44. Connection is Key: Foster Care and Trauma with Rachel Garrett, MS

Rachel Garret is a licensed foster parent, certified Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), Associate Program Director for Trauma Informed Utah, a former high school teacher and Hope Squad Advisor, and a founder and Executive Director of a non-profit. She shares various facets of life, including her journey to becoming a CASA and a foster parent, the challenges and transformations within the foster care system, and Rachel's own journey through motherhood, professional development, and self-discovery. 

Resources:

• Common Thread
• Trauma-Informed Utah
• What Happened to You? book by Oprah and Dr. Bruce Perry
• The Deepest Well by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris 
• Dr. Lisa Damour’s work 
• Imperfectly Good: Navigating Religious and Moral Anxiety to Release Fear and Find Peace by Annabella Hagen 
• Rachel’s Instagram: @rachgarrett
• Common Thread's Instagram: @commonthread_community 

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