Let's Talk Adoption: Recent Episodes
Mardie Caldwell
Let’s Talk Adoption, the longest-running adoption podcast, features new guests and topics each week relating to the adoption process, raising children, and pregnancy options. Featuring Mardie Caldwell, adoption expert and author, and other adoption professionals from Lifetime Adoption, we bring hope and education to adoptive and birth parents each week, sharing the miracles created through a modern, open adoption.
Guest: Heather Featherston This show offers tips and secrets for financing your adoption and how to find new ways to help fund your adoption. Also discussed are ways to budget and to save money when making baby-related purchases.
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Guest: Melanie Beth Mosberg Birth mother Melanie Beth Moseberg discusses the importance of the relationship between the adoptive family and the birth parent(s), and offers tips for making that relationship go smoothly.
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Guest: Dr. Charles Sophy What can you expect if your child has been exposed to pre-natal drug abuse? In the second part of this two-part program, Dr. Sophy talks about the effects of drug and alcohol on a child after birth, what parents can anticipate, and services that are available.
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Guest: Dr. Charles Sophy What can you expect if your child has been exposed to pre-natal drug abuse? In the first part of this two-part show, Dr. Sophy discuses the effects of particular drugs at different times on the developing baby.
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Guest: Brenda Nixon Guest Brenda Nixon is an author, speaker, and educator. She joins the show to discuss child behavior and offer practical insight into the challenges of child rearing. She shares fascinating research about the nine temperaments children are born with and how they contribute toward personality.
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Guest: Hemlata Momaya Learn about the steps needed to begin an adoption from India with guest Hemlata Momaya. Discover what the government of India is doing right now with regard to adoption and about restrictions and requirements, the time involved, and what you can expect when pursing an adoption in India.
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Guest: Marlou Russell Can a person be too old to adopt? Lifestyles are changing, which has led to parenting at older ages. This can bring great benefits, as well as some challenges. Psychologist and author Marlou Russell offers her expertise on this topic and discusses various aspects of parenting later in life.
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Guest: Patricia Mindell Wondering what is right for you as you make decisions about becoming a parent? This show’s guest is a therapist who can help you explore this issue, discuss options and help determine what’s right for you.
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Guest: Geoff & Traci Morris Waiting for your child can be a difficult process. This program covers one couple’s story about how patience, faith, and hope play a role in the waiting game of adoption.
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Guest: Patricia Dischler Author and speaker Patricia discusses the topic of fear with regard to a relationship with birth parents. She offers insight into how birth parents feel themselves, and tips about how to learn, trust and overcome fear.
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Guest: Heather Featherston Are you considering adopting a child, and not sure where to start or what to do as you begin the adoption process? This program shares 10 things every family should know before they adopt to help them succeed.
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Guest: Rose Kent Author Rose Kent joins the show to discuss the dynamics of adopting multi-racial children. She also discusses what should be considered before adopting multi-racial children, as well as, the ins and outs of multi-racial adoption.
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Guest: Pamela Fierro Parenting twins (triplets, and more) can be a unique challenge. Guest Pamela Fierro is an author, web writer and producer, and mother of twins. She shares experiences, discusses issues that parents may not consider prior to adopting twins, and offers tips for dealing with the unusual challenges multiples present.
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Guest: Stacie Cahill This show’s guest is an author, psychotherapist and adoptive mother. She speaks about how to help your biological and adopted children understand who they are and their importance in your family.
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Guest: Dr. Ira Chasnoff Misconceptions and myths regarding international adoption are explored. Dr. Chasnoff discusses the risks, rewards and the most pressing issues and problems adoptive parents can face.
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Guest: Felice Webster When a family is facing an unplanned pregnancy, what rights do grandparents have? Adoption attorney Felice Webster answers questions about the legal options available to grandparents.
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Guest: Sherrie Fine Sherrie speaks about her life as a teacher and why she decided to adopt as a single person instead of waiting for Mr. Right. Then she tells about her decision to include her adoptive daughter in the process of her second adoption. Sherrie also talks about the challenges she faced throughout the process.
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Guest: Jamon Glover Jamon Glover is a speaker, author of How to Change Your Life in 2 Hours, and father of 4. Jamon and Mardie talk about the high percentage of absent black fathers and the impact it can have on their children. He also discusses characteristics to look for in a guy when you’re dating.
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Guest: Janet Heller Janet Heller is the author of How the Moon Regained Her Shape. She speaks about how she was bullied very early on in school and how to help your child if they are being bullied.
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Guest: Margaret Schwartz Author of The Pumpkin Patch, Margaret talks about the end of her relationship and her decision to go through with adopting internationally at the age of 44.
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Guest: George & Lilly Parker In the second part of this two-part series, Pastor George Parker and his wife, Lilly, further how to keep your marriage strong during the stressful time of infertility and adoption.
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Guest: George & Lilly Parker Starting a family can create a tremendous amount of stress and strain on a marriage, particularly when issues of infertility and adoption are involved. Host Mardie Caldwell is joined by Pastor George Parker and his wife Lilly, to discuss techniques you can use to strengthen your relationship during this time.
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Guest: Kristine Ashcroft The emerging science of DNA is making an impact in the world of adoption. Learn about the use of DNA in paternity testing, as well as its use to help adoptees confirm siblings and other family members.
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Guest: Dr. Ron Huff Autism is on the rise not only in the U.S. but world-wide. Specialist Ronald Huff discusses the history of autism, what parents can look for, treatment, and available services.
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Guest: Jim Handy Adoption Attorney and adoptive father Jim Handy joins the show to discuss everything you have ever wanted to know about the adoption assistance program. You’ll learn what it is and how it can help you and your child.
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Guest: Carol Everett Hear about the behind-the-scenes facts from an abortion clinic, things few people know about. Carol Everett, a prior abortion clinic owner, shares information you’ll be surprised to learn.
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Guest: Robyn Henk Guest Robyn Henk is an author, adoptive mother and grandmother who discusses the challenges of infertility and how faith helped her through the difficult times. Comfort and understanding can be found through discovering God’s bigger dream for you.
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Guest: William Perez What tax credits are available to you? How can you reduce your tax base when adopting? The vocabulary and basics of these topics will be covered so you can be better prepared!
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Guest: Cynthia Savage Why aren’t people adopting in the U.S.? How has the foster care system been changing? This show explores why people are choosing to adopt abroad and how that’s affected our systems here in the U.S.
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Guest: James Derk From 1997-2001, the Derk’s adopted seven children, six of whom were siblings from Hungary. Hear about how they set out to adopt them and the maze they encountered.
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Guest: Marie Bartlett-Sloan Whether you’re traveling internationally to adopt your child, or have children you’ll be taking along with you, this program offers tips and important information to help you prepare and succeed in your journey.
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Guest: Martha Bolton Everyone has to deal with loss or grief at some time, from the death of a loved one, to broken relationships, to failures. Martha Bolton joins the show to talk about saying goodbye when you don’t want to, or aren’t ready to.
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Guest: Tom Bohnhorst Adoptive father, writer, and researcher Tom Bohnhorst joins this show. He provides a glimpse into the fascinating thoughts of children of adoption.
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Guest: Savana Newman How long does it take to complete a home study? What’s the purpose of an autobiography? Why does it cost as much as it does? This episode provides the answers to these questions and much more!
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Guest: Carrie Kitze Starting the adoption dialog early with children can be very beneficial with an adoptive child, and helps create the foundation for conversations to come. This program discusses age appropriate topics for adoptive children, when to start discussions, and how you can prepare. This is part two of a two-part show.
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Guest: Carrie Kitze In part one of this two-part series, guest Carrie Kitze explores the issues that surround approaching the topic of adoption with your child, particularly when international adoptions are involved. Recommendations and tools are offered.
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Guest: Kristine Mason Kristine tells her own story of the loss of her older son in the war. She shares how it affected her family and how she found the faith and strength to go on.
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Guest: Heather Featherston The holidays can be a difficult time when you’re waiting to be chosen to adopt a baby. How do you answer questions from relatives? How do you stay positive? How do you deal with stress, grief or fear? This program provides some helpful hints and recommendations to help you through your adoption wait.
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Guest: Heather Featherston In this post 9-11 society we live in, many birth mothers and families are searching for stronger relationships, the support of faith, and a return to core family values. Guest Heather Featherston understands this and offers a unique look at the dynamics involved in birth mothers choosing adoptive families.
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Guest: Micheline Kemist Micheline Kemist, an adoptive mother, joins the show to share her adoption story. She has experienced great loss in adoption and has gone beyond to experience great joy. Her heartwarming story will be a blessing for you.
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Guest: Jerry Johnson How does the foster care system work? What does it take to become a foster parent? Find out how you can become a foster parent and what to expect.
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Guest: Jerry Johnson Learn more about what foster care is, and isn’t. There are plenty of myths about foster care and the children in the system. This show sorts facts from fiction.
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Guest: Heather Featherston Adoption fraud and scams have been in the media a lot these past few years. But how exactly do you avoid them? Valuable information is provided that can save you heartbreak, time and money.
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Guest: Melanie Moseberg A wonderful interview with Melanie Moseberg about her open adoption and the importance of positive reinforcement for birth mothers post-placement. Melanie shares about the importance of the Internet when searching for information and support for birth mothers.
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Guest: Mary Frost Our guest Mary Frost was adopted as a child, and made an adoption plan for her second child. In this episode, she shares how wonderful her life was with her adoptive parents. Her experience as an adoptee helped her explain adoption to her husband.
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Guest: Blaine Hall Birth father Blaine Hall shares his thoughts, story and insight on making the right decision when faced with his girlfriend’s unplanned pregnancy at a young age.
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Guest: Dr. Sybil Gray In this episode of Let’s Talk Adoption, Mardie Caldwell interviews Dr. Sybil Gray. In the interview, they discuss Dr. Gray’s book which helps parents understand the importance they play in their child’s development.
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Guest: Ellen Fox In this episode, Mardie Caldwell speaks with seasoned social worker Ellen Fox. They discuss adoption etiquette as well as what to expect at the hospital for adoptive parents and birth parents. They also address the question “How important is a birth plan?”
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Guest: Patricia Dischler In this interview, we hear from the author of the book Because I Loved You, Patricia Dischler. She offers helpful insight and ingredients for a successful adoption from the birth mother’s view.
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Guest: Laura Christianson Laura helps us understand some of the fears people may have about adoption, such as not knowing what open adoption means. Potential adoptive couples may also be apprehensive about parenting a child not of their own body. Before turning to adoption, Laura advises all couples to first answer the question: “do we want to be pregnant or do we want to be parents?”
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Guest: Adrianne Artist Part 2 of a 2 part series. A touching conversation with an African American birth mother about her decision to place her child for adoption, her view on open adoption and the importance of educating yourself on adoption.
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Guest: Adrianne Artist Part 1 of a 2 part series. A touching conversation with an African American birth mother about her decision to place her child for adoption. The important role her family and friends played in helping her make this decision.
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Guest: Sherrie Eldridge Sherrie shares with us what “Love Language” is and its importance. She provides an explanation of what an adoptee hears, and the importance of being able to learn and speak the language so that they do not hear the wrong message.
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Guest: Holly Graff Holly talks about methods and techniques that help us understand ADHD a little better and how we can work together to get organized. She shares that not everyone is the same, and sometimes less is more for our children. Holly advises parents to let their children be involved in the decision making of getting organized.
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Guest: Michele Grebe One woman’s story about her closed adoption. Michele shares how she feels that knowing from a young age that she was adopted has made her a better person.
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Guest: Kathleen Calcutt Attorney Kathleen Calcutt is our guest, and provides questions to answers about the legal aspects of adoption. Kathleen emphasizes how important it is to get the help of a qualified adoption professional who has the legal knowledge of adoption of all 50 states. She also addresses the question “How safe is it to adopt on your own?”
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Guest: Todd Johnson A touching interview with a father of a child with Down Syndrome. Todd shares his views on mainstreaming your child’s education and what a joy and blessing his child is.
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Guest: Brenda Nixon Brenda provides tips about getting along better with your teens. She also addresses the questions, “is there a difference between adults and teen brains?” and “is there a difference between girls’ versus boys’ brains?”
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Guest: Jim Handy Attorney Jim Handy answers questions submitted by listeners of Let’s Talk Adoption. Jim touches on a variety of questions that are helpful for anyone who might be interested in adopting a child.
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Guest: Erinn Foster Erinn is a birth mother and educator for Umbilical Cord Blood Banking. She talks about the importance of the blood in the Umbilical Cord and getting educated on the subject.
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Guest: Karol Ladd Karol is the author of 18 books and expert in the Positive Mom. She talks about the challenges of motherhood, what a positive mom looks like, and how you can influence the way your children act and react.
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Guest: Marita Littauer Join us as we speak with guest host Marita Littauer (part 2 of a 2 part series), author of over a dozen books on personality types. Discover how to better understand yourself and others through Littauer’s explanations and descriptions of personality types.
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Guest: Marita Littauer Join us as we speak with guest host Marita Littauer (part 1 of a 2 part series), author of over a dozen books on personality types. Discover how to better understand yourself and others through Littauer’s explanations and descriptions of personality types.
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Guest: Dr. David Nehring Forgiveness takes practice. Dr. Nehring talks about how he got started in helping others learn about forgiveness. He answers the important question, “what is the concept of forgiving and forgetting?”
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Guest: Gina Johnson Learn how the Internet plays an important role in communicating with your child’s birth family. Nowadays, it’s so easy to send them updates, photos, and keep in touch online.
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Guest: Paul Russell A touching story of one man’s struggle to understand and overcome rejection in his life as a child and a young adult. It is important for adopted children to understand that their mother chose adoption for them out of love, not rejection.
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Guest: Marlou Russell Part 2 of a 2-part series with Dr. Marlou Russell. She shares about the siblings being placed in foster care and then adopted. Dr. Russell stresses the importance of keeping siblings together. If they do need to be separated and adopted into different families, she believes it’s very important to keep the siblings communicating with each other.
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Guest: Marlou Russell Part 1 of a 2 part series with Dr. Marlou Russell. She reveals to the audience how to best share adoption with other siblings, friends and family members. She answers the question, “should children be told about their birth siblings?” Dr. Russell also talks about how honesty is the best policy when talking to children about the decisions made.
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Guest: Dawn Whitaker A candid conversation with an adoptive mother, Dawn Whitaker, who shares her fears and thoughts. She encourages the importance of keeping a journal for adoptive parents, and shares that sometimes you are not alone in your feelings.
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Guest: Tammy Rowe A birth mom’s story, her challenges and struggles, the how and why she chose adoption for her second child.
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Guest: Shawna & Elaine Wilson Part 2 of this very personal conversation with a birth mother who chose adoption for her newborn baby girl, and the adoptive mother she chose for her child.
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Guest: Shawna & Elaine Wilson Part 1 of a 2 part show, this is a very personal conversation with a birth mother who chose adoption for her newborn baby girl and the adoptive mother she chose for her child.
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Guest: Jim Handy Jim answers the legal questions about birth fathers, legal father and presumed fathers and their rights.
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Guest: Kristine Mason A Lifetime coordinator talks about adopting when you are older. She gives some scenarios as to the types of adoptive parents that choose adoption later in life.
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Guest: Kristine Mason Kristine talks in depth about the six most common myths about birth mothers. She provides answers to the questions you have always wondered about, but were afraid to ask in case they were not myths.
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Guest: Kim Lopez Kim a Lifetime Adoption coordinator, talks about some important issues if you are considering open, semi-open or closed adoptions. Mardie and Kim bring up some pros and cons on each type of adoption.
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Guest: Kim Lopez A look at how adoption has changed throughout the years. Today, we speak with Kim, a Lifetime Adoption coordinator, who provides guests with tips and questions to ask when getting started in the adoption process.
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Guest: Kim Felder As a birth mother and adoptive parent, Kim talks about her children and the foster care process in California. Kim shares tips for foster adoption, info about the process, and resources for foster parents.
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Guest: Lori Paris Our guest Lori Paris is the author of “Follow Your Heart,” a book about a young woman who discovers she was adopted as an infant. Lori herself was adopted at three weeks old through a closed adoption. She shares what it was like living in a closed adoption, not knowing where she came from or who her birth parents were. Lori then tells our Let’s Talk Adoption guests about her search for her birth parents, and the joy of being able to have a reunion with them.
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Guest: Jim Handy Join us as we hear answers from attorney Jim Handy to questions regarding adopting outside of your state. He touches on a variety of questions that are helpful for anyone who might be interested in an interstate adoption.
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Guest: Karen Higgens Karen explains her interest in adoption and how she has been touched by adoption. She also answers questions about how to fund your adoption and make adoption a reality in your life.
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Guest: Marri Rillera Our guest for this episode is adoption professional Marri Rillera, who works for a reunion registry. She joins us to share how adoptees can begin the search for their birth parents. Tune in and learn what it’s like to perform an adoption search.
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Guest: Judi Sobrero Our guest for this episode of Let’s Talk Adoption is Judi Sobrero, a marriage and family therapist. The adoption triad includes the adoptive parents, birth mother, and the adoptee. Judi talks about how each member of the adoption triad experience grief and loss. Mardie and Judi discuss loss on a greater scale than just in terms of adoption, then they address loss and grief in adoption specifically.
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Guest: Kay Kopit Our guest is Kay Kopit, an adoptive mother, business owner, and columnist. Kay was in her fifties when she and her husband adopted. Tune in and learn what older parent adoption is like, as well as the pros and cons of waiting to adopt until you’re older.
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Guest: Chris Winston Chris Winston has two Korean-born children and is Chairperson for KAAN (Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network). When she adopted her children decades ago, there weren’t really any post-placement services available for her family. So, in an effort to meet the needs of their family they joined with other families in a group called Friends of Korea. Then, with the help of the Korean consulate in San Francisco, they founded the KAAN organization to assist others. In this episode, she shares more about Korean adoption and what KAAN does.
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Guest: Charlene Yoder Charlene Yoder joins us to discuss her experience as a birth grandmother. Tune in and hear how she supported her daughter in her adoption decision, the difficulties she faced, and what it’s like to be a birth grandmother in an open adoption.
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Guest: Patricia Dorner Licensed professional counselor, licensed marriage & family counselor, and adoptive parent Patricia is the author of “Talking to Your Child About Adoption.” She shares her history with adoption, her advocacy for open adoption, and how adoptive parents can most effectively talk to their child about adoption.
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Guest: Elizabeth Mallory Elizabeth Mallory left her position as a management consultant in order to adopt two young orphans from Cambodia. In this episode of Let’s Talk Adoption, Elizabeth shares her experience as a mother adopting internationally and how it led her to become the director of No Child Left Out Foundation.
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Guest: Flory Herman Flory Herman is an adoption attorney, filmmaker and adoptive mom. She’s here at Let’s Talk Adoption to share about her experience and how it led her to create the documentary film “I Have Roots and Branches.”
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Guest: Nancy Parkhill Nancy Parkhill is a licensed professional clinical counselor; her specialties include adoption, attachment, adoption search & reunion, relationship counseling, family counseling, and adoptive parent counseling. For the first two years of her life, Nancy lived as an orphan. Her book “Healing the Adoption Experience” recounts her own journey towards psychological and emotional healing.
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Guest: Adam Pertman Tune in and hear as our host Mardie Caldwell interviews Adam Pertman. He is the author of “Adoption Nation” and Executive Director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute.
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Guest: Sherrie Eldridge Our guest for this episode of Let’s Talk Adoption is author Sherri Eldridge. She is not only a reunited adoptee, but also a grandmother of an adopted child. Sherri is the author of a number of important adoption books, including “20 Things Adoptive Kids Wish Their Parents Knew” and “20 Life-Transforming Choices Adoptees Need to Make.” Tune in and hear Sherri tell us about what made her decide to write a book about her adoption experience.
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Guest: Sherrie Eldridge Sherrie tells the guests of Let’s Talk Adoption what led her to write a book about her experience of being reunited with her birth mother. She also shares about her adoption organization, Jewel Among Jewels Adoption Network, which communicates the true identity of adoptees.
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Guest: Rebecca Robinson Our guest Rebecca Robinson is an adoption professional specialized in providing support to both adoptive parents and birth parents. She’s also mother to two adopted daughters. Tune in and hear Rebecca’s story and words of encouragement for anyone who’s been touched by adoption.
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Guest: Gerald Bowman Social worker and adoption professional Gerald Bowman specializes in international adoption. Tune in as he discusses the process and fees for doing an international adoption instead of domestic.
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Guest: Michele Stewart Michele is a birth mother who was able to locate and reunite with her child after many years. In this episode of Let’s Talk Adoption, she explains how she told her parents she was pregnant at 16. She also discusses how she came to choose adoption for her child.
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Guest: Aaron Rubin Aaron has a Doctor of Law degree (J.D.) and is an accountant. He’s currently going through the adoption process with his wife. Aaron and Mardie discuss adoption tax credits/deductions, what the difference is and when/how you claim the credit.
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Guest: Kirk Rutherford Kirk started an adoption search company over 30 years ago called “Worldwide Tracers”. The mission of the company is to help reunite adoptees and birth parents. Kirk explains how this program got started and what things people have to be aware of when trying to go through a search.
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Guest: Diane Michaelson Diane Michaelson is an attorney practicing in California and an adoptive mother. Diane speaks about the biggest changes in adoption throughout the years, including birth mother’s rights and answers to frequently asked adoption legal questions.
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