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In this episode of Conversations with Rich Bennett, co-hosted by Wendy Beck and sponsored by Freedom Federal Credit Union, Rich and Wendy sit down with Shawn Melis to explore his incredible journey of fostering and adoption. Shawn shares deeply personal stories about how he and his wife have fostered numerous children, adopted several, and navigated the emotional challenges and triumphs of their family life. He opens up about the complexities of raising children with Reactive Attachment Disorder and how faith and community have been critical to their strength and resilience.

Shawn also discusses the significant role fostering has played in his life and how it inspired him to transition from a corporate career to owning a Little Caesars Franchise. The episode highlights themes of faith, family, and the transformative power of love and support in difficult times.

Tune in to hear an inspiring conversation filled with heart, faith, and hope for the future.

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I started the podcast “Harford County Living” in 2015, 3 years after launching the positive news website harfordcountyliving.com. A few years later I started getting requests from people outside of Maryland to come on the show as guests and the podcast became “Harford County Living with Rich Bennett”. Needless to say, more requests came in and a few people suggested to me that I needed to expand the podcast and change the name again and “Conversations with Rich Bennett” was born.