What Adoption Memoirs Can Teach us: A Talk With Marianne Novy
Marianne Novy was an adoptee who was encouraged to hide that fact and obliged the people around her by keeping quiet about it until she became a college student. Over time she chose to seek out member...
7 Mars 202532min
A First Parent Surprise with Ed Di Gangi
Edward Di Gangi didn't feel the pull to search out his first family until later in life. He felt content with the life he was living and it took a series of events to put in his mind the determination...
6 Dec 202437min
Isaac Etter Discusses Adoptees and Identity
Isaac Etter grew up as a black boy surrounded by a loving but also primarily white family. It took him a long time to understand his full identity and how his race affected his place in the world. Ove...
9 Okt 202430min
Families who adopt children with severe behaviors from foster care have a chance at hope thanks to Katie Rose Noto.
Katie Rose Noto always knew she wanted to adopt a child at some point in her life. She imagined a house full of children and dogs. As her life progressed she made the choice to dive into being a foste...
31 Juli 202438min
A Native American Adoptee Discovers Her Roots
When Susan Fedorko was growing up she was content with her life and felt secure and cared for. In the back of her mind, however, this adoptee always wondered about the family that had allowed her to b...
12 Juli 202435min
A Path Through Suicidality With Beth Syverson and Joey Nakao
Beth Syverson and her adopted son Joey Nakao have been on a difficult journey for a number of years. They have been facing the issues of addiction and suicidality. In light of these intense topics, so...
22 Maj 202431min
Investigating International Adoption has a lot to Teach Us.
There are many Christians in the world of adoption and many of them do wonderful work supporting foster families, and foster children, and making sure children outside of the country who need homes ca...
30 Apr 202437min
Trace Lara Hentz Talks About the Importance of "The Count 2024" to Native American Adoptees Everywhere.
Most of us have heard bits and pieces about how poorly America has treated the Native Tribes that have lived on this land. We may not understand fully how adoption was weaponized against tribes to rai...
7 Feb 202433min
