Searching for Birth Family and Volunteering with Foster Care: A Talk with Lynn Grubb
Lynn Grubb felt fairly comfortable growing up as an adoptee. Then, when she became an adult she got curious and decided she wanted to find her birth family. The process wasn't smooth for her and she l...
24 Dec 202335min
In America, But Not at Home: A Discussion With Patricia Knight Meyer about her adoption story and how she processed her trauma through writing.
Patricia Knight Meyer's story seems foreign compared to the happy renditions of adoptive families brought together for happy holiday photos. She was adopted quietly, without proper paperwork. This lef...
28 Okt 202330min
Should We Rethink How We Care for First Mothers? a talk with Carlynne Hershberger
When Carlynne Hershberger found out she was pregnant at 19 she could never have known then how that experience would shape the rest of her life. Many women don't. In Carlynne's case she became a victi...
8 Okt 202325min
What will Embryo Adoption Mean for the Future of Family building: a Talk with Risa Cromer
Adoption is changing. Technology now makes it possible to adopt the embryos left over from couples who have attempted or succeeded in IVF treatments. Oversight and regulation of this transaction is in...
25 Juni 202344min
How Two Dads Adopted in the UK
Nick Adam's King and his husband began their adoption journey years ago with the adoption of their son. Later they adopted again and their daughter joined the family. Nick helps me understand how adop...
24 Apr 202332min
A Ride on the Orphan Trains with Andrea Warren
The orphan trains were an early experiment in American history in which well meaning adults in large East Coast cities put children that didn't appear to be in the care of an adult on a train out west...
25 Feb 202338min
When Adopted Children Need a Second Chance
JeNae Goodrich was adopted into her own family as a child. Growing up surrounded by adopted siblings helped prepare her for her life of social work, but she couldn’t have predicted that she would hav...
19 Jan 202331min
An Australian Adoptee Shares Her Story
Nadia Levitt was adopted by her loving parents by the time she was seven years old in Australia. She grew up in a caring environment, but when teen angst caught up with her at age 15 she ran away. Thi...
12 Dec 202228min
