We can learn how to change adoption from the stories of those who have been touched by it.
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Conversation & discussion on contemporary Adoption & Fostering
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Adoption in Focus will discuss subjects including therapeutic parenting, the adoption process, going to panel, adopting older children, and adopting as a same sex couple. We'd love to hear from you if there are any topics you'd like to hear us discuss or even if you'd like to get involved and share your own experiences.
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Voices of Adoption amplifies authentic stories from across the adoption triad - birth parents, adoptees, and adoptive families - along with adoption service providers. Host Donna Pope, Executive Director of Heart To Heart Adoptions and Clinical Mental Health Counselor and her co-host Nathan Gwilliam, founder & former CEO of Adoption.com, create a safe space for honest conversations about the complexities of adoption. Birth parents share their journeys of love, loss, and healing. Adoptees dis ...
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AdoptionDiscovery.org is a 501c3 educational nonprofit creating innovative change by teaching you how to adopt for $0 in less than 9 months.
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Adoption and fostering chat with people who’ve done it, from the UK’s LGBTQ+ adoption and fostering charity, New Family Social.
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Nationally recognized thought leader, April Dinwoodie, hosts a personal journey while exploring her adoption experience. We follow her as she examines her efforts to find love, identity, family, and connection. Each month April will candidly interview, discuss, and unravel, all matters surrounding adoption.
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Unplanned pregnancy. Abortion. Adoption. These are more than just topics—they’re life-altering decisions many women face in silence. In RedeemingMe, I open up about what it’s really like to walk through adoption from the birth mother’s perspective. This podcast is a safe space where we get real about: •The emotional weight of unplanned pregnancy •The complexities surrounding abortion decisions •The often-overlooked journey of placing a child for adoption •Redemption, healing, and reclaiming ...
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Each episode will feature a conversation between host Rebecca Harvin and foster/adoptive caregivers or members of the community who support foster care and adoption.
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Welcome to ADOPTION MATTERS, a podcast with real people sharing real life stories and getting real about adoption from all three perspectives of the adoption triad. I'm Kim Noeth, one of your co-hosts, and a birth mother, along with Sharon Butler Obazee, an adoptee and Sally Ankerfelt, an adoptive parent. Together we explore difficult topics and share frank conversations guided by our commitment to truth-telling and truth-seeking. In each episode we discuss important issues using adoption at ...
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The Ludicrous Feed EV Adoption Podcast highlights the current state of electric vehicle adoption in Australia | Catch us LIVE each week on YouTube! youtube.com/ludicrousfeed
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Host Sandra Flach is a mom of 8 children, 5 through adoption—one kinship and 4 international. Her youngest 2 are teens diagnosed with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). With over 30 years of parenting experience and 20 plus years as an adoptive and kinship parent, she’s made mountains of mistakes and learned loads of lessons. She understands the difficult road of parenting children with trauma histories—and she is still in the trenches! The Adoption & Foster Care Journey is a podcast ...
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Pulled By The Root - Amplifying Adoption Issues
Heidi Marble - Amy Hansen - Elle Klassen - Alysa Zalma MD - Stephanie Pipes - Sean Farley
My name is Heidi Marble. I am a domestic adoptee/author/speaker born in 1965. I did not realize the depth of pain caused from my own relinquishment until later in life. The loss surrounding adoption is so far reaching it is hard to grasp; the gravity of hurt pulled me to take action. Fueled by our amazing team, Pulled By The Root has become a collective platform that elevates, honors and gives voice to the issues surrounding adoption. Our podcast is a place to listen to an aggregate of conve ...
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Education in Focus is our brand new podcast looking at all things education. Our training manager Leigh is joined by our two education experts Jason and Lisa. Each episode discusses a new topic based around education and issues our adopted children might face. We really hope you enjoy the episodes.
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Our show highlights the remarkable ways God has shown up in the lives of our local foster families. Not only will you be inspired by the stories you hear, you will also learn valuable insight on becoming a foster parent and the invaluable resources that exist for current foster families. Ready to share YOUR story? Reach out to us!
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A podcast exploring the blessing of embryo adoption and embryo donation from all angles. Embryo adoption is an answer for so many families who thought they could never become pregnant. Learn more about it on this podcast.
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ADOPTION STRUGGLES AND SUPPORT | Adoption Trauma, Parenting Guides, Biblical Encouragement, Respite, Healthy Relationships
Tim Maudlin, Adoptive Parent, Adoption Life Coach
The Go-to Podcast for Struggling Adoptive Parents Who Need Biblical Encouragement In Their Parenting Journey! **Top 2% Globally Ranked Podcast** **Top 15 Best Adoptive Mom Podcast – MillionPodcasts ** **Top 50 Christian Parenting Podcast** Did you finally realize your dream of having a family only to have your happily ever after turn into a nightmare? Are you constantly second-guessing your parenting, anxious about whether your child will make good choices and remain faithful? Have you negle ...
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The Age of Adoption podcast explores the monumental transition from a period of climate tech research and innovation – an Age of Innovation – to today's world in which companies across the economy are furiously adopting climate solutions - the Age of Adoption. Listen as our host, Keith Zakheim, CEO of Antenna Group, talks with experts from across the climate, energy, health, and real estate sectors to discuss what the transition means for business and society, and how corporates and startups ...
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My Unknown Truth is a podcast sharing the stories and lived experiences of Australians who have been through adoption and foster care. These stories are often complex, spanning over 50 years and touch on difficult truths, from growing up in an under-resourced system to Australia’s traumatic history of forced adoptions and Stolen Generations. But within the darkness, there is also light; stories of hope, courage, resilience, and love. Hosted by Nadia Levett, an adoptee born and raised in Aust ...
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Join us as we look above the temporary things of this world and see the Greater Things that God is doing through it all. With insights, interviews, and inspiring testimonies, we hope you'll be encouraged to overcome the world and be ready for the coming Kingdom of God. Maranatha!
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Description: Creating AI Trust is a very complex and hard problem. It is not clear what it is and how it can be operationalized. We will demystify what is Trustworthy AI, efficient adoption and leveraging it for reducing risks in AI programs. McKinsey reports indicates companies seeing the biggest bottom-line returns from AI—those that attribute at least 20 percent of EBIT or profitability to their use of AI—are more likely than others to follow Trustworthy AI best practices, including expla ...
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FAB untold stories integrates story telling, research, and expert interviews to shed light on the complexity of foster care, adoption, youth homelessness, and related social work and urban topics, with the ultimate goal of raising awareness and building a more compassionate world. The host, Dr. Zayda Sorrell Medina, is a professor, social scientist, and author. Her research includes the study of the foster, adopt, homeless youth community, and she is also a former foster and homeless youth a ...
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Interested in fostering or adoption? Not sure where to start? Meet Barnardo's Fostering & Adoption here in NI. Your guide is Ness who looks after recruitment and is not a social worker. Let Ness introduce you to the wider team, to foster carers and adopters who are willing to share their experiences and give you (and Ness) insights into the world of fostering and adoption. What is it really like? What is 'Panel'? What kind of training can you expect? What sort of support will you get? Will y ...
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Called to Love: An Adoption Podcast for Christian Parents - Christian Adoption, Trauma and Healing, Foster Care, Parenting Adopted Children
Somer Colbert and Christian Parenting
Whether you seek to add to your family through foster care, private domestic adoption or you are called to travel internationally, every adoption story is uniquely beautiful. Yet, each shares a common language of calling, loss, and hardship. As Christian parents we have a deep desire to love and shepherd our children well, but it can be challenging to navigate loss, trauma and how to best love and guide our adopted children. One thing is for sure, adoption is more than a process, it is an in ...
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Today you’ll be hearing 3 different people about their experiences and takes on adoption. Cover art photo provided by Tom Barrett on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@wistomsin
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Real stories about the joys and challenges of the adoption journey. You'll hear from parents and families who've been through infant and international adoption, foster-to-adopt, and even embryo adoption. These inspiring stories are told from the perspective of the adoptee, birth parent or adoptive parent.
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I talk about (my) adoption and everything else that's anchored with it. There's more. Mostly depressing stuff. But I'll probably reveal those in my 56th episode or something.
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From babyhood to school age, through the teenage years and ultimately adulthood, Adoption: The Long View explores all aspects of the adoption journey with a variety of articulate and thought-provoking guests.
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Let's Talk Adoption covers important topics in adoption with experts who want to see you thrive as parents! Apart of the Identity Learning Podcast Network
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Podcast by The Elephant Mum
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Welcome to Soul Adoption, the podcast where we dive deep into life-changing stories from the worlds of adoption, foster care, and social work. Each episode, we sit down with incredible guests who have firsthand experiences, offering not only powerful insights but also real-world advice for navigating these complex, yet deeply rewarding journeys. Whether you're touched by adoption, work within foster care, or are passionate about social justice, Soul Adoption delivers unique perspectives that ...
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Adoption STAR E-Marketing Coordinator speaks to adoption professionals about trending adoption topics such as the effects of the internet on infant adoption and open and semi-open adoption and much much more.
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Welcome to Families for Children Adoption Pod , where amazing things happen.
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Unraveling Adoption, hosted by adoptive parent Beth Syverson, is a safe space to delve into adoption's complexities together.
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We talk about Martha Stewart wanting to open up an adoption center and discuss whether or not we think she should be able
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An interview series on the unholy mess of crypto User Experience and what can be done about it, NOW. Wanna support the Mess Adoption podcast? Gitcoin Grant: https://gitcoin.co/grants/644/mess-adoption?tab=description Join the Community here: https://t.me/messadoption Donate Crypto to: MessAdoption.eth
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Change is never easy and digital transformations aren’t any different. In fact, up to 70% of digital transformation projects are not successful. Digital Adoption Talks is here to help. Co-hosts Rick McCutcheon (Microsoft MVP) & Joachim Schiermacher (CEO, ClickLearn) are joined in each episode by the hottest industry experts who share their experiences and give their best tips & tricks for solving digital transformation, digital adoption, and user adoption challenges.
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Welcome to the Crypto Adoption Curve. Here is your one-stop resource for insights about exciting opportunities and challenges in real-world-asset tokenization, private credit and other DeFi & Infrastructure verticals. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to not miss out on latest insights at www.cryptoadoptioncurve.com
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Wir sind Antje Lamartine und Thomy Gölles oder Adoption & Technik. In diesem Podcast wollen wir unsere Erfahrungen aus zusammen gezählt über 20 Jahren mit Microsoft 365, Office 365 und den Vorgänger Technologien weiter geben. Von Microsoft Teams über SharePoint bis zu PowerApps, Whiteboard und all den anderen Services aus der Suite. Treu unserem Namen wollen wir dabei immer die Blickwinkel Adoption und Technik vereinen.
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Are you thinking about adopting or fostering a child? Confused about all the options and wondering where to begin? Or are you an adoptive or foster parent or kinship caregiver trying to be the best parent possible to this precious child? This is the podcast for you! Every week, we interview leading experts for an hour, discussing the topics you care about in deciding whether to adopt/foster or how to be a better parent. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are the national ...
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In this adoption podcast, a group of adopters talk to each other about their experiences - from the first steps to post-adoption support. No one knew each other before the recording but within moments it will be like listening to old friends talk. They laugh together, they cry together. To find out more about adopting with the National Adoption Service, you can: Follow us @nas_cymru and @nationaladoptionservice Contact us adoptcymru.com
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Living in Adoptionland with Bryan Elliott is the podcast I wish I had before I started on my journey more than 25 years ago. It’s a mosaic of real stories from the adoption community which includes parents who gave up their children, families struggling with infertility and natural conception, and the often silent adult adoptees. Host Bryan Elliott decodes these experiences, combined with expert advice from medical professionals and published authors on the subject to help people cope and li ...
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The Single Greatest Choice: For Single Women Exploring Solo Motherhood by Choice (SMBC), Fertility, and Having a Baby on Their Own Through Donor Conception or Adoption
Katie Bryan
You always imagined becoming a mom someday, but what if someday doesn’t look the way you expected? Maybe you're considering solo motherhood, wondering if having a baby on your own is really possible. Maybe you know you want to be a mom, but the clock is ticking, you’re single and aren’t sure what to do next. Perhaps you’re already on the path: researching sperm donors, weighing IVF or adoption, or navigating pregnancy without a partner. Wherever you are in your journey, The Single Greatest C ...
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Flourish Adoption Ministries Podcast - formerly the Quiver Full Adoptions Podcast
Elizabeth Bordeaux
Flourish Adoption Ministries, Inc., formerly known as: Quiver Full Adoptions, is a nonprofit adoption agency located in Greenville SC, who has built a loyal following of both followers and friends who are passionate about all things adoption—ethics, education, and stories. Listeners subscribe to Quiver Full Adoptions for the latest in adoption and stories from the adoption triad.The purpose of this podcast is to serve and educate adoptive families before, throughout and after their adoption.
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My mom shares what it was like the day I was adopted.
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Podcast by Billy and Laurie Cuchens
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Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Question: My husband and I adopted our daughter in 2019, and she is now 5. As of a week ago, we were matched with a birth mother who is due in six weeks. We have explained the process to our daughter (we made a book about our life, and one day someone will pick us), but now that we’…
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Hello and welcome to conversations from the A&F podcast. In this episode I speak to Nakole Wooley, parent education & cultivate connection facilitator, licensed social worker, formed foster carer and adoptive parent through kinship. Nakole got in touch to talk about the challenges that adoptive families face specifically in relation to adoption dis…
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Is adoption life chaotic for you? Is it even possible to find peace in the middle of meltdowns, uncertainty, and daily struggles? I believe it is. Not just to see calm from a distance but to actually experience it, even in the middle of the storm. But first, you’ll need to become a copycat. Hi Neighbor, If you’re feeling overwhelmed or anxious as a…
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In this special July episode of Born in June, Raised in April: What Adoption Can Teach the World, we explore the beauty and complexity of belonging—and the deep yearning for the freedom to be fully ourselves. I’m joined by my dear friend and creative collaborator Johnny Wright as we share space and vision around a new offering we’re bringing into t…
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This week’s episode features Emily Hindman, a remarkable leader in the Ellis County foster and adoption community who truly wears many hats. Emily is a licensed professional counselor with 24 years of experience, a practicing attorney specializing in family law and adoptions, and the secretary of the Ellis County Child Welfare Board. Through her pr…
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Episode 18 ADOPTION MATTERS: Real People, Real Life, Real Talk with Special Guest Elizabeth Barbour
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Join co-hosts and adoption coaches, Sally Ankerfelt and Gayle Swift, both adoptive parents, for another enlightening discussion with this month's special guest, Elizabeth Barbour. Elizabeth brings a lot of experience to the table both as an adoptee reunited with her birth family and as an adoptive mom. Tune in to hear Elizabeth's wisdom and lived e…
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Charlie and Ben had said they felt unable to take a child with complex medical needs but when their daughter was born and taken straight to intensive care, they knew they wanted to make it work. They talk about early contact sessions and the toll they took. They also talk about their family's delight in meeting the new baby and how much joy she's b…
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Loryn Smith brings 30+ years of child welfare experience as owner of Finally Home Christian Adoption Services, sharing her journey of fostering 120 children and adopting many into her family. • Service without sacrifice is a counterfeit • Being faithful is our responsibility; outcomes belong to God • Finding freedom in being "just a character" in G…
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Welcome to the Called to Love Podcast! In this episode, I am joined by Katie Davis Majors. You may know her as the author of “Kisses from Katie” and she is the founder of the Amazima Ministries which works to keep kids with their biological families in Uganda. Katie shares her incredible story of how God took her “Yes” and and multiplied not just h…
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Episode 488 - Finding Your FASD Tribe & Tools with Adoptive Mom, Crystal Dethlefs
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1:24:16"But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." -John 14:26-27 Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encour…
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My "Houston we have a problem" Call to Action to De-Risk AI with appropriate Risk Management and Governance keynote. Recently I was awarded the JD Wasserman award, ISACA’s highest honor which puts me in the company of an elite group of leaders in the field of Risk, Governance and Cybersecurity. I was recognized for being a pioneer in the field of A…
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Send us a text Today, we’re sitting down with Michelle- a mum, a midwife, a nurse, and someone who has walked the winding path of adoption and healing. Adopted at six weeks old, Michelle grew up in southern Sydney with her brothers and a whole lot of freedom, never really thinking adoption was a big part of her story. But like many of us, life has …
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One population of foster children that often doesn't get the right kind of attention is those who age out of foster care. This cliff that youth often fall off of exists due to many factors. Some of the problems are due to the system they are leaving and the resources that are drying up. Some of it is the trauma they have lived through and the insta…
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Episode 21 | Foster Parent Trainings in LA County: Interview with Researchers Kathleen (Kate) Soto Gisler and Kaili Farhat
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Send us a text In this episode we have guests Kaili Farhat and Kathleen (Kate) Soto Gisler present their master’s thesis on foster parent training programs in Los Angeles County. As home to one of the largest child welfare systems in the United States, LA County offers a wide range of trainings for foster parents. However, notable gaps remain in th…
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🎧 Episode 2 “I'm PREGNANT! It's Unplanned! What do I do?” “I’m Pregnant—Now What? Facing the Fear, Confusion & Reality of Unplanned Pregnancy” An intimate look into the raw emotions and mental fog of discovering an unexpected pregnancy — from the perspective of a birth mother. Addressing fear, denial, confusion, shame, and the emotional weight of f…
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What if the desire to become a parent is strong, but the partner hasn't shown up? In this episode, I’m talking with Viveka, a school psychologist who has spent her career supporting kids and families—and who’s now navigating her own path to solo motherhood. Viveka started out as a preschool special education teacher, is certified as a yoga instruct…
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Adoption in Focus - Amy and Andy - What it means to parent a child they have transracially adopted.
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In this episode of Adoption in Focus, Lisa sits down with Amy and Andy, a couple with four birth children who chose to grow their family through adoption. They share their unique journey of adopting their youngest son at 18 months old, offering heartfelt insights into the adoption process, how they supported their birth children throughout, and wha…
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Could populist sentiment actually accelerate clean energy adoption by fueling energy independence desires? Jigar Shah, widely considered a pioneer of the modern clean energy revolution, joins the Age of Adoption podcast to share his remarkable journey from mechanical engineer to industry transformer. As the former Director of the DOE's Loan Program…
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Adrian Burks is currently working on a documentary called Finding Home which is a search for honest answers about family and identity. Adrian documents three adopted people (including himself) as he explores the different stages of connection with their adoptive and biological parents. He is also a dynamic and rising talent in the world of film and…
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In episode of Voices of Adoption, Anthony Akerman, the acclaimed South African playwright and author, dives deeper into his adoption journey and the meaning behind his memoir title "Lucky Bastard." Anthony shares the remarkable coincidences that surrounded him long before his adoption reunion - from university classmates to teachers married to his …
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Two dads, Lee and Bobby, share their journey adopting siblings, from the validation of being approved as parents to navigating their sons' unique personalities and trauma responses. Their story highlights the importance of maintaining connections with foster carers while developing therapeutic approaches to parenting children who've experienced neg…
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Got a Question or Comment? Send us a Text Message! Catch up on the latest in Electric Vehicle news from Australia and around the world! Hosted by Tom Gan of Ludicrous Feed and Riz Akhtar from Carloop Watch this episode on YouTube With thanks to our co-host: Riz Akhtar from Carloop Follow Riz on LinkedIn and X Support the show Catch us LIVE on Wedne…
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Education in Focus - Being a Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCO) and writing Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP)
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We’re thrilled to be joined in this episode by one of our amazing adopters, Raun. With over 15 years of experience as a SENDCO and senior schoolteacher, Raun brings a wealth of insight from both an educational and personal perspective. After stepping away from teaching to adopt, Raun returned to work in education this time supporting families by wr…
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