In the season 1 finale, Foster Light's founder and Keep Me in The Light's host, Katie Welch, sits down with her husband Nick Welch. They share lesson learned through 8.5 years fostering, the ways it's impacted their marriage, mental health and the ways it's changed them for the good.

Be sure to get your ticket's for Foster Light's Golden Gala Fundraiser! This super fun event held at Hotel Kansas City on May 31st will be a night filled with dancing to live music, yummy food and drink, incredible auction items - and all proceeds help fund Foster Light's work to be a stabilizing force to foster families, so kids in care leave better than when they entered.

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Ever wondered what the first few hours, days, weeks or months look like when you welcome a new foster placement into your home? Katie and JJ have created a little roadmap for you to follow with tips on how to make those kiddos feel safe and welcomed into your family!

Today, Katie & JJ sit down to discuss 5 things they wish they knew before stepping into foster parenting. You'll get a quick crash course on trauma behaviors, how fostering impacts your marriage and other close relationships, and walk away with a list of questions to process through if you're thinking about stepping into foster parenting! They also discuss some ways you can support foster families in your community if it's not your season to say yes yet.

Questions to work through if you're considering foster parenting:

•  Why do I want to do foster care?
• Am I trying to rescue kids?
• Do I have margin for this?
• How do I typically handle chaos?
• Is my marriage and other key relationships stable?
• Do I have regulated coping skills?
• Can I tolerate ambiguity?

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