<description>&lt;p&gt;My friend Haeli has walked alongside my family through every stage of our foster care adoption journey. From respite care to adoption day celebrations, we discuss practical ways friends, family members, and community members can support children and families impacted by foster care and adoption.&lt;/p&gt;
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My friend Haeli has walked alongside my family through every stage of our foster care adoption journey. From respite care to adoption day celebrations, we discuss practical ways friends, family members, and community members can support children and families impacted by foster care and adoption.

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how friends can support the foster care adoption journey

<description>&lt;p&gt;What happens when you talk about adoption?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode, I sit down with my friend and mentor &lt;a href="https://www.itsokaytotalkaboutadoption.org/contributors#susan-heartling" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Susan Haertling&lt;/a&gt; to discuss her experiences as both an adoptee and adoptive mom. We talk about what led us to collaborate on It&amp;#39;s Okay to Talk About Adoption, why adoption conversations matter, and what happened after she shared her connection to the book on social media.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We also discuss the importance of sharing what feels right for us, honoring our own boundaries, and how even a small act of openness can create opportunities for understanding and impact.&lt;/p&gt;
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What happens when you talk about adoption?In this episode, I sit down with my friend and mentor <a href="https://www.itsokaytotalkaboutadoption.org/contributors#susan-heartling" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Susan Haertling</a> to discuss her experiences as both an adoptee and adoptive mom. We talk about what led us to collaborate on It&#39;s Okay to Talk About Adoption, why adoption conversations matter, and what happened after she shared her connection to the book on social media.We also discuss the importance of sharing what feels right for us, honoring our own boundaries, and how even a small act of openness can create opportunities for understanding and impact.

how a simple social media post about adoption can impact others

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, I’m joined by a high school English teacher who piloted the Teen Edition of the Foster Care Adoption Awareness Reading Program alongside my new graphic novel, &lt;em&gt;Ready or Not?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We talk about what it actually looks like to bring this into a classroom, how students responded, and how educators can realistically use it during the school year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you’re an educator or know one, learn more and access the resources at &lt;a href="http://readyornotbook.org/"&gt;ReadyOrNotBook.org.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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In this episode, I’m joined by a high school English teacher who piloted the Teen Edition of the Foster Care Adoption Awareness Reading Program alongside my new graphic novel, Ready or Not?We talk about what it actually looks like to bring this into a classroom, how students responded, and how educators can realistically use it during the school year.If you’re an educator or know one, learn more and access the resources at <a href="http://readyornotbook.org/">ReadyOrNotBook.org.</a>

how to bring the teen edition of the Foster Care Adoption Awareness Reading Program to your school

<description>&lt;p&gt;Deborah Olivia Farmer, adoptive mom and nonprofit founder, shares her own journey through foster care adoption and how she helps others overcome the fears that often hold people back.&lt;/p&gt;
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Deborah Olivia Farmer, adoptive mom and nonprofit founder, shares her own journey through foster care adoption and how she helps others overcome the fears that often hold people back.

fears that can hold us back from adopting through foster care 

<description>&lt;p&gt;What is EMDR therapy and how does it help children process trauma? EMDR trained therapist &lt;a href="https://casey-jones.clientsecure.me/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Casey O&amp;#39;Donnell Jones, M.Ed., LPC, RPT&lt;/a&gt; explains Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing , how it works in practice, and how foster and adoptive families can identify whether EMDR may support healing after early childhood trauma.&lt;/p&gt;
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What is EMDR therapy and how does it help children process trauma? EMDR trained therapist <a href="https://casey-jones.clientsecure.me/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Casey O&#39;Donnell Jones, M.Ed., LPC, RPT</a> explains Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing , how it works in practice, and how foster and adoptive families can identify whether EMDR may support healing after early childhood trauma.

What is EMDR therapy?

🎙 The Forgotten Adoption Option Podcast shares honest conversations about foster care adoption.

Hosted by Marcy Bursac, adoptive mom of siblings, author, and foster care adoption advocate, this show features adoptive parents, adoptees, adults who aged out of foster care, child welfare professionals, and allies from workplaces, schools, and faith communities. Each episode offers the kind of candid conversation prospective adoptive parents often wish they could have—the same conversations that once happened in my living room before the pandemic.

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