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Through an audio drama and episodes of thought-provoking conversations, the listening audience can learn some of the issues faced by those affected by relinquishment and adoption. The adoptee is at the center of all conversations had with other members of the adoption constellation.
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A Patreon Preview featuring Alexis Del Campo Eyler
A Patreon Preview of a conversation with Alexis Del Campo Eyler. Listen to the full recording by joining our community within the community.Alexis is Executive Director of the Birthparent Support Alliance (formerly On Your Feet Foundation), where she has spent the past decade transforming post-placement support for birthparents. Under her leadership, the organization has grown from serving clients in 2 states to providing comprehensive services to nearly 800 birthparents across 46 states and 2 countries.Music by Corey Quinn
- 4 days ago54 min
308. Patricia Knight Meyer: "Wonderland: Memoir of a Black Market Adoption"
Patricia Knight Meyer was sold on the black market as an infant in 1970 and spent 47 years without a legally obtained identity. She is a journalist and an adoption reform advocate, and her memoir is Wonderland: Memoir of a Black-Market Adoption.Today she is a full time adoption reform advocate. She serves on the board of the National Association of Adoptees and Parents and hosts the NAAP Happy Hour on Zoom on the third Friday of every month. She speaks at adoption conferences and camps, addressing adoptees and adoptive parents. She writes at www.myadoptedlife.com and leads memoir writing workshops. She is a champion of more transparency and oversight in the adoption process.wonderlandthememoir.combit.ly/TXADOPTEERIGHTSMusic by Corey Quinn
- 1 weeks ago42 min
307. Ted Leonhardt: "The Work Beneath the Work"
Ted Leonhardt is an author, illustrator, and creative advisor based in Bellingham, Washington. He was adopted at five months, fostered before that, and spent fifty years in creative leadership before understanding where his capacity came from. His book, The Work Beneath the Work, is a memoir and field guide illustrated with sixty-two of his own pen-and-ink drawings.https://tedleonhardt.comMusic by Corey Quinn
- 2 weeks ago55 min
306. Mark Steiner: Think Upon, Gig Salad and Big Ideas"
Mark Steiner is the co-founder and CEO of GigSalad, the leading online marketplace connecting event planners with entertainers, speakers, and event professionals. After starting his career in acting and talent representation, Mark discovered a passion for helping talented people find opportunities to do what they love. Adopted at birth and diagnosed with ADHD later in life, he brings a unique perspective to conversations about leadership, creativity, vulnerability, and building businesses that put people first.https://www.gigsalad.com https://thinkupon.com https://podcasts.apple.com › podcast › the-big-ideas-po...Music by Corey Quinn
- 3 weeks ago55 min
305. Devon Shendleman: "I Am Because I Am"
Devon Shendleman is a transracial international adoptee born in India and raised in the U.S. He is a life and executive coach, Keynote speaker, author, CEO and Founder of Fortitude Associates, a premier global coaching firm. He is a veteran adoptee advocate in the community. He served 3 terms on the board of directors and nearly 10 years involved with Heritage Camps For Adoptive Families. Devon joined the board around 2007 and helped expand the mission from 10 camps to 11 camps and a retreat, as they recognized the lack of cultural access for adoptees growing up. Devon has more than 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur, consultant and mentor.https://devonshendleman.comhttps://fortitudeassociates.comMusic by Corey Quinn
- Oct 6, 202657 min
304. Tracey A. Marshall: "Better Late Than Never"
Tracey A. Marshall is a same race Black domestic adoptee originating from Chicago, Illinois who currently resides in a Chicagoland suburb.She is a woman of faith along side her husband, two daughters and grandchildren. Music by Corey Quinn
- Sep 29, 202652 min
303. Noel Holton Brathwaite: "Adoptee Superpowers: Sensitivity, Compassion and Resilience"
Noel Holton Brathwaite is an adoptee who lives in New York and is a tenured Associate Professor of English. Her husband is a scientist who works in the field of Computational Biology. They have a bright and talented son, who is a senior in college majoring in Physics. Music by Corey Quinn
- Sep 22, 202649 min
302. Aimee Seiff Christian: "The Other Daughter in the Anthology of Relative Strangers"
Aimee Seiff Christian writes memoir and creative nonfiction. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Poets & Writers, The Rumpus, Hippocampus, Pidgeonholes, Atticus Review, SmokeLong Quarterly, Los Angeles Review, and elsewhere. She is a contributing writer to Relative Strangers: Inheritance, Identity and the Meaning of Kinship. She is a writing instructor and developmental editor and teaches memoir and creative nonfiction at GrubStreet and privately. She is currently working on a memoir about adoption, identity, and the long afterlife of separation. She lives in Massachusetts. More at aimeechristian.net.Music by Corey Quinn
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