Welcome to The [Inclusion] Conversation Podcast!

We hope you enjoy this replay episode with former NFL athlete and Foster Alum, Gaelin Elmore. This conversation is relevant for the holiday season as so many Adoptees and Fosters struggle with the concept, and feeling, of truely belonging. This can be hard at home, in their communities, at work, and it especially can be hard to feel within their adoptive or foster families during this time.

This podcast dives into the world of work, careers, and life for Adoptees, Foster Care Alumni, our allies, parents, child welfare professionals, policy experts, and all within the Adoptee and Foster's orbit.

This episode features Gaelin Elmore, Keynote Speaker, Trainer, Consultant in conversation with our Founder & CEO, Grace Yung Foster, who is also the host of the show.

During this episode, we talk about Gaelin's story and journey, the complexities for Adoptees and Fosters around the idea and feeling of belonging, what allies can do, the dominant narratives of adoption/foster care and why they are harmful. Gaelin shares his wisdom, framework, and knowledge with us regarding how we can find a pathway to belonging, and the real work it takes to get there, no matter your environment.

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Work with Gaelin and hire him: gaelinspeaks.com 

It's Giving Tuesday. Here's some great Adoptee and Foster Alum creators and leaders to support today (and all year!):

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patrick Armstrong⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Very Asian Foundation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JaeRan Kim⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lynelle Long⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠National Foster Youth Institute⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Therapy Redeemed, LLC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adoptees Connect, Inc.®⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adoptees with Guatemalan Roots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael D. Davis-Thomas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FosterClub Inc.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Foster America⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adoption Mosaic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Universal Asian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Wellington, PhD⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Susan Harness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Teach and Transform⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Foster Advocates⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fostering Minds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tony Rivera, MBA, MS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Black Adoptea⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Black adoptee identities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adoptees4Justice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠In-Between Lines⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Foster Greatness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Our executive producer is Grace Yung Foster. This show is brought to you by The Inclusion Initiative Media Studio.