ADOPTION NOW
174 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 128 ratingsReal stories about the joys and challenges of the adoption journey. You'll hear from parents and families who've been through infant and international adoption, foster-to-adopt, and even embryo adoption. These inspiring stories are told from the perspective of the adoptee, birth parent or adoptive parent.
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Ghost Pregnancy - Part 2 [S3E7B]
March 14, 2018 18:10 - 26 minutes - 10.7 MBHere is part 2 of this incredible story! A perfect baby was born to a college athlete who was told 8 times she was not pregnant by a doctor. She thought she had a stomachache, ended up delivering a baby, then decided to place him for adoption. She had to pick a family within hours!
Ghost Pregnancy - Part 1 [S3E7A]
March 08, 2018 00:24 - 26 minutes - 10.7 MBADOPTION NOW was a part of this adoption story with Thurman Law firm in Florida. He was a perfect baby boy born to a college athlete who was told 8 times by a doctor she was not pregnant! One night, she ends up in a hospital with stomach problems and ends up delivering a healthy baby boy, and decides to chose adoption. This Adoption Story is so amazing and it all happened so fast!
Finding Her Birth Mother [S3E6]
March 01, 2018 02:12 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MB37 years after her adoption, Sarah finds her birth family through ancestry.com. She flies to Texas to meet them and to hear the real story behind her adoption.
A Birth Mother's Open Adoption Story [S3E5]
February 21, 2018 17:47 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MBDausi is a birth mother who placed her baby girl 2 years ago. On this episode of ADOPTION NOW Dausi talks about her struggle with addiction and how she became pregnant in rehab. It was the choice to pursue open adoption that changed her life. When she met Brandon and Corrine, she knew that they would love her daughter and protect her baby from the life she knew. What happened to Dausi through that relationship was a miracle.
Adopting Twins [S3E4]
February 14, 2018 20:52 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBBrandon and Corrine have 5 adopted children and 2 biological. They just recently brought home twins! On this episode Corrine returns to ADOPTION NOW to update us on their new adorable additions, and to talk about her passion for open adoption. Corrine is a huge advocate for birth parent support. "You can't always open up your home but you can open up your heart." She has just launched a new business helping adoptive families make profile books as they prepare to be matched to an expectant mo...
Human Trafficking and Adoption [S3E3]
February 07, 2018 20:24 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBJohn DeYoung returns to ADOPTION NOW. He was adopted from Korea and has now started Shift Freedom Conference. On this episode, April Fallon talks to John about Adoption and Human Trafficking. If you are in the adoption world, this is something you must be aware of.
James and Noell Blevins' Story [S3E2]
January 31, 2018 15:40 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBJames and Noell adopted through the foster care system. This family said yes to two brothers and later found out a biological sister was born! They have gone through so much, including dealing with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Noell shares on this episode how they had to make some very hard decisions to get their oldest adoptive son the help he needs.
Starting ADOPTION NOW [S3E1]
January 24, 2018 16:58 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBNew ADOPTION NOW Podcast! April Fallon, the Host of ADOPTION NOW, opens up with her husband about the journey of adoption they have been on. Adoption has changed their lives. They talk about the joy and challenges that has brought them closer in their marriage and increased their faith. This season they are on a new station in Denver, 94.7FM!! This podcast is for anyone who is thinking of starting the adoption process, in the middle of the process or someone who just needs encouragement! Noa...
Maliyah Kate's Adoption Story [S2E19]
December 08, 2017 14:22 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBWhen the host of ADOPTION NOW, April Fallon, started this show she had no idea that she would be in the middle of an adoption while interviewing other families on this topic. When she and her husband got a call about a biological sibling to their youngest daughter, the journey began. It was not easy and seemed very hopeless at times. Today Christine Thurman, their Adoption Lawyer, joins the show to help them tell the story of how they brought baby Maliyah Kate home. If you’ve ever felt overw...
Foster Care and Project 1.27 [S2E18]
November 29, 2017 16:17 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBWe are finishing National Adoption Month with this great interview about Foster Care! Meaghan Nally from Nightlight Christian Adoptions and Shelly Radic from Project 1.27 discuss the extreme need for foster families across the USA, and the sense of urgency in Colorado in particular. Meaghan breaks down exactly how the process works and what it is that they look for in a family. Shelly is President of Project 1.27 and has been a foster parent, adopted through foster care, and has a brot...
Charis Boone Johnson's Story [S2E17]
November 22, 2017 22:04 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBIf you were with us last week, you heard Katie and Scott’s story about being embryo donors. Today we have a story about an adoptive family that has 3 beautiful children, 2 from traditional adoption and one through embryo adoption. Charis and her husband battled for years with infertility, and tried everything including IVF, IUI and countless tests and diagnostic procedures to find out the cause of their struggles. After realizing that this was not the way they were going to grow their family...
Katie & Scott's Story [S2E16]
November 15, 2017 20:31 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBWe are SO excited to be featuring our first embryo adoption donor family story today on the podcast! Katie and Scott were a bit older when they decided that they wanted children, and after researching both fostering and adoption, they were heartbroken and discouraged. After a fateful lunch with a good friend, the idea of surrogacy and IVF was planted, and ultimately proved to be the correct path for them. They ended up being blessed with a set of twins, but also had another set of embryos wh...
Kitty Ravert's Story [S2E15]
November 08, 2017 18:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBWe often hear the stories of adoptees, birth mothers, and adoptive parents on this podcast, but it is very rare to find ALL THREE in one person! Today’s guest Kitty however, has experienced the triad of adoption and today she walks us through the struggles, heartbreak, and happiness she has felt in each of the roles. Kitty Ravert was adopted as a baby into a loving home, she placed a baby in her early 20’s and later adopted an African American son. She has found her birth parents, found her ...
Michelle Madrid Branch's Story [S2E14]
November 01, 2017 14:17 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBMichelle Madrid Branch understands adoption in ways that most others do not. She is both an adoptee and an adoptive parent. She was adopted in the U.K. as a toddler, found her biological family as a teenager, and after she got married and had one biological son, she and her husband adopted two children internationally. They brought home a son from Russia and a daughter from Ethiopia. Michelle has great insight into the struggles and triumphs that adoption can bring to all those involved. She...
Sara Berry's Story [S2E13]
October 18, 2017 17:41 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBWe have all heard stories of people who adopt children from abroad and of people who adopt children with disabilities, but today we have a story with both. Sara Berry and her husband were parents to 5 beautiful children when their faith lead them on a path that resulted in the adoption of two children from China. From the start they knew that both children had disabilities but their immediate love for them, made the decision easy, even if the process wasn’t always. Sally was their first adop...
Angela Rushing's Story [S2E12]
October 11, 2017 16:28 - 44 minutes - 41 MBToday on the podcast we have a birth mother story from California. Angela Rushing shares her story of how she was brought up in a traumatic household with an alcoholic father and passive aggressive mother, and how this situation ultimately led her to feel unwanted and unnurtured. Before she knew it, she had undergone 2 abortions, and when she found herself pregnant once more, she knew she couldn’t do it again. This is where she began to look into private adoptions and discovered the couple w...
Erik Weihenmayer's Story [S2E11]
October 04, 2017 14:58 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBThere are few more challenging achievements that the average person looks up to more than summiting Mt. Everest. Now imagine doing it blind. That’s what today’s guest Erik Weihenmayer did, becoming the first blind man to do so, along with summiting the rest of the Seven Summits, and kayaking the entire 277 miles of the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River. But his greatest challenge, as he writes in his latest book "No Barriers," was adopting his son Arjun from Nepal and finding a way to fight...
The Lucky Few - Heather Avis [S2E10]
September 27, 2017 16:10 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBHeather Avis and her husband are parents of three adopted children, two of whom have Down Syndrome. At the start of their adoption journey, they set out to adopt a healthy baby, but after meeting their future daughter Macy, a baby girl with both Down Syndrome and a congenital heart defect that would require surgery and medication, they found themselves in limbo. Unable to say no to this little girl who needed parents, but unable to say yes to the effect this would have on their lives, they s...
Renee's Story [S2E9]
September 20, 2017 15:34 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBToday on the podcast, we are so excited to feature Renee Hettich’s story of her experience adopting 4 children internationally. One of her children is from Guatemala, and three of them are from China, our first Chinese adoption story on the podcast! Renee shares how none of the four adoptions went exactly according to plan, with undisclosed health difficulties of which she was unaware at the time, developmental delays and a host of other issues. She knows better than most the challenges of a...
Chung and Andra's Story [S2E8]
September 13, 2017 16:08 - 45 minutes - 82.5 MBADOPTION NOW has our first story from Canada! Andra and her husband, Chung, were our first family to apply from a different country. Tune in this week to hear about the Canadian foster care system and how this family found their daughter!
Talking About Trauma with Carrie O'Toole [S2E7]
August 30, 2017 14:28 - 40 minutes - 73.5 MBDo you have questions about PTSD related to adoption? Do you struggle as a parent to understand a child that has experienced early childhood trauma? On this episode of ADOPTION NOW, April Fallon talks with Carrie O'Toole about how to deal with a challenging placement and how to see signs of trauma in the brain. Carrie is an author and life coach with a Masters Degree in Counseling. She now works with adoptive families who are on the brink and trying to put their family back together.
Beverly Boerner-Reynolds' Story [S2E6]
August 23, 2017 16:23 - 41 minutes - 75.5 MBBeverly Boerner-Reynolds is an adoptive mother from Texas who wrote a book about the love a birthmother has for her child. When she first met her son's birthmother she thought maybe she was a scam artist! When you hear this story, you might think so also!! But what started in doubt, turned into a beautiful friendship and placement of a healthy baby boy.
Natalie and Stephen's Story [S2E5]
August 16, 2017 15:30 - 42 minutes - 77.9 MBStephen and Natalie had dreams of adopting from the foster care system but the process was not as easy as they had hoped it would be. By a miracle they heard of an infant situation on Facebook and they decided to apply. On this episode of ADOPTION NOW we hear about their rushed journey to bring home a baby through private infant adoption. They had only 6 weeks to get home study ready and figure out how to pay the agency. Their journey still continues as the birthmother is pregnant again! Are...
Annie Peguero's Story [S2E4]
August 09, 2017 16:52 - 42 minutes - 77 MBThis week on ADOPTION NOW - "Telling Your Adoption Story," Annie Peguero joins the show! Annie was adopted as an infant, and though she loved her parents very much, she wondered about her birth family. This year she decided to go live on Facebook to find them. Her video got 70,000 views and she received a message from someone who thinks they may be related to her. The journey she goes on answers the questions she has had for years and brings her to a place of wholeness.
Ashley Mitchell - Big Tough Girl [S2E3]
July 26, 2017 20:09 - 41 minutes - 75.4 MBAshley is a birthmother who placed her son 11 years ago and is navigating through open adoption. She talks very openly about the pain she went through the years after placement and now she is an advocate for other birthmothers. She has just released a new curriculum for adoption professionals to help other birthmothers in their journey of healing.
Victor Mitchell [S2E2]
July 19, 2017 16:15 - 43 minutes - 80.2 MBThis week on ADOPTION NOW, April Fallon interviews Victor Mitchell, candidate for Governor of Colorado. It's important when you start the adoption process to know your state law on adoption and foster care. Victor and April talk about what every family needs to know before they say yes to adoption.
Nightlight Christian Adoptions [S2E1]
July 05, 2017 14:08 - 40 minutes - 74.8 MBThis week on ADOPTION NOW April Fallon interviews her social workers from Nightlight Christian Adoptions. Meaghan and Corie talk about their four adoption programs at Nightlight and how to get started in the adoption process. We cover costs, the homestudy process and questions you should be asking your agency. It was because of these two and Thurman Law Firm, PLLC that April was able to bring home baby Maliyah from Florida.
Brad Pearse's Story [S1E47]
June 21, 2017 13:49 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBBrad Pearse shares his adoption story. He was found as an abandoned baby in the Philippines and was severely underweight. A family from Denver wanted to adopt a baby from that country and were waiting for the call to be matched. God brought them together and by a miracle, Brad would be the one to save his Father's life.
Carrie OToole's Story [S1E46]
June 07, 2017 13:13 - 45 minutes - 83.7 MBCarrie O'Toole experienced the pain and suffering of infertility, miscarriage, and an international adoption that went painfully awry. Nothing could have prepared her for the decade-long journey of trying to love her little boy, who struggled to trust and connect after leaving the only home he’d ever known, a Vietnamese orphanage. This week on ADOPTION NOW Carrie sits down with April Fallon to share her adoption story.
Adopting Baby Vera [S1E45]
May 31, 2017 16:14 - 42 minutes - 78.7 MBBethann was raised in an adoptive family. She was the only biological child out of five siblings. This week on ADOPTION NOW she talks about what it was like to grow up in an interracial family. She shares her own journey growing a family with her husband Zach. After they had two miracle sons, Bethann could not have any more children. They decided to start the adoption process and had no idea the rollercoaster they would be on to finally bring home Baby Vera.
Jen Milian's Story [S1E44]
May 17, 2017 12:44 - 42 minutes - 78.5 MBJen Milian was adopted from Colombia into a loving family as a baby. She had no idea that 6 (maybe more!) of her biological siblings were also given up for adoption. One of her biological brothers grew up just miles from her in New York. On this episode of ADOPTION NOW, Jen talks about what it was like to be adopted, her struggles as she found herself, and her recent incredible story about her biological family.
Heath and Laura's Story [S1E43]
May 10, 2017 02:03 - 40 minutes - 73.7 MBHeath and Laura's Story by April Fallon
Corrine's Story [S1E42]
May 03, 2017 16:10 - 42 minutes - 78.7 MBCorrine Hellyar Christian is the Director of Colorado United for Adoption. She is passionate about all aspects of adoption. She is an advocate for birthmother care and open adoption. Corrine shares her journey through miscarriages, adoptions, and pregnancies. She speaks on how she has kept her heart and home open to her children's birthparents and even their extended family. Her story is so inspiring!
Ashley Mitchell's Story [S1E41]
April 26, 2017 14:17 - 43 minutes - 80.4 MBAshley is an birthmother whose adoption story started in an abortion clinic. She shares about her life changing moment and how she placed her baby 11 years ago. Ashley Mitchell has shared her story all over the country through nationally acclaimed writing series, award-winning service, television + radio interviews and hundreds of blogs + business sites. She is known for her vulnerability and realness through her speaking, writing, mentoring and advocacy work for the adoption community. She ...
Lauren Stokes [S1E40]
April 19, 2017 14:37 - 42 minutes - 78.4 MBLauren 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...
Chris and Brittany's Story [S1E39]
March 22, 2017 14:32 - 42 minutes - 77.2 MBApril Fallon talks with Brittany about her and her husband's journey adopting their son Connor. After a very difficult road and months of waiting for finalization, the couple wanted another baby, but could not afford (financially and emotionally) another traditional adoption. Chris and Brittany discovered Embryo Adoption! She is now 6 months pregnant with a baby girl that the couple adopted. Tune in to this episode to hear this remarkable story!
Noah and April's Adoption Update [S1E38]
March 15, 2017 17:56 - 43 minutes - 80.4 MBNoah and April share their current adoption journey. They invite their lawyer, Christine Thurman from Thurman Law Firm, to share her insight on adoption. She has placed 22 babies in the last year and she is fighting to keep the costs low.
Jessica and Scott's Story [S1E37]
February 22, 2017 17:49 - 45 minutes - 82.5 MBJessica shares Scott and her journey through several failed adoptions, bringing home their first baby Ty, their plan to try embryo adoption, and the phone call that brought baby number two!
Jessica's Story [S1E36]
February 15, 2017 18:51 - 43 minutes - 78.8 MBJessica shares her journey to adopt as a single woman. She always knew she wanted to be a mother, but had no idea the process would be so challenging! Two years ago, Jessica was matched to an expectant birthmother in Florida. She shares what she went through to bring home baby Maryn.
Kids for Kyla - The Mayeda Story [S1E35]
February 08, 2017 02:18 - 41 minutes - 75.9 MBKim shares their journey through infertility and becoming pregnant. She opens up about giving birth to their daughter, a full term baby, that only stayed with them for 6 days. She talks about her struggle with deep grief and their journey into adoption. In the year they lost their daughter, Kyla, they also had 2 failed adoptions. Ryan and Kim had no money left and they were still not parents. Hear hear how this couple persevered and how they started Kids for Kyla.
Jen's Story [S1E34]
January 25, 2017 15:14 - 42 minutes - 77.6 MBJen Donahue was adopted as a baby. She talks about life as a child and talks openly about her experience in a family as the only adopted child. When Jen turned 37, she finds her birthmother in Denver. Her journey to fill in the holes of her birth story are amazing!
Robyn and Andy's Story [S1E33]
January 11, 2017 15:32 - 45 minutes - 82.8 MBThis week we have an adoption story from Oklahoma!! This family lived in Zambia, had 4 biological sons and then adopted a little Zambian boy. They share their journey back to the U.S. and their experience in foster care and domestic adoption. This story is for anyone who has been disappointed in God. Andy and Robyn share how they kept their faith through the loss of their biological son and how adoption changed their lives.
Brian and Season's Story [S1E32]
January 05, 2017 03:15 - 43 minutes - 80.3 MBAdopting through the foster care system can seem scary but as Brian and Season tell their story we learn that having an agency can be a big help. They got a call about this little girl who was born at 27 weeks and doctors thought she may be blind, deaf and not able to walk. She became their miracle.
Brooke's Story [S1E31]
December 28, 2016 22:25 - 38 minutes - 70.1 MBBrooke adopted her son at Denny's (yes Denny's) and her youngest daughter 6 years later. Both adoptions were under $8,000, so she decided to start Fuller Arms Adoption Education. She educates adoptive parents on how to find their birth mother without an agency.
A Birthmom's Story [S1E30]
December 22, 2016 01:26 - 44 minutes - 80.7 MBLiz was young when she got pregnant. She was in a committed relationship but the birth father did not want children. She had limited options and decided to choose adoption for her baby boy. She told no one. After years of grief and a failed marriage to the birth father, Liz radically changed her life. She never stopped missing her son. Twenty-one years later she got an email....
Marty and Elizabeth's Story [S1E29]
December 14, 2016 16:15 - 42 minutes - 77.4 MBMarty and Elizabeth chose embryo adoption to expand their family. Another family donated their embryo that was frozen for 18 years! Elizabeth was able to carry the baby full term, and gave birth to Marley in June.
Kim and Jahn's Story [S1E28]
December 07, 2016 16:04 - 44 minutes - 81.5 MBWhen Jahn and Kim decided to pursue adoption in the Ukraine, they had no idea how intense the fight would be to bring home their son. ADOPTION NOW is so honored to have Kim de Blecourt on the podcast! She is the award-winning author of "Until We All Come Home" and the President of Nourished Hearts. You do not want to miss her adoption story!
Allison's Story [S1E27]
November 30, 2016 15:31 - 44 minutes - 81 MBAllison was adopted as a baby, and at 27, she searches for her Birthmom to find out some medical information. When Allison finds her, you won't believe how her story unfolds!
John and Alicia's Story [S1E26]
November 22, 2016 17:35 - 44 minutes - 81.2 MBJohn and Alicia have two biological kids and went to Haiti to bring home their son. Years later they went back after the earthquake to get their youngest daughter. Listen to their story as they openly share their journey of adoption.
Steve and Kristen's Story [S1E25]
November 16, 2016 17:22 - 45 minutes - 82.6 MBAdoption from India! Steve and Kristen talk about bringing home a sibling group for India. This beautiful family tells their story and the incredible journey God has brought them through.