Blonde Ambition: Navigating the Foster Care System with Actress Laura Leigh Hughes

Send a textWhat an absolute *treat* this week as we chat with powerhouse Laura Leigh Hughes, LA-based actress and founder of The Unusual Suspects Theater Company, a non-profit serving youth. Laura is candid, funny, and shares her incredible journey of navigating the foster care system to adopt her now 15-year old daughter. And hot off the heels of her concert, Maria & Ann-Sophie share their lifelong love of another blonde performer and mom -- Madonna.Join us as we talk:How the foster care system impacts thousands of children each year The ins and outs of adopting through LA’s foster care systemSystemic racism embedded in the systemUnexpected bonds formed between a foster child’s different caregivers Assumptions people make about adoption, and the challenges and realities of interracial adoptionFor more surprising and authentic conversations about family-forming, subscribe to Our Families, Ourselves:Apple Podcasts | Spotify Podcasts | Google PodcastsJoin the conversation and follow us on Instagram:@ourfamiliesourselves