Let's Talk Adoption

07/18/2025

07/16/2025

🎙️ New Episode Alert!
On this week's Let’s Talk Adoption, we’re diving into the new Adoption Tax Credit — what it is, who qualifies, and how it could benefit adoptive families in 2025. 💰👨‍👩‍👧

Whether you're in the process of adopting or just starting to explore your options, this episode is packed with valuable info you don’t want to miss!

🔗 Listen now — https://letstalkadoption.com/2025/07/15/adoption-tax-credit-exciting-changes-ahead/ (Or find us on your favorite podcast app!)

07/11/2025

Thinking about adoption?
In this episode, Heather and Kim share 3 honest things every hopeful adoptive family should know before starting the journey. It’s real talk about mindset, expectations, and honoring birth moms—everything we wish someone had told us early on.

🎧 Listen now: https://letstalkadoption.com/2025/07/10/3-things-adoptive-families-should-know-before-adopting/

03/06/2025

When Are You Too Old to Adopt?

In today's podcast, we speak with psychologist and author Marlou Russell. She discusses changing lifestyles, and other aspects of parenting at older ages.

https://letstalkadoption.com/2015/10/25/when-are-you-too-old-to-adopt/

02/27/2025

Your Child’s Temperament: Why Kids Act the Way They Do

Author, speaker and educator Brenda Nixon joins us in today's podcast the help us understand the nine temperaments of child behavior and how they show up in our children's personalities.

https://letstalkadoption.com/2015/10/25/your-childs-temperament-why-kids-act-the-way-they-do/

02/20/2025

How Adoption Has Changed

Our guest in today's podcast is attorney and adoptive mom, Diane Michaelson. She addresses some of the biggest changes in adoption over the years and helps us with some often asked questions.

https://letstalkadoption.com/2015/07/01/how-adoption-has-changed/

02/13/2025

Communicating with Teens

In today's podcast, we welcome our guest, Brenda Nixon, who helps us with some tips about getting along with our teens and the differences between teen and adult brains.

https://letstalkadoption.com/2015/08/27/communicating-with-teens/

02/06/2025

Worldwide Tracers: Search & Reunion

In our podcast today, we are joined by our guest, Kirk Rutherford, founder of the company Worldwide Tracers. Kirk shares how his company strives to help reunite adoptees and birth parents.

https://letstalkadoption.com/2015/07/01/worldwide-tracers-search-reunion/

01/31/2025

Adoption Reunion

Today's podcast guest is Michele Stewart, a birth mother who became pregnant when she was 16 and lost touch with her child. She was able to locate and reunite years later.

https://letstalkadoption.com/2015/07/01/adoption-reunion/

01/24/2025

Adopting as a Single Person (International & Domestic)

Our guest today is Sherrie Fine, a teacher, and a single adoptive parent. She talks about the challenges and joys she faced through two adoptions.

https://letstalkadoption.com/2015/08/31/adopting-as-a-single-person-international-domestic/

01/17/2025

Funding & Foster Adoption

Today's podcast guest is Kim Felder, a birth mother and adoptive parent. She shares information about foster care in California and where to find resources and info for foster parents.

https://letstalkadoption.com/2015/08/26/funding-foster-adoption/

01/10/2025

6 Most Common Myths About Birth Moms

Today's podcast explores the 6 most common myths about birth mothers with our guest, Kristine Mason. She explains about the real birth mothers and clears up the myths you might have.

https://letstalkadoption.com/2015/08/26/6-most-common-myths-about-birth-moms/