From Foster to Forever shares real-life stories of families built through foster care, foster-to-adopt, adoption, and kinship care. Hosted by Rachel Fulginiti—award-winning voice actor, audiobook narrator, writer, and mom through foster-to-adopt—the show offers honest conversations, expert insight, and hopeful perspectives on navigating the child welfare system. The foster to adopt journey can be fraught with heartbreak. However, out of something tragic—a family separated—a beautiful new lineage can emerge. This podcast celebrates the success stories, featuring a diverse array of happy families formed through fostering to adopt. Each episode features candid, heartfelt discussions with foster and adoptive parents, adult adoptees, kinship caregivers, and professionals with lived experience. Rather than focusing on fear-based narratives, From Foster to Forever centers on resilience, healing, and successful outcomes, while still honoring the very real challenges families face along the way. Rachel created this podcast to be the resource she once searched for herself—a place where people exploring foster care and adoption could feel informed, supported, and less alone. With her background in long-form audio storytelling and narration, Rachel brings deep listening, emotional intelligence, and clarity to every conversation, creating an intimate and trusted space for meaningful dialogue. Whether you’re considering foster care, already on a foster-to-adopt journey, an adoption professional, or simply interested in stories that expand how we think about family, From Foster to Forever offers education, connection, and hope—one story at a time. Topics include: Foster care and foster-to-adopt journeys Adoption and kinship stories Navigating the system Trauma-informed parenting and healing Building families in nontraditional ways Lived experience and Adoptee voices