Guest:
Kim Felder, Adoptive Family Recruiter
Ricky
is a little guy who loves basketball, and really wants
to be adopted. But how does a foster child in the system
find a family? That’s Adoptive Family Recruiter Kim
Felder’s job. She considers herself a PR agent for
foster children – and she pulls out all the stops,
from television appearances, to newspaper features. Kim
reveals the truth about foster adoption and how you can
successfully assimilate foster children into your family.
She’ll share the financial benefits of a foster adoption,
free and ongoing resources, and how to determine if a foster
adoption is right for your family.
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Why
I Chose a Caucasian Family to Adopt My Baby
Guest:
Talaya
Talaya
is an African American woman who was seeking loving parents
for her soon-to-be-born baby. Find out how she came to
choose a Caucasian couple to be the parents to her child.
Learn how she decided on this family, how she responded
to the reaction of her ten-year-old son, siblings, her
parents, and the community.
Learn as this birth mother shares
her practical advice for other women facing an unplanned
pregnancy and adoptive families seeking to adopt.
Does it help to look beyond race
in adoption? Can this open the door to the perfect
family? What is important in an adoption decision and
what about the future? Listen to this compelling story
of one woman.
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Adopting
Beyond Your State Lines
Guest:
Adoption Attorney Jim Handy
What
is the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children,
and how does it apply to you? What
are the do’s, don’ts
and common mistakes in interstate adoptions? When
is the right time for adoptive families to travel to
and from the birthparents’ state?
Host Mardie Caldwell and Guest,
Adoption Attorney, Jim Handy, will break through the
legal jargon of interstate adoptions – sharing
the tools you’ll need to complete your successful
adoption!
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A
Birthmother's Perspective
Guest: Coley Strickland, founder
of BirthMom Buds
Coley
Strickland chose adoption for her child and turned
her experience into a life-changing ministry. Today,
Coley is a birthmother mentor and advocate. She’ll
share intimate details of her experiences and give
adoptive families valuable insights and tips she’s
learned from the many birthmothers she has worked
with.
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Guest: Anita
Anderson, adoptive mother
Are you single? Do you want to complete your family through adoption? Is single-parent adoption even possible? Anita Anderson proves that it is. Join us as she shares her story about the adoption of her daughter. Eva Maria at birth. Host Mardie Caldwell leads Anita back through her adoption experience, from making the decision to begin a family to the finalization of her daughter's adoption. Listen as Mardie Caldwell and Anita Anderson share how you, too, can build the family of your dreams through adoption.
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Guest: Roma Olberding
Are you considering adopting a trans-racial child? If your answer is yes, join Let's Talk Adoption Host Mardie Caldwell and her guest, Roma Olberding, adoptive mom to a successful trans-racial family. They'll give you the bottom line about multi-cultural families and share the tips you'll need before you adopt your trans-racial child.
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Guest: Cheryl Snelgrove
Are you experiencing attachment challenges with your older child? Does your child suffer from ADD, ADHD, or RAD? How important is it to improve the quality of your child's life and your family life? Do you need respite care for your child so you can gain a little perspective? Where can you turn to for help?
Host Mardie Caldwell and Cheryl Snelgrove, a specialist in respite care, failing adoptions, ADD, ADHD, and PTSD, focus on the tools you can use to short-circuit attachment challenges before they begin and where to turn when you find your family in a state of crisis.
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Guest: Kathleen Calcutt, Adoption Attorney
What is the difference between an agency adoption and a private adoption? How do I determine which kind of adoption is best for me? When I've decided, how do I find the right adoption professional to help? Adoption Attorney Kathleen Calcutt and Host Mardie Caldwell share important tips for choosing the option that's right for you.
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Guest: Laurie Leiser
The Wait... Once the paperwork is completed and the profiles are polished, adoptive families' hearts and homes are ready for their longed-for son or daughter. Then, the waiting begins. Many adoptive couples find themselves wondering... How long will this take, anyway? Is there something we can do to expedite our adoption? Is there anyone out there who can help us through this process? Listen as Adoption Professional, Author and Host Mardie Caldwell and Adoption Professional Laurie Leiser share secrets that can help make your wait for that precious child a little easier.
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Guest: Kathryn Creedy, Executive Director for the Institute of Adoption Information
What are our children being taught about adoption in school and in our community? How can we share adoption with family and friends that might be new to adoption? What can we do to help our children grow up with a secure sense of themselves?
Kathryn Creedy, Executive Director of the Institute for Adoption Information, will share the answers to these questions and tools to help you educate some of the most important people in your child's life. If you are a concerned parent, adoption professional or someone who cares about the children and adoption awareness, you must hear this show.
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Guest: Karen Higgins, Executive Director, Gift of Adoption
Have you ever wondered... Why is adoption so expensive? Are there organizations that can help my family with adoption expenses? What can I do to help fund my adoption?
Karen Higgins, Executive Director of the Gift of Adoption Fund will answer these questions and more. Karen, through the Gift of Adoption Fund, is dedicated to assisting low-to-moderate-income families build the family of their dreams. If you thought you couldn't afford to adopt, this show is for you!
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Guest: Sharon Kaplan Roszia
What is foster adoption? How can I get started? Where can I learn more? If you are one of those extraordinary people who wish to heal children by providing a strong, stable family to them, this is a show you cannot miss. Start today to learn how to adopt through the foster care system and bring hope to a child without a permanent, loving home.
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Guest: Jason Weber with Family Life
Are you and your spouse feeling stressed by the adoption process? Would you like to learn how to make your family stronger? Are you ready for a truly miraculous Christmas adoption story? |
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: Kay Kopit
Kay Kopit was 50 years old when she and her husband, Bryan, decided to grow their family through adoption . Concern over Kay’s age made their adoption journey chall eng ing, but ultimately exceedingly rewarding. Learn how their journey ended and what advice she has for others. |
Guest:
Karen Foli
What
is the unforeseen challenge of
adoption? What types of parental
stress and depression can arise
after you bring your child home?
Are you already there and you need
the strategies to cope? |
Guest:
Luke Leonard, The Family Network, executive
director
Why
are home studies so expensive?
How
invasive is the home study anyway?
What can I do while I’m
waiting for our child? How can
I handle the fear and anxiety? Luke
Leonard, MSW answers these questions
and more during this week’s
show. |
Guest: Flory
G. Herman, film maker
What
is the impact of adoption? How do the different
members of the triad feel? Film Maker, Flory
G. Herman, a member of the American Academy
of Adoption Attorneys, takes an intimate look
at adoption in this brand new, must-see documentary-style
film, I Have Roots and Branches. |
Guest: Pat Bennett, spokesperson
for the Let's Talk Adoption Conference
Have
you ever wanted to attend an adoption conference? Pat Bennett
host the Let's Talk Adoption Conference in New Jersey
(no affiliation with Let's Talk Adoption...with Mardie Caldwell).
See what adoption conferences are all about and how attending
one could enhance your adoption process.
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Guest: Mardie
Caldwell, C.O.A.P.
How
much does it cost to adopt a child? How long
will the process take? Where can I find the
financial resources to help me adopt? Author,
Mardie Caldwell, answers these questions
and more as she is interviewed regarding
her new book, AdoptingOnline.com.
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Guest: George Harrar,
adoptive father and author of Parents Wanted
What's it like to be a teenager and adopted? Ever wondered? Author George Harrar
did. George asked his teenage son what it was like. Soon the book, Parents
Wanted, was born - an insider's peek into the mind of an adopted teenage
boy.
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Guest: Jill Smolowe,
adoptive mother, journalist, and author of An Empty
Lap
Is your spouse concerned about adoption? Does
he or she have doubts? Jill Smolowe is a veteran journalist,
and author of An Empty Lap. Learn what is
feels like to want a child desperately. With honesty
and humor, Jill, takes a close look at her wavering
spouse and how he fell in love with their adopted child.
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Guest: Todd Landry,
Executive Director of Spaulding for Children
Do
you live in Texas? Are you unsure where to start in your adoption
quest? Contact Spaulding for Children, the premiere
authority on adoption in the state of Texas. Learn why their
motto, No Child is Un-Adoptable, is so important to
them, and how you can begin to create your forever family today.
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Guest: Adam Pertman,
Executive Director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption
Institute
What is it like to be an adoptive parent? How
does an adoptee feel? What are the emotional consequences
of adoption? Adam Pertman, Pulitzer Prize nominee,
and author of Adoption Nation, discusses advocacy
of children, the ethics of adoption, and his own personal
adoption story.
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Guest: Kathy Moakler,
spokesperson for the Military Family Advocacy Group
Are you in the military? Do you want to adopt and don't know where to begin?
Kathy Moakler, from the Military Family Advocacy Group, will teach you
how to use the resources allowed to you by the military. Listen and learn as
she guides you through a plethora of military adoption information.
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Guest: Nancy London,
author of Hot Flashes and Warm Bottles
Do you sometimes break out in a sweat? Do you
want to run outside into the cool, dark night? Do you
feel the aching need to warm a bottle at 2 am? Hot
Flashes and Warm Bottles, written by, Nancy London,
is a guide to motherhood and adoption when you're over
the age of 40. Listen as she takes you on a journey
you'll never
forget. |
Guest: Jim Handy, Esq.
Domestic Adoption Attorney, Jim Handy, shares
with us the process by which you can adopt a Native
American Child. Learn how to navigate through the Indian
Child Welfare Act, and how to choose the right
adoption professional to make your dream a reality.
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Guest: Steve Lazarus,
Esq.
Do I need an attorney? What happens if a birth
mother wants her baby back? Can I adopt more than one
child? Adoption Attorney, Steve Lazarus, answers YOUR
domestic legal questions.
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