Host Dawn Davenport will interview Lori Holden, author of the new book The Open-Hearted Way to open Adoption: Helping Your Child Grow Up Whole. open adoption, domestic adoption, adopting a child, adopting in the US, adopting a baby, birth mother, birthmother  Blog summary of the show and highlights can be found here:  Blog summary of the show  Highlights   More Creating a Family resources on open adoption can be found here.<a rel="payment" href="https://creatingafamily.org/donation/">Support the show</a><p>Please leave us a rating or review <a href='https://ratethispodcast.com/creatingafamily'>RateThisPodcast.com/<b>creatingafamily</b></a></p>

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