The Original Adoption 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...

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...

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.

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 adoptive...

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...

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.”