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Loved Called GiftedAuthor: Catherine Cowell
The Loved Called Gifted Podcast is your place to come for musings about spirituality, identity and purpose. Thoughts about life purpose and how to discover it. Finding value in being - not just doing. Spirituality and how to develop it. Interviews with people who have interesting stories, experience and knowledge to share. The podcast also supports the Loved, Called, Gifted course, which can be found at lovedcalledgifted.com. Language: en Genres: Christianity, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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A Call to Advocacy with Addison Torrence and Caidyn Bearfield
Episode 83
Thursday, 22 January, 2026
This episode is a deep, honest conversation with Addison Torrance and Caidyn Bearfield about their experiences in the foster care and youth institutional system in Ohio, and how those experiences led them into advocacy. They both share painful stories of being placed in congregate care and residential treatment facilities, where trauma, over-medication, lack of education, and loss of trust were common. Despite that, they talk about finding healing through community—especially with other former foster youth—and turning their experiences into purpose. Much of the episode focuses on challenging systems that profit from institutionalizing young people, advocating for safer, more humane alternatives, and pushing for systemic change (like the creation of a Youth Ombudsman). It’s heavy, but also hopeful, showing how shared experience, learning, and courage can turn harm into meaningful action. If you would like a transcript, you can find one here Loved Called Gifted website Follow us on Facebook
