Raising Other People's Children with Debbie Ausburn

<p>Today's Episode is sponsored by Db Journey: https://bit.ly/37cP8YP get 10% off your next purchase by using code POD10</p><p>Today's Guest is Debbie Ausburn. Debbie Ausburn is a social worker turned lawyer who has worked with youth-serving organizations for more than 40 years. Starting in her teens, she has served as a camp counselor, juvenile court probation officer, group home parent, criminal prosecutor of crimes against children and litigation attorney advising youth-serving organizations throughout the United States. Her most important challenges, however, have been parenting foster children and stepchildren. She has never had biological children, but she has collected seven children and ten grandchildren. She has put the lessons that her children taught her in her recent book Raising Other People’s Children: What Foster Parenting Taught Me about Bringing Together a Blended Family.</p><p>We discuss the concept of Biological clocks and if she felt hers ring. From the trials of being a Foster parent and raising other people's children. Prioritizing needs of children and self-care.</p><p>You can find her book, Raising Other People's Children on her <a href="https://www.debbieausburn.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">website</a> as well as <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/raising-other-peoples-children-debbie-ausburn/1138734134" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Barnes and Nobles</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Other-Peoples-Children-Parenting/dp/1578268990" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Amazon</a></p><p>She also has a blog called; <a href="https://www.debbieausburn.com/blog" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Other People's Children</a> that you can subscribe and follow</p><p>Debbie is on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/debbieausburn/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OtherPeoplesChildrenLLC/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/debbieausburn" rel="noopener noreferrer nofoll