Birth Parents After Adoption, Mother & Father

Are you facing an unplanned pregnancy? Is something inside you telling you to consider adoption? Are you wondering how open adoption works? Open ad

The world of adoption can be intimidating. There are dozens of choices to be made by all who are involved. Expectant parents are dealing with the u

“Nature versus nurture?” That’s the age-old question of what shapes us into the person we are today. For an adoptee, this question causes us

The Importance of Options A couple of years ago, I was sitting in a class when my professor said something that completely changed my outlook on de

Finding out that you are pregnant unexpectedly leaves an expectant mother with overwhelming feelings. If you are searching for ways on how to put a

Choosing Adoption  If you have found yourself unexpectedly pregnant, and are considering placing your child for adoption, you may be asking yourse

When you are unexpectedly expecting, it can be a very difficult time. Emotions are running high, and you may feel overwhelmed with the choices that

A familiar saying claims that what you don’t know can’t hurt you. For prospective adoptive parents to apply this advice to their adoption journ

Merriam-Webster defines stigma as a mark of shame or discredit. Just hearing that alone sounds harsh enough for you to not want to place that on an

I was born in a car, dropped off at a hospital, handed over to “The Agency,” and adopted at 2 months of age. My childhood was less than ideal.

In 2017, Kristen was a 26-year-old single mother living in Delaware. She was struggling to provide not only for herself, but also for her two daugh

The first thing you need to understand is what open adoption and closed adoption means.  An open adoption is one where you have continuing communi

Are you facing an unplanned pregnancy? Are you wondering how a crisis pregnancy center can help you? Crisis pregnancy centers are designed to provi

When I was a little girl, I was obsessed with baby dolls. I loved taking care of them, changing their clothes, and pretending to be the best mom ev

On this episode of the Gladney ReFRAMED Podcast, host Emily Morehead LPC, discussed the complexity behind birth parent identity in the adoption pro

Growing up as an adoptee, I always had the first day of school fun fact down to an art. I was so proud of being an adopted child and would boast of