Happy Holidays from Speaking of Adoption!

We have a true gift for you in this episode—two amazing men, Elijah Johanson (son of our wonderful Yvonne) and Kelly DeHaan (a good friend), who come from contrasting life stories, sit down to discuss all the many ways adoption has affected and continues to affect their lives. Although adoption can be so similar in many ways, these two men prove that no two stories will ever be the same.

From generational adoption differences to reactions from their birth families and everything in between, Kelly and Elijah truly embody the heartache, joy, and many varied emotions that come with having adoption as part of their life's tapestry.

Please join us in giving them a huge THANK YOU for opening their hearts and being vulnerable so that we can all have a better understanding of what adoption looks like in a more profound way.

Through the love, guidance, and support of our caring staff we advocate for expectant mothers seeking to give their unborn child a life and help them to connect with loving couples seeking to grow their family through adoption.

Experiencing an unplanned pregnancy? Know all of your options:

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Speaking of Adoption! Yvonne is our host today wishing us all a wonderful holiday season with a sweet message to all our adoption world friends!

CALLING ALL FRIENDS OF ADOPTION!!

Yvonne also updates us on a potentially harmful bill that will go before law makers next month.

There is also a lot going on in the adoption world both nationally and here in our state of Utah regarding adoption laws, birth mother rights, and how these bills (if they pass) will negatively affect the adoption world in general and more specifically the negative impacts it will have on birth mothers and their children, as well as adoptive families.

We need your help right now! In a few short weeks law makers will vote on this bill and if they do it could put many amazing agencies (including A Guardian Angel Adoptions) out of business. So many birth mothers rely on AGAA and their services to help them during a scary and often lonely time in their lives.

Right now these women are given a choice to travel to any state they would like to spend their pregnancy as well as place their baby for adoption. This bill would prohibit this behavior, taking away the rights of a woman who is already in a vulnerable position.

Visit law makers today to voice your opinion about this bill being voted on in January! Please click here to JOIN THE FIGHT!

Through the love, guidance, and support of our caring staff we advocate for expectant mothers seeking to give their unborn child a life and help them to connect with loving couples seeking to grow their family through adoption.

Experiencing an unplanned pregnancy? Know all of your options:

Call: 855-402-6435

Text Only: 206-360-0020

Visit us online at: aguardianangel.com

Markeeda’s story is just as incredible as it is unique—being allowed visitation with her birth family until she was 11 years old. Today she talks us through how the trauma and pain of her childhood shaped the woman, wife, mother, and community advocate that she has become. Her example of resiliency will touch your hearts as it did ours.

Learn more about Markeeda's non-profit UROR:

https://www.uror.org/

Through the love, guidance, and support of our caring staff we advocate for expectant mothers seeking to give their unborn child a life and help them to connect with loving couples seeking to grow their family through adoption.

Experiencing an unplanned pregnancy? Know all of your options:

Call: 855-402-6435

Text Only: 206-360-0020

Visit us online at: aguardianangel.com

Today our guests just might be the most perfect example of what an “open adoption” can look like. Birth mom Serenity and adoptive mother Andie walk us through how they have shaped the relationship between birth mother and adoptive parents to expand their family and prove that adoption isn't about loss, it's about building connections.

From the very beginning both Serenity and Andie desired a unique openness to their adoption experience, knowing that they wanted to give the twins that Serenity gave birth to as much access to her, she has become a great addition to their family. Hear how they work together to successfully support each other and the twin girls they both love.

Through the love, guidance, and support of our caring staff we advocate for expectant mothers seeking to give their unborn child a life and help them to connect with loving couples seeking to grow their family through adoption.

Experiencing an unplanned pregnancy? Know all of your options:

Call: 855-402-6435

Text Only: 206-360-0020

Visit us online at: aguardianangel.com

Today we sit down with an incredible woman whose experience with adoption is not only relatable but inspiring. From having that hard conversation with her loved ones and the birth father all the way to making a strong connection with the adoptive family, Heidi's story is a beautiful example of how adoption is all about increasing love not dividing families.

We are so excited for you to meet her!

Through the love, guidance, and support of our caring staff we advocate for expectant mothers seeking to give their unborn child a life and help them to connect with loving couples seeking to grow their family through adoption.

Experiencing an unplanned pregnancy? Know all of your options:

Call: 855-402-6435

Text Only: 206-360-0020

Visit us online at: aguardianangel.com

Today we welcome the amazing Jodie to the podcast! After nearly 20 years at A Guardian Angel Adoptions as an Adoptive Family Case Manager, Jodie has seen adoption from every imaginable angel. From the pure love and sacrifice it takes to be a birth mother to the heartache and resiliency it requires from each person involved.

In today's episode, Jodie shares her insights into the world of adoption that not everyone has the chance to see. Along with her wonderful sense of humor and immeasurable heart Jodie is offering a rare glimpse into the heart of adoption and helps all of us see what a beautiful gift adoption truly is.

Through the love, guidance, and support of our caring staff we advocate for expectant mothers seeking to give their unborn child a life and help them to connect with loving couples seeking to grow their family through adoption.

Experiencing an unplanned pregnancy? Know all of your options:

Call: 855-402-6435

Text Only: 206-360-0020

Visit us online at: aguardianangel.com

We can't wait for you to meet our guests on today's episode. Johnny and Tony have adopted not one but two beautiful children through A Guardian Angel Adoptions and truly embrace what it means to be adoptive parents. As a couple they have faced many hardships when it comes to starting their family but they have handled every curve ball and stressful moment with grace and resiliency.

Through all the chaos they became forever friends with our very own Katie Carr who has walked them through many challenges and been the very definition of support that A Guardian Angel Adoptions has come to be known for.

Today Johnny and Tony walk us through the many facets of adoption, including a very painful and stressful failed adoption. They have come to share their experience as well as their advice on adoption through the eyes of those who fully embrace the adoption world with open hearts.

Through the love, guidance, and support of our caring staff we advocate for expectant mothers seeking to give their unborn child a life and help them to connect with loving couples seeking to grow their family through adoption.

Experiencing an unplanned pregnancy? Know all of your options:

Call: 855-402-6435

Text Only: 206-360-0020

Visit us online at: aguardianangel.com

Today we are honored to sit down with a vibrant and beautiful birth mother who walks us through her own experience with adoption. She walks us through what brought her to A Guardian Angel Adoptions, her hopes and dreams for her baby, finding the right family who would love and care for her sweet boy when she wasn't in the position to and everything in between.

We know you are going to love her as much as we do!

Through the love, guidance, and support of our caring staff we advocate for expectant mothers seeking to give their unborn child a life and help them to connect with loving couples seeking to grow their family through adoption.

Experiencing an unplanned pregnancy? Know all of your options:

Call: 855-402-6435

Text Only: 206-360-0020

Visit us online at: aguardianangel.com