Today is International FASD Awareness Day, a day that deserves our full attention. On this powerful episode of Fostering Change, host Rob Scheer is joined by Patricia (Patti) Kasper, a Neurobehavioral Coach and Trainer who discovered she had FASD as an adult.

Patti’s story is one of resilience and advocacy. After learning about her diagnosis, she shifted her work to focus on the 15 million U.S. adults living with undiagnosed FASD, bringing awareness, education, and hope to those who may not even realize how deeply FASD affects their lives.

In this conversation, you’ll hear:

✨ Patti’s personal journey of discovery and healing

✨ The hidden challenges of adults living with undiagnosed FASD

✨ How Rob’s own connection to FASD fuels Comfort Cases’ mission

✨ The importance of spreading awareness on International FASD Awareness Day

Patti is also the host of the podcast Living with FASD and author of Sip by Sip: Candid Conversation with Adults Living with FASD. You can find her book here: books.by/yourfasdcoach.

🔗 Connect with Patti Kasper:

Facebook: facebook.com/Patricia.Kasper.Your.FASD.Coach

Instagram: instagram.com/patriciakasperthefasdcoach

Threads: threads.com/patriciakasperthefasdcoach

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/patricia-kasper

Email: contact@patriciakasper.com

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💙 Thank you for supporting Fostering Change. Together, we can bring dignity and hope to children and families everywhere.

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Welcome to Season 7 of Fostering Change!

Believe it or not, this is our 243rd episode — and it’s all thanks to YOU and your support. Starting this season, new episodes will drop every Tuesday, just like you requested!

👉 We’d love your help: after watching/listening, please leave a review. It takes just a minute and makes a huge difference with the “mysterious algorithm,” helping us share our incredible guests with even more people.

🌟 Today’s Guest: Bob Dalton

We’re kicking off Season 7 with our friend and Comfort Cases supporter, Bob Dalton — founder of Sackcloth & Ashes, the company behind stunning Italian-made blankets. For every blanket sold, one is donated to a local shelter. Bob and his team have already given countless blankets to Comfort Cases, and we couldn’t be more grateful.

In this episode, Rob and Bob dive into:

Why community matters now more than ever

How Sackcloth & Ashes is transforming giving with a one-for-one model

Bob’s exciting new app LOCL, designed to reconnect us with our neighbors, groups, and events nearby

💡 More About Bob:

Bob Dalton is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and social designer on a mission to reclaim human connection in the digital age. Named a Forbes Changemaker and CNN Champion of Change, he’s donated hundreds of thousands of blankets through Sackcloth & Ashes and now, through LOCL, is building digital tools to help people connect locally.

📌 Learn More:

🌐 sackclothandashes.com

🌐 locl.com

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Welcome to our final Best of Summer episode of Fostering Change! 🌟 Next week kicks off Season 7 (premiering Tuesday, September 2) and—by popular demand—we’re back to WEEKLY episodes.

This week, Rob Scheer is joined by:

👩‍💼 Jennifer Perry – Co-Founder of FosterMore & Executive Director of Children’s Action Network

📚 Lara Love Hardin – FosterMorey Award Winner & New York Times bestselling author of The Many Lives of Mama Love (an Oprah Book Club pick!)

Lara opens up about her journey through addiction, incarceration, and the painful separation from her children—and how she rebuilt her life through resilience, recovery, and storytelling. Together, Rob, Jennifer, and Lara shine a light on the foster care system, the power of second chances, and the urgent need to support youth in care.

🎧 Listen & Subscribe:

YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | wherever you get your podcasts!

💬 Share your thoughts in the comments—we’d love to hear from you!

📅 Don’t miss it: In honor of National Foster Care Awareness Month, new episodes will be released every Tuesday in May.

🌐 Learn more & support our mission: www.comfortcases.org

📌 More Information:

Children’s Action Network

FosterMore

📱 Follow & Connect:

Children’s Action Network: Instagram @childrensactionnetwork | X @childrensaction | Facebook Children’s Action Network

FosterMore: Instagram @foster_more | X @fostermore | Facebook FosterMore

Lara Love Hardin: Instagram @laralovehardin | Facebook Lara Love Hardin

📖 Get Lara’s book, The Many Lives of Mama Love, at your favorite bookstore.

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