Sara Easterly, Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard & Lori Holden
Category: The Birthparent Experience
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52m
Adopted person Sara Easterly, birthmother Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, and adoptive mother Lori Holden researched adoption from all sides for their ground-breaking book Adoption Unfiltered: Revelations from Adoptees, Birthparents, Adoptive Parents, and Allies. They interviewed dozens of adopted, people, birthparents, adoptive parents, social workers, therapists, and other allies, all of whom shared candidly about their challenges in adoption. While finding common ground in the sometimes-contentious space of adoption may seem like a lofty goal, it reveals the authors’ optimistic aim: working together with truth and transparency to move toward healing. The Birthparent Support Alliance hosted the Chicagoland stop on the 2024 Adoption Unfiltered Book Tour. This AiA session was filmed live at that event. Learn more about what the authors discovered during their research into adoption from each side of the adoption triad.
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