Let's Talk Adoption With Mardie Caldwell

Guest: Marita Littauer Join us as we speak with guest host Marita Littauer (part 2 of a 2 part series), author of over a dozen books on personality types. Discover how to better understand yourself and others through Littauer’s explanations and descriptions of personality types. The post Personality Types, Part 2 appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Marita Littauer Join us as we speak with guest host Marita Littauer (part 1 of a 2 part series), author of over a dozen books on personality types. Discover how to better understand yourself and others through Littauer’s explanations and descriptions of personality types. The post Personality Types, Part 1 appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Dr. David Nehring Forgiveness takes practice. Dr. Nehring talks about how he got started in helping others learn about forgiveness. He answers the important question, “what is the concept of forgiving and forgetting?” The post Forgiveness & Overcoming Hurts appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Gina Johnson Learn how the Internet plays an important role in communicating with your child’s birth family. Nowadays, it’s so easy to send them updates, photos, and keep in touch online. The post Keeping In Touch Using a Website appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Paul Russell A touching story of one man’s struggle to understand and overcome rejection in his life as a child and a young adult. It is important for adopted children to understand that their mother chose adoption for them out of love, not rejection. The post Overcoming Birth Parent Rejection appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Marlou Russell Part 2 of a 2-part series with Dr. Marlou Russell. She shares about the siblings being placed in foster care and then adopted. Dr. Russell stresses the importance of keeping siblings together. If they do need to be separated and adopted into different families, she believes it’s very important to keep the […] The post Talking to Siblings About Adoption, Part 2 appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Marlou Russell Part 1 of a 2 part series with Dr. Marlou Russell. She reveals to the audience how to best share adoption with other siblings, friends and family members. She answers the question, “should children be told about their birth siblings?” Dr. Russell also talks about how honesty is the best policy when […] The post Talking to Siblings About Adoption, Part 1 appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Dawn Whitaker A candid conversation with an adoptive mother, Dawn Whitaker, who shares her fears and thoughts. She encourages the importance of keeping a journal for adoptive parents, and shares that sometimes you are not alone in your feelings. The post Secret Thoughts From An Adoptive Mother (Fear & Frustration) appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Tammy Rowe A birth mom’s story, her challenges and struggles, the how and why she chose adoption for her second child. The post Adoption For My Second Child – A Birth Mother’s Story appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Shawna & Elaine Wilson Part 2 of this very personal conversation with a birth mother who chose adoption for her newborn baby girl, and the adoptive mother she chose for her child. The post Birth Mother & Adoptive Mom, Same Child, Part 2 appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Shawna & Elaine Wilson Part 1 of a 2 part show, this is a very personal conversation with a birth mother who chose adoption for her newborn baby girl and the adoptive mother she chose for her child. The post Birth Mother & Adoptive Mom, Same Child, Part 1 appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Jim Handy Jim answers the legal questions about birth fathers, legal father and presumed fathers and their rights. The post Legal Aspects of Birth Fathers appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Kristine Mason A Lifetime coordinator talks about adopting when you are older. She gives some scenarios as to the types of adoptive parents that choose adoption later in life. The post I’m Older; Can I Still Adopt? appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Kristine Mason Kristine talks in depth about the six most common myths about birth mothers. She provides answers to the questions you have always wondered about, but were afraid to ask in case they were not myths. The post 6 Most Common Myths About Birth Moms appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Kim Lopez Kim a Lifetime Adoption coordinator, talks about some important issues if you are considering open, semi-open or closed adoptions. Mardie and Kim bring up some pros and cons on each type of adoption. The post Open, Semi-Open, & Closed Adoptions appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Kim Lopez A look at how adoption has changed throughout the years. Today, we speak with Kim, a Lifetime Adoption coordinator, who provides guests with tips and questions to ask when getting started in the adoption process. The post How Adoption Has Changed Over the Years appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Kim Felder As a birth mother and adoptive parent, Kim talks about her children and the foster care process in California. Kim shares tips for foster adoption, info about the process, and resources for foster parents. The post Funding & Foster Adoption appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Lori Paris Our guest Lori Paris is the author of “Follow Your Heart,” a book about a young woman who discovers she was adopted as an infant. Lori herself was adopted at three weeks old through a closed adoption. She shares what it was like living in a closed adoption, not knowing where she […] The post Follow Your Heart appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Jim Handy Join us as we hear answers from attorney Jim Handy to questions regarding adopting outside of your state. He touches on a variety of questions that are helpful for anyone who might be interested in an interstate adoption. The post Adopting Beyond State Lines appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.

Guest: Karen Higgens Karen explains her interest in adoption and how she has been touched by adoption. She also answers questions about how to fund your adoption and make adoption a reality in your life. The post The Gift of Adoption – How to Fund Your Adoption appeared first on Let's Talk Adoption.