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TV, Radio, Newspaper, & Magazine Interviews

The Atlantic	When Adoption Promises Are Broken	Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard
The Times	Inside Utah’s ‘human marketplace’ for adopted babies	Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard
The Cut	‘People Say, You Sold Your Baby’ How Utah became the most exploitative state in private adoption.	Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard
Shondaland	How Authors Are Shedding New Light on the Adoption Experience Through Their Work	Sara Easterly
NBC News	‘Adoption, not abortion?’ How the Dobbs decision is affecting adoption in the U.S.	Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard
USA Today	Now trending: Instagram adoptions. How social media has influenced the way people adopt kids	Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard
People	Thinking About Adoption? Here’s What to Know	Lori Holden
The Imprint	California Bans ‘Adoption Facilitators’ Known to Engage in Questionable Practices	Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard
POPSUGAR	What the Kyte Baby Drama Reveals About Paid Leave For Adoptive Parents	Sara Easterly Lori Holden
Houston Chronicle	Inside Texas’ ‘manipulative’ adoption marketing campaign that targets young women and teen girls	Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard
CHATELAINE	What It’s Like Navigating An Open Adoption	Lori Holden
POPSUGAR	After Placing Her Son For Adoption, a Woman Is Sharing Her Story	Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard
9News Denver	Colorado authors give new perspective on adoption	Sara Easterly Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard Lori Holden
Westword	How Adoption Unfiltered Provides an Honest Take From All Perspectives	Sara Easterly Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard Lori Holden
Iowa Public Radio	Adoptees share their experiences through writing	Sara Easterly
After the Kids Move In with Pat O’Brien	Adoption Unfiltered – A New Book Featuring all members of Adoption Constellation	Sara Easterly Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard Lori Holden

Podcast Interviews

8000 Promises	Forgiveness Unfiltered: Real Talk and Revelations with Sara Easterly, Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, and Lori Holden	Sara Easterly Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard Lori Holden
8000 Promises	Living into the Season You Are In	Lori Holden
Adoptees in 3: Connecting Mind, Heart and Action	Sara Easterly in Conversation with BPAR’s LC Coppola	Sara Easterly
Adoptees On	Sara Easterly & Adoption Unfiltered	Sara Easterly
Adoptees On	Adoptee Voices, Adoptee Remembrance Day	Sara Easterly
Adoptees On	Sara Easterly & Searching for Mom	Sara Easterly
Adoption: The Long View	The Authors Of Adoption Unfiltered: What We Don’t Know Hurts	Sara Easterly Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard Lori Holden
Adoption: The Long View	Reframing the Adoption Narrative	Sara Easterly Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard Lori Holden
Adoption: The Long View	“You’re Not My Real Mom!” and Other Real Fears of Adoptive Parents	Sara Easterly
Attachment Theory in Action	Adoption Unfiltered Authors	Sara Easterly Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard Lori Holden
C.A.S.E. Adoptee Author Series	Adoption Unfiltered Interview by Tony Hynes	Sara Easterly Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard Lori Holden
Cate & Ty Break It Down	Adoption Unfiltered: A Birth Mom’s Story and the Realities of Open Adoption	Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard
Coming Together for Families	Amplifying the Most Important Voice	Sara Easterly
Coming Together for Families	Preparation for Openness in Adoption	Lori Holden
Conversation Piece	Adoption Unfiltered	Sara Easterly Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard Lori Holden
Creating a Family	What You Need to Know About Open Adoption	Sara Easterly Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard Lori Holden
Creating a Family	Understanding Adoption: Voices From All Sides	Sara Easterly Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard Lori Holden
Creating a Family	Navigating Sticky Relationships with Birth Families	Lori Holden
Constellation Conversations	Fireside Constellation Series \| Authors of Adoption Unfiltered	Sara Easterly Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard Lori Holden
The Gifts of Trauma: A Podcast by Compassionate Inquiry	Navigating Adoption’s Emotional Turbulence with Sara Easterly	Sara Easterly
Once Upon a Time … In Adopteeland	Sara Easterly & Adoption Unfiltered	Sara Easterly
Once Upon a Time … In Adopteeland	Lori Holden & Adoption Unfiltered	Lori Holden
Pulled by the Root	Sara Easterly & Searching for Mom	Sara Easterly
Raising Grace	Exploring the Complexities of Adoption	Lori Holden
Safe Home Podcast	Open-Hearted Adoption	Lori Holden
Thriving Adoptees	Adoption Unfiltered	Sara Easterly Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard Lori Holden
Unearthing Adoption	Adoption Unfiltered Book Discussion	Sara Easterly Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard Lori Holden
When They Were Young	Adoption Unfiltered	Sara Easterly
When They Were Young	The Dangers of Calling Adoption a Blessing	Sara Easterly
Who Am I Really?	Sara Easterly & Searching for Mom	Sara Easterly

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Opinion: Adoptee ‘what-ifs’ and Utah’s adoption tourism	Deseret News	Sara Easterly
How to help adoptees ‘Jump and Find Joy,’ too	Open Adoption & Family Services	Sara Easterly Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard Lori Holden
A Plea to Adoptive Parents, From an Adoptee	Her View From Home	Sara Easterly
Is Adoption Reform a Missing Element in the Fight for Reproductive Justice?	Ms. Magazine	Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard
8 Ways to Guarantee Eternal Love and Devotion from Your Adoptee [satire]	Severance	Lori Holden
I Told Mom I Wanted to Search for My Birth Mother. It Blind-Sided Her.	Newsweek	Sara Easterly
Wonka and its Damaging Orphan Trope	Severance Magazine	Sara Easterly
Adoptive parents: How to level up in 2024	Motherly	Lori Holden
Never Too Late: Tips for Tuning in to the Needs of Adoptees Who’ve Distanced Themselves from You	Severance Magazine	Sara Easterly
Stepping Out of Adoption’s Shadow	NCFA	Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard
Improving Open Adoptions: Three Shifts to Bridge the Gap Between Birth Families and Adoptive Families for the Adoptees We Love	NCFA Adoption Advocate	Lori Holden
The Dangers of Adoptees as Blessings	Red Letter Christians	Sara Easterly
“Not My Adoptee!” Yes, Your Adoptee.	Severance Magazine	Sara Easterly
Common Ground in Adoption Land	Severance Magazine	Sara Easterly Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard Lori Holden
Eight Dynamics to Consider Before Oversharenting Your Adoption Story	Lavender Luz	Sara Easterly
I Want My Real Mom! “Real” Talk in Adoption	Lavender Luz	Sara Easterly
Dear Adoption, You Are Cigarette Smoke	Dear Adoption	Sara Easterly
Is Pro-Life Evangelicalism Killing Adoptees?	Red Letter Christians	Sara Easterly
Moses and Me: A Biblical and Personal Case for Honoring Birth Mothers	Godspacelight	Sara Easterly
Closed Adoption Is on its Last Legs So Here’s What We Must Do	Huffington Post	Lori Holden

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