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Talking About Trauma with Carrie O'Toole [S2E7] Aug 30, 2017

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Do you have questions about PTSD related to adoption? Do you struggle as a parent to understand a child that has experienced early childhood trauma? On this episode of ADOPTION NOW, April Fallon talks with Carrie O'Toole about how to deal with a challenging placement and how to see signs of trauma in the brain. Carrie is an author and life coach with a Masters Degree in Counseling. She now works with adoptive families who are on the brink and trying to put their family back together.

Beverly Boerner-Reynolds' Story [S2E6] Aug 23, 2017

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Beverly Boerner-Reynolds is an adoptive mother from Texas who wrote a book about the love a birthmother has for her child. When she first met her son's birthmother she thought maybe she was a scam artist! When you hear this story, you might think so also!! But what started in doubt, turned into a beautiful friendship and placement of a healthy baby boy.

Natalie and Stephen's Story [S2E5] Aug 16, 2017

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Stephen and Natalie had dreams of adopting from the foster care system but the process was not as easy as they had hoped it would be. By a miracle they heard of an infant situation on Facebook and they decided to apply. On this episode of ADOPTION NOW we hear about their rushed journey to bring home a baby through private infant adoption. They had only 6 weeks to get home study ready and figure out how to pay the agency. Their journey still continues as the birthmother is pregnant again! Are they ready to bring home another baby?

Annie Peguero's Story [S2E4] Aug 09, 2017

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This week on ADOPTION NOW - "Telling Your Adoption Story," Annie Peguero joins the show! Annie was adopted as an infant, and though she loved her parents very much, she wondered about her birth family. This year she decided to go live on Facebook to find them. Her video got 70,000 views and she received a message from someone who thinks they may be related to her. The journey she goes on answers the questions she has had for years and brings her to a place of wholeness.

Ashley Mitchell - Big Tough Girl [S2E3] Jul 26, 2017

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Ashley is a birthmother who placed her son 11 years ago and is navigating through open adoption. She talks very openly about the pain she went through the years after placement and now she is an advocate for other birthmothers. She has just released a new curriculum for adoption professionals to help other birthmothers in their journey of healing.

Victor Mitchell [S2E2] Jul 19, 2017

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This week on ADOPTION NOW, April Fallon interviews Victor Mitchell, candidate for Governor of Colorado. It's important when you start the adoption process to know your state law on adoption and foster care. Victor and April talk about what every family needs to know before they say yes to adoption.

Nightlight Christian Adoptions [S2E1] Jul 05, 2017

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This week on ADOPTION NOW April Fallon interviews her social workers from Nightlight Christian Adoptions. Meaghan and Corie talk about their four adoption programs at Nightlight and how to get started in the adoption process. We cover costs, the homestudy process and questions you should be asking your agency. It was because of these two and Thurman Law Firm, PLLC that April was able to bring home baby Maliyah from Florida.

Brad Pearse's Story [S1E47] Jun 21, 2017

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Brad Pearse shares his adoption story. He was found as an abandoned baby in the Philippines and was severely underweight. A family from Denver wanted to adopt a baby from that country and were waiting for the call to be matched. God brought them together and by a miracle, Brad would be the one to save his Father's life.

Carrie OToole's Story [S1E46] Jun 07, 2017

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Carrie O'Toole experienced the pain and suffering of infertility, miscarriage, and an international adoption that went painfully awry. Nothing could have prepared her for the decade-long journey of trying to love her little boy, who struggled to trust and connect after leaving the only home he'd ever known, a Vietnamese orphanage. This week on ADOPTION NOW Carrie sits down with April Fallon to share her adoption story.

Adopting Baby Vera [S1E45] May 31, 2017

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Bethann was raised in an adoptive family. She was the only biological child out of five siblings. This week on ADOPTION NOW she talks about what it was like to grow up in an interracial family. She shares her own journey growing a family with her husband Zach. After they had two miracle sons, Bethann could not have any more children. They decided to start the adoption process and had no idea the rollercoaster they would be on to finally bring home Baby Vera.

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