September 3, 2019
Episode 6: Adoptive Mom & Social Worker Connie Going
In this episode, Rob and Dana talk to adoptive mom and foster care advocate Connie Going.
Connie has been a social worker in Florida for 30 years and ended up adopting her two sons, Taylor and Davion, from the foster care system after she made several attempts to find homes for them.
Listen as Connie shares her story and talks about the trauma her children experienced in foster care. She also points out the many ways in which the system has failed not only the children in care, but also foster and adoptive parents.
Connie and her boys have been featured on ABC News, CBS News, The View, and many other major media outlets.
Davion’s story in People Magazine.
Taylor’s story in Huffington Post.
Learn more about Connie at ConnieGoing.com.
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