Roland is an Adult Adoptee who was adopted from Haiti at age 8, by a single father.

Mike and Jenn adopted their son, their second adoption, earlier this year. Mike and Jenn have an open adoption with their son’s birth mother, Alicia. Alicia also joins us over the telephone to share her perspective on the adoption decision and openness with her biological son’s parents.

We are so honored to be able to share Julie's story. Julie is a birth mother who made an adoption plan for her daughter 18 years ago. She generously shares her story including how she chose adoption, how she picked her daughter's adoptive family, how their open relationship has developed over time and really just impresses us immensely with the love and sacrifices she has made for her biological daughter.

Adoptive mother, Macie, joins us to share her story on adopting her son through a transracial infant adoption. Macie talks about openness and how her journey to educate herself on adoption issues led her to educate others.

Krystal joined her family at 17 after experiencing trauma and abuse in her biological home. She is now a Graduate student working and has a passion for transracial adoption and working with clients with trauma histories. Hope you enjoy hearing Krystal's story to learn how she overcame her circumstances and found her forever family and her passion for her career.

Joy is an adult adoptee who was born in Chile and adopted as a baby by a two-parent Caucasian family