Jenell Jones and her family opened up their home to foster, and later adopt Mercy, an eight year old girl in need of a home. Mercy came with a secret, though—her traumatic past. The traumas experienced by this young child started to manifest itself in behavioral problems that caused her adoptive family to shatter, that that is where our story begins.
Meet Jenell Jones
Jenell is an author and early education entrepreneur currently operating multiple early learning centers which specialize in providing high quality learning experiences to children who experience trauma in low-income areas. She joined me on Uncorking a Story to discuss her memoir Shattered.
Key Topics
00:00:00 Introducing Jenell Jones
00:05:45 The Urgent Need for Reform in the US Foster and Adoptive Systems: A Story of Two Children with Different Paths
00:07:36 Unraveling the Unknown: Navigating the Journey of Adoption and Uncovering the Backstory
00:09:54 Missed Opportunities: The Devastating Impact of Withholding Information in Adoption and Foster Care
00:14:05 The Barbaric Reality of Juvenile Detention for Homeless Foster Children: A Call for Change
00:15:46 Why I Wrote My First Book: Shedding Light on the Dark Realities of the US Foster Care System
00:18:00 Behind Every Successful First-Time Author: The Importance of Building a Writing Team
00:21:39 From Trauma to Triumph: How Writing Shattered Helped Jenell Jones Overcome Self-Doubt and Shed Light on the Broken System
00:22:49 Discovering My Strength: How My Troubled Past Helped Me Show Myself Grace
00:25:48 Get Your Copy of Shattered Today: A Memoir of Adoption and Foster Care, Plus Exclusive Resources on Janelle Jones’ Website
00:27:00 From MTV to Video Jukebox: How Music Videos Shaped My High School Years
Buy Shattered
Amazon:https://amzn.to/3oCQ58U
Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9798823000314
Connect With Jenell
Website: https://www.jenelljones.com/
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