- Birth Family Search
Birth Parents Only: Our Journey to Heal
This Facebook group was formed for birth parents. It is a place to confidently and confidentially share thoughts and feelings with others that can understand, no matter what stage the person is. It is a group free of judgement that aims for people to come together and learn from each other.
- Media
Twisted Sisterhood
“A podcast for birth moms, by birth moms. Ashley Mitchell and Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard have a decade between their adoption placements. They address raw and real emotions and experiences, and have other birth mom guests on the show to join in on the conversation.”
- Media
Adoption Network: “Understand Your Adopted Child”
“This article explains how adoptees have felt loss and experienced trauma. Every adoptee experiences things differently, and this author brings their own perspective.”
- Media
Adoption: The Long View Podcast
“The host Lori Holden is an adoptive mom herself and her children are in contact with their both parents. Lori explores and examines all different aspects of being a mom and an adoptive mom. While not everything she mentions may be agreed with by all parents, her lived experience may resonate more with parents than a clinical standpoint.”
- Media
Adoption Associates: “Openness in Adoption”
“A short article offering suggestions mainly to prospective adoptive parents, but also current adoptive parents. It includes topics such as birth families, the search and reunion process, and maintaining openness.”
