by Lanette & Shaun Nelson
<p>This podcast is about connecting. It's about growing. It's about stretching. In society nowadays, it's easy to fall into echo chambers. This is not an echo chamber. Open Adoption Project is a community dedicated to listening and learning, and building relationships based on healthy respect and communication. </p><p>The Open Adoption Project focuses on improving adoptee experiences by encouraging open communication between all members of the adoption constellation, nurturing ongoing open adoption relationships and promoting ethical adoption practices. Follow us on Instagram @OpenAdoptionProject and at our website, <a href="http://openadoptionproject.org">openadoptionproject.org</a> (<a href="http://openadoptionproject.org">http://openadoptionproject.org</a>). </p><p>Everyone is welcome here. Considering adopting? Adoptive parents tune in as we listen and learn from adoptees first and foremost. Adopted individuals share a wide spectrum of experiences, including search and reunion. This podcast is a safe space for any perspectives and experiences adoptees and first parents share, while adopters and those wanting to adopt listen and learn. Academics and others also share with us. </p><p>This podcast is a passion project. No one here is connected to any adoption agencies. We do not profit from this podcast. It is a volunteer project we embrace to better enable adoptees and birth parents / biological parents to share their stories.</p>
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March 3, 2025
<p>In this episode, we sit down with Anna Lehnardt, an international adoptee, to learn about the personal and emotional challenges from her experience of growing up in a family across borders. From navigating identity to facing the complexities of belonging, this conversation sheds light on the realities of international adoption.</p>
February 3, 2025
<p>In 2019, when Beth Syverson's adopted son Joey was 15, he was hospitalized with a mental health crisis. While there, Beth discovered he had been using cannabis, psychedelics, and more. It has been a sometimes-excruciating marathon since then, with runaways, overdoses, psych hospitals and treatment centers, relapses, suicidal ideation, and anxiety & depression. But Beth's family is now on a healing journey, and they are committed to walking beside each other with positive and compassionate relationships, no matter what. Beth has discovered that Joey’s relinquishment trauma from his inter-country adoption at 7 months old is one of his core issues.</p><p>Beth wants to help other families struggling with adoption, addiction, mental health, and diversity. Join her in this heartfelt episode where we sit down with Beth Syverson, the author of Adoption and Suicide. Beth shares her deeply personal journey, discussing the sensitive topics of suicide and suicidal ideation. <strong>We advise listeners to approach this episode with care</strong>. Beth's son, Joey, who has faced his own struggles, is still with us and fully supports his mom in sharing their story. Join us for this important conversation that sheds light on these critical issues.</p><p>If you or someone that you know is struggling with suicidal ideation, <strong>please call 988</strong>.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://unravelingadoption.com/">https://unravelingadoption.com/</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/unravelingadoption/">https://www.instagram.com/unravelingadoption/</a></p>
January 13, 2025
Linda R. Sexton shares insights on the complexities and benefits of open adoption, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing the child's needs and maintaining open communication with birth parents.
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