Adoption Unfiltered™

<p>“So many parents are showing up and listening. I’m going to keep showing up with them.” —April Dinwoodie, episode 28.</p> <p>After decades in this space as a transracial adoptee, activist, executive director...

<p>“You’re dealing with a lot of external politics, but there are a lot of internal politics, too.” —Betsie Norris, Founder and Executive Director of Adoption Network, in ep 27.</p> <p>How did original birth...

<p>“When I found out the name of my birth mother, it was the first time I felt tethered to the earth … in many respects, I was then able to walk on the earth.” —Greg Luce, Executive Director of Adoptees United and...

<p>“One of the most surprising things is the feedback I’ve gotten from people who find Adoptees On: ‘OMG, I literally thought I was the only who had these internal, tumultuous feelings.’ ” —Haley Radke, host and creator...

<p>“Looking at adoption in all its many facets is extremely difficult for any of us. The narrative is rainbows and butterflies and we all learn too late. It tells each of us what we want to hear.” — Claudia Corrigan...

<p>“When we shared our stories, found our voices, started to speak and connect, there was so much in common, regardless of our birth countries.” — Lynelle Long in Ep 23.</p> <p>Lynelle Long founded InterCountry Adoptee...

<p>This season we are shining a light on the work done by Adoption Advocates and Activists!</p> <p>“If I was allowed to grieve from the minute I found out I was adopted, my whole life trajectory would have been...

<p>“What is the hard part about adoption? ADOPTION is the hard part of adoption.”<br>—A guest in Episode 21</p> <p>Several adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, and allies gather around the table to suss out the...

<p>What are the deeper layers of the connection between attachment and food? This is a fascinating conversation with Deborah MacNamara, PhD, author of Nourished: Connection, Food, and Caring for Our Kids (and everyone...

<p>What would it be like to live in a community that protects you from pain, grief, loss, and other difficult feelings? How would it be to have so much sameness among community members that envy was eradicated? What if...

Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao has been living adoption for more than 75 years as an adoptee—and professionally connected to adoption for 55 years in various roles, including as a psychologist and lecturer in psychiatry at...

“Adoption seems simple from the outside. But when you’re in the thick of it, you see things in ways you never expected.” Author Melissa Guida-Richards (What White Parents Should Know About Transracial Adoption) joins us...

<p>Adoption tropes make for blockbuster films and viral news stories, but, as we do here on Adoption Unfiltered, let's dive deeper. Why do such tropes exist and perpetuate? Why do we harbor cultural biases such as...

<p>There’s a difference between listening to and taking from. People enjoy being heard but not being depleted.</p> <p>What are the unspoken rules of engagement in adoption spaces? On the one hand, it’s great to have our...

<p>It’s November, which means National Adoption Awareness Month. Adoption talk, adoption talk, everywhere you go! We’ve described it as overwhelming, emotional laboring, and metamorphosing.</p> <p>What was the original...