About this episode

Adriene Caldwell shares her journey from foster care trauma to finding sobriety and purpose.

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! Foster care outcomes in the United States can be brutal, and Adriene Caldwell’s story shows why trauma recovery has to be both personal and systemic. After becoming a ward of the state at 12 and aging out at 18, she describes how psychological abuse and chronic rejection shaped her identity and mental health, including major depressive disorder and an ongoing eating disorder. Her path also reflects a common pattern for former foster youth: using dru...

People in this episode

Host: Nichol Ellis-McGregor

Guest: Adriene Caldwell

Topics covered

• foster care
• trauma recovery
• mental health
• sobriety
• personal growth

Keywords

• foster care
• trauma
• mental health
• sobriety
• depression
• eating disorder
• personal growth

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