It was the night before my wedding and everything was planned down to the finest of details. As I was talking to the wedding coordinator at rehearsal ...
Six Signs Your Family Could Benefit from Post Adoption Support
Parenting is a full time job whether or not you are physically with your child 24-hours a day. Days move into weeks, weeks into months, months into ye...
Birthday Sentiments Through Social Media
Historically, it has not been common to find articles written by birth mothers that involve sharing the positive things they’ve experienced as a par...
Feedback on Fee Philosophy
Last month, I had an opportunity to conduct an Adoption STAR orientation in Manhattan for New York City area families that were looking to learn more ...
Grief
Grief is an emotion experienced by all who are involved in the adoption journey, most noticeably birth parents, adoptive parents, and adoptees. The re...
This Adventure Feels Right
Founder & CEO Michele Fried explores how the adoption process often gets one to consider how both coincidence and fate come into play. We have an...
An Email Account for the Future
Our new Master’s of Social Work (MSW) Intern for the year ~ Stephanie Velez, MSW shares how a family supported each other through their waiting ...
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Making Promises You Cannot Keep
Our Birth Parent Department Supervisor, Sue Shaw discusses the importance of Adoptive Parents keeping their promises to Birth Families. I have been wo...
Adoption STAR Picnic Through the Eyes of a Waiting Family
Many families shy away from social gatherings during their adoption wait, especially where children are present. But we promise that the 13th Annual A...
A Note to My Former Self
Sue Reardon looks back on her adoption journey by writing a letter to her former self. When you are at the foot of mountain, not only does the trek to...