The Original Adoption Podcast

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.

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...

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...

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.

Guest: Tammy Rowe A birth mom's story, her challenges and struggles, the how and why she chose adoption for her second child.

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.