Adoption & Beyond Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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Adoption & Beyond Podcast

Adoptions From The Heart

Kids & Family

Frequency: 1 episode/29d. Total Eps: 51

Welcome to the Adoption & Beyond podcast, where we engage in meaningful discussions with social workers and industry experts. Tune in on the last Thursday of each month as we delve into the latest news in the adoption landscape, address your adoption inquiries, and gain insights from professionals regarding their client services.

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12/12/2024
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11/12/2024
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https://afth.org/
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https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/outofhome/kinship/
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https://twoadoptivemamas.com/
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https://www.instagram.com/adoptee_thoughts
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https://www.instagram.com/bigtoughgirl
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https://www.instagram.com/womenagainstabuse
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Navigating Race and Identity in Adoption with Isaac Etter

Friday, November 22, 2024 • Duration 59:06

In this episode of Adoption & Beyond, Nicole and Alyse sit down with Isaac Etter, a transracial adoptee, social entrepreneur, and the founder of Identity, a groundbreaking organization re-imagining post-placement support for adoptive and foster families.

Isaac shares his personal adoption story and the experiences that inspired him to become a passionate advocate for adoptees and their families. He dives into the complexities of navigating race and identity as a transracial adoptee, offering powerful insights into how parents and professionals can better support children in their journeys.

Listeners will also learn about Identity’s innovative approach to helping adoptive and foster families thrive and hear practical advice on fostering open conversations about race, culture, and belonging.

Whether you’re a parent, adoptee, or child welfare professional, this episode is packed with inspiration, education, and resources to help you better understand and navigate the unique challenges and joys of transracial adoption.

To learn more about Isaac and Identity you can go to https://isaacetter.com/ or https://www.identitylearning.co/.

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Inside Perspectives: Navigating Foster Care vs. Private Adoption

Thursday, October 31, 2024 • Duration 37:47

In this episode of Adoption & Beyond, hosts Alyse and Nicole sit down with experienced social workers who have worked in both the foster care system and private adoption agencies. Our guests share unique insights into the differences between these two systems, explore common myths, and discuss the challenges families may face when deciding between foster care and private adoption. They also address sensitive topics, like the process of non-newborn placements and options for those who may already have an open case with the state. Whether you’re a prospective adoptive parent, a birth parent, or simply curious about the inner workings of child welfare, this episode offers valuable perspectives to help you understand these important choices.

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Ep 41. Midwifery, Expectant Parent Advocacy and Transracial Adoption

Thursday, December 21, 2023 • Duration 44:09

TW: This episode has topics of pregnancy loss and transracial adoption. If these topics trigger you, please feel free to skip this episode.

In this episode of a Heart to Heart with Adoptions From The Heart podcast, we invited Emily Hogar. Emily is an adoptive mother from our Central PA office and a midwife. Emily adopted her daughter in 2019 with her husband. We want to take time to talk to Emily to hear more about her professional experience working with expecting parents as well as how that has impacted her on her journey as an adoptive mother. In this episode we will discuss birth mother support, open adoption, midwifery, transracial adoption and racial advocacy.

To learn more about Adoptions From The Heart, please visit www.afth.org.

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Ep 40. Navigating the Open Adoption Process of an Older Child

Tuesday, December 19, 2023 • Duration 27:59

In This episode, we sit down with Vaughn and Marvin, two adoptive dads, as they share their journey as a same-sex couple navigating the open adoption process. We discuss their experiences, similarities, and differences in adopting a newborn vs. an older child placement(a two-year-old). We also dive into the many hurdles faced with finalization, navigating transitions from one household to another, identity, addressing the importance of inclusion and diversity, how to deal with the opinions of others, and how they overcame personal challenges. To learn more about Adoptions From The Heart and the services we provide you can go to www.afth.org or call 800-355-5500. Please make sure you subscribe and rate our podcast!

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Ep 39. ChristianaCare: Centering Care Around Expecting Parents' Individual Needs

Tuesday, December 19, 2023 • Duration 23:53

On this episode of A Heart-to-Heart with Adoptions From The Heart, we are excited to welcome Leya, a Senior Social Worker at ChristianaCare in Delaware who provides supportive services to expecting parents. We are also joined by Amanda Aliberti who is an Adoption Counselor and Supervisor as well as the Expecting and Birth Parent Services Manager at Adoptions From The Heart.

Adoptions From The Heart has the honor of working alongside incredible medical professionals to provide information and support to expecting parents wanting to explore their options. Leya shares more about her role at ChristianaCare and how she advocates for patients' needs and provides support and resources as they navigate their pregnancies. Amanda discusses the importance of developing relationships and trust between AFTH and hospital staff to be able to provide seamless care to expecting parents and advocating for clients' needs is the priority whether or not they choose to move forward with an adoption plan.

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Ep 38. Placing a child for Adoption While on Active Duty.

Thursday, May 25, 2023 • Duration 31:03

On this episode of A Heart-to-Heart with Adoptions From The Heart podcast we wanted to take a time a highlight the voices of people in the military community with ties to adoption. May is Military Appreciation month, so on this episode we talked the challenges of placing a child for adoption, adopting a child or being an adoption social worker while being a service member or a military spouse. During our conversation we spoke about the raw experiences of the our service men and women who have chosen adoption.

During the episode we touch on important subjects like post-partum depression, metal health, the process of adopting while in the military, maintaining openness in the adoption plan, and much more. We want to thank all Katie, Brittny and Tiffany for being open and honest about their experiences.

To learn more about Adoptions From The Heart pleas visit www.afth.org or call 800-355-5500.

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Ep 37. Choosing Adoption after Experiencing Infertility

Thursday, April 27, 2023 • Duration 37:19

In this episode of a Heart-to-Heart with Adoptions From The Heart podcast, we are joined by two couples: Jim & Racheal and Rob & Sam. They joined this episode to share about their infertility journey and ultimately choosing adoption to build their family. In this episode, we touched on infertility diagnosis, impacts on infertility on a persons mental health, supporting your partner through the process, choosing adoption to grow their family, disruptions, open adoption and relationships with birth parents and much more. We thank Jim, Racheal, Rob and Sam for being vulnerable and open about their stories.

To purchase Jim's book "Why Is Light So Damned Capricious? " you can go here: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Light-So-Damned-Capricious/dp/0692050736

To learn more about Adoptions From The Heart and the services we provide you can go to www.afth.org. Please make sure you subscribe and rate our podcast!

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Ep 36. Behind The Scenes of Adoption Social Work

Thursday, March 30, 2023 • Duration 39:19

On this episode of a Heart-to-Heart with Adoptions From The Heart podcast we have five adoption social workers from different AFTH offices come together to talk about their experience in the adoption field. With March being Social Work Month we wanted to take a moment to recognize and highlight the lives of the people that make organization run smoothly everyday. Stephanie, Alyse, Ryle, Jackie and Katie join our guest host for this episode, Mayra, to talk about the highs and lows of the adoption social work field.

To learn more about Adoptions From The Heart and the services we provide you can go to www.afth.org.

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Ep 35. FAQ: How to Finance an Adoption Ft. Your Adoption Finance Coach

Thursday, January 26, 2023 • Duration 42:56

In this episode of A Heart-to-Heart with Adoptions From The Heart podcast with sat down with Kelly Ellison, Founder and CEO of Your Adoption Finance Coach to answer all you adoption financial questions. In this question and answer episode, we went over adoption tax credits, fundraising for an adoption, grants and loans offered to prospective adoptive parents and much more.

Listen to this episode to get some insight into all the different ways prospective adoptive parents can finance their adoptions. Kelly answer all the frequently asked questions we get at AFTH regarding this topic.

If you would like to learn more about Kelly Ellison and Your Adoption Finance Coach, you can visit their website at https://www.youradoptionfinancecoach.com/

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Ep 34. A Heart-to-Heart with Adoption Influencers

Thursday, December 22, 2022 • Duration 01:08:41

In this episode of a Heart-to-Heart with Adoptions From The Heart podcast we wanted to bring you the recording of the LIVE episode we had in November. This time we brought six adoption influencers to talk about their experiences sharing their adoption stories with the world. We were so honored to have had Ashley Mitchel, Taylor Shennett, Grace Otley, Isaac Etter, Courtney Tierra and Melissa Guida-Richards share the ups and downs of using social media to advocate about adoption.

To learn more about each specific guest, follow their links below:

Ashley Mitchel

Melissa Guida-Richards

To learn more about Adoptions From The Heart you can go you www.afth.org

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