Creating a Family
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care
Are you thinking about adopting or fostering a child? Confused about all the options and wondering where to begin? Or are you an adoptive or foster parent or kinship caregiver trying to be the best parent possible to this precious child? This is the podcast for you! Every week, we interview leading experts for an hour, discussing the topics you care about in deciding whether to adopt/foster or how to be a better parent. This podcast is produced by www. CreatingaFamily.org . We are the national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the prof...
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Jul 11, 2026
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Episodes
Options in Egg Donation 28.11.2018 1:06:19
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility education and support nonprofit, interviews Dr. Joe Massey, a reproductive endocrinologist with Servy Massey Fertility Institute and co-founder of Egg Donor Collaborative, and Dr. Ronald Feinberg, a reproductive endocrinologist and Director of IVF Programs at Reproductive Associate...
Why Women of Color are Less Likely to Get Pregnant with Infertility Treatment 19.11.2018 1:10:49
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive. Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Dr. Torie Comeaux Plowden, a reproductive endocrinologist and researcher in the area of disparity with success rates for minorities and access to care. Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic on our...
Trauma-Informed Parenting: Practical Applications of TBRI 14.11.2018 1:07:13
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national adoption and foster care education and support nonprofit, interviews Amanda Purvis, a training specialist with the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development, about the practical applications of Trauma-Informed Parenting and Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI). Creating a Family has ma...
How Microbiome of Reproductive Tract Affects Our Fertility 05.11.2018 1:04:50
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility education and support nonprofit, interviews Dr. Jason Franasiak, Reproductive Endocrinologist with RMA New Jersey; and Dr. Erin Wolff, former Assistant Clinical Investigator with the National Institute for Health. Click to Tweet: https://twitter.com/home?status=This%20week's%2...
Unexpected Stresses on Newly Adoptive Families 31.10.2018 1:08:35
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national adoption and foster care education and support nonprofit, interviews Jennifer McCallum, Lead Post Adoption Counselor at Buckner Children & Family Services, and Dr. Lark Eshleman, a consultant and educator whose expertise is working with children and families who have experienced early emot...
Is There any Such Thing as Anonymous Donation In 3rd Party Reproduction 24.10.2018 1:04:02
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Dr. Michelle Ottey, Director of Operations at Fairfax Cryobank, and Melanie Mikkelsen, LCSW, infertility counselor and Donor Liaison at Seattle Reproductive Medicine. Creating a Family has many free resources related to thi...
How to Protect Citizenship for Internationally Adopted Children 17.10.2018 1:09:02
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Irene Steffas, an attorney specializing in both adoption and immigration law. Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic on our website at www. CreatingaFamily.org. Please leave us a review on iTunes....
How to Find the 'Right' Sperm Donor 05.10.2018 1:01:19
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility education and support nonprofit, interviews Suzanne Seitz, a certified genetic counselor that has worked for in the fertility field for over 20 years. She has been with Fairfax Cryobank for more than 10 years. Share on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A...
Coping with Miscarriages and Stillbirths 03.10.2018 1:01:25
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Lori Leo, author of “After Miscarriage, A Journey to Healing"; Reva Judas, founder of NechamaComfort, a nonprofit providing crisis intervention, guidance, and support in cases of infancy and pregnancy loss; and Ellen K...
Therapeutic Parenting: Practical Applications 19.09.2018 1:19:34
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Sarah Naish, a therapeutic parent, the CEO of the National Association of Therapeutic Parents, and the author of "The A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting". Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic...
The Impact of Fostering on Children Already in the Home 12.09.2018 1:16:21
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Dr. Mandy Howard, an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Samford University and affiliate of the TCU Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development. Dawn also interviews Dr. Eshele Williams is a psychotherapist and a Licensed...
Understanding Mosaic Embryos 04.09.2018 1:06:49
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility education and support nonprofit, interviews Erin Armenti, Board Certified genetic counselor at CooperGenomics, with a Master of Science in Genetic Counseling; and Dr. Alan Martinez a Reproductive Endocrinologist at the Reproductive Science Center of NJ. Creating a Family has many...
Surviving the Home Study 29.08.2018 1:19:04
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Rebekah Hill, social worker and Clinical Therapist in Adoption Services at SAFY; and Jeanette Quick, Home Study Service Coordinator at Hopscotch Adoptions. Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic on...
Should You Become a Mom at 40? 45? Options & Reality of Older Motherhood 10.08.2018 1:06:51
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews a panel of women who became moms over the age of 40 and 45 talking about how they made the decision, how they built their family, and what it is like to be an older mom. Click to Tweet: https://ctt.ac/r9EDK Share on Faceboo...
Common Questions with IVF 10.08.2018 58:16
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Dr. Desireé McCarthy-Keith, a Board Certified reproductive endocrinologist with Georgia Reproductive Specialists, and a Clinical Professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Morehouse School of Medicine. Click to Tweet: https:...
Understanding Infertility Medications 07.08.2018 1:09:29
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Adam Hait of Schraft 2.0, President of Schraft’s2.0 Specialty Pharmacy and a registered pharmacist accredited by the American Council of Apothecaries as a fertility pharmacist. Creating a Family has many free resources rela...
Adopting or Fostering a Child Who Identifies as LGBTQ 01.08.2018 1:06:47
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Mark Lacava, Clinical Director of the Modern Family Center at Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children. Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic on our website at www. CreatingaFamily.org. Ple...
Family First Prevention Services Act 23.07.2018 1:11:39
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews John Kelly, Editor-in-Chief, at The Chronicle of Social Change about the Family First Act. Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic on our website at www. CreatingaFamily.org. Please leave us a review...
Implantation Issues in Infertility 14.07.2018 38:44
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Angie Beltsos, the CEO and Medical Director of Vios Fertility Institute Chicago. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI), practicing medicine since 1991. S...
Relationships with Birth Parents Who Are Addicted 06.07.2018 1:11:07
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive. Director of Creating a Family, the national adoption & foster care education and support nonprofit, interviews Kate Cleary, Executive Director of Consortium for Kids. She is a social worker, an adult adoptee whose mother was addicted, and has has helped negotiate over 40,000 post-adoption openness agreements between kids transition...
Fibroids and Other Uterine Issues 03.07.2018 1:01:26
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility education and support nonprofit, interviews Dr. Tanmoy Mukherjee, a board-certified Gynecologist and Reproductive Endocrinologist, founding partner with with RMA of New York. Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic on our website at www. CreatingaFamily.org....
PCOS 101 26.06.2018 1:07:10
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Dr. Alan Martinez, a Reproductive Endocrinologist at Reproductive Science Center of New Jersey. Click to Tweet: https://ctt.ec/3N47g Share on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A//creatingafamil...
How Infertility Affects the Male Partner 14.06.2018 1:03:04
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Dr. Elizabeth A. Grill, Associate Professor of Psychology at The Center for Reproductive Medicine & Infertility Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and Dr. Ali Domar, Executive Director, at Domar Center for Min...
De-Escalation Techniques for Parents of Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma 13.06.2018 1:16:10
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Cameka Hart, Therapeutic Family Specialist at Buckner Children and Family Services, and Jennifer McCallum, Lead Post Adoption Counselor for Buckner Children and Family Services. Creating a Family has many free resources re...
Techniques That Can Increase Your Odds with IVF 06.06.2018 1:03:43
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Dr. Julie Lamb, a board certified reproductive endocrinologist at Pacific NW Fertility in Seattle and serves as clinical faculty at the University of Washington. Creating a Family has many free resources related to this top...
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