Linda Russell
Linda shares about the adoption of her first grandchild. Linda and her family maintained a limited connection with him, permitted to meet once a year in public places until he […]
Jamie S
Jamie shares her harrowing journey as a birth mother during the Baby Scoop Era, a period following World War II up to the Roe v. Wade decision, when many young
Tom Lux
Tom discusses his wife Candace’s emotional journey surrounding the adoption of her son. Her son reached out at 18, leading to a reunion, but communication dwindled over time, causing distress
Justin Jenkins
It changed so much for me, specifically how I perceived myself. If you are not in a similar situation, I understand it’s hard to grasp why it is so life changing, but it does change things, dramatically. I felt lost and that some fundamental part of my identity had been stolen from me.
Lorraine Dusky
Lorraine is a birthmom and an award-winning journalist, editor and author who prefers to write stories that will make a difference. Her controversial memoir, Birthmark, published in 1979, was the
Marcie Keithley
Meet Marcie, co-founder and vice president of the National Association of Adoptees and Parents and birthmom. In reunion since 2008, she co-founded Indiana Adoptee Network and testified multiple times throughout the years
Penelope Cumler
TRUTH TELLER. PERSISTENT. INTUITIVE. So much of my childhood was confusing and made no sense. They said this, and yet my reality was that. Was I the only one who
Kristen Hanff
LOYAL. FUNNY. DETERMINED. I had no idea that when I resigned from a position I enjoyed, my life was on the verge of changing in a way I never saw
Liann Ross
UNBREAKABLE. EMPATH. ADVOCATE. My family of origin consists of two older sisters who are 10.5 and 8 years older than me—where I grew up much like an only child with
Gloria TaylorÂ
EMPATH. LONER. MUSICIAN. My MPE journey actually began in 2013 when I decided to take a DNA test for ethnicity purposes. I had always known there was some European heritage.