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“I Just Wanted to Know She’d Be Okay” with Lauren Eisenhauer
“I Just Wanted to Know She’d Be Okay” with Lauren Eisenhauer
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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Jun 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Lauren Eisenhauer is a birth mom who placed her daughter for adoption 18 years ago, and maintained contact throughout her daughter’s childhood. She talks about her experience choosing adoption as a teenager, and what that looked like, including naming her daughter with the adoptive parents and making choices about what she wanted things to look like. She talks about shame and stigma as well as the importance of therapy. She shares thoughts on open adoption relationships transitioning into adulthood as well.
Released:
Jun 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Oh No, I Said Too Much! by Open Adoption Project