wrong and surviving childhood (23:15)
- Overcoming generational trauma and establishing healthy family patterns (27:20)
- Justin’s recommendation and his most influential person(s) (32:10)
Resources and Links from the show
Re-Defining Normal Book (Amazon)
