102: Birthmother Grief, Healing, and the Importance of Adoption Education: Interview with birth mother, educator, and adoption advocate Ashley Mitchell

Update: 2020-09-01

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In this episode, we hear from birth mom Ashley Mitchell of Big Tough Girl and Lifetime Healing Foundation. Now 14 years into her open adoption experience, she talks of grief and healing, and of the importance of adoption education for both adoptive and for...

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Introducing Adoption: The Long View

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101: Cultivating Openness In Your Adoption: A Conversation With Leah Campbell

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102: Birthmother Grief, Healing, and the Importance of Adoption Education: Interview with birth mother, educator, and adoption advocate Ashley Mitchell

2020-09-0127:49

103: Inconceivable Yet True: Carolyn Savage's Journey Through Adoption, Surrogacy & Parenting

2020-09-1530:41

104: Ending Shame & Secrecy: A Discussion About Adoptee Rights With Rich Uhrlaub

2020-10-0140:11

105: Between the Pain of One Set of Parents and the Joy of Another: An Interview with Angela Tucker

2020-10-1537:56

106: "You're Not My Real Mom!" and Other Real Fears of Adoptive Parents: A Conversation with Sara Easterly

2020-11-0241:57

107: My Not-So-Open Kinship Adoption: Managing Emotions, Truth, And Family With Clemencia Deleon

2020-11-1540:15

108: Improving Adoption For Everyone: An Interview With Rebecca Vahle

2020-12-0138:49

109: The Research, Data & Stories Behind Open Adoption: An Interview with Dr. Abbie Goldberg

2020-12-1541:59

110: Figuring Out Open Adoption From Scratch: Lessons Learned by Two Pioneers, a Birth Mom and an Adoptive Mom

2021-01-0151:43

111: The Adopted Baby As A Blank Slate: Thoughts On The Nature vs Nurture Debate In Adoption With Lesli Johnson

2021-01-1538:42

112: The Best Advice for Adoptive Parents from Season 1

2021-02-0132:39

201: Beyond The Shadow History of Adoption: A Look Back At 20th Century Adoption Practices With Bestselling Author Gabrielle Glaser

2021-04-0238:28

202: How To Be The Adoptive Parent Your Child Needs You To Be

2021-05-0736:33

203: From Adopting Parent To Adoptive Parent: Making the Transition From Adopting to Parenting

2021-06-0435:23

204: Losing My Son Twice: A Birth Mom's Story of Loss and Healing

2021-07-0233:33

205: 4 Myths Adoptive Parents Still Believe: Reframing the Adoption Narrative with Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard & Sara Easterly

2021-08-0643:55

206: From Infertility Grief To Adoption: How to Heal From Your Infertility Grief and Make Way for a Child

2021-09-0330:30

207: Do Adoptive Families REALLY Need an Adoption-Competent Therapist?

2021-10-0134:38

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102: Birthmother Grief, Healing, and the Importance of Adoption Education: Interview with birth mother, educator, and adoption advocate Ashley Mitchell

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102: Birthmother Grief, Healing, and the Importance of Adoption Education: Interview with birth mother, educator, and adoption advocate Ashley Mitchell

102: Birthmother Grief, Healing, and the Importance of Adoption Education: Interview with birth mother, educator, and adoption advocate Ashley Mitchell