Voices of Adoption
Voices of Adoption amplifies authentic stories from across the adoption triad - birth parents, adoptees, and adoptive families - along with adoption service providers. Host Donna Pope, Executive Director of Heart To Heart Adoptions and Clinical Mental Health Counselor and her co-host Nathan Gwilliam, founder & former CEO of Adoption.com, create a safe space for honest conversations about the complexities of adoption. Birth parents share their journeys of love, loss, and healing. Adoptees discuss identity, belonging, and their lived experiences. Adoptive families open up about challenges and beautiful moments. Adoption service providers offer insights from their professional experience supporting families throughout the process. Each episode bridges different perspectives within the adoption community, helping listeners understand that every adoption story is unique yet connected by common threads of resilience and hope. These conversations don't shy away from difficult emotions or complex questions. Instead, they honor the full spectrum of adoption experiences with empathy and respect. Join us for stories that educate, inspire understanding, and remind us that every voice in the adoption community matters.
Episodes
Shelby Kilgore was seventeen when she traveled to the country she was born in and met the woman who...
When Sara Bradford's son was identified with autism at 14 months, she started recognizing the same trait...
Living in California, far from her family, working two jobs, and facing the loss of her housing, Sarah f...
Birth father Jason Coombs carries a story most birth fathers never get to tell. At twenty-six, after fou...
Brian J Baker and Lachandra Baker made family happen three times over: Brian adopted Aujie at ten. Brian...
Ashley and Eric Felton wanted to be parents. What stood between them and that goal was four rounds of IU...
Adoptive parents pour everything into becoming parents. And then the real work begins. Dr. Hilary Claire...
Foster mom of nine Jessica Hanna made a childhood promise: any child in her care would stay until a perm...
Spirit baby medium Kelly Ann Meehan has spent over a decade telling parents their child may already be reaching for them before arrival. In this episode of Voice...
Korean adoptee Anna Jinja Mather avoided her story for decades. At 47, she finally stopped running and started choosing herself. Her journey will chang...
What if the key to a successful adoption match was simply being yourself? Libby and Cory Rhoads share th...
Early childhood educator Danielle Baker shares why defining family values and priori...
Kristina and Herbert Heagh-Avritt explain why education at home builds stronger attachment, better life skills, and more confidence for adopted children.
Lena Livinsky, speech pathologist, BLOOM framework creator and host of The Livin'sky Podcast, shares why...
In this candid conversation with trauma care practitioner and adoptive parent ...
Elmarie Arnold discovered her authentic voice through life’s most challenging moments, transforming decades of silence into...
In this episode of Voices of Adoption, host Donna Pope sits down with Christina Dent, founder of End It ...
In this continuation of our two-part conversation with Simon Benn, host of the Thriving Adoptees podcast...
In this episode of Voices of Adoption, host Donna Pope interviews Simon Benn, creator and host of Thrivi...
In this episode of Voices of Adoption, host Donna Pope interviews Tarcia Smith, host of the Adoption Journey podcast and co-founder of Black Adoptees Meetup. Tarc...
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