Inside Debbie Bright’s Life as a Foster Carer

About this episode

Giovanna Fletcher interviews Debbie Bright about her experiences as a long-serving foster carer and the emotional complexities involved in fostering.

In this episode, Giovanna sits down with Debbie Bright for an eye-opening conversation about what it’s really like to be a foster carer. Best known to many from  TOWIE , Debbie is also one of the UK’s longest-serving foster carers, having cared for over 200 children across 35 years. Gi and Debbie talk about why children enter care, the importance of showing compassion rather than judgment toward birth parents, and the emotional reality of saying goodbye when children move on. Debbie also opens up about her own turbulent childhood, and offers heartfelt advice to anyone considering fostering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Giovanna, Gi

Guest: Debbie Bright

Topics covered

• fostering
• child care
• compassion
• emotional reality
• childhood

Keywords

• TOWIE
• foster care
• birth parents
• advice
• children

Mentioned in this episode

Places: UK

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