A safe space to delve into adoption's complexities together.
Real stories about the joys and challenges of the adoption journey. You'll hear from parents and families who've been through infant and international adoption, foster-to-adopt, and even embryo adoption. These inspiring stories are told from the perspective of the adoptee, birth parent or adoptive parent.
This Steel Pixel Original Series talks with adoptees and explores the individualized nature of adoption! Each adoptee has a unique story and we want to give them a platform to share it.
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Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care


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Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care
Creating a Family
Are you thinking about adopting or fostering a child? Confused about all the options and wondering where to begin? Or are you an adoptive or foster parent trying to be the best parent possible to your precious child? This is the podcast for you! Every week we interview leading experts for an hour talking about the topics you really care about in deciding whether to adopt/foster or how to be a better parent. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are the national non-profit w ...
From babyhood to school age, through the teenage years and ultimately adulthood, Adoption: The Long View explores all aspects of the adoption journey with a variety of articulate and thought-provoking guests.
As a global organisation established in 2015, I’m Adopted provides resources, topics, and meet-ups for adoptees. Welcome to our official podcast!
This show is here to help you adopt. You'll find resources, inspiration and hope to build your family through infant adoption. This interview based show has guests ranging from adoptive families to authors, consultants, agencies, attorneys and more. We lay it all out on the table with each interview to give you tips, encouragement and a TON of knowledge of the adoption process.
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20 THINGS ADOPTION PODCAST with Sherrie Eldridge and Bronwen Smith


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20 THINGS ADOPTION PODCAST with Sherrie Eldridge and Bronwen Smith
Sherrie Eldridge
Why do many adopted kids perceive their adoptive moms as an enemy? Is there something wrong with the adopted kid? Absolutely not! The kid has been terribly wounded when he/she lost the first parents and family. Learn four reasons why adopted kids see adoptive mom as an enemy...and what parents can do to cope.
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The Adoption and Fostering Podcast


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The Adoption and Fostering Podcast
Al Coates & Scott Casson-Rennie
Conversation & discussion on contemporary Adoption & Fostering
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Birth Mother Matters in Adoption


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Birth Mother Matters in Adoption
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AZ Pregnancy Help is dedicated to assisting birth mothers in their adoption journey through Building Arizona Families Adoption Agency. Adoption matters!
From their main office in Kensington, Pennsylvania, Adoptions From The Heart is an adoption agency that provides a comprehensive range of adoption services to prospective adoptive parents, expectant mothers, and kids all around the Greater Philadelphia Area. Pregnant mothers can receive a variety of services from the agency without paying a dime. Our counselors are on call around-the-clock and offer counseling before, during, and after placement.
The Ludicrous Feed EV Adoption Podcast highlights the current state of electric vehicle adoption in Australia | Interviews with key industry leaders | Tracking the progress of each state and territory | Comparing Australia's EV growth against the rest of the world | Catch us LIVE on Thursday nights 9pm Sydney time on YouTube! youtube.com/ludicrousfeed
Let's Talk Adoption covers important topics in adoption with experts who want to see you thrive as parents! Apart of the Identity Learning Podcast Network
In the Digital Adoption Talks our hosts Microsoft MVP Rick McCutcheon and CEO of ClickLearn Joachim Schiermacher invites relevant industry guest to a talk about Digital Adoption. It will be talks on the pains that companies encounter when taking on a digital adoption project as well as Tips & Trick
The Basics of fat Loss, muscle gains, thyroid health, tips and tricks to enhance fat-burning, primal health, holistic nutrition, exercise, metabolism, & Interviews with top doctors/researchers in their field!
The Open Adoption Project focuses on improving adoptee experiences by encouraging open communication between all members of the adoption triad, nurturing ongoing open adoption relationships and promoting ethical adoption practices. Follow us on Instagram @OpenAdoptionProject
100% real talk with your two new Korean adoptee besties! Hana and Ryan, Korean adoptees from Melbourne, Australia, talk about anything and everything adoption related, including race, gender, birth family search and reunion, and more. Original podcast music by Domus.
A podcast exploring the blessing of embryo adoption and embryo donation from all angles. Embryo adoption is an answer for so many families who thought they could never become pregnant. Learn more about it on this podcast.
Helping game studios adopt blockchain without alienating players
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The Essentials for Adoption Attuned Parenting


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The Essentials for Adoption Attuned Parenting
Growing Intentional Families Together, LLC
The Essentials for Adoption Attuned Parenting explores how parents can best relate and connect to their adopted child. Join Growing Intentional Families Together Coaches to discover tips and tools using Adoption Attuned Parenting and build a strong foundation for your adoptive family.
Whether your family has been on this journey for years, or you’re just getting started, The Adopting and Fostering Home is here to support and encourage you along the way.
My name is Andres, and as an adoptee, I created The Adoption Door to help people understand the experience a little bit more. I am building a community around this concept because people have a lot of questions and answers regarding this topic, and I hope to share other people's stories with anyone who wants to hear what they have to say. Because this topic has so many facets, there is a lot to learn. It's all about helping each other. Hope you enjoy the podcast.
Tiny Victories is the 15 minute podcast that pushes back on the notion that you have to "go big" or "go home". Sometimes just going is the victory. Each week, hosts Annabelle Gurwitch and Laura House invite listeners to adopt a TINY victory frame of mind, and share tales of fleeting joys and minor accomplishments in this majorly messed-up world.
Our mission is to provide education, information and dialogue that will create a supportive environment empowering people to help cats in their community. *For transcripts of most shows, visit https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/podcast/.
Join us as we look above the temporary things of this world and see the Greater Things that God is doing through it all. With insights, interviews, and inspiring testimonies, we hope you'll be encouraged to overcome the world and be ready for the coming Kingdom of God. Maranatha!
A podcast featuring helpful discussion and reviews of adoption-related books for families and people affected by adoption. Hosted by Jamie Weiss and Ande Stanley.
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ANCHORS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, Adoption, Adoptive Parents, Adoption Trauma, Adoption Support, Adoption Stories, Christian Adoption, Adoptive Parent, Psalms, Life Struggles, Peace of Mind


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ANCHORS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, Adoption, Adoptive Parents, Adoption Trauma, Adoption Support, Adoption Stories, Christian Adoption, Adoptive Parent, Psalms, Life Struggles, Peace of Mind
Tim Maudlin - Adoptive Parent, The Persistent Encourager, Journaling Coach
Biblical Mindset Support for Adoptive Parents Hi Neighbor! Welcome to Anchors of Encouragement. Did you finally realize your dream of having a family only to have your Happily-Ever-After turn into a nightmare? Do you find yourself up late at night wondering why nothing you try as a parent is working? Are you searching for adoption resources and a support team but can’t find any? I’m Tim Maudlin. Husband, adoptive parent, bible class teacher, and The Persistent Encourager. I too felt the joy ...
The Honestly Adoption Podcast features real voices, sharing real hope and encouragement to parents on the journey of foster care and adoption. Hosts Mike and Kristin Berry, and Nicole Goerges share open and honest perspectives from the journey of foster, adoptive, and special needs parenting. Their goal is to be real and honest but also bring hope and encouragement to parents, all over the world.
Each episode explores the world of dog care and companionship. Dog Words is presented by Rosie Fund, a charitable foundation with the mission to provide humans with the resources and education they need to give senior and harder-to-adopt dogs a better life. “We save each other.” is the motto of Rosie Fund which simply means, “The more we do for dogs, the more they do for us, and they already do a lot.”
Controlling your spending is hard to do. On every episode of Frugal Friends, we'll try to help you gain a little more control on one aspect of the countless directions your money is being pulled toward through frugality and a few laughs. If you're trying to save money, spend less, adopt minimalism, pay off debt or reach financial independence, we think you'll like the show.
The Happy Hour Podcast is hosted by Jamie Ivey, and each week she brings a guest to the show. During the happy hour they will discuss anything and everything just as if you were around the table with your own girlfriends. Jamie loves to connect with women and encourage them as they journey through life. These conversations will make you laugh and cry all in one. The Happy Hour will be something you look forward to each week. You will be encouraged as you listen to other women talk about the ...
The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.
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Adoption, Fostering & Tea: The New Family Social Podcast


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Adoption, Fostering & Tea: The New Family Social Podcast
New Family Social
Adoption and fostering chat with people who’ve done it, from the UK’s LGBTQ+ adoption and fostering charity, New Family Social.
Wandering Tree Podcast has been established with the simple goal of reaching other adoptees who may benefit from just hearing other adoptees share on the lived experience. Host, Adoptee Lisa Ann, will share the tangled roots of the life long journey as an adoptee, the search for biological connections, the good and bad of reunions and how saying "I am adopted" has connected to so many others. The candid discussions between Adoptee Lisa Ann and her guests will tackle the term "adoption" and h ...
Same China. Different stories. We are the ones who found our way in a new life, Adopted Babies from China. Chinese adoptees’ stories and the stories of those lives they have become a part of. This podcast acts as a personal journal, archive, and resource for adoptees and others. Want to share your story? Email adoptedbabiesfromchina@gmail.com @adoptedbabiesfromchinapod on Instagram/ Facebook. Please rate and review. Music| bensound.com
ThinkOrphan, the podcast for orphan excellence, helping you navigate the global orphan crisis with experts from around the world.
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My Unknown Truth - The Australian Adoption Podcast


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My Unknown Truth - The Australian Adoption Podcast
Nadia Levett
Sharing stories and experiences of Australians who have been through the Adoption and Foster Care system. The stories are sometimes complex and tackle difficult issues which span over 50 plus years. From children that have been in an under resourced system to Australia's traumatic history of forced adoptions and the stolen generations. But through this darkness comes light - there are also stories of hope, courage resilience and love. My Unknown Truth is hosted by Nadia Levett who was born a ...
This is a podcast about Korean-American adoptees who return or repatriate to Korea to live and work in the country they were born in and separated from via international adoption. Funded by the US Fulbright program, the show seeks to educate the adoptive community, Korean people and the world at large about the experiences of these selected adult adoptees.
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The Adoption Connection | a podcast by and for adoptive parents


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The Adoption Connection | a podcast by and for adoptive parents
Lisa Qualls and Melissa Corkum
If you’re an adoptive parent looking for hope, practical tools, and friends who understand, this podcast is for you! Between the two of us, we represent all three parts of the adoption triad. We’ve been around the block a couple times with kids by birth, adoption, and foster care. And lived to tell about it. Don’t worry. We get it. And we’re here for you. Gain confidence in your parenting and hope for your family’s future.
Let's save the world by 2030. Our Platform for Survival aims to prevent war and weapons (especially nuclear); global warming; famine; pandemics, massive radiation exposure; and cyberattacks—and adopt “enabling measures” (global economic, security, and governance reforms).
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Pulled By The Root - Amplifying Adoption Issues


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Pulled By The Root - Amplifying Adoption Issues
Heidi Marble - Alysa Zalma MD - Stephanie Pipes - Sean Farley
My name is Heidi Marble. I am a domestic adoptee/author/speaker born in 1965. I did not realize the depth of pain caused from my own relinquishment until later in life. The loss surrounding adoption is so far reaching it is hard to grasp; the gravity of hurt pulled me to take action. Fueled by our amazing team, Pulled By The Root has become a collective platform that elevates, honors and gives voice to the issues surrounding adoption. Our podcast is a place to listen to an aggregate of conve ...
Robyn Gobbel is a writer, trainer, speaker, and educator dedicated to understanding why humans behave the way they behave. She teaches parents of children who have experienced trauma how the brain works, why behaviors are simply an externalization of what's happening in the brain, body, and nervous system, and how to respond to children's behaviors in a way the creates healing, not just behavior change.
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Born In June Raised In April: What Adoption Can Teach the World


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Born In June Raised In April: What Adoption Can Teach the World
April Dinwoodie
Nationally recognized thought leader, April Dinwoodie, hosts a personal journey while exploring her adoption experience. We follow her as she examines her efforts to find love, identity, family, and connection. Each month April will candidly interview, discuss, and unravel, all matters surrounding adoption.
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Navigating Adoption: Presented by AdoptUSKids


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Navigating Adoption: Presented by AdoptUSKids
Adopt Us Kids
Join us as we bring together real adoptive families and adoption experts to showcase how unexpected and rewarding adopting a teen from foster care can be. Whether you're thinking about adopting from foster care, have already adopted, or are just looking to learn more, these stories and resources will help you navigate the process, with inspiration and information along the way. Brought to you by AdoptUSKids, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Fa ...
Shelley is a domestic adoptee from the baby scoop era. 1970. She started her search four years ago and has since struggled deeply with attempts to connect with her biological Mother. Shelley is a pediatric nurse who is married with two sons. For this episode, I am joined by my guest co-host adopted person Amy Hansen. Together we traverse the highs …
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Birth Mother Matters in Adoption


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Birth Mother Matters in Adoption S3, Ep 218; A Difficult First Step
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Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Season 3, Episode 218; A Difficult First Step Building Arizona Families and AZ Pregnancy Help is an Adoption Agency in Arizona. We are an adoption center where we help build families. When pregnat women contact us and want to make an adoption plan, we understand that the first meeting can be a very emotional step. S…
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Ludicrous Feed | EV Adoption in Australia


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ELECTRIC VEHICLE LONG DISTANCE DRIVING IN AUSTRALIA | January 2023 Update
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January 2023 update for electric vehicle road trips and long distance driving in Australia Watch this podcast episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SyAbqasUy6Q With thanks to our regular guests: Riz Akhtar from Carloop carloop.com.au Rahul Prasad https://twitter.com/RahulPrasad74/ Catch us LIVE on Thursday nights 9pm Sydney time on YouTube! youtube.…
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The Essentials for Adoption Attuned Parenting


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Episode 55: 4 EASY Things to Resolve to Do in the New Year
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Join adoptive parents and adoption coaches, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they discuss 4 EASY things to do as resolutions for the year ahead. These suggestions were designed with the holiday weary listener in mind. They remain applicable as we move further along in the coming year. Like all parents, adoptive moms and dads can neglect their own se…
Kelley and Randall Nichols from We Are the ECHO join Lynette this week to unpack the familiar statement, “I could never do what you do.” The Nichols emphasize the vital role of community support and candidly share the enemy’s resistance to caring for vulnerable people. Find resources for your adoption and foster care journey at SendRelief.org.…
Have mealtimes become a battleground in your house, is your child a picky eater, or do you have a child who eats too much? We provide lots of tips in our conversations with Dr. Katja Rowell, a family doctor and author of Love Me, Feed Me, 2nd edition, and Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating. She has a special interest in supporting foster …
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43 – Adoptive and Foster Parenting: How To Be Your Child’s Best Advocate
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However children come into this world, they need a family. Every. Single. One. Hi Neighbor! One of the goals of this podcast is to provide resources for you on your adoption journey. On a regular basis, I share with you Biblical mindset support. But I realize there are other resources that you need. Resources that I don’t have the expertise to spea…
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I'm Adopted: The Podcast


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Anya’s Journey Searching Through Those Birth Family Links
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Simulcast from an Adoption story. Made with the help from our friends at MyHeritage. Mother of three Anya Gibson, lives right down in the far south of New Zealand. She was adopted at the age of four from a regional orphanage (Number 12) inside of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Prior to her adoption, she was looked after by her grandmother but found out …
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The Embryo Adoption Podcast


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Episode 2: Through My Depression Came An Answer
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Secondary infertility sent Arleta into the throes of depression, which sent her to YouTube, of all places. And through that, God led her & Owen to double blessings. How fitting that they arrived on Thanksgiving! (“Two turkeys,” their older son jokes.:)) They’re telling their story in this episode (time stamps below). Rate, review, and subscribe to …
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The Adoption Connection | a podcast by and for adoptive parents


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#209: [workshop] Connection Matters More than Vegetables with Dr. Rowell
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Food challenges are common for children with early adversity. We often get questions regarding undereating, overeating, picky eating, hoarding, and sneaking. In this workshop you will: Learn relationship-building strategies to address common issues such as picky eating, power struggles, and weight worries. Understand the health benefits of felt saf…
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Unraveling Adoption


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What's the Big Deal About Birth Certificates? with Ann Weaver-Melendy - Ep 77
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In this week’s Safe Home Podcast, Beth talks with Ann Weaver Melendy from Oregon, a baby scoop era adoptee who was taught by her adoptive family to not speak about her adoption and to not ask questions. Well that backfired big time, because not only is she now sharing her story on this public podcast and elsewhere, but she is also an adoptee rights…
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The Honestly Adoption Podcast


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Readjusting Our Expectations Of Ourselves And Our Children
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This journey is long and can often be defeating. The fact is, parenting is hard. Sometimes, in the face of it all, we just need some solidarity. We need to know that we are not alone, and we need to hear someone else tell us it's okay. In this episode of The Honestly Adoption Podcast, we are taking a step back from talking through strategies, techn…
Hello and welcome to conversations from the A and F podcast. In this episode we speak Rebekah Pierre a care experienced social worker. Bekah came on a webcast in November and shared some of her experiences and views while promoting the Free Loaves on Friday project. In this episode she shares more of her personal story and experiences and perspecti…
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ADOPTION NOW


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Choosing Adoption: A Birth Mother's Story on Open Adoption [S7E6]
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“Making an adoption plan does not mean that you’re not a present or loving member of your child’s family. Family is built from love, not always just blood. Regardless of how you were raised or what your childhood experiences of a family are, you can learn how to be a part of a healthy family.” Shannon is a birthmother who loves being a part of her …
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Bronwen interviews Sherrie on a rare topic--adoptee anger. They discuss the two kinds of anger and emphasize the fact that anger itself is good--its a God-given emotion that warns us if something is wrong, like the red light on a dashboard. Anger can become toxic when anger is stuffed and turns into bitterness and hate. The unintentional adversaria…
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ABC Adopted Babies from China


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Who do you go to when your therapist is the one causing stress and anxiety?
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To the first sit down solo episode! A time to reflect on genetics testing, relationships— parents, bad therapy, and hustling. I’ve done voice memos before and those were short but sitting down and recording for about a half hour felt even more cathartic. It’s a huge reason to have started this and also to keep doing it. I am @landoftarashen on inst…
Adoption: The Long View is a truly informative podcast for adoptive parents, helping them to navigate the ever-changing, post-adoption world. If you thought adoption was something that ended when a child was placed with your family, think again. But don't...
Jamie talks with Lora K. Joy, author of "Goodbye Hypervigilence" and "NoBody Looks Like Me", about her latest book "Self-Attunement: An Adoptee Superpower." Lora discusses how her experiences as an adopted person led her to write these books and how she hopes they will be helpful for her fellow adoptees on their journey.Does Lora have a fourth book…
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Adoption, Fostering & Tea: The New Family Social Podcast


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56 - Early permanence - when the child returns to birth family
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Eleanor did Early Permanence twice. Her daughter remained with her and her son was returned to his birth family. A link to the therapist mentioned in the podcast, https://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-reece-saunders-57528267By New Family Social
Adoptions From The Heart is a Connecticut adoption agency that offers a variety of adoption services in Asylum Hill. The agency offers a variety of services to AFTH adoptees in the Hartford region, as well as prospective adoptive parents, expecting women, and their children. Our local Asylum Hill adoption agency has helped families in Bloomfield, H…
If you’re new to our podcast, this is a great place to start! In this episode, we discuss what open adoption is, why it matters, and what we can do to build better open adoption relationships with the ultimate goal of empowering adoptees with a more complete portrait of their identity. We discuss answers to listener-submitted questions, like whethe…
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Digital Adoption Talks

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#8 - Essentail User Adoption Tips for D365 w/ Rachel Profitt
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What is most crucial when starting a digital transformation? Get insight from Microsoft FastTrack Solutions Architect (and TED Talks speaker) Rachel Profitt. She helps customers deploy their environments, get things set up and get them running–and she is sharing her insights on digital adoption for F&O here. Stick around to the end, and you’ll get …
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What is most crucial when starting a digital transformation? Get insight from Microsoft FastTrack Solutions Architect (and TED Talks speaker) Rachel Profitt. She helps customers deploy their environments, get things set up and get them running–and she is sharing her insights on digital adoption for F&O here. Stick around to the end, and you’ll get …
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Infant Adoption Guide Podcast


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IAG 101 Pro Choice Pro Adoption Author Terri Marcroft
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Terri Marcroft is a mom through adoption, founder of Unplannedgood.org, and now adds the title of author as she recently released her book, Pro-Choice Pro-Adoption : It's Time for a Loving, Positive Response to Unplanned Pregnancy. We chat with Terri about the book along with stories and suprising statistics she share about adoption and unplanned p…
For our first episode adoption professional and adoptive parent Anna Koehle joins us to talk about adoption, misconceptions, and our shared vision for adoptive families. https://identitylearning.ck.page/letstalk https://www.identitylearning.co/By Identity
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The Inquiry


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Should other countries adopt Canada's immigration model?
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Canada is just one of a number of countries with an ageing population and shrinking workforce. The second largest in the world in terms of land mass, and with a population of just 36 million, Canada has announced a plan to invite 1.5 million people to migrate there over the next three years. The ambitious target is not without challenge politically…
In this episode I speak with Sandra. Sandra is a baby boomer, born in 1949, grew up with her parents and brother and surrounded by her fathers English family in a small town. Sandra left school at age 15, became a shorthand typist and fell in love. Soon after the relationship blossomed, Sandra fell pregnant at 15 which was disapproved of by her fam…