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Episode 269 - Conversation with Anna Maria DiDio on Adoption 0522 HealingLives with Corey Gilbert
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Episode 269 - Conversation with Anna Maria DiDio on Adoption 0522
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/tHQQLtdmBpY
About Anna Maria
When my husband and I began our adoption journey over twenty years ago, we had no idea of what was in store for us. The myth of adoption had us hooked and after the pain and isolation of infertility, we were willing to give it a try. The journey took us to an orphanage in Mexico where we met an adorable and precocious six-year-old girl. Once in the U.S., her pain at being separated from everything she knew and loved prompted my writing and I began to journal our experience. Many years later, I finished my memoir, Love at the Border, An Adoption Adventure. Now, reflecting on how unprepared we were for the emotional tumult of adoption, I decided to write children's books from the point of view of the child. Expressing the pain of separation and loss is an important part of what adopted children need to do. However, many times, it's not something that adoptive parents are able to hear. With my L.I.F.E.* series of children's books, I want to focus on what children of all blended family types are thinking and feeling as they acclimate to their new families.
ORDER Anna's Books at:
https://www.amazon.com/Many-People-Love-L-I-F-stepchildren-ebook/dp/B09V1JLW1V/ref
My memoir, Love at the Border, An Adoption Adventure and Many People to Love, Book One of the L.I.F.E.* Adventure Books: stories about adoption, foster care, stepchildren, and all blended families - - are available on Amazon.
https://www.amdidio.com
Episode 269 - Conversation with Anna Maria DiDio on Adoption 0522
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/tHQQLtdmBpY
About Anna Maria
When my husband and I began our adoption journey over twenty years ago, we had no idea of what was in store for us. The myth of adoption had us hooked and after the pain and isolation of infertility, we were willing to give it a try. The journey took us to an orphanage in Mexico where we met an adorable and precocious six-year-old girl. Once in the U.S., her pain at being separated from everything she knew and loved prompted my writing and I began to journal our experience. Many years later, I finished my memoir, Love at the Border, An Adoption Adventure. Now, reflecting on how unprepared we were for the emotional tumult of adoption, I decided to write children's books from the point of view of the child. Expressing the pain of separation and loss is an important part of what adopted children need to do. However, many times, it's not something that adoptive parents are able to hear. With my L.I.F.E.* series of children's books, I want to focus on what children of all blended family types are thinking and feeling as they acclimate to their new families.
ORDER Anna's Books at:
https://www.amazon.com/Many-People-Love-L-I-F-stepchildren-ebook/dp/B09V1JLW1V/ref
My memoir, Love at the Border, An Adoption Adventure and Many People to Love, Book One of the L.I.F.E.* Adventure Books: stories about adoption, foster care, stepchildren, and all blended families - - are available on Amazon.
https://www.amdidio.com
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