In this week's Unraveling Adoption podcast, Beth talks with Cindy Olson McQuay, an adoptee from Pennsylvania who is the co-founder, with Erin Cosentino, of Hiraeth Healing Retreats for Adoptees, DCPs (Donor Conceived People), LDAs (Late Discovery Adoptees), and NPEs (Not Parent Expected). Cindy is a baby scoop era domestic infant adoptee, and she had a rather idyllic childhood with well-informed and open adoptive parents, which was somewhat unusual at the time.  Besides her work for Hiraeth, she advocates for adoption law reform and educates the public about separation trauma.  =============== 📆 Community Calendar: UnravelingAdoption.com/Calendar 💌Sign up for our Unraveling Adoption email list: http://eepurl.com/hVIAVX =============== RESOURCES: Cindy's information: Hiraeth Hope & Healing Retreats: https://www.hiraethhopeandhealing.com/ Email: [email protected] Other things mentioned in this episode: The Chosen Baby book from Cindy's childhood: https://amzn.to/3FwgCdn The Girls Who Went Away by Ann Fessler: https://amzn.to/3JNM35j InterCountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV) with Lynelle Long: https://intercountryadopteevoices.com/ Other Resources: APtitude: A Support Group for Adoptive Parents Facing Adoption's Challenges - UnravelingAdoption.com/APtitude Other Parents Like Me -  https://www.facebook.com/other.parents.like.me Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/ Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling =============== Unraveling Adoption is produced and hosted by Beth Syverson Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao Email questions or comments to [email protected] Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube Support UnravelingAdoption on Patreon: Patreon.com/UnravelingAdoption www.UnravelingAdoption.com =============== TIME STAMPS:   1:25 Cindy's adoption story and childhood   6:40 Cindy's search for her birth family 10:35 Does a "good adoption" preclude adoption trauma? 15:44 What prompted Cindy to become an adoption activist and search angel? 16:58 Adoption v. Guardianship 18:46 The problems with intercountry adoption and surrogacy 21:49 What is Hiraeth Hope & Healing? 25:25 The overlaps between adoptees, LDAs, DCPs, and NPEs 27:03 What do people experience at Hiraeth retreats?  31:40 Scholarships ARE available! And help them find mansions to host these retreats  35:17 Advice for non-adoptees and adoptive parents

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