Speaking
Honest, trauma-informed talks for CASA volunteers, child welfare professionals, caregivers, and communities.
Explore speaking topicsLived experience. Honest advocacy.
Survival shaped my story.
Healing shapes what comes next.
I’m Shae Love—an author, speaker, former foster youth, adoptee, and mother using my story to help adults see the child behind the behavior.
Former foster youth • Adoptee • Mother • Cycle breaker
Meet Shae Love
The behavior adults see is rarely the whole story.
I entered foster care before my fifth birthday and spent years moving through separation, adoption, disrupted connection, group homes, and the constant question of where I belonged.
Today, I share what those experiences felt like from the inside—and what children need from the adults entrusted with their care.
Read my storyWays to connect
The memoir
Built on Trauma is a story of survival, healing, motherhood, and breaking cycles.
Discover the bookAdvocacy
Centering youth voices and helping adults replace labels with curiosity, safety, and connection.
Learn what I stand forI am built on trauma, but my trauma does not define me.
— Shae Love
Bring lived experience into the room