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Adoption & Beyond Podcast Adoptions From The Heart
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Welcome to the Adoption & Beyond podcast, where we engage in meaningful discussions with social workers and industry experts. Tune in on the last Thursday of each month as we delve into the latest news in the adoption landscape, address your adoption inquiries, and gain insights from professionals regarding their client services.
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Adoption & Beyond Ep. 2 - Infertility Awareness & Adoption
In this episode episode of Adoption & Beyond Podcast, we interviews three people who went through infertility and then decided to move on to adopting children.
During this episode our guests speak about the raw emotions, the ups and the downs, and their grief journeys through their #infertility, as well as the adoption process.
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Adoption & Beyond Ep. 1 - Adoptees In the Social Work Field ( New Name & Segments)
Welcome to our new and improved podcast Adoption & Beyond. On this episode of the podcast we introduce our new name and new segments of the podcast. We are also now on VIDEO! If you would like to see the episode head over to our YouTube Channel @Adoption&BeyondPodcast.
In celebration of March being National Social Work Month, we got together with three amazing guests: Jackie, Christian and Emily. They are all adoptees who now work at Adoptions From The Heart as adoption social workers. During this episode they discuss the ups and downs of working in the adoption field, their story as adoptees and how they ended up in social work, importance of work-life balance, and much more.
To learn more about Adoptions From The Heart, head over to our website at www.afth.org.
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Ep 42. The Importance of Coping with Grief and Loss
Grief is a natural response to loss, but it can be a difficult emotion to navigate. In this podcast episode, we are joined by grief counselor Jenn Oglesbee to discuss misconceptions about grief, coping strategies, and healthy ways to process emotions.
You can learn more about Jenn Oglesbee and the work she does by visiting her website at www.jennoglesbee.com
Subscribe to her newsletter, "The Comfort Corner," a free weekly newsletter designed to help you feel seen and supported in your grief: www.jennoglesbee.com/comfort
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Ep 41. Midwifery, Expectant Parent Advocacy and Transracial Adoption
TW: This episode has topics of pregnancy loss and transracial adoption. If these topics trigger you, please feel free to skip this episode.
In this episode of a Heart to Heart with Adoptions From The Heart podcast, we invited Emily Hogar. Emily is an adoptive mother from our Central PA office and a midwife. Emily adopted her daughter in 2019 with her husband. We want to take time to talk to Emily to hear more about her professional experience working with expecting parents as well as how that has impacted her on her journey as an adoptive mother.
In this episode we will discuss birth mother support, open adoption, midwifery, transracial adoption and racial advocacy.
To learn more about Adoptions From The Heart, please visit www.afth.org.
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Ep 40. Navigating the Open Adoption Process of an Older Child
In This episode, we sit down with Vaughn and Marvin, two adoptive dads, as they share their journey as a same-sex couple navigating the open adoption process. We discuss their experiences, similarities, and differences in adopting a newborn vs. an older child placement(a two-year-old). We also dive into the many hurdles faced with finalization, navigating transitions from one household to another, identity, addressing the importance of inclusion and diversity, how to deal with the opinions of others, and how they overcame personal challenges.
To learn more about Adoptions From The Heart and the services we provide you can go to www.afth.org or call 800-355-5500.
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Ep 39. ChristianaCare: Centering Care Around Expecting Parents' Individual Needs
On this episode of A Heart-to-Heart with Adoptions From The Heart, we are excited to welcome Leya, a Senior Social Worker at ChristianaCare in Delaware who provides supportive services to expecting parents. We are also joined by Amanda Aliberti who is an Adoption Counselor and Supervisor as well as the Expecting and Birth Parent Services Manager at Adoptions From The Heart.
Adoptions From The Heart has the honor of working alongside incredible medical professionals to provide information and support to expecting parents wanting to explore their options. Leya shares more about her role at ChristianaCare and how she advocates for patients' needs and provides support and resources as they navigate their pregnancies. Amanda discusses the importance of developing relationships and trust between AFTH and hospital staff to be able to provide seamless care to expecting parents and advocating for clients' needs is the priority whether or not they choose to move forward with an adoption plan.
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