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.
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Conversation & discussion on contemporary Adoption & Fostering
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Unraveling Adoption, hosted by adoptive parent Beth Syverson, is a safe space to delve into adoption's complexities together.
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Adoption in Focus will discuss subjects including PACE, the adoption process, going to panel, adopting older children, and adopting as a same sex couple. We'd love to hear from you if there are any topics you'd like to hear us discuss or even if you'd like to get involved and share your own experiences.
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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.
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Mind Your Own Karma–The Adoption Chronicles Podcast educates listeners on the realities of adoption through the stories of adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents. We delve into their journeys, exploring identity, the emotional impacts of adoption, and the complexities that are involved when a child is removed from their biology. We also tackle tough topics like transracial adoption and adoption ethics, featuring experts and advocates. By sharing these diverse perspectives we hope to n ...
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AdoptionDiscovery.org is a 501c3 educational nonprofit creating innovative change by teaching you how to adopt for $0 in less than 9 months.
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We can learn how to change adoption from the stories of those who have been touched by it.
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The Ludicrous Feed EV Adoption Podcast highlights the current state of electric vehicle adoption in Australia | Catch us LIVE each week on YouTube! youtube.com/ludicrousfeed
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The Adoption Podcast, Made by Queer Adopters. Your hosts Sam, Paul (husbands and parents to their adopted son), and Andi (adoptive Dad to two children), invite you to join them in a safe space where everyone is welcome, LGBTQIA+, solo adopters, straight couples considering adoption or people who have adopted! This podcast honestly breaks down the adoption and EP process, SEND, and life after adoption. This podcast covers the hard times, the good times and does it all with a touch of humour a ...
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Welcome to ADOPTION MATTERS, a podcast with real people sharing real life stories and getting real about adoption from all three perspectives of the adoption triad. I'm Kim Noeth, one of your co-hosts, and a birth mother, along with Sharon Butler Obazee, an adoptee and Sally Ankerfelt, an adoptive parent. Together we explore difficult topics and share frank conversations guided by our commitment to truth-telling and truth-seeking. In each episode we discuss important issues using adoption at ...
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Host Sandra Flach is a mom of 8 children, 5 through adoption—one kinship and 4 international. Her youngest 2 are teens diagnosed with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). With over 30 years of parenting experience and 20 plus years as an adoptive and kinship parent, she’s made mountains of mistakes and learned loads of lessons. She understands the difficult road of parenting children with trauma histories—and she is still in the trenches! The Adoption & Foster Care Journey is a podcast ...
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Pulled By The Root - Amplifying Adoption Issues
Heidi Marble - Amy Hansen - Elle Klassen - 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 ...
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Each episode will feature a conversation between host Rebecca Harvin and foster/adoptive caregivers or members of the community who support foster care and adoption.
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This podcast is about connecting. It's about growing. It's about stretching. In society nowadays, it's easy to fall into echo chambers. This is not an echo chamber. Open Adoption Project is a community dedicated to listening and learning, and building relationships based on healthy respect and communication. The Open Adoption Project focuses on improving adoptee experiences by encouraging open communication between all members of the adoption constellation, nurturing ongoing open adoption re ...
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Sharing stories and experiences of Australians who have been through Adoption and Foster Care. 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, born and raised in Austr ...
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Constellation Conversations: Adoption, Adoptee Voices, and Trauma-Informed Care
Sarah Harper and Brenda Chapel
Adoption is complex, and understanding its impact begins with centering adoptee voices. Join Sarah Harper, a trauma therapist and adoptee, and Brenda Chapel, an open-adoption adoptive parent, as they explore adoption’s nuances with guests from across the adoption constellation—including adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, and professionals. Together, they facilitate meaningful conversations that uncover adoption truths, promote trauma-informed care, and inspire a more compassionate an ...
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Education in Focus is our brand new podcast looking at all things education. Our training manager Leigh is joined by our two education experts Jason and Lisa. Each episode discusses a new topic based around education and issues our adopted children might face. We really hope you enjoy the episodes.
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Welcome to Soul Adoption, the podcast where we dive deep into life-changing stories from the worlds of adoption, foster care, and social work. Each episode, we sit down with incredible guests who have firsthand experiences, offering not only powerful insights but also real-world advice for navigating these complex, yet deeply rewarding journeys. Whether you're touched by adoption, work within foster care, or are passionate about social justice, Soul Adoption delivers unique perspectives that ...
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The Age of Adoption podcast explores the monumental transition from a period of climate tech research and innovation – an Age of Innovation – to today's world in which companies across the economy are furiously adopting climate solutions - the Age of Adoption. Listen as our host, Keith Zakheim, CEO of Antenna Group, talks with experts from across the climate, energy, health, and real estate sectors to discuss what the transition means for business and society, and how corporates and startups ...
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We understand that seamless user adoption of Office 365, Microsoft Teams and SharePoint can prove tricky, with many hurdles to jump before your whole organisation is fully onboard. That’s why we’re creating a series of podcasts focusing on real-life user adoption stories, with schools, academies and businesses just like yours.
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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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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!
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ANCHORS OF ENCOURAGEMENT | Adoption, Adoption Trauma, Adoptive Parents, Journaling, Biblical Encouragement, Journaling Prompts
Tim Maudlin, Adoptive Parent, Ambassador of Encouragement
The Go-to Podcast for Adoptive Parents Who Want Encouragement in Their Adoption Journey! Did you finally realize your dream of having a family only to have your happily ever after turn into a nightmare? Are you constantly second-guessing your parenting, anxious about whether your child will make good choices and remain faithful? Do you wish more than anything that your child would know Christ and just turn out ”OK”? Have you neglected yourself to the point that it’s taken a personal toll on ...
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Description: Creating AI Trust is a very complex and hard problem. It is not clear what it is and how it can be operationalized. We will demystify what is Trustworthy AI, efficient adoption and leveraging it for reducing risks in AI programs. McKinsey reports indicates companies seeing the biggest bottom-line returns from AI—those that attribute at least 20 percent of EBIT or profitability to their use of AI—are more likely than others to follow Trustworthy AI best practices, including expla ...
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Today you’ll be hearing 3 different people about their experiences and takes on adoption. Cover art photo provided by Tom Barrett on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@wistomsin
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Adoptive parents are more than aware that their child has suffered great loss in relinquishment, and they long to create a haven of love for their child. However, many times, the adopted child pushes love away. This can be because of RAD and the trauma that keeps hijacking the child’s brain. Some children don’t exhibit pushback behavior until their teen years or when they are searching for their biological roots. Adoptive parents must prepare themselves for this possibility by hearing the st ...
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Whether you seek to add to your family through foster care, private domestic adoption or you are called to travel internationally, every adoption story is uniquely beautiful. Yet, each shares a common language of calling, loss, and hardship. As Christian parents we have a deep desire to love and shepherd our children well, but it can be challenging to navigate loss, trauma and how to best love and guide our adopted children. One thing is for sure, adoption is more than a process, it is an in ...
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I talk about (my) adoption and everything else that's anchored with it. There's more. Mostly depressing stuff. But I'll probably reveal those in my 56th episode or something.
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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
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Join Mal + Kate each Monday as they talk about adoption, parenthood, Disney, and MORE! They are two adoptive moms that seek to love, support, and elevate all corners of the adoption triad through honest conversations with adoptive parents, birth moms, & adoptees, all while running Funding Love, a non-profit that strengthens bonds, builds community, and restores people through all-expenses-paid vacations to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida! So grab a cup of coffee or a glass of wine; the ...
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Podcast by The Elephant Mum
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Adoption STAR E-Marketing Coordinator speaks to adoption professionals about trending adoption topics such as the effects of the internet on infant adoption and open and semi-open adoption and much much more.
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Welcome to Families for Children Adoption Pod , where amazing things happen.
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We talk about Martha Stewart wanting to open up an adoption center and discuss whether or not we think she should be able
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An interview series on the unholy mess of crypto User Experience and what can be done about it, NOW. Wanna support the Mess Adoption podcast? Gitcoin Grant: https://gitcoin.co/grants/644/mess-adoption?tab=description Join the Community here: https://t.me/messadoption Donate Crypto to: MessAdoption.eth
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Change is never easy and digital transformations aren’t any different. In fact, up to 70% of digital transformation projects are not successful. Digital Adoption Talks is here to help. Co-hosts Rick McCutcheon (Microsoft MVP) & Joachim Schiermacher (CEO, ClickLearn) are joined in each episode by the hottest industry experts who share their experiences and give their best tips & tricks for solving digital transformation, digital adoption, and user adoption challenges.
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Welcome to the Crypto Adoption Curve. Here is your one-stop resource for insights about exciting opportunities and challenges in real-world-asset tokenization, private credit and other DeFi & Infrastructure verticals. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to not miss out on latest insights at www.cryptoadoptioncurve.com
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My mom shares what it was like the day I was adopted.
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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 or kinship caregiver trying to be the best parent possible to this precious child? This is the podcast for you! Every week, we interview leading experts for an hour, discussing the topics you 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 ...
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In this adoption podcast, a group of adopters talk to each other about their experiences - from the first steps to post-adoption support. No one knew each other before the recording but within moments it will be like listening to old friends talk. They laugh together, they cry together. To find out more about adopting with the National Adoption Service, you can: Follow us @nas_cymru and @nationaladoptionservice Contact us adoptcymru.com
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Wir sind Antje Lamartine und Thomy Gölles oder Adoption & Technik. In diesem Podcast wollen wir unsere Erfahrungen aus zusammen gezählt über 20 Jahren mit Microsoft 365, Office 365 und den Vorgänger Technologien weiter geben. Von Microsoft Teams über SharePoint bis zu PowerApps, Whiteboard und all den anderen Services aus der Suite. Treu unserem Namen wollen wir dabei immer die Blickwinkel Adoption und Technik vereinen.
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Flourish Adoption Ministries Podcast - formerly the Quiver Full Adoptions Podcast
Elizabeth Bordeaux
Flourish Adoption Ministries, Inc., formerly known as: Quiver Full Adoptions, is a nonprofit adoption agency located in Greenville SC, who has built a loyal following of both followers and friends who are passionate about all things adoption—ethics, education, and stories. Listeners subscribe to Quiver Full Adoptions for the latest in adoption and stories from the adoption triad.The purpose of this podcast is to serve and educate adoptive families before, throughout and after their adoption.
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Living in Adoptionland with Bryan Elliott is the podcast I wish I had before I started on my journey more than 25 years ago. It’s a mosaic of real stories from the adoption community which includes parents who gave up their children, families struggling with infertility and natural conception, and the often silent adult adoptees. Host Bryan Elliott decodes these experiences, combined with expert advice from medical professionals and published authors on the subject to help people cope and li ...
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Adoption and fostering chat with people who’ve done it, from the UK’s LGBTQ+ adoption and fostering charity, New Family Social.
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Podcast by Billy and Laurie Cuchens
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161 – Feel Alone as an Adoptive Parent? 7 Benefits to Embrace an Anchor of Encouragement
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If you’re an adoptive parent who feels like you’re all alone, I’m here to tell you there are other adoptive parents who feel the same way. They are going through the same struggles as you. What can you do when you feel this way? I believe it’s important to hold on to and embrace an anchor of encouragement. Hi Neighbor! Adoptive parenting can often…
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: My husband and I were foster parents in the US, and have since relocated to Denmark for his work. We both still feel called to adopt from foster care, and would like to do that from the US. We know that the US and Denmark are both members of the Hague Convention, and can a…
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Episode 199 - Eight Year Anniversary Get Together .
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Hello and welcome to episode 199 from the A&F Network. Well, it's been eight years since we started and that coincided with us being together in Ireland. So, we kick back in Scott's kitchen, catch up on events and reflect on stuff. As always if you’ve experience of adoption, fostering or special guardianship from any perspective personal or profess…
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Ep127: Zelly Ruskin: Author, “Not Yours To Keep”
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Send us a text In her first career, Zelly was a social worker in the adoption and foster care field. From there, she owned an online retail store specializing in hand-painted children’s gifts and party favors. Along the way, Zelly volunteered and raised funds for several non-profit organizations. In an alternate universe, she is probably an event p…
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Episode 10: Thoughts on National Adoption Awareness Month
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November has arrived and time once more to recognize National Adoption Awareness Month. This year's theme, "Honoring Youth; Strengthening Pathways for Lasting Bonds", highlights the importance of helping youth identify and nurture support systems and social connections that help young people as they transition to adulthood and through life. Join ho…
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Adoption Culture: Noah and April Talk About Raising Adopted Children [S8E7]
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In this episode, hosts April and Noah share how their kids turned a school diversity week into something unexpected — a celebration of adoption as their family culture. When their son AJ rocked a bear mascot costume and their daughter found courage with her sister by her side, they watched adoption transform from a sensitive topic into something ki…
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The EV Show by Ludicrous Feed on Wednesday Nights! | Wed 20 Nov 2024
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Got a Question or Comment? Send us a Text Message! Catch up on the latest in Electric Vehicle news from Australia and around the world! Hosted by Tom Gan of Ludicrous Feed and Riz Akhtar from Carloop Watch this episode on YouTube With thanks to our co-host: Riz Akhtar from Carloop Follow Riz on LinkedIn and X Support the show Catch us LIVE on Wedne…
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In this debut episode, we introduce ourselves—Sarah Harper, a trauma therapist and adoptee, and Brenda Chapel, an adoptive parent in an open adoption—and share the inspiration behind launching Harper-Chapel: The Constellation of Adoption. We explore how our personal experiences within the adoption constellation have shaped our perspectives and stre…
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S3E47 - THE POWER OF SOMATIC THERAPY FOR ADOPTEE TRAUMA - PART 2 WITH JULIE BRUMLEY
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Welcome back to the show, Karma Crew! I’m excited toreintroduce Julie Brumley, an inspiring adoptee and somatic practitioner who is dedicated to helping fellow adoptees heal and find their identity. Last week she shared her personal adoption journey, giving us a glimpse into how thoseexperiences shaped her and influenced her work. Today, we’ll dive…
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Understanding & Destigmatizing the Need for Older Child Adoption
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Welcome to the Called to Love Podcast. This is such an important episode because there is such a stigma around adopting older children. Joined with me on this important conversation of breaking-down, understanding, and destigmatizing the need for older child adoption is an amazing expert from the field, Dr. Kimberly Offutt. Dr. Kimberly Offutt is a…
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Navigating Sustainability in Real Estate
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In the latest episode of the Age of Adoption Podcast, Keith chats with Sean Drygas, Global Head of Sustainability for Colliers International. With a responsibility to decarbonize approximately two billion square feet of real estate, Colliers International is not only embracing the Age of Adoption; it's spearheading it within the real estate sector.…
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Episode 454 - Healing for Every Heart in Adoption with Jodi Jackson Tucker & Lisa Qualls
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“I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” -Jeremiah 29:11 Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care. This week host Sandra Fl…
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Empowering Voices: Navigating the Complex Emotions of Birth Kids in Foster Care
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What happens when a birth kid grows up in a foster and adoptive family and becomes an advocate for others in similar situations? Daniela Coates, a licensed social worker, adoptive mother, and foster parent, shares her personal and professional journey with us. Through her organization, With Siblings, Daniela is doing groundbreaking work by focusing…
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The Plants Are Calling for the Adoption Constellation with Mee Ok Icaro - Ep 171
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"The plants are always turning everything upside down because our culture is upside down." -- Mee Ok Icaro EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of Unraveling Adoption, I, Beth Syverson, welcome back Mee Ok Icaro, a previous guest who has shared her profound insights on adoption and healing through plant medicine. This episode is particularly special as…
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Book Club: Orphan Train
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Sharolyn Swenson, an adoptee, joins our special NAM book club episode to discuss Christina Baker Kline’s book “Orphan Train.” If you haven’t read the book yet, please skip this episode to avoid potential spoilers. Sharolyn shares her thoughts and insights after reading the novel. Lanette and Sharolyn delve into the book’s portrayal of adoption and …
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Adoption and Trauma with Debbie, Trauma Specialist from Spurgeons
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Hi Everyone, In this episode we are joined by the remarkable Debbie, a trauma specialist from Spurgeons. You can find out more about the incredible work Spurgeons does here: Spurgeons Charity | Home Send us a text Don't wake the baby! Unwind to a wholesome mix of parenting stories, quirky humour, and cosy crafting Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify …
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Adoption in Focus – Our Positive Experience with Contact
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In this episode, Lisa is joined by one of our adopters to talk about their positive, personal experience around birth family contact. Their discussion covers the benefits and challenges of contact, preconceptions, worries and what their children's experiences were like. Adoption Focus adopters with queries or concerns about contact can speak to our…
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Preparing Business for Generative AI Success
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In this must-listen episode of Trustworthy AI : De-risk adoption of AI, join Dr. David Bray and myself, Pamela Gupta, as we dive deep into the critical role AI plays in shaping business strategies from the boardroom to every aspect of organizational operations. Dr. David Bray is an acclaimed technology leader with extensive experience guiding organ…
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Is Your Help on The Way?
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Kevin and Tabitha Lovell által
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From Fear to Love: Healing and Hope in Adoption with Brian Post
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Send us a text In this heartfelt and transformative episode, Sherry Eldridge sits down with esteemed guest Brian Post, a renowned adoption and child behavior expert. Brian, an adoptee and former foster child, shares his compelling life story—from his early experiences in foster care to reuniting with his birth mother decades later. His journey unde…
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Episode 32 - Kura's story
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Hi everyone, today I speak with Kura. Kura Perkins is a Perth-based adoptee. Born in 1975 and was adopted in Western Australia at 6 weeks of age to newly arrived immigrants from New Zealand. They decided to give her a Māori, name and although she wasn’t Māori, her adoptive parents had heard of this incredible name Kura and loved it, her name would …
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510: Not All Parts Get Adopted - Supporting Adoptees with Wholeness and Integration
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Have you ever noticed that -- much like Riley in Disney•Pixar's Inside Out series -- you have different parts? The Internal Family Systems (IFS) framework asserts that everybody consists of different parts. Our guest this month, Kathy Mackechney, LCSW, IFS...
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Education in Focus - Reduced Timetables
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In our latest episode Leigh, Lisa and Jason are discussing reduced timetables. These are used for several reasons, health needs, mental health needs and sometimes due to behaviour. Leigh, Lisa and Jason talk about what they are, when should they or shouldn't they been used and how you can help manage things with school. We'd love to hear what you t…
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