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Recognizing Loss on Birth Mothers’ Day

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Laura Orsini

Recognizing Loss on Birth Mothers’ Day by Beth Kozan In the late 1980s (so the legend goes), a group of birth mothers who had been meeting for support regularly in Seattle declared a holiday for birth mothers (a woman who … Continue reading →

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Reviewing “Shar’s Story”

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Laura Orsini

Reviewing Shar’s Story by Beth Kozan I guess it shouldn’t have surprised me when, in 1993, my supervisor told me she is a birth mother. Three times at that first adoption agency I worked for, I was told by a … Continue reading →

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“There Are No Accidents” – Another Title that Meant a Lot to Me

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Laura Orsini

“There Are No Accidents” – Another Title that Meant a Lot to Me by Beth Kozan This is Amazon’s synopsis of There Are No Accidents. I didn’t know it when I read it (and author Robert H. Hopcke still doesn’t), … Continue reading →

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First Mother’s Day

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Laura Orsini

First Mother’s Day by Beth Kozan  Mommy, what was it like the day I was born? Oh, little one, the sun was shining and oleanders were in bloom. The world was crisp and new. Mommy, what was it like on … Continue reading →

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How I Got My Start Working in Adoption, or The Perceived Power in Initials

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Laura Orsini

How I Got My Start Working in Adoption, or The Perceived Power in Initials by Beth Kozan People sometimes ask me how I got started working in adoptions. The short version: I answered an ad in the paper for a … Continue reading →

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