Episode 171: The Challenges of Kinship Care & Becoming a Grand-Family (w/ Rachel Mahnke)

Today on the podcast, we are talking about a special kind of care in the foster care community called kinship care. Kinship care is when children are cared for by grandparents, extended family members, or unrelated adults with whom they have a close family-like relationship. Caregivers providing kinship care often face unique challenges and abrupt changes to their life plans. In addition to dealing with the circumstances leading to the need for kinship care, their lives are overhauled with the unexpected introduction of the child now in their care. Sharing her experience with us is Rachel Mahnke, a Certified Wellness Coach, Trauma Informed Parent, Life Coach, Therapeutic Art Facilitator, author, and adoptive parent of her biological grandchildren. When life took an unexpected turn, Rachel went from a soon-to-be empty nester to providing kinship care to her two little grandchildren. This episode holds so much wisdom and honesty, and I am eager to share it with you! Show Notes: https://theforgotteninitiative.org/rachel-mahnke-171/ Use code "forgottenpod" for 10% off the Who Loves series: https://www.wholovesseries.org/