by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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....
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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....
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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....
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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....
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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...
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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....
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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....
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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....
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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...
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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...
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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...
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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....
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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...
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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...
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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.”...
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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...
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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....
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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...
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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...
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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...
by Mardie Caldwell | Aug 26, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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....
by Mardie Caldwell | Jul 1, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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...
by Mardie Caldwell | Jul 1, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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....
by Mardie Caldwell | Jul 1, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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...
by Mardie Caldwell | Jul 1, 2015 | lets talk podcast
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...
