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A Children's Story with a Message of Love and Belonging

Marissa Jo Cerar, television writer and producer, has released her heartwarming debut children’s book, Spanky and His Blanky. Inspired by her own experiences, the story is a delightful and uplifting tale that gently explores themes of comfort, individuality, and self-acceptance. This beautifully i...

The "Big Three" Questions Adoptees Think About

Adoption is a life-changing experience, one that brings together individuals and families from diverse backgrounds. For adoptees, however, it often comes with unique emotional and psychological questions that shape their sense of identity and belonging. While every adoptee’s experience is distinct,...

What Does it Cost to Adopt a Child in 2025?

You are adopting in 2025 and this is an amazing choice for your family. Whatever you may spend, you already know that family is priceless. But it is still essential that you understand the financial commitments involved in adoption in order to prepare adequately. Adoption costs encompass many aspect...

Straight From The Heart: Share Your Adoption Story

Submit your Adoption Story! At Adopting.com, we believe every adoption journey is unique, and every story has the power to inspire. That's why we’re inviting families, birth parents, and adoptees to share their experiences - the joyful moments, challenges, and the lessons learned along the way. You...

How To Take On Difficult Conversations In Adoption

We Need to Talk!  When someone speaks those four little words to us, it typically triggers a Red Alert response. Our stomach drops, hearts pound, and thoughts race. We wonder what we did wrong. We stress about how to repair the issue. That’s because our human brains have a negativity bias. We are p...

The Boy Who Chose Me

In the autumn of 2005, late one night, I turned on my desktop computer and opened an adoption agency’s website. There was a section featuring special-needs children available for adoption. I clicked through the photos. As always, the little faces filled me with sadness. I looked, but I didn’t click...

Felicity Counseling Services

410-608-6232 Prospect Harbor, ME

Dr. Christina Reese has been working with children impacted by trauma and their families for the last 20 years. She is a licensed clinical counselor in Maine, Maryland and Pennsylvania and is a licensed clinical supervisor. She is an internationally recognized trainer for mental health professionals...

Root and Revive Wellness

509-828-8796 Spokane, WA

I provide one on one coaching to adoptive moms so that they can be better equipped for the demands of parenting children with a history of trauma. I give them the tools and support they need to have a more peaceful homelife, overcome burnout and feel more connected to their child.

Lori Holden Adoption Educator

Denver, CO

Lori began writing about and researching myriad perspectives on adoption when her children were toddlers. She began exploring and writing about adoption in 2007, and later wrote The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption with her daughter's birth mom, published in 2013. Lori continues to learn from a di...

The Story of Us Design

541-912-0305 Bend, OR

You're different, so we're different. Embrace your individuality and stand out from the crowd. Our fully customizable templates let you tell a story that truly reflects who you are - None of that boring stuff. Because now’s the time to showcase what makes you unique! Each template kit contains...

A Loving Option Adoption

865-684-1894 Knoxville, TN

We believe mothers experiencing unplanned pregnancies deserve support and education on their options and resources. Our team walks alongside mothers who decide to make the loving choice of entering into a plan to place their child into an adoptive family that she feels is best to care for her child...

The Adoption Consultancy

813-681-6232 BRANDON, FL

Nicole Witt is Executive Director of The Adoption Consultancy (www.TheAdoptionConsultancy.com), host of ‘Adopting! The Podcast’ as well as a frequent speaker on adoption and infertility. The Adoption Consultancy is an unbiased resource serving pre-adoptive families by providing them with the educati...