In this episode, Audrey & Baggie chat with Sue Cushen, Student on the BA in Social Care in DKIT, foster parent, NALA service user and member of the HSE National Volunteer Panel for Mental Health Engagement and Recovery. Sue talks about fostering, returning to education to study social care and the impact of this on her life.

Warning: this episode contains themes of childhood trauma, child abuse and neglect.

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