Welcome to The [Inclusion] Conversation Podcast!

Happy Pride month! We are thrilled our first guest in June is both a Foster Alum, and also a member of the LBTQIA+ communities. Today we hear from our host, Grace Yung Foster and our guest, Amnoni Myers (They/Them), MPA, Founder, Launch Ahead, and the Best Selling Author of You Are the Prize. They are also a Foster Alum.  In this episode we explore Foster narratives, belonging, loss, and how our foster care experiences do not define us. We also 

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. 

Amnoni Myers is a dynamic, passionate, and fierce public speaker and child welfare advocate who helps you rethink what it means to thrive beyond adversity. Amnoni is the founder of a tech startup called Launch Ahead, and is the Best Selling author of their book You Are The Prize: Seeing Yourself Beyond the Imperfections of Your Trauma.

***********************

In this episode, we cover: 

Foster Care Awareness Month

Loss, grief, healing, and owning our narratives as Foster

Belonging and identity

Life transitions and reclamation as a Foster

Their book, “You are the Prize” and its origin story

The privilege of having opportunities other Fosters do not, and the guilt, responsibility we feel, but also the opportunity to serve and elevate our community because of it

Father’s Day

Amnoni’s Links:

http://www.amnonimotivates.com/ 

https://www.launchahead.co/ 

https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Prize-Yourself-Imperfections-ebook/dp/B09R3VNZJB 

@moni_laren

***********************

Like the show? Please follow, rate, and review us.

Want to submit an idea or suggest a guest? Submit the form below, or email us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contact@theinclusioninitiative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theinclusioninitiative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Guest Submission Form: ⁠https://www.theinclusioninitiative.com/podcast⁠

Want to support The Inclusion Initiative?⁠ ⁠⁠Wear or gift our merch⁠⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠⁠sponsor the podcast⁠⁠⁠, or⁠ ⁠⁠give a financial gift⁠⁠⁠ to support our work in elevating Adoptees and Fosters and our allies.

--------

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