Tragic Stories from the Foster Care System

Is stretching actually helping you? Is Pilates enough to build strength? Will lifting weights make women bulky? And could the reason your back hurts have absolutely nothing to do with your back? This week, I'm joined by Taylor Rose, an Australian physiotherapist, entrepreneur, an ...  Show more

Faye went to her doctor throughout her adolescent years with major concerns... yet was turned away. Her doctors actually chalked her fainting up to... menstrual cycle issues...? This led to a major accident which left Faye with lasting brain damage, all because her condition was ...  Show more

In the US, youth in foster care are nearly twice as likely as war veterans to suffer from PTSD. Placed in foster care at just 11 months old, 2023 Audacious Project grantee Sixto Cancel experienced the faults of the system firsthand. Now, he's the founder of Think of Us, an organi ...  Show more

Peter Mutabazi is a Ugandan single dad who has fostered 38 children and adopted three of those kids. He lives in North Carolina in the US and these children come from different backgrounds and walks of life. This is something that gets him regularly noticed when he’s out with his ...  Show more

On this episode of Our American Stories, Texan author Winter Prosapio tells the story of how motherhood and the bond with her daughter changed her perspective on life; Peter Mutabazi shares how he escaped his abusive father in Uganda, Africa and became a foster parent in America; ...  Show more

Peter Mutabazi is a Ugandan immigrant didn’t accept the cultural narrative that only white married people can foster and adopt kids. So far, this single dude has fostered 47 kids, adopted 3 of them, and he’s in the process of adopting 2 more of them! His radical love also happene ...  Show more