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Just As Special

Nov 23, 2021

Instead of interviewing someone else, Just As Special host Natasha is actually in the hot seat this time thanks to House of Pod’s From the Margins to the Center podcast.

They generously gave us permission to run this interview on our show and we hope you enjoy going behind the scenes of the Just As Special podcast!


Nov 9, 2021

Longtime foster care volunteer Denise Lombard shares about her experience being a consistent support for kids in care as a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate). 

Denise's approach to supporting kids in foster care gives us takeaways we can all learn from, no matter what our role is.

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Oct 25, 2021

Diamond Kobylinski describes how he literally had to unpack his survival mechanisms from growing up in the foster care system after being adopted. 

Diamond also shares about how his relationships developed over time with his adoptive moms, Amy and Jessica. And how an unexpected medical event impacted those...


Oct 12, 2021

Diamond describes how growing up gay in the foster care system made his life extra-intense. 

As a teenager, Diamond was faced with an important decision when he learned a family of two moms was interested in adopting him. 

Since this recording, Diamond has closed Hope for Colorado. 

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Sep 28, 2021

Longtime foster parent and foster parent trainer, Kaleo George, discusses how each of her 3 kids are impacted by their family's foster care journey.