Guest: Anita Anderson
Are you single? Do you want to complete your family through adoption? Is single-parent adoption even possible? Anita Anderson proves that it is. Join us as she shares her story about the adoption of her daughter. Eva Maria at birth. Host Mardie Caldwell leads Anita back through her adoption experience, from making the decision to begin a family to the finalization of her daughter's adoption. Listen as Mardie Caldwell and Anita Anderson share how you, too, can build the family of your dreams through adoption.
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Guest:
Roma Olberding
Are you considering adopting a trans-racial child? If your answer is yes, join Let's Talk Adoption Host Mardie Caldwell and her guest, Roma Olberding, adoptive mom to a successful trans-racial family. They'll give you the bottom line about multi-cultural families and share the tips you'll need before you adopt your trans-racial child.
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Guest: Cheryl Snelgrove
Are you experiencing attachment challenges with your older child? Does your child suffer from ADD, ADHD, or RAD? How important is it to improve the quality of your child's life and your family life? Do you need respite care for your child so you can gain a little perspective? Where can you turn to for help?
Host Mardie Caldwell and Cheryl Snelgrove, a specialist in respite care, failing adoptions, ADD, ADHD, and PTSD, focus on the tools you can use to short-circuit attachment challenges before they begin and where to turn when you find your family in a state of crisis.
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Guest: Laurie Leiser
The Wait... Once the paperwork is completed and the profiles are polished, adoptive families' hearts and homes are ready for their longed-for son or daughter. Then, the waiting begins. Many adoptive son or daughter. Then, the waiting begins. Many adoptive couples find themselves wondering... How long will this take, anyway? Is there something we can do to expedite our adoption? Is there anyone out there who can help us through this process? Listen as Adoption Professional, Author and Host Mardie Caldwell and Adoption Professional Laurie Leiser share secrets that can help make your wait for that precious child a little easier.
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Guest: Kathryn Creedy, Executive Director for the Institute of Adoption Information
What are our children being taught about adoption in school and in our community? How can we share adoption with family and friends that might be new to adoption? What can we do to help our children grow up with a secure sense of themselves?
Kathryn Creedy, Executive Director of the Institute for Adoption Information, will share the answers to these questions and tools to help you educate some of the most important people in your child's life. If you are a concerned parent, adoption professional or someone who cares about the children and adoption awareness, you must hear this show.
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Guest: Dr. George Rogu, International Adoption Doctors, Inc.
Adopting internationally can be a daunting task and many of us wonder. What country should I adopt from? How can I get medical information about my internationally adopted child?What can I expect from a pre-adoption medical evaluation? Dr. George Rogu from International Adoption Doctors joins Mardie Caldwell to discuss the ins and outs of deciphering the medical information received on internationally adopted children. Do not miss this show if you are considering an international adoption.
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Guest: Jason Weber with Family Life
Are you and your spouse feeling stressed by the adoption process? Would you like to learn how to make your family stronger? Are you ready for a truly miraculous Christmas adoption story? |
Guest: Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao
Have you ever wondered where you fit within your adoptive family? Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao challenges the adoptive family to think in new ways as she reveals the predictable and understandable developmental stages and challenges confronted by all members of the adopted family.
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Guest:
Cindy Champnella
Journey
with Cindy through the maze of Chinese
adoption and learn how two world superpowers
overcame their animosity to grant the
wish of one little girl.
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Guest:
Chris Winston
Are
you a Korean Adoptee who is searching
for your birth parents? Or, would you
like to adopt from Korea, but don't know
where
to begin? Chris Winston from the Korean
Adoption Adoptee network shares information
about Korean adoption, and how Korean
adoptee's, and prospective adoptive parents,
can
get started. |
Guest: Elizabeth
Mallory
Dedicated
to feeding Cambodian orphans to the tune
of 10,000 pounds of rice
per month, No Child Left Out and its financial
partner, St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church
are establishing an orphanage in Cambodia. If you are interested
in adopting from Cambodia or would like
to help, this foundation is the place
to start. |
Guest:
Lesley Siegel, Esq.
International
Adoption Attorney, Lesley Siegel, answers your adoption
questions. Over the last year, legal
questions have been collected and given
to Lesley to answer. Learn about the
home study, why an attorney is so important,
and get great tips on the Interstate
Compact.
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Guest:
Luke Leonard, The Family Network, executive director
Why
are home studies
so expensive?
How invasive is
the home study
anyway? What can
I do while
I’m waiting
for our child?
How can I handle
the fear and anxiety? Luke
Leonard, MSW answers
these questions
and more during this week’s show.
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Guest:
Jean Nelson-Erichsen
What is
an independent international
adoption? Do I need an international
adoption agency to help me?
Jean Nelson-Erichsen answers
those questions and more as
she explores the new world
of independent international
adoptions along with the practical
steps to adopting overseas.
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Guest:
Flory G. Herman, film maker
What is the impact of adoption? How
do the different members of the triad feel? Film Maker, Flory
G. Herman, a member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys,
takes an intimate look at adoption in this brand new must-see
documentary style film – I Have Roots and Branches.
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Guest:
Lana Noone, author of Global Mom
Author,
Lana Noone shares with us the experience of the Vietnam Baby
Lift. In her book, Global Mom, you can learn to survive
the rigors of international adoption, and fulfill the dream
of parenting a child of your own.
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Adopting
An Older Child
Guest: Linda Morelli, adoptive mother
What happens when you are over 40 and you decide to adopt? Where is the best place to turn, to gather the information you need? Linda Morelli, an older adoptive mother, shares her journey of international adoption and the eventual inclusion of not only one child into her family, but two!
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Guest: Linda Miller,
international adoptive mother
Twenty
years ago, two infants from Chile arrived in California to
meet their adoptive parents. Now, as young adults, their mother
shares with us their thoughts and feelings about adoption,
and how the process has affected their lives.
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Guest: Yassin Young,
international adoptive mother and entrepreneur
Meet
Yassin Young, international adoptive mother and business woman.
Yassin traveled halfway around the world to find her daughter
and bring her home, only to discover a prejudice she never
expected. Learn what Yassin discovered, and see what she accomplished
with her newfound knowledge. |
Guest: Julia Norris,
adoptive mother and adoption professional
Julia
Norris, from the American Association, shares her personal
adoption experience with China, and educates us about American
World; the place for you to go with your international adoption
questions.
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Guest: Jane
Cramer, adoptive mother and adoption professional
What
is it like to be a single mother who has adopted internationally, and an
adoption professional? Jane Cramer, international adoptive
mother and adoption professional, shares great international
adoption tips, and guides us through the world of facilitation
at the, Welcome House International Adoption Program for
bi-racial children.
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Guest: Gerald Bowman,
LCSW, ACSW
Gerald
Bowman, LCSW, ACSW, answers YOUR questions on international
adoption, home study, and the challenges facing those who want
to adopt beyond their own borders.
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Guest: Christina
Harper, international adoptive mother and journalist
Have you ever wondered how to handle the challenges of international adoption? How to handle a sick child? Christina Harper, journalist for The Herald Newspaper, lovingly chronicles the international adoption of her daughter from China.
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