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Open Adoption Project — 135 episodes
Finding Home: Identity, Reunion, and the Complexity of Adoption with Jay Barbanel
From Secrets to Self-Discovery with Bob Sutherland
Finding Family Through DNA: Adoptee Diane Rosenblum’s Journey
Discovery, Reconnection, and the Adoption Experience with Edward Di Gangi
Journey and Discovery with Emma Boggess
Book Club: The Baby Thief with Heather Rodriguez
Book Club: All You Can Ever Know with Anna Lehnardt
Representation Matters with Allison Olson
Broken Adoptions, Bold Advocacy with Dawn J. Post
The Power of Support with Janelle Basham, Executive Director of Brave Love
An International Adoptee's Journey with Anna Lehnardt
Adoption and Suicidal Ideation: A Conversation with Beth Syverson
Pioneering Openness with Linda R. Sexton
An Adoption Triad Interview
Book Club: Selling Transracial Adoption
Book Club: Orphan Train
Book Club: The Girls Who Went Away
Book Club: Far From the Tree
Establishing Psychological Safety with Dr. Jeff Thompson
Improving Family Communication Patterns
Identifying Family Communication Patterns
Substance Exposure in Utero: A Guide For Prospective Adoptive Parents
The First Families Project - Research Opportunity For Birth Mothers
The Lost Coin with Dr. Stephen Rowley
Reflections and Regrets with Amy Seek
Rallying Around Adoptees and Children in Care with Lexi Condie
Giving Grace with Cadon Riley
A Birth Mom's Perspective on Child-Centered Openness with Kaira Dark
Establishing and Maintaining Healthy Boundaries
Why Open Adoption?
Challenges in Transracial International Adoption with Christelle Pellecuer
The Openness Guide for Adoptive Parents: What You Should Know About Open Adoption
“It’s Not Me, It’s You”
Disenfranchised Grief
Embryo Adoption
Belonging Matters with Julie McGue
Shifting the Focus
Ruptured Attachments
Things I Want You to Know: Adoptee Perspectives
Openness Considerations for Caretakers with Liz Rivera
Building an Adoption Profile: A Birth Mom’s Tips
Communication and Community with Sara Jane Schenk
What Happened to You: Understanding Childhood Trauma with Liz Rivera
Preserving Culture with Anna Maria DiDio
Adoption History: Orphan Trains
From Madagascar to France with Christelle Pellecuer
“I Don’t Think I Would Have Chosen Adoption Without Openness” with Leah Outten
More People to Love: Season 3 Recap
Adoption Through a Scholarly Lens with Professor Abbie Goldberg
Motherhood: Equal and Different with Stevoni Doyle and Aymee Condie
Intentional Cultural Connections with Robert Reese
The Adoption Constellation with Professor Michael Grand
Boundaries with Hopscotch Songs
Challenging the “Lucky Adoptee” Narrative with Allison Olson
The Complexities of Adoption with Eileen Skahill
ARCHIVE: Juneteenth with the Destiny Adoption Foundation (2022)
“I Just Wanted to Know She’d Be Okay” with Lauren Eisenhauer
The Power of Connection with Patrick Hawes
Navigating the Complexities of Adoptee Reunion with Heather Rodriguez
Search and Support
Inclusivity and Openness with Ellie Wynn
Advocating for Children with Special Needs with Brady Murray
Open Adoptee Roots with Devanie Roberts
Open From the Start with Sara VanderHaagen
Caregiver Discussion of “Instant Family”
“Goodbye Again” with Candace Cahill
Open Adoption 101, Part 2
Open Adoption 101, Part 1
Basketball, DNA, and Adoption with John Saintignon
Adoption Themes in “Elf”
Normalizing Adoptee Feelings with Amy Wilkerson
Racial Identity Struggles with Amanda Justice
“Somewhere Sisters” with Erika Hayasaki
Transitions into Adulthood with Dr. Christina Reese and Eliane Shenk
Trauma, Transitions, and Therapy with Maria Trimble
Jamie | Trauma Unaddressed
Adoptee-Centered Language
Sara | Supporting Teen Adoptees
Steph | L'adoption ouverte c'est l'amour
Cultivating Meaningful Long-Distance Relationships
Rachel | Seeking Connection
Juneteenth Special by the Destiny Adoption Foundation
Season 2 Wrap-up
Adoptee Voices
Michelle | “I Can Still Be Broken-Hearted it Had to Happen”
Joanna and Matt | “I’m So Grateful it’s This Kind of Open”
Ana Katia | Fourteen Days
Shayla | Her Side
Jared | His Side
Molly | Listen to Adoptees with Curiosity and Compassion
Rebekkah | "I Could Have Parented"
Shane and Alisha | Fostering Connections
Kim | My Story as a Gestational Carrier
Melissa and Joseph | Party of 10
Gina | "My Little Butterfly"
Michael and Tony | Fostering Little Victories
Sarah | Adoption Isn't Always Beautiful
Mary | Tragically Beautiful
Nate and Kim | Willing to be an Advocate
Derek | Legal Considerations
Kaytlin | How Adoption Became My Choice
Youth Adoptee Christmas Special
Kim | International Adoption
Infertility Panel
Katie | Healing & Open Adoption
Cathy | Letting Love Lead
Jeremy | Exposure In Utero, a Medical Perspective
Emily | My Experience as an Adoptee and an Adoptive Mom
A Pandemic Placement
Jori | My Experience as an Adoptee and Birth Mom
Burgandy | “Courage to Say Yes”
Kim Perry | Adoption Professional Q&A
Alexa | “I’m Strong, But That Doesn’t Mean I’m Okay”
All You Need is Love
Tamra | “Peace and Confidence in My Choice”
Five Child Adoptee Perspectives
DaKota | Growing Up with an Open Adoption
Happiest Place on Earth
Five Teenage Adoptee Perspectives
Melaina | “A Journey to Discover Who I Was”
Let’s Get Ethical
A Giant Needle in the Bum
Crystal | "It's Our Family's Norm"
Sharolyn | "So Wanted & So Loved"
Nicole | "A God Wink"
The Terrific Teddy Tradition
The Mysterious Magic 8 Ball
Brianna and Andrew | Ethics in Adoption
Oh No, I Said Too Much!
Keri | A Birth Mom's Story
Stuck Like Glue
Blizzards and Boundaries
Cultivating a Village
First Impressions and Second Dates
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