• Surviving Foster Care with Tyese Styles and Tawanna Brown

  • Oct 22 2024
  • Length: 48 mins
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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 rating)

Surviving Foster Care with Tyese Styles and Tawanna Brown

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  • What happens when the resilience of foster youth meets the power of advocacy? Join us as we engage in a powerful conversation with Tyese Styles, a remarkable entrepreneur and champion for foster youth, who shares her compelling journey from a turbulent childhood to finding stability and purpose. Tyese opens up about her experience of being removed from her home due to abuse at age nine and navigating multiple foster homes, which included facing further mistreatment. Her life took a turn for the better at age 13 when she found a nurturing environment with a foster mother, shining a light on the critical need for compassionate support within the foster care system.

    Our discussion extends beyond personal narratives to examine the systemic issues many foster children encounter, particularly focusing on the experiences of Black youth. We highlight the inspiring story of 21 year old Tawanna Brown, whose involvement with the New Jersey Youth Council transformed her life, turning past struggles into a platform for empowerment. Despite the challenges and lack of resources in the child welfare system, the support of dedicated CASA volunteers and her relentless spirit guided her toward becoming a youth council coach. Together, we reflect on the societal changes needed to better support vulnerable children and question the role of various advocates in these efforts.

    This heartfelt episode is not just about survival but also about healing and finding one's purpose amidst adversity. We explore themes of overcoming trauma, forgiveness, and the enduring strength found in sibling relationships despite separations caused by foster care and adoption. As we recount personal stories, we underscore the importance of therapy, mentorship, and self-care in building resilience and reclaiming one's narrative. From personal reconciliation to professional aspirations, listeners are invited to celebrate the triumphs of those who rise above their circumstances and advocate for systemic change in the foster care landscape.

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Women are surpringly and unsurpringly resilient

I do not know where endurance come from with the estrocities such sexual assault or how women have to derive & evolve out of it and aid while planting the seed that they too continue to mend from. God bless you both & Stay well.

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