Claudia Corrigan D’Arcy of AFFCNY
“Looking at adoption in all its many facets is extremely difficult for any of us. The narrative is rainbows and butterflies and we all learn too late. It tells each of us what we want to hear.” — Clau...
19 Jan 202457min
Lynelle Long of InterCountry Adoptee Voices
“When we shared our stories, found our voices, started to speak and connect, there was so much in common, regardless of our birth countries.” — Lynelle Long in Ep 23. Lynelle Long founded InterCountry...
10 Jan 202458min
Pamela Karanova of Adoptees Connect
This season we are shining a light on the work done by Adoption Advocates and Activists! “If I was allowed to grieve from the minute I found out I was adopted, my whole life trajectory would have been...
6 Jan 202452min
Adoption Constellation Round Table Fall 2023
“What is the hard part about adoption? ADOPTION is the hard part of adoption.”—A guest in Episode 21 Several adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, and allies gather around the table to suss out t...
8 Nov 20231h 3min
Attachment, Adoption, and the Connection Between Food and Caring
What are the deeper layers of the connection between attachment and food? This is a fascinating conversation with Deborah MacNamara, PhD, author of Nourished: Connection, Food, and Caring for Our Kids...
18 Okt 202342min
Book Discussion of Lois Lowry's The Giver
What would it be like to live in a community that protects you from pain, grief, loss, and other difficult feelings? How would it be to have so much sameness among community members that envy was erad...
10 Okt 202327min
The Past, Present, and Future of Adoption as Seen Through Sage Eyes
Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao has been living adoption for more than 75 years as an adoptee—and professionally connected to adoption for 55 years in various roles, including as a psychologist and lecturer i...
2 Okt 202348min
Late Discovery and Transracial Adoptee Perspectives on Adoption
“Adoption seems simple from the outside. But when you’re in the thick of it, you see things in ways you never expected.” Author Melissa Guida-Richards (What White Parents Should Know About Transracia...
19 Sep 202347min
