{"id":2164,"date":"2022-06-27T15:36:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T21:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/?p=2164"},"modified":"2022-06-27T15:36:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T21:36:36","slug":"foster-parents-need-community-too-with-marcy-pusey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/foster-parents-need-community-too-with-marcy-pusey\/","title":{"rendered":"Foster Parents Need Community Too with Marcy Pusey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23556542\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/3a44a9\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\" height=\"192\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marcy&nbsp;is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and Certified Trauma and Resilience Practitioner, speaker, Story Coach, and the best-selling author of books for adults and for children. 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