Voices of Adoption

About Voices of Adoption

Voices of Adoption amplifies authentic stories from across the adoption triad - birth parents, adoptees, and adoptive families - along with adoption service providers. Host Donna Pope, Executive Director of Heart To Heart Adoptions and Clinical Mental Health Counselor and her co-host Nathan Gwilliam, founder & former CEO of Adoption.com, create a safe space for honest conversations about the complexities of adoption. Birth parents share their journeys of love, loss, and healing. Adoptees discuss identity, belonging, and their lived experiences. Adoptive families open up about challenges and beautiful moments. Adoption service providers offer insights from their professional experience supporting families throughout the process. Each episode bridges different perspectives within the adoption community, helping listeners understand that every adoption story is unique yet connected by common threads of resilience and hope. These conversations don't shy away from difficult emotions or complex questions. Instead, they honor the full spectrum of adoption experiences with empathy and respect. Join us for stories that educate, inspire understanding, and remind us that every voice in the adoption community matters.

Publisher

Donna Pope

Category

kids & family · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

20 Jun 2025

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

57 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   It Is Okay If You Do Not Love Them Yet (with Alicia Krasko)

   Real bonds with kids are not built face to face. They grow shoulder to shoulder, one small moment at a time, says stepmom coach Alicia Krasko. In Voices of Adoption, host Donna Pope sits down with someone outside the adoption triad who understands its emotional core anyway.

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Being A Good Parent Has Nothing To Do With Genetics (with Brooke Pace)

   Brooke Pace has been told her kids are not really hers more than once. Sometimes it comes from a stranger on a field trip. Sometimes it comes from her own sons, testing the idea out loud.

3. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Adoptees Who Understand Their Story Judge Themselves Less (with Alicia Divico)

   Alicia Divico, a licensed mental health counselor and certified addiction professional in Tampa, Florida, has spent years watching one connection most families never make, that adoption related loss can resurface years later as anxiety, identity struggles, or addiction. In this episode of Voices of Adoption, host Donna Pope asks Alicia Divico of Personal Wellness Solutions the questions many adoptive parents are afraid to ask out loud, including her own, since Donna is also navigating her adult son's ongoing struggle with substance use.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

60,666

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

34

Social presence

90

YouTube

76

Engagement

0

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