{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69c540df9b6be94a1a8184c6/6a16bc8bcb11d38a8b20e003?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Kindness Code - Episode 8 - with Sam Gardner","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69c540df9b6be94a1a8184c6/1779874872074-00d4dda2-020d-47ce-8476-8a54e1d0b59e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>\"I didn't leave the care system. The care system left me.\"</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sam Gardner spent 21 years in care. He now delivers transformative talks and training for those supporting care-experienced children -and is one of the most powerful voices in the sector.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>His message to anyone working with children in care comes down to one word:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Stay.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Stay when they push you away. Stay when they call you Mum and then never call anyone Mum again. Stay when the seeds you plant won't grow for ten years.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This episode broke me a little. I hope it lands with you too.</p>","author_name":"Carmel Saulbrey"}