Guest: Lori Paris
Are you considering Search and Reunion? Or are you considering pursuing a closed adoption? Hear an adult adoptee's perspective and how, 30-something years later, she overcame the hurdles on her own quest. She will answer questions such as: What does it feel like to be the child in a closed adoption? What does an adoptee hope to gain when searching for their birth parents? What does it take to get it done?
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Guest: Marri Rillera, adoptee, national speaker, consultant on family search and reunion, author and Guardian Trustee for Soundex Reunion Registry
How do I begin the search for my birth parents or my birth child? Is it expensive? Whom should I trust? How long does it take? If you have asked yourself these four questions, this is a show you cannot miss. Mardie Caldwell and Marri Rillera talk you through the steps from search to reunion and share with you the expectations held by birth parents and adoptees.
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Guest: Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao
Have you ever wondered where you fit within your adoptive family? Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao challenges the adoptive family to think in new ways as she reveals the predictable and understandable developmental stages and challenges confronted by all members of the adopted family.
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Guest:
Chris Winston
Are
you a Korean Adoptee who is searching
for your birth parents? Or, would
you like to adopt from Korea, but
don't know where to begin? Chris
Winston from the Korean Adoption
Adoptee network shares information
about Korean adoption, and how Korean
adoptees, and prospective adoptive
parents, can get started. |
Healing
the Adoption Experience
Guest: Nancy Parkhill
As an adoptee, do you often feel victimized by a closed adoption? Do you feel
alone or isolated from those who love you? Adoption professional, Nancy Parkhill,
herself a child of closed adoption, shows you how to heal your adoption experience. |
Guest: Lee
Ezell, birth mother, and author of The
Missing Piece
Rape
- Unplanned Pregnancy - Loss - Reunion The
author of The Missing Piece, Lee Ezelle,
tells how, with a courage and determination
beyond measure, she makes the decision to place
her child, and discovers a deeper truth and
meaning to life than she ever thought possible.
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Guest: Sherrie
Eldridge
Either
before adoption, during the process of adoption,
or after adoption, you must learn what it feels
like to be an adopted child! Learn why an adopted
child can feel angry. Learn why they feel the
need to search for their biological parents
if necessary. Understanding your child's point
of view can make your family closer, stronger,
and more secure in facing the future.
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Guest:
Andy Thomas, syndicated radio talk show host
Where is my birth mother? How do I begin
the search? Andy Thomas joins Let's Talk
Adoption to tell you. Listen as he takes
you on the search for his birth parents and
the discoveries he made along the way. |
Guest: Sherrie
Eldridge, adoptee and author of Twenty
Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents
Knew
Why do I feel so sad? Why does the day of my birth haunt me? Sherrie Eldridge,
author of Twenty Things Adopted
Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew, shares with us the
feelings and emotions of adopted kids everywhere - then helps us to address their
most private thoughts and fears. |
Guest: Marlou
Russell, adoptee and author of Adoption
Wisdom
What does it feel like to meet your birth mother? Is it the right thing to do?
How do I tell my parents? Psychologist and Marriage and Family therapist, Marlou
Russell, is an adoptee in reunion with her birth family. Learn why she wrote
the book, Adoption Wisdom, and how, if you are considering seeking out
your birth parents, this book can change your life.
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Guest: Barbara Ramey,
adoption professional, adoptive mother, birth mother
What is it like to place a child for adoption? What's it like to be an adoptive
parent, and then reunite with the child you placed for adoption? Listen as, Barbara
Ramey, shares with us her very personal experience. |
Guest:
Linda Miller, international adoptive mother
Twenty
years ago, two infants from Chile arrived
in California to meet their adoptive parents.
Now, as young adults, their mother shares
with us their thoughts and feelings about
adoption, and how the process has affected
their lives. |
Guest: Adam
Pertman
Are
you an adoptee in search for your birth parents?
Do you want to know what the laws are regarding
opening records for the children of closed
adoption? |
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