Let's Talk Adoption

Elizabeth Mallory left her position as a management consultant in order to adopt two young orphans from Cambodia. In this episode of Let's Talk Adoption, Elizabeth shares her experience as a mother adopting internationally and how it led her to become the director of No Child Left Out Foundation.

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Flory Herman is an adoption attorney, filmmaker and adoptive mom. She's here at Let's Talk Adoption to share about her experience and how it led her to create the documentary film "I Have Roots and Branches."

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Nancy Parkhill is a licensed professional clinical counselor; her specialties include adoption, attachment, adoption search & reunion, relationship counseling, family counseling, and adoptive parent counseling. For the first two years of her life, Nancy lived as an orphan. Her book "Healing the Adoption Experience" recounts her own journey towards psychological and emotional healing.

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Tune in and hear as our host Mardie Caldwell interviews Adam Pertman. He is the author of "Adoption Nation" and Executive Director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute.

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Our guest for this episode of Let's Talk Adoption is author Sherri Eldridge. She is not only a reunited adoptee, but also a grandmother of an adopted child. Sherri is the author of a number of important adoption books, including "20 Things Adoptive Kids Wish Their Parents Knew" and "20 Life-Transforming Choices Adoptees Need to Make." Tune in and hear Sherri tell us about what made her decide to write a book about her adoption experience.

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Sherrie tells the guests of Let's Talk Adoption what led her to write a book about her experience of being reunited with her birth mother. She also shares about her adoption organization, Jewel Among Jewels Adoption Network, which communicates the true identity of adoptees.

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Our guest Rebecca Robinson is an adoption professional specialized in providing support to both adoptive parents and birth parents. She's also mother to two adopted daughters. Tune in and hear Rebecca's story and words of encouragement for anyone who's been touched by adoption.

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Social worker and adoption professional Gerald Bowman specializes in international adoption. Tune in as he discusses the process and fees for doing an international adoption instead of domestic.

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Michele is a birth mother who was able to locate and reunite with her child after many years. In this episode of Let's Talk Adoption, she explains how she told her parents she was pregnant at 16. She also discusses how she came to choose adoption for her child.

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Aaron has a Doctor of Law degree (J.D.) and is an accountant. He's currently going through the adoption process with his wife. Aaron and Mardie discuss adoption tax credits/deductions, what the difference is and when/how you claim the credit.

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