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Grieving Parents Support Network (GPSN) with Nathalie Himmelrich

Grieving Parents Support Network (GPSN) with Nathalie Himmelrich, The founder of the Grieving Parents Support Network (GPSN), the May We All Heal (MWAH) peer support group, and the author of numerous grief resource books. As a psychotherapist, Nathalie works mainly in the area of grief recovery. Nathalie created The Grieving Parents Support Network as a…

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Surviving the Golden Gate Bridge, Suicide Prevention & Mental Health with Kevin Berthia

Kevin Berthia’s Story: “Hearing, Hope, & Healing” Kevin Berthia is a suicide survivor and prevention advocate. Kevin was born with a genetic major depression disorder. In 2005, at the age of 22, Kevin attempted to take his own life by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. “I had never dealt with any of the problems…

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Foster Care and Adoption, A Social Workers View with Liz Faria

A mother busy raising 3 little ones and writing a blog about raising kids. What does Liz know about kids? Well, in addition to being a mom, she has also worked with children throughout her career. Liz is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LICSW) with a Bachelor’s in Child Development from Tufts University, and a master’s…

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Adoption with The Dave Thomas Foundation’s CEO Rita Soronen

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is the only public nonprofit charity in the United States that is focused exclusively on foster care adoption. Through its signature program, Wendy’s Wonderful Kids®, the Foundation funds adoption professionals, known as recruiters, who are dedicated to finding loving, permanent homes for children waiting in foster care. The Foundation works…

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Dr. Lois Lee – Children of the Night – Saving Children from Trafficking – Audio

Dr. Lois Lee Children of the Night Children of the Night is a privately funded non-profit organization established in 1979 with the specific purpose to provide intervention in the lives of children who are sexually exploited and vulnerable to or involved in prostitution and pornography. Dr. Lois Lee, Founder and President is the world’s leading…

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Laura Scott – The Childless by Choice Project

Laura S. Scott, is the happily childfree author of Two Is Enough and Producer of The Childless by Choice Project documentary. Which is a research project, a book, and a documentary that explores the motives and the decision-making process behind the choice to remain childfree. Having conducted a survey of almost 200 childless by choice…

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Heather Shurina, If At First You Don’t Conceive, Cry, Cry, Cry again! My Infertility Journey

This is a conversation for anyone whose dream of becoming a parent hasn’t come to fruition in the “traditional” way. Whether you’ve faced the pleasantries of infertility, required a surrogate, given the gift of adoption, are navigating this journey without a partner, or accidentally got knocked up by some random one night stand; there is…

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Robin Hadley Investigating the Complexities of Male Childlessness

Robin Hadley a world expert on male childlessness and ageing, a researcher, speaker, teacher, and writer.  Robin’s area of research concerns the impact of male involuntary childlessness across the lifecourse. Also, having completed a Project Titled: Survey Of Men And Women’s Feelings Around Parenthood And Childlessness Which Examines If Childlessness Effected the Happiness of Older People, their Wellbeing,…

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Sikhumbuzo Dube, The Journey of Infertility Through a Man’s Eyes

Sikhumbuzo Dube, from Zimbabwe A writer, pastor, healthcare chaplain, a Director of the West Zimbabwe Conference Stewardship Ministries with an interest in psychotherapy, touching lives, and in ministry to the Childless Not By Choice Shunem Care –  is a ministry to the involuntarily childless born out of personal pain. Having seen sis wife go through…

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