Adoptive Parents

The Lucky Few – Heather Avis [S2E10]

September 27, 2017

Heather Avis and her husband are parents of three adopted children, two of whom have Down Syndrome. At the start of their adoption journey, they set out to adopt a healthy…

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Renee’s Story [S2E9]

September 20, 2017

Today on the podcast, we are so excited to feature Renee Hettich’s story of her experience adopting 4 children internationally. One of her children is from Guatemala, and three of them…

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Chung and Andra’s Story [S2E8]

September 13, 2017

ADOPTION NOW has our first story from Canada! Andra and her husband, Chung, were our first family to apply from a different country. Tune in this week to hear about the Canadian foster care system…

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Talking About Trauma with Carrie O’Toole [S2E7]

August 30, 2017

Do you have questions about PTSD related to adoption? Do you struggle as a parent to understand a child that has experienced early childhood trauma? On this episode of ADOPTION…

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Beverly Boerner-Reynolds’ Story [S2E6]

August 23, 2017

Beverly Boerner-Reynolds is an adoptive mother from Texas who wrote a book about the love a birthmother has for her child. When she first met her son’s birthmother she thought maybe…

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Natalie and Stephen’s Story [S2E5]

August 16, 2017

Stephen and Natalie had dreams of adopting from the foster care system but the process was not as easy as they had hoped it would be. By a miracle they heard of an infant situation…

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Carrie OToole’s Story [S1E46]

June 7, 2017

Carrie O’Toole experienced the pain and suffering of infertility, miscarriage, and an international adoption that went painfully awry. Nothing could have prepared her for the decade-long journey…

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Adopting Baby Vera [S1E45]

May 31, 2017

Bethann was raised in an adoptive family. She was the only biological child out of five siblings. This week on ADOPTION NOW she talks about what it was like to grow up in an interracial family…

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Heath and Laura’s Story [S1E43]

May 10, 2017

Heath and Laura’s Story by April Fallon

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Corrine’s Story [S1E42]

May 3, 2017

Corrine Hellyar Christian is the Director of Colorado United for Adoption. She is passionate about all aspects of adoption. She is an advocate for birthmother care and open adoption…

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