Keep Me In The Light
Keep me in the light is a podcast for the weary, the watchful, and those walking through hard seasons, especially through foster care. Together we explore what it means to fight to stay tender in a world that can often harden us. Here we hold space for stories where dark and light collide.
Episodes
11 episodes
S1E10 - What Almost 9 Years of Foster Care Has Taught Us - Katie & Nick Welch
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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43:11
S1E9: New Placement Roadmap - Katie & JJ
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 wel...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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51:08
S1E8: Thinking about becoming a foster parent? This one is for you! - Katie & JJ
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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44:26
S1E7: From Infertility to Foster Care - JJ Harper
Today, Katie sits down with KMITL's co-host, JJ Harper, talk about her journey navigating infertility. JJ shares learning about her diagnosis, wrestling with next steps, and ultimately her and her husbands decision to step into the world of fos...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:06:59
S1E6: How To Not Die Under Chronic Stress - Katie & JJ
It's no secret that foster parenting is inherently stressful. We're not just talking about hard days, but entires seasons, years, decades of chronic stress! Chronic stress can take an immense toll on your spiritual, emotional, mental and physic...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:08:40
S1E5: Grieving Hard Things - Jonathan Kindler, LPC
Our guest today is Jonathan Kindler, a licensed professional counselor, professor, a pastor, a podcast host, dad, husband, former foster parent, and most importantly: Katie's brother! Talking with Jon is amazing because you get both clinical in...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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58:42
S1E4: Growing Up in Foster Care - Zoya Maverick
Katie sits down with Zoya Maverick, a former foster youth, a fierce advocate and tender-hearted voice in the foster care community.Zoya brings both lived experience and deep compassion to the conversation, sharing honestly about the cha...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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48:55
S1E3: Foster Care and Finding Hope After Loss - Rachel Savage
Today's guest is Rachel Savage, a mom of five, both biologically and through foster care. Rachel has walked through deep grief and has remarkable resilience. After being on the front lines in Afghanistan, becoming a parent, a foster parent, and...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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50:32
S1E2: Cancer, Adoption & Foster Care - Danielle Ripley-Burgess
Today on the show, we are honored to get to talk to one of our Foster Light board members, Danielle Ripley-Burgess. Danielle is a three time cancer survivor, a foster and adoptive parent, and an author. She has a super inspiring story that has...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:04:18
S1E1: Welcome to the Pod! w/ Katie & JJ
It's finally the day! Come listen to the first episode of Keep Me In The Light, where Katie & JJ discuss what you can expect from the podcast, what they wish they would have known before jumping into their foster parent journey, and, of cou...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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31:32
Keep Me In The Light - Season 1 Trailer
Welcome to Keep Me in the Light — where foster families, former foster youth, and those who support them share real stories. In this trailer, you’ll hear honest moments from therapist and former foster parent Jon Kindler, foster and adop...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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14:13