Adoptive Parents

An Adoptive Mother’s Intuition: How Nicole Ketchum Found Her Daughter Lulu

July 18, 2019


Our guest on ADOPTION NOW is Nicole Ketchum. She is a creative entrepreneur, an adoptive mom, and the founder of …

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From Social Worker to Adoptive Mom: Veronica Arteaga’s Story

June 27, 2019


On this episode, host April Fallon interviews Veronica Arteaga. She is the vice president of children and family services at the California-based…

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Adoption Lessons Learned: Natalie Marcotte’s Challenging Second Adoption

June 13, 2019


Last time Natalie was here in 2017, the show ended on news that her daughter Lily had a biological sibling who was looking for a home! In this episode, we will hear all about this update to Natalie’s adoption journey.

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Adoption Scam: Matt & Laura Trayte’s Devastating Story

May 30, 2019


This story is stranger-than-fiction. No words can adequately describe the hurt that Matt and Laura experienced as a result. It’s also an important story to tell to raise awareness in the adoption community.

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The Gift of Adoption

December 27, 2018

In the last episode of ADOPTION NOW, Laura, an incredible birth mother, shared her story of honesty and open communication in her adoption experience.

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Adopting Four Children From Foster Care

December 13, 2018


Lori Tapparo and her husband Kenny tried for 16 years to have biological children before they adopted. Lori shares the ups and downs of their journey and what it is like…

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Adoption Tell All

December 6, 2018


Adrienne Elliott has worked in all aspects of the child welfare system including intake, child protection, permanency, and adoption. She is now the Executive Director of …

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Becky Fawcett With HelpUsAdopt.org

November 15, 2018


Becky Fawcett is an adoptive mother of two children. Shocked by the high cost of adoption, she decided to do something to help other families bring home…

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Arrow and Root

November 8, 2018


Our featured guest today is Mallory Fogas. She started the company Arrow and Root which creates modern adoption profile books.

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Adopting a Baby From India

November 1, 2018


Nellya and her husband had two biological children and they were fostering a child when they decided to adopt a baby …

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