Today we celebrate our 50TH EPISODE!!!! We discuss the difference between self-indulgent oversharing and drawing others in to feel less alone. We ask the hard question… what gives you life?

In this episode we talk about the freedom that comes from showing up and being your total and complete self, and how to get there. Also, we drive a very well-deserved stake into the heart of hazelnuts.

You asked, so we answered! We discuss how and when to talk about adoption with an adopted child, and life lessons learned through adoption.

Teen adoptee continues to share his perspective as a Black child with white parents. We discuss life before and after connecting with birth-mom, and siblings relationships with different levels of openness.

In this episode Lara’s teenage son shares his insights as a transracial adoptee and the experience of meeting his birthmom for the first time.

In this episode Lara’s teenage son, Harper, is a special guest! He shares his perspective as a Black transracial adoptee and what adoptive parents should know before adopting. He talks about shame, rejection, racial identity and recently coming into contact with his birthmom for the first time.

In this episode Lara shares a big life update related to adoption and also some intimate moments and memories from her adoption journey.

Today we discuss Critical Race Theory, and we scratch the surface on what the hot debate is all about. Also, when Lara met Whitney Houston.

We discuss how harbored racism shows up in education as early as kindergarten and how to address it with both children and adults who are confronting racism in themselves for the first time.

In this episode we discuss Lara’s IGTV video from the previous episode about racist remarks made toward her 8 year old son.