Adoption
How One Adoptee Found His Place Between Two Families and Two Identities
Colton was adopted at three months old into a family where four out of five children were adopted. His older sister was adopted. His older brother was adopted. His younger brother was adopted. And the
Building Bridges Between Adoptive and Biological Families
Colton was adopted at three months old into a family where four out of five children were adopted. Growing up black in a white family felt regular until others started pointing out the differences.
Building Bridges Between Adoptive and Biological Families
Colton was adopted at three months old into a family where four out of five children were adopted. Growing up black in a white family felt regular until others started pointing out the differences.
Adoptee Therapist Explains the Attachment and Addiction Connection and Path to Healing
Dr. Brett Furst brings a unique perspective to the intersection of adoption and mental health. As both an adoptee and a licensed clinical psychologist, he specializes in treating young adults and adul
This Adoptee Doctor Proves No One Is Beyond Healing
In this episode of Voices of Adoption, host Donna Pope interviews Dr. Brett Furst, a clinical psychologist and adoptee who specializes in treating adult adoptees struggling with substance abuse and pe
This Adoptee Doctor Proves No One Is Beyond Healing
In this episode of Voices of Adoption, host Donna Pope interviews Dr. Brett Furst, a clinical psychologist and adoptee who specializes in treating adult adoptees struggling with substance abuse and pe
Open Adoption Pioneer Shares 30 Years of Lessons That Changed Her Family Forever
Linda Sexton never planned to become an open adoption pioneer. When she and her husband began their adoption journey over 30 years ago, they assumed closed adoption was their only option. Rejected by
Families Without Borders: How Open Adoption Rewires Love, Identity & Legacy
In this episode of Voices of Adoption, hosts Donna Pope and Nathan Gwilliam interview Linda Sexton, an adoptive mom who became an open adoption pioneer over 30 years ago when she and her husband were
Families Without Borders: How Open Adoption Rewires Love, Identity & Legacy
In this episode of Voices of Adoption, hosts Donna Pope and Nathan Gwilliam interview Linda Sexton, an adoptive mom who became an open adoption pioneer over 30 years ago when she and her husband were
A True Adoption Story of Searching for Roots and Finding Family Again
Some connections transcend time, distance, and circumstance. For Liz DeBetta, a domestic infant adoptee from New Jersey, that connection revealed itself on her 40th birthday when she finally received
Adoptee Reunites With Birth Mom Who Waited 40 Years
Liz DeBetta always carried a deep intuition that her birth mother loved her and was thinking about her. As a domestic infant adoptee who grew up in a loving family in New Jersey, she discovered at 14
Adoptee Reunites With Birth Mom Who Waited 40 Years
Liz DeBetta always carried a deep intuition that her birth mother loved her and was thinking about her. As a domestic infant adoptee who grew up in a loving family in New Jersey, she discovered at 14