Creating a Family

Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care

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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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Creating a Family

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Kids

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creatingafamily.org

Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

Increasing Pregnancy Rates When Going Thru IVF 31.05.2017

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. Brian Kaplan, a Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist at Fertility Centers of Illinois. Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic on our website at www. CreatingaFamily.org. Please leave us...

Acupuncture and Alternative Treatment for Infertility 24.05.2017

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. Mark Perloe, a Reproductive Endocrinologist with  Georgia Reproductive Specialists, and Mark Schwartz, a Fellow of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine specializing in the treatment of infertility and fo...

Panel of Moms Raising Kids with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure/FASD 17.05.2017

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews three parents who are raising kids with FAS or FASD. 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. Thanks. Click to Tweet: h...

Latest Developments in Treatment of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss 10.05.2017

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. Lora Shahine, a reproductive endocrinologist, the Director of the Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Program at Pacific NW Fertility and author of Not Broken: A Guide to Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. Creating a Family has many free r...

Adoptive Parent's Guide to Navigating the Teen Years 03.05.2017

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Katie Naftzger, LICSW, a psychotherapist that specializes in adoption and a transracial adoptee adopted from Korea. Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic on our website at www. CreatingaFamily.org...

So You Think You May Be Infertile, Now What?? 26.04.2017

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 with Pacific NW Fertility, Samantha S., with My Fertility Navigator, and Lisa Park, an infertility patient. Creating a Family has many free resources related to...

Should I Try Another IVF Cycle? 17.04.2017

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Exec. Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Dr. Philip Chenette, medical director at Pacific Fertility Center in San Francisco and past president of the Bay Area Reproductive Endocrine Society; and Dr. Mylene Yao, a reproductive endocrinologist, and co-founder of Univfy...

Guide to Infertility Treatment for U.S. Military and Their Partners 12.04.2017

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. Scott Sills a reproductive endocrinologist at Center for Advanced Genetics in California and author of “Fighting At The Fertility Front—A Navigational Guide to Infertility for U.S. Military, Veterans and Their Partners”...

Induced Lactation for Adoption or Surrogacy 05.04.2017

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Danielle Gauss, an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant and a member of International Lactation Consultants Association. Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic on our website at Adop...

Is it Possible to Be Happy in Midst of Infertility? 29.03.2017

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. Ali Domar, international leader in the field of mind/body medicine and women’s health, founder of The Domar Center for Mind/Body Health, and author of numerous books including Conquering Infertility and Being Happy Wit...

Infertility Advocacy 22.03.2017

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Sean Tipton, Chief Advocacy and Policy Officer at American Society of Reproductive Medicine; Betsy Campbell, Director of Constituent Engagement with Resolve, and Lee Collins, a lawyer and infertility activist.   Creating a...

Child Hosting Programs-What You Need to Know 08.02.2017

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Rhonda Jarema, Director of Family Support Services for Nightlight Christian Adoptions; snd Kelly Raudenbush, an attachment therapist at the Attachment and Bonding Center of PA and co-founder of The Sparrow Fund. Creating a...

Treating Infertility in Women Over 40 08.02.2017

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. Marcy Maquire, board certified reproductive endocrinologist with RMA of New Jersey, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Reproductive Endocrinology at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Creating a Family has many fr...

Mini IVF & Natural IVF 07.02.2017

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Exec. Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Dr. Fran Yelian, a MD, PhD reproductive endocrinologist specializing in minimal stimulation IVF and natural cycle IVF; and Dr. Joe Massey, a reproductive endocrinologist at Servy Massey Fertility Institute.  Creating a Family h...

Using Lifebooks to Explain Complex Issues in Adoption to Kids 07.02.2017

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Beth O’Malley, author of many books about preparing lifebooks for adopted and foster children, including Lifebooks: Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child; and Angela Magnuson, a licensed professional counselor with Beth...

Is it Fair to Have an Only Child? 06.02.2017

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Lauren Sandler, author of One and Only: The Freedom of Having an Only Child and the Joy of Being One. Creating a Family has free resources related to this topic on our website at www. CreatingaFamily.org.  Please leave us a...

Practical Tips for Parenting a Child with ADHD 06.02.2017

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Exec. Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Dr. Edward Hallowell, author of numerous books on ADD, including SuperParenting for ADD and Driven to Distraction. Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic on our website at www. CreatingaFamily.org.  Ple...

​Choosing Between Assisted Reproduction & Adoption 01.02.2017

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Colleen Quinn, an attorney specializing in reproductive law and adoption with Locke & Quinn, and Andrea Braverman, a therapist specializing infertility and alternative family building, and a Professor in the Department...

Talking with Tweens and Teens about Adoption 25.01.2017

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Sean Delehant, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with CASE, and Stefani Ellison, Program Director, Center for Adoption Support and Education. Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic on our w...

Reproductive Immunology 18.01.2017

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Robert Kiltz, Founder and Director of Central New York Fertility. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Board Certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Creating a Family has...

Ethical Issues with Domestic Infant Adoption 11.01.2017

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Ashley Kodet and Susan Myers, District Supervisors with Adoptions from the Heart Adoption Agency. Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic on our website at www. CreatingaFamily.org. Please Leave us a...

Adoption Tax Credit 04.01.2017

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Josh Kroll , Adoption Subsidy Resource Center coordinator at NACAC. Becky Wilmoth, an Adoption Tax Credit Specialist at Bills Tax Service. Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic on our website at ww...

Inside an Embryology Lab: What Fertility Patients Need to Know 21.12.2016

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Exec. Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews embryologist Scott Kratka, senior embryologist at the Reproductive Science Center of New Jersey and Board Certified by the American College of Embryology. Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic on our w...

Cancer: How to Preserve Your Fertility 21.12.2016

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport talks with Dr. Michelle Ottey, Laboratory Director for Fairfax Cryobank, who works with male cancer patients; Dr. Stephen Lincoln, Medical Director of the Fertility Preservation Center for Cancer Patients at the Genetics and IVF Institute; and Lauren Haring, Director and Co-Founder of the Fertility Preservation Center for Cancer Patients at GIVF....

Parenting Toolkit for Harder to Parent Kids 14.12.2016

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Allison Douglas, Family Advocate at Harmony Family Center in Knoxville, TN. She and her husband have adopted 4 children via foster care. And Sue Badeau, President of the North American Council on Adoptable Children and adop...

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