Adoption Unfiltered™ is presented by adoptee Sara Easterly, birth parent Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, and adoptive parent Lori Holden. Collectively, we bring more than 75 years of lived experience relating to adoption, and we span the Baby Boomer, Gen X, and Millennial generations. We understand the history, challenges, and trends experienced by people living in adoption and the broader adoption constellation, and discuss sensitive and timely issues through the lens of our lived experiences of adoption, and dialogue with others from within the adoption constellation.
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Ethics in Adoption Tour: Salt Lake City (00:59:30)
This episode finds Adoption Unfiltered™ on the road for its "Ethics in Adoption" tour. Our first stop on this three-city tour could be none other than Salt Lake City, Utah. As attorney and panelist We...
Bucking Societal Pressure and Deciding NOT to Adopt with Guest, Jess Tennant (00:54:22)
“There’s so much out there about the people who are ‘successful’ at adopting, but there’s nothing about people who have walked away from the process.” — Jess Tennant, a woman who decided NOT to adopt,...
Dr. Patrice Martin (00:53:23)
“Let’s start talking about mothers in crisis.” — Patrice Martin, DBA, on the many failures of baby boxes, in ep 30.Patrice Martin is uniquely qualified to speak on the topic of baby boxes, which is a ...
Jessica Davis and Maureen McCauley (01:15:38)
“Our decision and application to adopt literally caused what happened to the very child we wanted to help.” —Jessica Davis, Founder and Executive Director of Kugatta, in ep 29.
What if you discovered ...
April Dinwoodie (00:44:33)
“So many parents are showing up and listening. I’m going to keep showing up with them.” —April Dinwoodie, episode 28.
After decades in this space as a transracial adoptee, activist, executive director...
Betsie Norris of Adoption Network Cleveland (00:43:31)
“You’re dealing with a lot of external politics, but there are a lot of internal politics, too.” —Betsie Norris, Founder and Executive Director of Adoption Network, in ep 27.
How did original birth ce...
Greg Luce of Adoptees United and Adoptee Rights Law Center (00:55:15)
“When I found out the name of my birth mother, it was the first time I felt tethered to the earth … in many respects, I was then able to walk on the earth.” —Greg Luce, Executive Director of Adoptees ...
Haley Radke of Adoptees On (00:57:44)
“One of the most surprising things is the feedback I’ve gotten from people who find Adoptees On: ‘OMG, I literally thought I was the only who had these internal, tumultuous feelings.’ ” —Haley Radke, ...
Claudia Corrigan D’Arcy of AFFCNY (00:57:57)
“Looking at adoption in all its many facets is extremely difficult for any of us. The narrative is rainbows and butterflies and we all learn too late. It tells each of us what we want to hear.” — Clau...
Lynelle Long of InterCountry Adoptee Voices (00:58:51)
“When we shared our stories, found our voices, started to speak and connect, there was so much in common, regardless of our birth countries.” — Lynelle Long in Ep 23.
Lynelle Long founded InterCountry...
Pamela Karanova of Adoptees Connect (00:52:59)
This season we are shining a light on the work done by Adoption Advocates and Activists!
“If I was allowed to grieve from the minute I found out I was adopted, my whole life trajectory would have been...
Adoption Constellation Round Table Fall 2023 (01:03:00)
“What is the hard part about adoption? ADOPTION is the hard part of adoption.”—A guest in Episode 21
Several adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, and allies gather around the table to suss out t...
Attachment, Adoption, and the Connection Between Food and Caring (00:42:40)
What are the deeper layers of the connection between attachment and food? This is a fascinating conversation with Deborah MacNamara, PhD, author of Nourished: Connection, Food, and Caring for Our Kids...
Book Discussion of Lois Lowry's The Giver (00:27:42)
What would it be like to live in a community that protects you from pain, grief, loss, and other difficult feelings? How would it be to have so much sameness among community members that envy was erad...
The Past, Present, and Future of Adoption as Seen Through Sage Eyes (00:48:33)
Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao has been living adoption for more than 75 years as an adoptee—and professionally connected to adoption for 55 years in various roles, including as a psychologist and lecturer i...
Late Discovery and Transracial Adoptee Perspectives on Adoption (00:47:37)
“Adoption seems simple from the outside. But when you’re in the thick of it, you see things in ways you never expected.”
Author Melissa Guida-Richards (What White Parents Should Know About Transracia...
Problematic Adoption Narratives (00:40:03)
Adoption tropes make for blockbuster films and viral news stories, but, as we do here on Adoption Unfiltered, let's dive deeper. Why do such tropes exist and perpetuate? Why do we harbor cultural bias...
How to Engage with Other Constellation Members (00:33:14)
There’s a difference between listening to and taking from. People enjoy being heard but not being depleted.
What are the unspoken rules of engagement in adoption spaces? On the one hand, it’s great to...
National Adoption Awareness Month (00:26:30)
It’s November, which means National Adoption Awareness Month. Adoption talk, adoption talk, everywhere you go! We’ve described it as overwhelming, emotional laboring, and metamorphosing.
What was the ...
Adoption Constellation Round Table (01:19:35)
Sara Easterly (adoptee), Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard (birth mom) and Lori Holden (adoptive mom) kick of Season 2 with a special Adoption Constellation Round Table, for which we invited adoptees, birth...
Adoption and the Abortion Debate (01:00:20)
What will happen when the Supreme Court officially rules on Roe v Wade? Sara Easterly (adoptee), Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard (birth mom) and Lori Holden (adoptive mom) talk about the overlap between a...
Separation, Trauma, and Healing in Adoption (00:54:49)
Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. joins Sara (adoptee), Kelsey(birth mom), and Lori (adoptive mom) to talk about attachment and healing that can come—or not—after trauma. He provides validation for adoptees that ...
Problematic Behaviors of Birth Parents (00:58:39)
As the companion discussion to Problematic Behaviors of Adoptive Parents, Adoptee Tony Hynes of C.A.S.E. (the Center for Adoption Support and Education) joins Adoptee Sara Easterly, Birth Mom Kelsey V...
Ukrainian Crisis & Adoption Industry Corruption (00:54:56)
What happens when tragedy strikes and children need help? Where is that very fine line between helping via adoption and hurting via trafficking? How can we best avoid crossing it?
Kathryn Joyce, who r...
Adoption Terminology: Words Matter (00:44:08)
Sara (adoptee), Kelsey (birth mom) and Lori (adoptive mom) offer their perspectives on various words people in the triad are called, like “ungrateful adoptee,” “first mom,” and “adoptoraptor.” Plus, o...
