Episode 2: Letting Go What Hurts With Shanna Robins-Donnell SUNDAYS WITH SHAVEL podcast

Episode 2: Letting Go What Hurts with Shanna Robins-Donnell

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In today’s episode, I am joined by a master social worker who shared the details of her personal life story of parental abandonment, foster care, drug addiction, and personal breakthrough. To be the person she envisioned herself to be, she had to go through a lot of something. Although experiencing a life filled with adversity, she refused to let deep hardship stop her from overcoming. I invite you to listen to the heartfelt real-life twists and turns shared by master social worker Shanna Robins-Donnell in today’s episode. Consider your own history and its influence in your life today. Enjoy the show!
Helpful Resources

Assessing and Addressing the Needs of Former Foster Youth in a College Setting: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED576070

Cultivating Growth After Trauma: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/post-traumatic-growth#cultivating-growth-after-trauma

Foster Care Alumni and Higher Education: A Descriptive Study of Post-secondary Achievements of Foster Youth in Texas: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10560-018-0569-x

No Pain, No Gain (Betty Wright): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KZG3O5sWrU

Students in Foster Care: https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/foster-care/index.html

The Pain of Trauma: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/expressive-trauma-integration/201902/the-pain-trauma

We all Have A Story: A Social Worker’s “Thank You”: https://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/practice/we-all-have-a-story-a-social-workers-thank-you/

Why Are Memories of My Past Trauma Coming Back Now?: https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/why-are-memories-of-my-past-trauma-coming-back-now-0518155

Why I Became A Social Worker: https://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2016/mar/15/why-i-became-a-social-worker

Why Social Work? Professionals Reveal Their Reasons for Choosing This Career Path: https://www.brandman.edu/news-and-events/blog/why-social-work

Credits

Host: Dr. Sherece Shavel
Theme Narration: Ronald Coaxum
Guest 1: Social Worker, Shanna Robins-Donnell, contact by email: [email protected]

Connect with me through email. Send messages to: [email protected]

Chapters

1. Music Intro (00:00:00)

2. Greeting (00:00:43)

3. Entering Foster Care (00:05:39)

4. What Was the Pain? (00:12:08)

5. From Foster Care to Drug Addiction (00:19:55)

6. Transition to Recovery (00:28:31)

7. Choosing Social Work (00:29:58)

8. Failed Class to Master Class (00:39:35)

9. Graduation Day with Mom (00:47:10)

10. Chasing That First Job (00:49:49)

11. Shanna's Final Remarks (00:54:51)

12. Farewell (00:55:35)

13. Music Outro (00:58:35)

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