This week's guest, Debbie Ausburn, author of Raising Other People's Children: What Foster Parenting Taught Me About Bringing Together A Blended Family, tells her inspiring story of becoming of a foster parent and then stepparent. She talks about what it was like fostering - the challenges, including gaining the trust of children who didn't want to be there, and the joys - and then integrating into a blended family and managing a relationship with the biological mother of her stepchildren. Not only does Debbie share her experiences fostering and stepparenting, but also shares a perspective that is relevant to all parenting situations. You can purchase her book on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Other-Peoples-Children-Parenting/dp/1578268990/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=raising+other+peoples+children&qid=1683248439&sprefix=raising+other+p%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1 And you can connect with her at the links below: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OtherPeoplesChildrenLLC LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahausburn/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/debbieausburn/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/debbieausburn