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Sarah shares her struggles about hiding her teen pregnancy and her experience with adoption

From farm girl to adoptive parent, Berna touched the lives of many in those years between.

One Small Step conversation partners Jack Howe (66) and Shelly Fraiser (42) shares stories and discuss topics related to adulthood friendship, the effects of alcoholism, and the place of politics in the work place.

Today I interviewed my grandfather about them adopting me.

Kristofer asks how we chose him to be a part of our family. This is the story of his international adoption.

Recorded on December 5th, 2021. Madilyn Carpenter-Sauvie (16) interviews her grandmother Marcia Sauvie (76). Asking her about her journey through her identity as an adopted child, and how she came to find out about who her biological family is. She...

Archer coming to the United States

Trip to Philippines. What it’s like in the Philippines and the shelter.

Adopted at 3 days old it’s taken 56 years to connect to my birth mother. Two continents, an adoption agency, a DNA test and Facebook reunite me to my birth family in th UK

Service Learning Project for my APUSH class. Talked to my mom about her life and me.

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to go on a search to find your birth parents? On December 31,2019, in Woodstock Vermont, Tsehay Driscoll sad down to interview her grandmother Titia Ellis to find the answer. Titia...

I talk to a family friend about her life and her impact on mine

Lauren (20) and MaryAnn (73) discuss marryAnn adopting her daughter from Russia.

Joselyn was adopted as a newborn, in Chadron, NE and she shares with her friend & colleague, Melody Fawcett, the story of meeting her birth family. The love and care she has been given by her adoptive parents and sibling.

I interviewed my father. It was really interesting to hear about his family history. I also loved hearing about his childhood because he has never told me about it. I learned a lot of new things about him and I...

My mom briefly talks about her childhood being adopted and then her experience as a mother.

Ali Townsend reflects on how her views on adoption have changed over the course of her life. Ali explains how adoption has both positively and negatively affected her identity, and details the adoption experiences she found most significant.

This interview was conducted by myself Jessica Clarke, on November 2nd 2017 in Davenport,Fl. I interviewed my grandmother Cynthia Clarke about her life and what difficulties she had overcame.She shared her story about her child hood back ground being in...

Linda R. Elkin (64) and her daughter Joan Mifflin (44) were recently reunited after Linda gave Joan up for adoption when she was born.

Kathleen Conneally (53) shares a conversation with her spouse, Whit Conneally (52), about when they first met, the importance of stepping into discomfort, and the personal shifts that are important to notice and claim.

We talked about my grandmas past and how her life was when she was growing up.

Mother and daughter Carrie Danhieux-Poole (55) and Taeler Danhieux (32) recall Carrie finding out she was pregnant with Taeler, nearly giving her up for adoption, parenthood, and life lessons.

Sahna Ballek [no age given] shares a conversation with her father, Len Ballek [no age given], about how he met her mother. They also talk about adoption and their relationship as father and daughter.

Isabel and her mom discuss her adoption.

One Small Step Conversation partners Robert "Bob" Pavlik (60) and Vince Gonzalez (43) talk about their families, political beliefs and division in our country.