[E112] Then and Now - A Decade Long Conversation about Adoption with Carissa Woodwyk

Episode 112 • November 22, 2022 • 00:45:27
[E112] Then and Now - A Decade Long Conversation about Adoption with Carissa Woodwyk
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[E112] Then and Now - A Decade Long Conversation about Adoption with Carissa Woodwyk

Nov 22 2022 | 00:45:27

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Show Notes

We're joined today by one of our favorite guests of all time - Carissa Woodwyk is a licensed professional therapist, mom, adoptee advocate and adult adoptee herself (among lots of other things). 10 years ago Carissa took the stage at the Created for Care Conference and sparked a complex conversation about the many nuanced sides of the adoption conversation. Carissa speaks often of the "both and" within adoption and unpacks that thought and so many more with us today. 

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