Tori shares her experience in foster care as a former foster youth, foster care advocate, & foster mom and how that fuels her ife’s passion to raise up & nurture her own family, as well as advocate for the restoration of family. She shares her life vulnerably with hopes to let her Abba Father be known & loved through stories, to offer hope to the hurting, & to serve people from all kinds of backgrounds.
Tori Petersen is a national speaker, writer, and advocate for the preservation of family, foster care and adoption. She is also a wife to Jacob, a mom to two littles, and a foster mom to one. After growing up in the foster care system, having lived in twelve different homes, and being adopted as an adult, Tori knew her calling was to communicate The Gospel through the light of adoption and the stories God has granted her. Tori has founded a scholarship alongside her husband at Hillsdale College for former foster youth and vulnerable populations. She's presented policy to White House Policy Staffers and works with various nonprofits. You can follow her on Instagram at @torihopepetersen and her website torihopepetersen.com
Fostering as a Single Parent with Jenn Thatcher
Navigating Sticky Situations with Rebecca Britt
Breaking Down the Different Types of Adoption with Jennifer Fairfax, Esq.
Healing Trauma through Media and Play with Darren Fink
Reflection and Clarity of Vision with Rebecca Britt
The Stuff Nobody Talks About with Marcy Tocker
Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools with Dr. Melissa Sadin
Ambiguous Loss and Lifebooks with Beth Tyson
From Foster Care to Foster Mom and Social Worker with Kristine Pienkowski Part 2
From Foster Care to Foster Mom and Social Worker with Kristine Pienkowski Part 1
Practical tools for when the work gets tough with Rebecca Hubbard
Raising the Challenging Child with Karen Doyle Buckwalter Part 2
Raising the Challenging Child with Karen Doyle Buckwalter Part 1
Aging out of Foster Care with Pamela Bress
Only Black Girl: Supporting Transracial Adoptees
Virtual Foster Parent Resources with Foster Care Institute Founder Dr. John Degarmo
Giving 8 Children a Safe Place to Land with Tonja Tristan Johnson
Exploring Your Inner Child with The Way of the Horse Founder Dina Shale
Racism and Adoption with Erica Shubin
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