Podcasts about adoption triad

Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.Join us to discuss how adoption looks and feels from all sides of the adoption triad. Our guests will be the authors Sara Easterly, Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, and Lori Holden of their book, Adoption Unfiltered.In this episode, we discuss:Adoptee Perspective:23 adoptees contributed to this section of the book. What are some of the issues adoptees may face?Compliance and people-pleasingFantasy AttachmentsShameInterracial AdopteesThe Danger in the Rescue NarrativeRole of religionin adoption for adoptees, birth mothers/expectant mothers, and adoptive parentsBirth Mother:Before birth mothers get the chance to ask for help, they ask for mercy.Advertisements and search algorithms when searching for adoption informationLack of neutral supportLack of post-placement support—lingering trauma and grief—It's a different type of grief and trauma.Adoptive Parent:Insecurity—who's the real parentAdoption Unfiltered OnlineSupport the showPlease leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: Weekly podcasts Weekly articles/blog posts Resource pages on all aspects of family building

Birth Mother Matters Adoption S4, Ep224; We're Back Adoption Podcast Episode resuming our Adoption Podcast discussing related information and news about Domestic, International, and Foster Care Adoption.

Ashley is an adoptee, birth mother, and an adoptive parent. After going through foster care and being adopted by a Baptist family at the age of 4, she saw a lot of trauma in many forms. She was surrounded by adoptees and always knew adoption was special, so when she found out she was pregnant, she knew that adoption was the only answer. While there was plenty of drama that 9 months, she was able to choose a great family and was comfortable with her decision. She says that most of her memories have faded with time due to mental trauma. Ashley went through postpartum depression and the darkest moments of her life and lost herself for a few years. Then, 11 years after she gave her child up for adoption, she was offered the opportunity to adopt her child back. Ashley adopted her son back on June 21, 2024. The most beautiful day in her family's history book. Connect With Melissa: -Email Melissa here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindyourownkarma@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Click here for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mind Your Own Karma's Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠-Click here for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Click here for a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comprehensive list of adoptee/adoptee trauma informed practitioners. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. ________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WANT TO BE A GUEST? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (click to email mindyourownkarma@gmail.com) Mind Your Own Karma–The Adoption Chronicles Podcast educates listeners on the realities of adoption through the stories of adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents. We delve into their journeys, exploring identity, the emotional impacts of adoption, and the complexities that are involved when a child is removed from their biology. We also tackle tough topics like transracial adoption and adoption ethics, featuring experts and advocates. By sharing these diverse perspectives we hope to not only educate the world, but also give ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hope and healing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to those deeply affected by adoption trauma. ***This podcast's mission is on adoption education. If you have an expertise that you think would be beneficial to anyone touched by adoption and would like to be on the podcast, get in touch with me. #adopt #adoption #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteesspeak #adoptionpodcast #adopteepodcast #mindyourownkarma #primalwound #adopted #adoptionjourney #thefog #adoptionfog #comeoutofthefog #hypnotherapy #jayshetty #hypnosis #somatic #attachmentstyles #subsconscioushealing #subconscious #whatwasimadefor #adoptiveparents #birthmother #whoami #constellationconversation #firesideadoptees #grief #emotionalpain #adoptionawareness #birthfamily #biologicalfamily #dna #adoptiontrauma #emotionaltrauma #primalwound #emotionalhealing #findmyfamily #smgi #bekind #eatingdisorders #hypnotherapy #somatichealing #somaticexperiencing #listenable #listenablestory #reunion #adopteereunion #ancestry #ancestrydna #23andme #adoptionstory #dna #reactiveattachment #rda #lifecoach #therapy #traumainformed --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melissa-ann-brunetti/support

Are you confused about having an open adoption? Do you worry about what this means for your family. Join us today to talk about open adoption with Sara Easterly, an adoptee, Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, a birth parent, and Lori Holden, an adoptive parent. In addition to co-authoring the book, "Adoption Unfiltered", they host a podcast of the same name.In this episode, we cover:What is meant by the term “open adoption”?Contact vs. openness.What open adoption is not:Co-parentingA courtesy to birth parentsConfusing to the kidsAbout/for the parentsWhat are some of the challenges of open adoption from the birth parents' perspective?Lack of understanding of what open adoption means when they place their child.Renewed pain after each contactTwo vs. oneLack of powerFearWhat are some of the challenges of open adoption from the adoptive parents' perspective?What are some of the challenges of open adoption from the adoptee's standpoint?What are some of the benefits of open adoption from the adoptee's perspective?What are some benefits of open adoption from the birth parent's perspective?What are some of the benefits of open adoption for adoptive parents?How to establish healthy boundaries with an open adoption, including both ways.Examples of healthy boundaries from the adoptive parents' perspective.Examples of healthy boundaries from the birth parents' perspective.Examples of healthy boundaries from the adoptee standpoint.Keys to establishing healthy boundaries.How do you handle “openness” when birth parents are unreliable?How to maintain an attitude of openness or the spirit of openness without contact.Importance of birth siblings. How the existence of children that the birth parents are parenting affects adopted children.Allow space for change and growth on all sides of the adoption constellation: birth parents, adoptive parents, and adoptees.This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:Weekly podcastsWeekly articles/blog postsResource pages on all aspects of family buildingPlease leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamilySupport the showPlease leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamily

Today's episode finds us with the complete triad: an adoptive mother, an adoptee, and the biological mother who made the heart-rending decision to place her child for adoption in the 1960s. These experiences are real, punctuated by silent grief and laid bare for you, the listener. Their words reveal the lasting void such a decision can create, as well as the profound impact of a reunion that came decades later—a poignant reminder of the lifelong journey adoption etches into the lives it touches.Contact:www.asiliveandgrieve.cominfo@asiliveandgrieve.com Facebook:  As I Live and Grieve Instagram:  @asiliveandgrieve YouTube:  asiliveandgrieveCredits: Music by Kevin MacLeod Support the showSupport the showCopyright 2020, by As I Live and GrieveThe views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent.

Have you ever considered the profound impact adoption has on all parties involved? Our heartfelt conversation with Vera Snow and Tina Langseth peels back the layers of joy and sorrow that constitute the adoption experience. As we traverse the emotional landscapes of the adoption triad, Vera, an adoptive mother of twins, and Tina, an adoptee, share their intimate stories of love, loss, and the search for identity. They bring authenticity to the table, revealing how the echoes of the birth family's presence can resonate through an adoptee's life and the adoptive family's dynamic.Contact:www.asiliveandgrieve.cominfo@asiliveandgrieve.com Facebook:  As I Live and Grieve Instagram:  @asiliveandgrieve To Reach Vera:Website:  www.griefenthusiast.comPublications written by Vera:● When You are Coping with Infertility● Eight Life Lessons I Learned from the Ricochet Heart of a NarcissistTo Reach Tina:info@asiliveandgrieve.com (I will forward your inquiry to Tina)Credits: Music by Kevin MacLeod Support the show

Join us for a discussion of how adoption looks and feels from all sides of the adoption triad. Our guests will be the authors Sara Easterly, Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, and Lori Holden of their new book, Adoption Unfiltered .In this episode, we cover:Adoptee Perspective:23 adoptees contributed to this section of the book. What are some of the issues adoptees may face?Compliance and people-pleasingFantasy AttachmentsShameInterracial AdopteesThe Danger in the Rescue NarrativeRole of religion in adoption for adoptees, birth mothers/expectant mothers, and adoptive parentsBirth Mother:Before birth mothers get the chance to ask for help, they ask for mercy. Advertisements and search algorithms when searching for adoption informationLack of neutral supportLack of post-placement support—lingering trauma and grief—It's a different type of grief and trauma.Adoptive ParentInsecurity—who's the real parentAdoption Unfiltered OnlineThis podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:Weekly podcastsWeekly articles/blog postsResource pages on all aspects of family buildingPlease leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamilySupport the showPlease leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamily

 Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Season 3, Episode 220; Growing Up Adopted Listen to Co-Host Kelly Rourke-Scarry as she discusses what it was like to grow up as an adoptee in the 1970s and 1980s.  Learn about the differences between then and now, how these changes are for the better and why it was so important for the changes to occur.  Learn more about adoption from the "Adoptee Angle" of the Adoption Triad.  Spread Adoption Awareness. Listen.  Learn.  Love.  Adoption.  

How do we live life fully alive? For Sandhya Oaks, living fully alive entails being courageous enough to go to places of brokenness and shame, so we might find healing. While trauma or hurt stunts our capacity for fullness of life, healing leads to an increased ability to love and live abundantly.Sandhya Oaks is a Ministry Leader, Spiritual Director, leads Kintsugi workshops, and does Story Work. Born in India and adopted as a Transracial Adoptee in the Midwest, Sandhya now walks with others through identity reclamation and creating experiences that restore shalom within the human heart.She is the Co-Founder of The Adoption Triad, a group that provides community and resources to those connected to Adoption and Foster Care. Sandhya holds two Certificates in Narrative Focused Trauma Care from The Allender Center and a Certificate in Resilient Leadership from the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. Additionally, she recently completed her Trauma Care Group Training Certificate through The Art of Living Counseling Center.In today's episode, I talk with Sandhya about the power and freedom that can come from finding healing in our own stories, how she stays grounded in God's goodness and beauty amidst life's brokenness, and how she's come to see beauty in unexpected places. Sometimes finding beauty in a broken world can be feel like grueling work. I'm so grateful for brave leaders like Sandhya Oaks, who graciously show us the way forward.

***MAY CONTAIN TRIGGERING CONTENT ABOUT ADOPTION AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. ***SOME ADULT LANGUAGE Have you ever considered that everyone in the adoption triad could be in the FOG? I have discovered since delving into the adoption community that it is not just adoptees that are in the fog. It is also Birth Mothers and Adoptive Parents as well. What did the fog look like for each of them and how did the narratives that we are all told keep us in the fog? This is a candid discuss of listening, learning, understanding and compassion. A huge awakening is happening not only for adoptees, but for all that are involved. When we know better, we can do better, and the adoptee community has never been more ready to hear our stories, and to understand our pain. Do you want to be part of the awakening by telling your story? ***If you or someone you know would like to tell their adoption story on the podcast, please send an email to MindYourOwnKarma@gmail.com and your story will be considered for the podcast. ***This podcast's mission is on adoption education. If you have an expertise that you think would be beneficial to anyone touched by adoption and would like to be on the podcast, get in touch with me. I love to help fellow adoptees by helping to promote your latest project or expertise. It's time WE educate the world!! ***Please seek professional help if you find yourself struggling with some of the realizations that you may experience during this episode. INSTAGRAM LINK: https://www.instagram.com/mind_your_own_karma/ FACEBOOK LINK: https://www.facebook.com/Mind-Your-Own-Karma-110025457977558 MYOK YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@MindYourOwnKarma FIRESIDE ADOPTEES FACEBOOK PAGE: (ADOPTEES ONLY GROUP) https://www.facebook.com/groups/1411791922534076/ FIRESIDE ADOPTEES CONSTELLATION FACEBOOK PAGE: (ANYONE TOUCHED BY ADOPTION WELCOME) https://www.facebook.com/groups/616673970200012 BETH SYVERSON AP: Podcast & Events: UnravelingAdoption.com Adoptive Parents Support Group: UnravelingAdoption.com/APtitude DONNA MARIE-ADOPTEE: https://www.youtube.com/@healingadoptees CATHRYN VOGELEY BM: cathrynreadsandwrites.com Memoir: I Need to Tell You: https://a.co/d/dE2n8Nq NAAP:https://naapunited.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melissa-ann-brunetti/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/melissa-ann-brunetti/support

Dr. Jessica Cho shares her back story of going from marketing at MTV to the mission field in Japan (where they used talk therapy as part of ministry outreach) and becoming a mental health professional, with a Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) degree and also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Tuck in your earbuds and listen to quite the adventure in how faith and work come together in her life. We also discuss navigating the many roles and careers in the mental health world and how does someone choose or decide. Dr. Jessica Cho's private practice is A New Leaf Counseling https://www.anewleafcounseling.org and her clinical specialties are in the areas of Anxiety, Relational/Marital Discord, Fertility, Adoption Triad, and Grief & Loss. Dr. Cho is a second generation Korean-American who understands the melding of multiple generations and cultural complexities. https://youtu.be/1VCoBvwLYIw

We are throwing it back to one of our most impactful episodes of the year for this moment. It's National Adoption Awareness Month and the perfect time to revisit this conversation between a Birth Mother (Ashley Mitchell), Adoptee (Carissa Woodwyk) and Adoptive Mother (Tona Ottinger). What if instead of being separated into our corners of the triad focusing on what makes us different we found ourselves drawn together through our similarities? Join us on this episode where Tona is joined by her dear friends Carissa Woodwyk and Ashley Mitchell. Together they represent the three parts of the adoption triad in all of its brokenness, beauty, pain and possibility. This conversation is courageous, bold, heartfelt, and raw as it invites us to reimagine moving TOGETHER towards connection, hope, healing and wholeness. To learn more about Empowered to Connect, visit us on our website, find us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram or check out all of our podcast episodes and video resources on YouTube!

Welcome to the Colombian Influence Book Club! We are diving into chapter 12 of The Primal Wound: Reunions as a Means of Healing the Adoption Triad, written by Nancy Verrier. Chapter 12 sparks the conversation surrounding the healing of the adoption triad. "The adoptee is often caught in the middle and feels guilty for everything that is happening" Be sure to view the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel or Facebook Page @colombianinfluence Support Colombian Influence by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/colombian-influence Find out more at https://colombian-influence.pinecast.co Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-4cf750 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Colombian Influence.

Please join me as I speak with Oregon adoptee Christine Dechert. Christine participated in the advocacy movement that resulted in Oregon becoming one of only ten states in the US to have truly unrestricted access for adoptees to their original birth certificates. Christines family history is complex, as her mother was also adopted. While Oregons laws now allow adoptees to receive OBCs, the state of Montana, where Christines mother was born does not allow unrestricted access to adoptee documents. Mentioned in the podcast: Oregon and Montana adoptee access to records laws: for a good review of the laws, visit adopteerightslaw.com. Adoption Triad: a term used to represent the three aspects of adoption; the families of origin, the adoptee and the adoptive parents. Reactive Attachment Disorder(RAD)* Reactive Attachment Disorder is defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as a condition characterized by "grossly abnormal attachment behaviors in early childhood, occurring in the context of grossly inadequate child care. There are many ways that the attachment issues can be expressed. The disorders diagnosis is pretty controversial when applied to adoptees. *This is just my opinion, but I believe it is often used to invalidate the trauma inherent in relinquishment by making the adoptee the "identified patient" and allow adoptive parents and our culture to avoid identifying the problems caused by erasing a persons identity and ignoring their grief. I believe that any time we hear the label of RAD being used to describe an adopted person, by non-adopted and non-adoption trauma informed individuals, we should immediately treat that label as highly suspicious.

TOGETHER: The Adoption Triad; A Shared Redemptive Story of Love, Loss and Longing What if instead of being separated into our corners of the triad focusing on what makes us different we found ourselves drawn together through our similarities? Join us on this episode where Tona is joined by her dear friends Carissa Woodwyk and Ashley Mitchell. Together they represent the three parts of the adoption triad in all of its brokenness, beauty, pain and possibility. This conversation is courageous, bold, heartfelt, and raw as it invites us to reimagine moving TOGETHER towards connection, hope, healing and wholeness. To learn more about Empowered to Connect, visit us on our website, find us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram or check out all of our podcast episodes and video resources on YouTube!

TOGETHER: The Adoption Triad; A Shared Redemptive Story of Love, Loss and Longing What if instead of being separated into our corners of the triad focusing on what makes us different we found ourselves drawn together through our similarities? Join us on this episode where Tona is joined by her dear friends Carissa Woodwyk and Ashley Mitchell. Together they represent the three parts of the adoption triad in all of its brokenness, beauty, pain and possibility. This conversation is courageous, bold, heartfelt, and raw as it invites us to reimagine moving TOGETHER towards connection, hope, healing and wholeness. To learn more about Empowered to Connect, visit us on our website, find us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram or check out all of our podcast episodes and video resources on YouTube!

Birth Mother Matters Podcast S2, Ep 199: People's Fascination With Adoption Learn about the reasons society is fascinated with adoption, what the most commonly asked questions are and why it is an issue.

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Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Season 2 Episode #168: Growing Up Adopted Learn how to set the groundwork for an open adoption relatipnship for all sides of the adoption triad.  Learn about the step you can take as any triad member to improve the changes of having the open relation ship you desire.  Adoption education is the key to success.

The Main Thing: Leslie Word is an adoptive mama who has an incredible story to share about how she and her husband built their family of 5. Her transparency, grace filled wisdom, and tough mama love are refreshing as we navigate what it means to be a transracial family in today's world. Leslie gives it to us straight, but also encourages us in the walk, helping to find our stride as mamas who have adopted transracially, are considering it, or just have questions. There is so much we can all learn from Leslie and we're excited for you to join the conversation!Episode ResourcesBooks for Kids:A Mother for Choco - Keiko KaszaWhen God Made You - Matthew Paul TurnerMama Did You Hear the News? - Santa Whittaker GraggBig Hair, Don't Care - Crystal Swain Bates Books For Parents:The New Jim Crow - Michelle Alexander In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories - Rita J Simon & Rhonda RoordaTransracial Adoptees to follow (Instagram):@wreckageandwonder @angieadoptee @thetransracialadopteetherapist@therapyredeemed Diverse voices to follow (Instagram):@ohhappydani@blackcoffeewithwhitefriends @austinchannning@oshetamoore Much more at https://twoadoptivemamas.com/resources/2AM Connect: Don't forget to visit us on Instagram, Facebook, and at our website where you can find our blog, ways to connect with our community, our Patreon, and an “easy to shop” resource list.

Today we're sitting down with Eleanor Delewski, a foster and adoptive mama with a heart of gold and a true passion for navigating the nuances of the adoption triad. No matter where you are in your foster or adoptive journey, Eleanor's story will meet you there --- and then some. We love this episode - it got real, we laughed, and it hits home. Won't you join us?Don't forget to visit us on Instagram, Facebook, and at twoadoptivemamas.com where you can find our blog, ways to connect with our community, our Patreon, and an “easy to shop” resource list.

Evelyn Thompson-Hilbert graduated from University of Southern California (USC) with a BS in Public Policy and Development. She received her Professional Spiritual Practitioner License at the Agape University of Transformational Studies and Leadership in Los Angeles, CA in 2000. She was co-Director of Agape's Peace Ministry for three years where projects included participation in the Season for Nonviolence, a film festival and community summit focused on the Forgiveness Councils in South Africa with the South African Consulate. She also served in the Prison Ministry participating in workshops with inmates; Earth Spirit Agape, an environmental ministry; Hand-to-Hand, feeding the homeless; The Adoption Triad and many others. She is a public speaker, workshop facilitator, and writer addressing multiculturalism, race, adoption, adult survivors of child abuse. She was a facilitator of Universal Principles, New Thought Ancient Wisdom Teachings, Spiritual Practices, Self Mastery, and Practical Mysticism at Agape University. She completed additional studies at the Institute of Ancient Mysteries with extensive spiritual work in Egypt, Peru, Kenya and the US. She sees private clients, facilitates meditation classes, and writes about healing from childhood trauma. Evelyn currently resides in Las Vegas, NV is an Adjunct Workforce Instructor for CSN's Division of Workforce and Economic Development (DWED) teaching the Community Health Worker Course, where she is frequently a guest speaker for Mindful Self-Care. Over the last several years she presented mindfulness as professional development for many community organizations including CNS, the City of Las Vegas, Nevada Department of Correction's Florence McClure Prison, and other local nonprofits. She is currently a full-time student inUNLVs Masters of Urban Leadership Program where she is integrating her background into a Legacy Mindful Leadership Project with Nevada Partners. Website: http://www.meinmadness.com/ (www.MeInMadness.com) Email: info@MeInMadness.com Support this podcast

Evelyn Thompson-Hilbert graduated from University of Southern California (USC) with a BS in Public Policy and Development. She received her Professional Spiritual Practitioner License at the Agape University of Transformational Studies and Leadership in Los Angeles, CA in 2000. She was co-Director of Agape's Peace Ministry for three years where projects included participation in the Season for Nonviolence, a film festival and community summit focused on the Forgiveness Councils in South Africa with the South African Consulate.  She also served in the Prison Ministry participating in workshops with inmates; Earth Spirit Agape, an environmental ministry; Hand-to-Hand, feeding the homeless; The Adoption Triad and many others. She is a public speaker, workshop facilitator, and writer addressing multiculturalism, race, adoption, adult survivors of child abuse. She was a facilitator of Universal Principles, New Thought Ancient Wisdom Teachings, Spiritual Practices, Self Mastery, and Practical Mysticism at Agape University. She completed additional studies at the Institute of Ancient Mysteries with extensive spiritual work in Egypt, Peru, Kenya and the US. She sees private clients, facilitates meditation classes, and writes about healing from childhood trauma.  Evelyn currently resides in Las Vegas, NV is an Adjunct Workforce Instructor for CSN's Division of Workforce and Economic Development (DWED) teaching the Community Health Worker Course, where she is frequently a guest speaker for Mindful Self-Care. Over the last several years she presented mindfulness as professional development for many community organizations including CNS, the City of Las Vegas, Nevada Department of Correction's Florence McClure Prison, and other local nonprofits. She is currently a full-time student inUNLVs Masters of Urban Leadership Program where she is integrating her background into a Legacy Mindful Leadership Project with Nevada Partners. Website: http://www.meinmadness.com/ (www.MeInMadness.com)  Email: info@MeInMadness.com Support this podcast

New York State now allows adult adopted persons and their descendants to request and obtain the adoptee's original birth certificates. With this new law, the amount of adoption reunions may increase. Alumna Marie Dolfi, LCSW, is an Albany-based adoption counselor who works with all members of the adoption triad – adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents. Through her work with all members of this triad, she notes that adoption searches and reunion relationships are extremely complex and emotional, often leaving adoptees and birth parents overwhelmed in one of their most important life experiences.BioMarie Dolfi is a NYS licensed clinical social worker in Albany, NY who is an adoption counselor, speaker, advocate, adoption support group leader, and Advisory board member of Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition NY. Marie received her BA in psychology from UAlbany in 1981 and her MSW in 1983. For over 25 years, Marie has diligently educated herself on relinquishment and adoption issues by attending adoption workshops, conferences, reading adoption books and adoption research, and listening to her greatest teachers - adoption triad members themselves. Marie's website mariedolfi.com has detailed information about her services including the support groups she leads, her background, and adoption resources.

Ashlee Sikorski is an ICF Certified Team Development Coach working with organizations to boost productivity and build an advantageous team culture. She is also the founder of the Nine Shapes Project which aims to bring more curious conversations around the Enneagram to the world.  She is such a great example of how we can easily mistype through a one-time, online test. About a year after taking an Enneagram online test she began a more thorough study, going a little deeper, reading more thorough descriptions of the types. When she read the description of her true type (type 4) she literally began crying. "I felt known", she said.  Her then boyfriend (now husband) identified as a type 5. Ashlee realized and said, "the Enneagram put language around these two temperaments in relationship." Ashlee shares how the idea for Nine Shapes came to be and how the cliché art associated with Enneagram types lead her to realize that those typical symbols are within all of us. We all cry - which might be associated with a type 4. We all like to win - not just type 3. Everyone likes to have fun - not just the type 7! So she and friend, Leah Lavelle created the beautiful shapes which lead to the idea for the Conversational Card called "Nine Shapes".  Finally, Ashlee shares her work with "The Adoption Triad" with the non-profit, Kindred and Company which create adoption books and create safe spaces for the adoption triad which is comprised of the birth mom, the adoptee, and the adoptive parent. For more information visit Kindred and Company.  Ashlee can be found at: Instagram @a.s.coachingFacebook @a.s.coachingnineshapes.co  #Enneagram #Enneagram4 #Enneagram5 #Enneagram1 #Enneagram2 #Enneagram3 #Enneagram6 #Enneagram7 #Enneagram8 #Enneagram9 #EnneagramCoach #NineShapes #AdoptionTriad #AskQuestions #CuriousConversations

This episode is gonna give you all the feels friends, so brew yourself a cup of coffee, sit back, and enjoy. Unless you are driving. Then stay focused and alert, but still enjoy this episode. Jeremy was on the podcast on Episode 47: Interview with a Sharp Adoptee and Foster Dad  back in March of this year. He mentioned that he had been gifted with an Ancestry.com gift from his wife, and he wanted to see if he had any siblings out there. WELP. He got what he was looking for. And he also got something he wasn't looking for - HIS BIO DAD!!! We hope that you enjoy this episode. We know that not every adoption story has this outcome, and it can be devastating. We don't want to be insensitive to that. But we do want to celebrate with Jeremy who was able to be reunited with his birth dad - Papa Jeff.  We also want to always be respectful of our guests, so we didn't ask a ton of questions in this interview. We wanted to let Jeremy and Jeff tell their story! (Even though we did try to lay copyright claims on it so we could turn it into a Hallmark Christmas movie!) But major kudos to every single member of Jeff and Jeremy's families for all the major changes they faced this year! The Adoption Triad is something that is SO important in helping Adoptees to feel supported, and that is comprised of the Adoptee, their bio family, and their adoptive family. Jeremy's entire family has just been such a beautiful example of what it looks like to lovingly embrace every new member of Jeremy's family. This takes so much humility and self-control, and we commend everyone who works hard to make the Adoption Triad work well for the sake of their child! A little more on Jeremy: he is a good friend of ours. He is married to Grace, who was a guest on our podcast, on episode 45. Together they have 2 boys, and a little foster daughter. Jeremy works at Stewardship, the company that handles all of our insurance, mortgages, financial stuff! We were once guests on his podcast, The Defining Stewardship Podcast. We highly recommend Stewardship for any and every service they provide! The Good Word of the Day: “For the revelation (vision) awaits an appointed time;     it speaks of the end     and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it;     it will certainly come     and will not delay.” -Habakkuk 2:3 This was actually Jeremy's verse that he shared back in March, and it's even more BEAUTIFUL in light of all that has happened this year! If you would like to connect: Jeremy at Stewardship Jeremy on Instagram. Jihae on Facebook Chris on Facebook Fostering Voices on Instagram Jihae on Instagram You can also email us at jihaeandchris@yahoo.com AND we would LOVE it if you would SUBSCRIBE and leave us a review on iTunes! This helps others to find our podcast so we can share these voices from the foster care and adoption community with more people!

INTERVIEW with STAR (aka Support Texas Adoptee Rights)

Adoptive mom Lacey Day shares her adoptive story. We dive into intense topics like agency ethics, disrupted adoptions, the good and bad of online adoption communities, birth family relationships and the journey to remain hopeful when the wait is long and doors close. This Weeks Sponsors: The Promise Summit: An adoption conference hosted by Quiver Full Adoptionswww.thepromisesummit.comFawn and Foster: Organic Baby Items. 50% of all profits are donated to foster children organizations. www.fawnandfoster.comMusic: "Drummer Boy" by Misterwivesand "Fountain of Youth" by SEU Worship

In this last episode for season 1 of #Parenting…Who? Podcast Julie takes a bit of time in the intro today to talk about her podcasting experience and an idea moving forward for a season 2 episode. Our guest in today’s podcast is Traci Pirri from homeforthejourney.org. Traci is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker from Austin Texas. She coaches families and individuals on all parts related to the adoption triad – the adopted parent, the adoptee as well as birth parent support. Traci has an interesting perspective as an adoptive parent herself and listen as she delves into the intricate and often times sensitive areas of taking that huge leap of faith called adoption – whatever that may look like for you. Be sure to leave a comment in iTunes for #Parenting…Who? Podcast – we want to hear from you! And stay tuned for season 2 which will be launched later in the Fall of 2018. Thank you for your on-going support. Show Notes

In Episode 4, we continue exploring “the maps of reality" and how your experiences define your “map.”  Each person in the Adoption Triad has experienced different gains and losses. Today we will focus on the adopted child and explore a few factors – prenatal and beyond - that could influence an adoptee’s life. 

In Episode two,  learn about “the maps” of reality and how your experiences define your “map.”  Each person in the Adoption Triad has experienced different gains and losses. Today, we will focus on the adoptive parent and explore the various reasons for adopting. Become aware of the changing nature of the gains and losses in the decision to adopt and how it can play out in your life. 

In Episode #3 we continue exploring “the map” of reality and how some “maps of reality” can never be fully perceived or understood by us, the adoptive parent. Each person in the Adoption Triad has experienced different gains and losses. Today, we will focus on the birthparents and explore how difficult it is for adoptive parents to truly understand their reality.