275. Lora Alegria: "Adoptees For Family Preservation"
About this episode
Lora Alegria discusses her experiences as a domestic adoptee and her work with Adoptees for Family Preservation.
Lora K. Joy/Lora Alegria is a returning guest. Lora is a domestic, same race adoptee who is fully estranged from her adoptive family and reunited with both maternal and paternal biological family. In 2022, she legally changed her name back to her birth name and Lora’s biological mom reclaimed her through an adult adoption. Lora has self-published 3 illustrated books and a blog at www.myadopteetruth.com . She also co-led the publishing of the adoptee anthology The Flourish Experience . Lora is the Secretary of Adoptees for Family Preservation (AFFP), a nonprofit organization committed to raising awareness of adoption industry practices. Lora co-leads a peer support group on estrangement through Adoption Knowledge Affiliates. And she is a Producer for the Adoptees On podcast. Resources: https://www.adopteesffp.org https://www.adoptionknowledge.org/peer-support-groups.html Music by Corey Quinn
People in this episode
Host: Jennifer Dyan Ghoston
Guest: Lora K. Joy/Lora Alegria
Topics covered
- adoption
- family preservation
- estrangement
- reunion
- support groups
Keywords
- adoptee
- estrangement
- family reunion
- adult adoption
- nonprofit
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Adoptees for Family Preservation, Adoption Knowledge Affiliates, Adoptees On
Books & works: The Flourish Experience
Places: 2022
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