Adoption’s Healing Heart

About this episode

Lala and Brian discuss the complexities of adoption with Donna Pope, focusing on the emotional aspects and experiences of birth mothers and adoptive parents.

In this episode, Lala and Brian sit down with Donna Pope, Executive Director of Heart to Heart Adoptions, to peel back the layers of the adoption experience. From the gut-wrenching grief and "placement" decisions of birth mothers to the complexities of raising three sons as a single adoptive mother, Donna provides a masterclass in empathy, honesty, and "self-determination." Whether you are considering adoption, are part of the adoption triad, or simply want to understand how a heart grows thr...

People in this episode

Hosts: Lala, Brian

Guest: Donna Pope

Topics covered

• adoption
• grief
• empathy
• self-determination
• single parenting
• adoption triad

Keywords

• adoption
• birth mothers
• single adoptive mother
• empathy
• placement decisions
• adoption experience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Heart to Heart Adoptions

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