Marcia Lane-McGee, Sarah Schmidth, Muthoni Gaciku Kittredge
Category: Connections
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1h 27m
Marcia Lane-McGee, author and co-host of the podcast Plaid Skirts and Basic Black, Sarah Schmidth, adoption education advocate, and Muthoni Gaciku Kittredge, co-host of the podcast Birth Mothers Amplified join us for a discussion on birthparent experiences with relinquishment, navigating adoption agencies and adoptive relationships through grief and healing.
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