Back to School: Adoption-Specific Tips and Advice from Spence-Chapin Counselors
On today’s special episode we discuss Back to School with Spence-Chapin therapists, Christine Tangel and Amy Silverman. Together, they tackle topics like preparing your child and family for conversations that […]
Sarah Saffian on being a Memoirist, Psychotherapist and Adoptee
On today’s episode, Director of Pre- and Post- Adoption Services and therapist at Spence-Chapin, Christine Tangel, speaks with Sarah Saffian, fellow therapist and also memoirist and adoptee, about her memoir, Ithaka, her […]
LGBTQ+ Family Formation Options & Adoption Pathways with Brian Rosenberg of Gays with Kids and Lauren Jiang and Sophia Gardner of Spence-Chapin
On today’s episode, Adoption Talk delves into the topic of LGBTQ+ family formation pathways, speaking with Brian Rosenberg, co-founder of Gays with Kids, about his family’s journey, the reason Gays […]
Ethics in International Adoption
On today’s episode, we discuss the very important issue of ethics in international, or intercountry, adoption, beginning with the very basic question: Why does intercountry adoption exist at all? This […]
Birth Fathers & Open Adoption
On today’s episode, we hear from birth father David and adoptive mom Sarah about their experiences in an open adoption, and from Spence-Chapin Director of Domestic Adoptions, Monica Baker, and […]
Mixed Roots Foundation and the Foster Care Challenge
On today’s episode, Holly Choon Hyang Bachman, founder of Mixed Roots Foundation and The Foster Care Challenge speaks with Spence-Chapin Director of Marketing and Development, Christine Pohl, about National Foster […]
The Granny Program: Spence-Chapin CEO & Team Reflect on Trip to South Africa
On today’s episode, we look back to a trip to South Africa in 2019 that launched the Granny Program expansion. CEO Kate Trambitskaya, CPO Linda Alexandre, and Senior Director of […]
Opening Up About Open Adoption
On today’s episode, we hear from birth mother Sarah, adoptive mom Laurie, and adoptee Ela, who have been in an open adoption since Ela’s birth. Together, they talk with Spence-Chapin […]
#BlackandAdopted: A Conversation with Black to the Beginning
On today’s episode, Adoption Talk welcomes friends Dr. Samantha Coleman and Sandria Washington, who both discovered as adults that they were adopted and quickly learned that Black Adoption is common, but […]
The Spence-Chapin Mentorship Program’s International Impact
In today’s episode, Spence-Chapin Community Programming Manager, transracial adoptee, and adoptee advocate, Jessica Luciere, speaks with Florencia Lalor. Flor is a psychologist, adoptee, and founder of La Voz del Hijo, […]
