Empathy and Angst Through Group Homes with Shannon Weatherly

Shannon is a former therapist turned COO, as well as an amateur podcaster.  Her career started in child welfare and made a series of twists and turns leading her to where she is today running clinical trials.   Growing up, Shannon always wanted to "help other kids".  As a five year old, she wanted to be a "pediatric surgeon", but quickly realized she was not good at neither science nor math.  Entering college at the University of Georgia, Shannon set out to be a teacher, but was told the "kids would beat her up", so she finished with a degree in Educational Psychology and went on to pursue a Master's degree in Counseling.   In 1998, Shannon took her first job at a large group home where she changed job titles 5 times in just as many years.  Post group home life, Shannon began to work in the addictions field where she work at local, state and Federal levels making her way to The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.   Desiring to return home to North Carolina, Shannon left DC in 2014 and has since experienced new found friendships, job loss, a total left turn in her career path, moved too many times, a global pandemic, and started her own podcast, launching February 5, called 126 Days:  Stories on Life & Work.    She is the human to a dog named Edie and aunt to two nieces. Her favorite food is cheese and her favorite color is green.   Find Shannon:   IG:  @126dayspod Email:  [email protected] You can find Shannon's podcast page on Instagram.    Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey Find All Our Links Here   https://linktr.ee/fostercarenation Merch! http://tee.pub/lic/RwiARsuuDHs Call the Voicemail Line 413-foster 3 (413) 367-8373 Foster Care 101 Free webinar with NO sales pitch!   Support Our Mission https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fostercare   https://patreon.com/fostercarenation   Website   https://fostercarenation.com   Connect with us on our Facebook Page   https://facebook.com/7timedad   Connect on Instagram   https://www.instagram.com/fostercarenation/