Groundbreaking Relationships With Angela Legg
The world that seemed normal to Angela Legg as she grew up didn't look normal to the society that surrounded her. She didn't realize this until she was much older. In her life, she had two loving fema...
9 Mars 36min
The Story of How my Life was Touched by Adoption and Foster Care
In this episode, I introduce you to who I am and what my adoption and foster care journey has been like. It has taken me quite a while to reach the point where I was ready to put my background in the ...
9 Feb 31min
An Adoptive Parent rethinks International Adoption with Marjie Alonso
As adoptive parents, we often try our best to do our research to find a program to adopt through that seems ethical. Sometimes we find out later that the situation our adopted children were in was far...
6 Jan 34min
Lynelle Long Leads Adoptees to Help Each Other and Educate the Rest of Us
When Lynelle Long wanted to connect with other international adoptees like herself as an adult, she had a hard time finding them. She decided that there should be a better way for adoptees to connect,...
13 Dec 202534min
Getting to Know First Mothers with Gretchen Sisson
There is a lot of debate that centers around women who relinquish their children. We talk about who they might be and why they might be making the decisions they are, often without any insight into th...
2 Dec 202531min
Moving Toward More Educated Adoption Conversations With Jean Widner
Jean Widner's adoptee story doesn't start dramatically. She was raised in a stable home with adoptive parents who offered her the basic support that children need to have. As she grew and learned more...
26 Aug 202534min
Helping Young Adults Succeed Beyond Foster Care with Maurita McCorkle
One population of foster children that often doesn't get the right kind of attention is those who age out of foster care. This cliff that youth often fall off of exists due to many factors. Some of th...
12 Juli 202533min
