Lauren Stokes [S1E40]
ADOPTION NOW
English - April 19, 2017 14:37 - 42 minutes - 78.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 128 ratingsKids & Family adoption family parenting Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Chris and Brittany's Story [S1E39]
Next Episode: Ashley Mitchell's Story [S1E41]
Lauren Stokes, M.A., L.P.C., is a licensed professional counselor at Create Connectivity Counseling PLLC. She is also a writer for Adoption.com. She is an adult adoptee who was raised in an open adoption. This means that after she was adopted at 2 1/2 weeks old, her adoptive parents allowed her biological parents into Lauren's life. In this interview Lauren shares the great benefits of open adoption, while also emphasizing the need to embrace the complexities of the emotional journey through adoption.