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Imagine you are a child who’s been in a few different foster homes, and now you’re going to your adoptive home for the first time. Or i

While there are many reasons why adoption is so important, many people feel as if they aren’t quite ready to adopt or place their child for adopt

(Photo credit: Keri Vellis) [Thirteen] years ago, author Keri Vellis’s husband came home with a heartbreaking story. Ted was a law enforcement of

Trudy and Lyle LaBonte spend a lot of time with their adopted children’s birth parents. It’s part of open adoption. “My son’s birth

6 Ways to Support a Birth Mother 1. Accept the Loss as a Loss There is this passage in The Girls Who Went Away, by Ann Fessler, where the mother de

TW: Suicide In 2014, a Portland-area psychologist was suspended after one of her young clients attempted suicide. The psychologist misdiagnosed the

Heartbreak and Healing in the Adoption Journey As I walked into the metropolitan hospital that had been my home away from home for years, I often f

So often we find information about adoption as presented to us by and from informative and knowledgeable adoption professionals and passionate in-t

Whether you are brand-new to the world of podcasts or have been tuning in for years, reFRAMED is one that’s definitely worth checking out. The Gl

You know the saying, “everyone is a perfect parent before they have a kid?” I exemplified that saying. I didn’t try to come across as arrogan