403: Why an Adoptee’s Truth Matters More than a Parent’s Comfort https://lavenderluz.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/adoption-the-long-view-403.mp3Why are truth and trust so important in adoptive families? In all families, really? Isn’t it OK sometimes to keep some things under wraps, for Read More » No Comments
401: An Adoptee, Birth Mom, & Adoption Professional All in One https://lavenderluz.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/adoption-long-view-ep401.mp3There are very few people who have the multi-perspectives and lived experience in adoption that Rebecca Ricardo has. Rebecca joined her family through adoption – Read More » No Comments
204: Losing My Son Twice: A Birth Mom’s Story of Loss and Healing https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/cdn.adopting.com/site/blog/the-long-view-season2-episode4.mp3Candace Cahill placed her son as an infant in 1990. Their semi-open adoption closed when he was 8, but contact was reestablished at 18. After Read More » No Comments