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LORI HOLDEN

Author & Speaker.
Diarist & open adoption advocate.
Chief Civilizer at Tessa & Reed, Assoc.
Yogini & Wonderer.

Host of the podcast Adoption: The Long View.

Honored as an Angel in Adoption® by the
Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute.

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ADOPTION: THE LONG VIEW EPISODE GUIDE

~ Season 3 ~

301: Barbara Herel, adoptive mom of a teen, and adoption learner, on 9 awkward adoption situations that WILL arise.

302: Maggie Gallant and Suzanne Bachner: we write plays about being adopted to help all adoptees -- including yours.

303: Damon L Davis, adoptee and host of Who Am I Really? podcast on what adoptees need from their parents to answer that question.

304: Janelle Ison, adoptee and birth mom on what adoptive parents need to know about the power they hold in adoption relationships.

305: Joanna Ivey, adoptee and adoptive mom, on entrance narratives and how a seemingly harmless one can, in fact, cause harm.

306: Jess Tennant and Greg on what if adoption doesn't work? What happens then?

307: Interracial adoptee Tony Hynes on creating an adoption that doesn't "split the baby."

308: A Twist on the Challenges of Transracial Adoption with Lynn Brown.

309: From "lucky" child to "loved" child, with children's storybook author Allison Olson.

310: Best Advice from Season 3's Experts.

~ Season 2 ~

201: Gabrielle Glaser, American Baby author, on the effects of closedness in adoption.

202: Adoptive parent group facilitators Katie Biron and Kara Andersen on being the adoptive parent your child needs you to be.

203: Tim Elder of the Infant Adoption Guide on making the leap from adopting parent to adoptive parent.

204: Birth mom Candace Cahill on double loss, connection, and healing.

205: Adoptee Sara Easterly and birth mom Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard bust 5 myths adoptive parents still believe.

206: Adoptee Anne Heffron on how and why to heal from infertility grief to make room for a child.

207: What adoption-competent therapist Jen Winkelmann, MA, LPC, NCC, thinks you need to know and do for your adopted child.

208: Rita Soronen, CEO & President of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption on finding permanent homes for children.

209: Best Advice from 10 adoption thought leaders in Season 2.

~ Season 1 ~

101: Leah Campbell on adoptive parenting and living in open adoption, even when it’s hard.

102: Birth mom Ashley Mitchell on the necessity for better adoption education for everyone involved.

103: Carolyn Savage tells her inconceivable story about pregnancy, adoption, and surrogacy.

104: Shifting from shame and secrecy to truth and transparency, with adoptee Rich Uhrlaub.

105: On being wedged between the pain of one set of parents and the joy of another, with adoptee Angela Tucker.

106: Adoptee/author Sara Easterly on the dreaded phrase “you’re not my real mom!”

107: How birth mom Clemencia Deleon developed emotional intelligence when her kinship adoption went all wrong.

108: Improving adoption now with Family to Family Support Network’s Rebecca Vahle.

109: The latest research from following adoptive families for 15+ years, explained by Abbie Goldberg, PhD.

110: Birth mom Kim Court and adoptive mom Linda Marie Mueller on the pioneer days of open adoption. Hint: Brené Brown.

111: Adoptee and LMFT Lesli Johnson on babies as a blank slate.

112: Best Advice from 12 adoption thought leaders from Season 1.

THE DAY I BECAME A REAL MOM

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