Social worker, foster parent, stepparent, and attorney Debbie Ausburn draws on decades of experience to help other foster and stepparents navigate the complexities of bringing up non-biological children.

Being a foster or stepparent is a huge commitment full of complexities, and it can be hard to know how to get it right.

In her 2021 book, Raising Other People's Children, Debbie Ausburn uses her decades of experience as a social worker, foster parent, and stepparent to offer philosophies and strategies for navigating your relationship with your non-biological children.

Ausburn emphasizes the trauma that foster and stepchildren often deal with, and explores how parents can become a safe space rather than expecting a reciprocal relationship.

Ausburn is an attorny who felt called to become a foster parent. Later, when she married, she also became a stepparent. She's now an advocate for foster parents and blended families.