The Open Adoption Project

In our episode this week, shares her experiences and insights regarding open adoption, including the challenges and benefits involved. She also discusses the importance of prioritizing the child’s needs, maintaining open communication with birth parents, and the potential for intergenerational trauma to impact adoptees.

Additionally, Linda shares about her book, The Branches We Cherish: An Open Adoption Memoir

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Birth mom, Sara Jane .schenk , returns to the podcast with her daughter, Courtney, who she placed for adoption, and Courtney’s adoptive mom, Jeanette . We get to hear thoughts from these three women who are from different parts of the adoption triad, and who have all become family. They share what open adoption looks like for them and how their relationships and understandings of openness have evolved over time. We wish you all a peaceful holiday season, and will return with more episodes after the new year.