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.
Navigating Fertility: Personal Stories & Professional Support with Dr. Nancy Grechko
In this powerful episode of Adoption & Beyond, Alyse and Nicole sit down with Dr. Nancy Grechko, a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Grechko Training & Consulting. She explores the deeply personal and professional sides of fertility struggles — the grief, the hope, and the complicated decisions that often follow.
Dr. Grechko shares her own experience with fertility and how that journey has shaped her clinical work. From navigating emotional burnout to knowing when it’s time to consider alternatives like adoption, this conversation offers validation, insight, and real-world guidance for anyone touched by reproductive challenges.
Whether you're a mental health professional, a hopeful parent, or someone supporting a loved one through this journey, this episode offers an informative look into what it really means to support people through fertility challenges.
26 Mar 2025
Behind the Scenes with Alyse & Nicole: Social Work, Adoption & Personal Journeys
In this episode of Adoption & Beyond, Alyse and Nicole step out from behind the mic as hosts and into the spotlight to share their personal and professional journeys as social workers at Adoptions From The Heart. They open up about what led them to the field of social work, their experiences supporting birth and adoptive families, and the challenges and rewards of working in adoption.
From the emotional highs of creating families to the complexities of guiding people through difficult decisions, Alyse and Nicole give an inside look at the realities of being an adoption social worker. They also reflect on how this work has shaped their personal perspectives and share advice for those considering a career in adoption social work.
Join us for an insightful and heartfelt conversation about the people behind the process—because adoption is more than just paperwork, it’s about the connections that change lives.
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20 Feb 2025
Navigating Transracial Adoption with Angela Tucker
In this episode of Adoption & Beyond, we sit down with Angela Tucker, a transracial adoptee, educator, and advocate, to discuss her journey growing up as a Black adoptee in a white family. Adopted through a closed adoption and raised in a predominantly white town in Washington, Angela always longed for connection to her roots but faced systemic barriers, including state laws requiring her to be 21 before accessing adoption records.
Angela shares how her perspective on transracial adoption evolved, particularly after leaving the "umbrella" of her white adoptive parents to attend college. She reflects on color evasiveness in adoption, the pressures of overachievement and people-pleasing, and the importance of listening directly to adoptees rather than allowing adoptive parents to speak for them—even into adulthood.
Through her work, Angela has created a virtual mentoring program to support adoptees and developed an inclusive family support model that emphasizes openness and authentic relationships between adoptees and birth parents. She discusses the need for white adoptive parents to actively cultivate anti-racist family environments and ensure that extended family members are also engaged in this learning.
For more information about Angela go to www.angelatucker.com or find her on Instagram @angieadopteeTo learn more about AFTH services you can go to www.afth.org or email us at adoption@afth.org
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