In our latest episode of Serene Pod, we sit down with Shannon; a care leaver, advocate, and the brilliant mind behind My Life, My Rights.

Shannon entered the care system as a young teenager and was living independently by the age of 16. In this honest and deeply moving conversation, she reflects on what it felt like to navigate a system that was rarely explained to her; the loneliness, the uncertainty, and the emotional weight of so many transitions happening all at once, while still trying to figure out who she was. But Shannon didn't just survive it.

She did something remarkable, she started researching her rights, answering questions on TikTok, and eventually created a booklet to help other young care leavers understand what they're entitled to. What began as a personal mission quickly became a widely shared resource and one t ...